The Russellville Democrat., 1884-07-03

Snaii De CONSTITUTED independently
rather than dependent.
The man who bet his hat that
Linzv was a ring democrat lost his
hat. 1t was funny.
u w. BERRY.
Prairie Grove, June 26.
That Medicine and Prescription
Again.
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
In the DEMOCRAT Of two weeks
ago under the name of Inquirer, i
asked the question OF Drs. kirkscey
81 Ruff, if their account which had
been presented to the county court,
and by them allowed, Tor Pres and
Med, j. +. Halle" was not for whis
Ky or brandy prescribed for Halle
while he was in Jail, and If DR.. Kirk
scey did not make this explanation
to the court at the time OF its allow
ance, stating TO the court that he
did not want to mislead the court,
that it was for whisky prescribed
and furnished Halle. that he consid
cred it necessary, ect. In replying
to nv question, these gentlemen be-
come very punctillious. and get their
back up where there is no cause for
it IN the world, except perhaps, to
screen a friend, who 1T may be, had
showed them a peculiar kindness.
They wanted their pay of course,
and the shortest way was to get 1T
out of Pope county. But gentlemen,
friendship must count for nothing
in matters where public officer is
involved, and you might just as well
have saved yourselves the trouble
of straining the construction OF my
question, and purposely perverting
it to the use Of base insinuation
against its author. 1t is remark
able, gentlemen. that you taking AL
vantage of the mere incident of a
fictitious signature, should cast slime
and dirt, and instead of answering
simple question undertake to malign
the man who asks it. This can be
accounted for only on the ground
that these gentlemen took this meth
cd to shield the officer involved in
the transaction, for they certainly
had too much sense TO consider for
moment that they could be implica
Gated b, my question, and their
LluiT game will only fasten this con.
viciiun on sensible men. | INV
take pleasure in removing that ter
ribie ambush, and take occasion to
say that my question was very
far, simple and proper one. and
could implicate no one in any wrong
whatever who was guilty of no
wrong. 1t was asked not TO insin
uate one way ar another, but to get
the facts, and the facts and truth
obtained, let them cut where they
ought to cut, if cutting is necessary.
1t was right for the DR.. to prescribe
the whisky or brandy for Halle If he
thought 1t absolutely necessary, but
the question is, did the court allow
il and make the county pay it after
the Dir. had explained TO him that 1t
was for whisky for Halle? Ii looks
like this question being so simple
and proper, might have been an
swercd without this wriggling and
twisting. Please, gentlemen, come
to the front with simple answer.
Your motives or conduct are not N
question, for you have no official
conduct To be involved, and there is
no need for you to get excited. The
question | asked, and the one |
want answered is this: Was that
prescription and medicine for j. +.
Halle whisky or brandy prescribed
for him while he was in Jail, and
did you not explain to the court ut
the time you presented the account
that this was the case, and did not
the court allow 1t, ana did not the
county pay iti Tns question ia
wolves public officer. and any clti-
zen has right TO ask it without be
ing open to criticism, and the public.
has right to the information il
seeks. But criticism or no criticism.
! ask the question and want it an
swered, and take plasure in divest
ing everybody's mind OF any further
apprehensions Of ambush, and sign
rnysal most respectfully
w. ii. HILL.