The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-08-21
A Serious Charge.

peared in n double loaded editorial:
a Specimen Louisiana Brigadier-
General-The people Of Louisiana are
all familiar with the election law OF
1882, which provided that all election
tickets should be printed on paper 70
be furnished by the secretary of state,
who was required TO provide the same
at per cent over the cost.
AT that time Col. w. y. Strong, who
was on the governors staff, was the
secretary Of state. He was given by
the law Il little bonus on the price of
the paper, and as our elections there
after were pretty warm, he had on the
strict terms very fair little income
out Of this law, in addition to his sala-
| ry and perquisites.
But il seems that out OF the general
appropriation for election expenses of
| that year, and the second year follow.
ing, the auditor put into the hands Of
this secretary of state on September 6,
1882, the sum of $2.Slo.1o; on April &c,
1854, Secretary Strong got $2,736, aud
on the 2Sth OF the same month SOL.
This was the money of the State, capt.
tai in trade, to give this secretary a
start on the per cent profit basis for
election tickets.
business was necessarily good on
this kind of Il monopoly and candis
dates had to put up their money be-
fore getting any Of this paper on
which to print these tickets. They
did pay and Secretary Strong received
his money and his per cent commits
sion. How much money we do no,
know.
But this $500 banking fund fur
nished by the State on this littic olec-
ton paper speculation bad Eevcr been
turned into the treasury Of the com
monWea!ih, or at least very snial!
pnrI Of il.
Hon. Oscar Arroyo, when he took
charge OF the office of secretary of
state in 1854, found no "eleclion paper
fund.-" Mr.. Brandao, who was the
agent Of Secretary Strong, turned over
TO Mr.. Arroyo tho sum OF 81 1874.
Secretary S,rong's account therefore
stands:
Moneys received from tho state To
DC accounted lor...,.....,..,, .....-.S5, 600 10
Accounted for to Secretary Arroyo. l,loi 90
Deialcation OF Secretary Strong. 81 400 10
And yet Secretary Strong, in face OF
these facts, has been appointed Il brIg-
adier-gcnCral Of militia by the COVER,
nor for one Of the military districts of
The State.
That appears &c be the way in which
what ought TO be the States houors
arc distributed, and that Is tho way
much of the States money goes.
On Saturday Il reporter OF The Plea.
yuno investigated the matter further,
l,l i,,L Ln, Il. l.. 4
ticle appeared:
Election Ticket papcr-Iutervlew
with Former State Printer on the
Fund Arising from the Sale of the
Paper and Where the Money Went
In an editorial published in yesterday
mornings Picaynnc it was charged
that cX Secretary Of State WIN a.
Strong had not accounted to the State
for the money derived from the sale Of
paper for election purposes.
Under Il State law passed some four
years ago, election tickets are required
to be printcd on paper to be obiained
from the secretary of state, who was 10
have il made specially for that pur-
pose, and furnish it at profit of s per
cent. In the appropriation of $40, 900
in 1882 for election purposes, So 600
WAS set aside for the purchase Of the
paper. Mr.. Strong failed TO turn over
either the money advanced or the
money received, ana after his terra Of
Office expired he was hOnOrCd by the
present administration with an ap,
pointmcnt as rigadicrsgGncrat on the
governors staN aHd election a3 sccre.
tary OF state senate.
The name OF Mr.. t.. 4 Branlup