The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-23

those who had received the back pay to
return II was defeated.
A few days after the defeat Of thela
/ sent to Hon. B. W. Byrne, then State
Superintendent OF Free Schools, a.check
iorS4, GA so, the amount l received as back
pay, with directions TO him to place Il In
the Treasury OF the State Of West Virgin,
Ia 10 the credit OF the "lrreducible school
FUND.- Of our State for the education oil
children thereof forever.
On July 18th, 1880, / wrote to Mr.. west,
State Treasurer, TO send me certificate
"a 10 what disposition had been made OF
the S4,674 so thus donated by me.
Enclosed and as q part Of this letter Is
his reply:
"AuDlroR's oFncE, Y
STATE OF West VIRGINIA,
wHRKlISa, July 20, 80. }
"Hon. F. Hereford:
81 hereby certify that the paper hereto
attached is a copy Of duplicate receipt
now on file in my office, and iurther Ger
tify that the amount named therein mas
never been Withdrawn from the
School Fund OF West Virginia.
Jos. S. MILLER, Auditor"
Now follows the receipt Of the then
Treasurer, which Is attached to the iorego-
ing letter, and is in these words:
No. 452.
estate OF WEST VIRGINIA,
TREAsuRER's 0FrIcE,
CHARLESTON, w. VA,
February 14th, 1874. J
"Receiyed OF B. W. Byrne, agent for
Hon. f Hereford, by certificate Of the Ka.
nawha Valley Bank, iorty:six hundred
and seventy.four dollars and eighty cents
deposited therein 10 the credit Of the Treas
ury OF West Virginia, which sum is % be
kcredited to the School Fund; (bein1g back
pay as Congressman and donated by said
Hereford), S4,674 SO.
FSignedi JOHN S. BuRDErT,
"Treasurer."
From the above you will see that as FAR
as am concerned you were mistaken
when you charged that had the salary
grab, as you term 1t.
i presume no one will object 10 my vo-
ting against the original bill giving the
back pay, and increasing our salaries.
presume no one will objectto my voting
to repeal It. l presume no one will object
to my vote 10 return 1t to the United States
Treasury, and when that failed | presume
no one will object to my giving 1t to the
Irreducible School Fund oil our State for
the education OF the children thereof Tor
ever. This is my record.
Yours very respectfully,
FRANK HEREFORD.
- Comments on Above.
We stand corrected in one particular as
regards Senator Herefords connection
with the 'isalary grab"-or ''swag," as
Jake Jackson called lin hisspeech in this
city and it is thia, that while he actually
drew a salary that he never earned, he
used it as an electioneering iund for him
self, instead of returning 1t where 1t be-
louged, to the U. S. Treasury.
Now look at the facts in the case. Mr..
Hereford says that he voted against the
grab, and that he was one OF several others
who agreed to vote at the next session not
only for. its repeal, but also for compelling
those who had taksnthe "swas" to returni it
to the United States. This excuse he plain.
" intends as his apology for not at once
following the example OF Garfield by
drawing his share and covering it into the
Treasury, where, according 10 his own
showing, It rightfully belonged.
Gen. Garfield voted against and fought
the salary grab in the committee, and on
the floor Of the House, and when it was
carried against his protest he refused to
draw dollar Of his share OF it, but was
among the frat to cover 1t into the Treas
ury OF the United States.
Not SO, however, With Senator Hereford.
He let months pass away, and not until
after public sentiment had freely and un-
mistakably manifested itself throughout
the country, did he ever make the dispor
sition OF the grab which he now pleads
| In extenuation OF his having drawn 1t.
II the money did not rightfully belong
to Senator Hereford, as he himself argues
| by saying that from the first he intended
to vote Tor law compelling Its return to
the United States, why did he, on any
principle Of honesty, draw it and convert
1t into an electioneering fund for his own
use in West Virginia. What business had
he, on his own showing, to draw that
money for any purpose whatever except
to cover 1t into the United States Treas
ury? This is the question that Frank
Hereford must settle il he seeks q clean
bill Of health in this business. He need
not show that he drew money that he felt
did not belong to him and instead OF
putting it into his own pocket directly
put it where it would do more good as an
electioneering fund for himseli-yiz, in
the school fund OF West Virginia.
This is very thin excuse on the part OF
Mr.. Hereford for taking money that he
says he proposed at one time TO return to
the Treasury of the United States on the
ground that 1t was wrongfully voted out
of the Treasury.
We have not Of our own motion raised
this question in this canvass, and our ref.
erence to Messrs. Davis and Hereford as
salary grabbers was called out by Jake
Jackson's laundering and ignorant attack
on General Garfield at Washington Hall.
We showed that gentleman that while
Garfield neyerdrew his salary, but covered
it among the first back.into the Treasury
ofthe United States, both Of the West Vir-
ginia Senators drew their share Of the
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