The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-05
TRUSTEE KITZ.
The Township Trustee Explains Ger
tain False Charges.

In answer to baton of cheap cackle'
which appeared in yesterdays Journal Trur-
tee Kifz furnishes the following, a COPY of
which was also handed the Journa':
To the Editor OF the Journal:
SIR-In your issue of this morning, We'd
nesday, February 4, you have an article in
your local columns rehe citing very severely
UPON me as Township Trustee. You can, of
course, criticise me as Township Trustee az
much as you please. That is your privilege
and possibly your duty; but as al ordinary
citizen and as Trustee l am, submit, en-
titled to fair treatment at your hands.
You say that all of nv orders for groceries
are given to applicants TO be filled only by
Patrick j. Ryan, grocer at 19t West South
street louiskirts OF Greenlawn Cemetery IL
your reporter had made further inquiries
where he made those upon which his article
is based he would have found that on last
Monday l approved grocery orders furnished
by the five following grocers, all of which
were on die in the Commissioners Court st
the .ime your reporter got his Information:
John II. Rothert, Henry Geisel, William
Pfsfiln, Patrick ]. Ryan and James Msley.
Other groceIs were furnishing groceries
on orders from me at the tame
time, but had not reported when
your reporter got his information.
Now as TO this grocer, Patrick j. Ryan. My
relief record showd that for the months OF
December and January last past | issued
grocery orders to the amount of 8, 22S; o.
this amount Mr.. Ryan filled orders to tie
amount OF S2lS-less than 10 per cent. of the
WI ole amount OF orders issued.
You say in your article that the applicants
for relief have TO 60 from all over the &c Wn-
ship TO Mr.. Ryan's store. This is not true
they co not have to 90 at all, as send them
q general list of groceries such as are ordi
Dsrily used by families; the applicants have
the undisputed privilege TO exchange any OF
the articles in the list furnish for others II
the same value that they may need M
delicscies are allowed, and the applicants are
informed of this fact.
ask every applicant who comes for relief
to rake complaint 20 me if they do not get
the full value of their orders. Aud I maze
il point 10 impress upon the grocer who
furnishes the articles that such articles must
be good, and il they are not future orders
will be cut of.
You say, also, in yo1r article that ''the
values are attached by grocer, aud are fair
retail prices for the qualities furnished"
Don't you think 1t Is little unfa TO get
rival grocers TO figure on these bills? The
men whom | mention ABOVE as filing my
orders are vel known and reputable msn,
and if they have cheated poor apple nts It
is a sorry matter indeed. / have full faith in
these men, and do not think they would aid
me in demanding poor people, VINO get but
pittance at best.
If your reporter wants fair AID full re-
port send him to my Office. Ny records are,
by law. open to the public. and are certainly
as reliable as the source from whence your
reporter got his very unfair information.
In your article you make covert threat
about an investigation. am open to snch,
but it will have no more effect than the
one submitted to once before, can only
too well imagine the disappointment of your
reporters informant. Respectfully yours,
ERNEST KITZ
Trustee Center Township
February 4, 1885.