Morris tribune., 1886-11-17

which usually appear i'll tine Dude
Gazette as editorials loomed up last
week over the signature of Geo. NJ.
Giltinan, in Il vain attempt to defend
himself against charge which his
own records as county auditor prove
to be true, and which should have
been sufficient to overcome the small
majority by which he will be permit
ted to continue such practices unless
closely watched, as he doubtless will
be. This charge has never been made
before by the TRIBUNE and
would not be now, but for this
futile attempt, made in the flush OF
his success to dispose of matter OF
record which his later reflections
have probably convinced him had
better been left untouched.
The unvarnished facts in this mat
ter, require but few words to relate.
They are simply these: The TRIBUNE
and Sun each presented bids for the
work of printing the delinquent tax
list. The bids were alike, each paper
deeming the legal rates none too high.
These bids were both rejected. on
motion of commissioner Hutchins,
because he disapproved OF what ap-
peared to be pool, and the auditor,
Mr.. Giltinan was left to- designate the
paper, in which the list should be
printed. The result of Mr.. Rutchins'
motion was just what he doubtless in
tended, for the TRIBUNE, before MIR.
Glltinan had designated a paper to
do this work, offered in writing. to do
it for one third the legal rate. Mr..
Giltinan says 1.-The pooling arrange
ment began at the meeting just re-
fered to was intended as IA permanency
&c" but this I determined to nip in
the bud and was successful in doing
So" How did he nip it? If there
was pool, it would look as though
Mr.. Hutchlns nipped it and brought
about the offer from the TRIBUNE to
do the work at g rate: But Mr..
Giltinan says, "Mr. Randall came
forward with his bid and paraded it,
knowing we'll enough that the only
duty of the auditor, was to designate
a paper" How does that agree with
Mr.. Giltinan's statement that he
"designated the Sun with" an Eek
press understandings? Yes, the only
duty of the auditor was to designate a
paper, and if he had simply performed
his duty, and designated the TRIBUNE,
with the express understanding" of
the bid filed, the work would have
cost the county 5000 which Mr.. Gil
tinan gave to the Sun, with the Sex
press understanding" that it would
cost the people $66. So much for the
facts. Now let us consider the inconsis-
tencies of Mr.. Giltlnan's self imposed
defense. 1st. Mr.. Giltinan speaks of
conspiracy to compel legal rates"
Geo. study your dictionary and you
will find conspiracies are not general
ly formed to compel the performance
of anything which is legal. End. II
there was conspiracy, which is not
admitted, did it not take at least two
to form it? And was not the Sun
equally guilty with the TRIBUNE?
Now then; knowing both the Sun
and the TRIBUNE TO be conspirators,
why should Mr.. Giltinan give the Sun
the work at $66. which the TRIBUNE
offered in writing to do for $22? 3rd.
How can Mr.. Giltinan claim credit
for breaking up the pool when, with
that express understanding" he gave
the Sun the work at full rate which
the TRIBUNE, on account of the action
of the commissioners offered to do at
"a rate? 4th when Mr.. Giltinan says
"every cent of the printing costs,
came hssck to the county from pur-
chasers at the subsequent tax sale"
he forgets to state, that in order for
the poor farmer, who was unable to
pay mis- taxes, to redeem his home
from the tax-title sharks, he must
first pay all costs, whether one third
or full legal rates. And the 5th IN
consistency culled from the redun-
dent verbiage of Mr.. Giltinan's de-
fense, is his attack upon one of the
best of our representative Scandina-
vians, who knowing Mr.. Giltinan's
partisanship had Influenced his of
fetal action, had the good sense to
warn his friends, in hisoWn language.
George, you labored hard and well
among the Scandinavians to secure
their votes, but, when you call one of
the best of them "Uriah Heep," you
insult them all, and from this time
forth you will find you cannot be
gentlemanly to them before election
and then insult them few days after.
George, you can count your Scandi-
navlan votes on your fingers after
this.