The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-11-04

the Directors, the Steward, and the
county Auditors. when he knew
that by this course not single pen
ny of the alleged stolen funds could
be restored to the county treasury
He has been the means OF sad
ding large amount of costs upon
the county by reason of these pros
ecutions, and yet he has persistent
", wilfully and knowingly lied, and
lied, and tried TO deceive the people
by asserting that in every case the
defendants were liable for the costs.
He has failed TO procure a convic-
ton in a single one Of these cases,
the verdicts in every one Of them
being "Not Guilty"
He has, it is true, had his malice
gratifed by having costs imposed
upon the defendants in some of these
cases, but this has In no way bene-
fitted the taxpayers, or helped to
save or regain them any money.
He has pursued these Directors
the latchets of whose shoes be is
not worthy to unloose-with ven
om a vinGictiyeness a flood of def
amation that is shocking and unpar-
alelled for brutality.
He has posed as reformer and a
guardian of the county funds, and
vet be attempted, by suit, to force
from the County Commissioners
payment Of a bill, to which be was
neither morally nor legally entitled.
He demanded and accepted pay
ment from the Chairman of the Re-
publican County Committee Tor ad-
vertising, which he over and over
again announced through his paper
he WAS doing for nothing.
He presented to the Chairman
and was paid a bill of $40 for pub.
fishing the names Of the Republican
county candidates in his paper dur
ing the campaign, and yet long be-
fore it was closed be violated his
contract, threw ont their names, and
still retains the money which he did
not earn.
He elected TO print the Republi-
can tickets in 1881 and was paid for
it. He placed over a portion Of the
Judicial ticket a caption which de-
stroyed its legality. Fortunately
this was discovered before many oi
them were distributed the whole
batch was destroyed, and new sci
printed by the HERALD.
He carried the entire Republican
ticket at the head of his paper dur
ing that same campaign, but at the
same time worked for, and it is be
lieved voted, the Democratic judic
ial ticket, thus giving ground for th'
suspicion that the mistake in print
ing that ticket was designed.
He deserted the Republican party
in 1882, helped TO form separate
county organization, repudiated anC
denounced the regularly nominated
State, district, and county tickets
boasted that the regular Republican
party in the county was overthrown
and gave all his energy and his tai
ent for lying, to fasten upon this Re
publican State its present Democrat
ic rulers.
He took down the Republican
county ticket in the midst of th'
late campaign, advocated the regulat
Democratic nominee FOR Poor Hous
4 Director, and covered with a strean
of calumny, hlsehood and traduc
ton the Republican candidate
clinging at the same time to th,
money he demanded for supporting
him.
4 He msliciously, meaniy and sour
vily obtained from the records ant
published the Indebtedness of Nh
Barron, showing thereby that nj
citizens private affairs are safe from
his mean and prying eye, or to b.
considered safe from public com
ment.
He has twice openly deserted tn,
Republican ranks and gone over t
the enemy, and whiningly complain
Of attempts to ''read him out of tn
party"
i He filed his paper with the yiles
f charges against the Directors an,
Auditors before their trial, thus try
ing to create a feeling against then
among the people from whom tn
, Jurors were to be selected.
p He has slGndered and maligne,
the Grand Jury serving at the las
May term by charging that they
were "swooped down upon and in
, duced to report in favor of a neN
e Jail. To men Of character, actin
f under the solemnity of their oath;
/ a grosser insult could not be give
Q or baser libel uttered.
|, He openly boasts that he infu
e eneed, If he did not actually contro
: the last Grand Jury in their fndin
f against a new jail. thus placing ther
in the position of being controlle
f by his appeals to their pockets, il
s stead of their oaths.