The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-04-10

! bonds, he is silent as the grave Is it
( hrrauSe lie d1n' t hH0ir where it went? Ii
/ 50. i'll what ialEcntablr state of cunt'u-
sion must affairs ie when the pru,liyious
/ efforts Of Clerk and Deputy. Commits
sloliers and ready helpers fail to trace
! the missing money. Ii he ti",x knew.
why don't he tell? Why don't he give
us 4 few figures and facts, ami less blus-
ter and talk" May he he thinks. as he
ntilnates he does. that it is none of the
peoples business where ii has GONE
Now, the writer don't profess to know
where all the money has gone (who does >
I The Board and their clerks dent seem
to, and the books don't show and for
! that reason he is seeking information.
7 But he volunteers this information to
the people of Cecil county. viz. that a
large part (does any Que know how
much y ri that money has been used to
pay the commissions of the Clerk and
Treasurer. Why did not the Editor tell
that? lie knotrs it. but is either ashamed
OF afraid to tell. 1t will be noticed that
he spoke very distinctly of how road and
school expenses eat up the funds: but
though it is a fact well known to him.
he said not a word about the commits
sions. Was that purely an overlooked
matter which was missed in the haste of
preparation? On the contrary. did lie
not deliberately suppress that fact ? Can
he stand forth before the people of Cecil
county as the champion of their rights
and deliberately withhold facts which
they have the right to know Perhaps.
II he had, it would be hard to make
people believe, after all. whether Cecil
county has been the beneficiary or not.
But such is the regular policy of the
commissioners Office. Will any one
deny but what the list of annual ey-
penses OF the county. yearly published.
is a tissue Of mi>StatementS! Do they
ever put in one figure of the sum which
the Clerk and Treasurer receives for COM
missions! 50 far as the people are con-
cerned. they are deceived into the belief.
Judging only by the list. that he receives
nothing but the published salary. And
where has the balance of said fund gone?
Won't the Editor give us some figures?
5.) suppose there had been no spe-
cial fund into which to dip. from whar
source would the Commissioners have
drawn the funds with which they now
piece out? Where will they draw from.
it, i'll the future, this handy side pocket
he sewed up by the payment OF said
bonds. if anybody can devise n way to
pay them without violating the law ,
Will they procure the legislature to open
another pocket. under some bond meas
ure: What Il bonanza they would navel il
the Legislature should authorize the is
sue OF bonds to build new court house,
The people Of Cecil had better not try
that experiment. The old one is urlv,
but new one would appear uglier be-
fore they would get the bonds all paid,
CO., Having admitted that for Years
the said special fund rs levied has been
Inverted. the Editor comes up and sa, ::
Nh. but you don't count assets, Now.
il he will stick to his text for moment
and bear in mind that we are on the /,
subject of c"H.ty bonds let lis ask him |
where are any GpuH assets , Why. ne |
bases his defence OF the Commissioners |
81 the very ground that the have s,rnt |
i lie bond assets. There are n,ue T.
count. and the side packet is empty. Ii
ne insists on our counting assets. We /
must count the commissions in The. .
pockets of their Clerks and Trcasurers. /
md those other unknown sums ;,bout .
which the f. itor is So silent. But he
admits that true it is the people have
iong since paid the bonds in good hard .
cash (though they are paving
interest all the Samc) and true it is the
"i'iii',>si"iierS nave hSea that itard cash
ior other purposes yet they now come
and offer to replace it. What do thr>
bring to replace that hard cash! Do
they bring similar ready monero NJ +
they bring 4 small sum i'll hand. Il iar.ci
one i'll the hands OF cx-colecturs. and :,
larger one in the hands of collectors and
-: II an DIS lc''S money. Does ne
tw .n,o + pr"e ; wv a""is LOOK at the
IT,, r. ,Lt. III ',ie Ian"s vi
''e Pa ;.n,, ,.I,;i :,, 'n'''
cnSeu as liiSolHe.tt'o'n "i.''' IN no cA-
to be lost by c"nrrihht' tne nof'loh
regular commissions paid to ttitift. the
hcS on all amounts c"iiected oE INN, anG ,
when you have taken out the commits /.
SiohS OF the Clerk and treasurer (hut /
the people must not know anything !
ABOUT 'hat) no" mnch OF what he counts !
as so much cash VIII De ieit? And re- /
member. that III ie" weeks the present !
collectors VIII be eN-cniirators and the I
same thing prohah'V t"'" %" w. -.
W here Is tlo sohd ground wherein to
pulid nope OF payment ta!7 var!
% But the editor says that all past
'ue bohd. VIII at once be PAID of How
can they III ""e year. III addition to pay
ln% the general expenses. pay oil 81, 600
scnG6;t4- 5E9nds and s24.5oo overdue Jail
bonds. besides all lIt5'est, Nteh' during
niue years past. they have on ~ it4tllI SD
800 jail and &~.n1o school bombs? iistSSI
some new financiermg genius appcarcs!
1T the fiscal Board, or may it he that the !
present Board OF commissioners have /
h.,t l.