The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-10-28
COUNTY FUNDS
Not 0verdrawn, Thanks to the Good Dem
00ratiC Commissioners.
The Empty Treasury Left by the Repub-
Iican Commissioners Now in Good
Shape under Honest Demo-
cratic Control.

cratic Control.
When AlonzO Smith came In as COun.
ty Comm1 5slOner near three years ago,
thereby making Democratic msjority
on the board, Republican deficiency
existed, and special act was passed By
the Legislature authorizing the Commits
siOners of stark county to borrow $685.
600.
The ring organ mentions not this fact,
for 1t proves the plundering rule that
had been running the affairs of Stark
county under Republican administra-
tiOn, always, of course, approved and
defended by the Repository,
AT the annual settlement September
1, 1883, the last Of Republican Board
OF Commissioners, the balance In the
treasury Of all funds subject to the or.
der Of hs Commissioners was only $6,-
l53 So.
Contrast this balance with the bal
ance ut the annual settlement Septem
Der l.. 1856, AlOnZO Smith on the Board,
and we have, according to the books, a
balance of $27 048 70.
This shows difference In favor Of the
Democratic Board of $40. 1874. 78l Let the
ring organ smoke thisl
When the Republican Commissioners
went out of power their contracts over
drew the bridge fund 27,01409.
Upder Democratic management on
September 1, 1886, by the annual settle
ment, the bridge fund had balance Of
$164148.
May the above not account for the de-
lay In the Republican Committee,
Messrs. W. W. Clark and G. G. Bow, sp-
pointed by Judge Pease last September
to examine and report on the Commits.
siOners dOiDgs throughout the past year.
OF this committee, by the law, the Pros
scutiDg Attorney Is member excfficio,
and they ara to report to the Court.
According 10 Commissioner Laiblin, 8
loyal Republicas, the Commissioners
had not "agTeed to meet with the COM
mittee Monday night" Is Mr.. Laiblin
or the ring organ of the plunder party
lyiDg-under a mistake? OF course 1t
is all to blame Commissioner Smith.
The law empowers this committee to
Issue subpenss and compel attendance
Of witnesses. And they have full access
to all books a1d papers in the Auditors
and Commissioners off r.. Messrs
Smith and SehmachtenbeTger are not
dCdgiDg the committee whatever the
astute MT. Laiblin may be doing. It is
weeks since the committee were ap.
pointed and we only hear Of them this
week when little Ounkum capital Is
badly needed before the election.
The Rep, says the Commissioners
have eyaded facing the committee to
present presentation Of the county
finances.
Are not the books therep Ia not the
September settlement sheet showing
balances therep The Commissioners
don't keep the books, and it ia not their
business, and never has been, to dance
attendance and. Bow before this 8ssump
tiOus Republican committee.
The Rep. again lies under mistake In
saying "the records show that every
fund Is largely OverdrsYn."
Now, according to the books at the an
nUal settlement on September 1, 1885,
the balance In the county fund was
1854 81; the bridge balance was 81 ,641 49,
the building fund balance, So, ,279 SO;
the sheep fund, SO 600; while the poor
fluid was OverdTawn STA 18, and an.
other fund or two somewhat also.
But the Republican county treasurer
need not pay over drafts Under tie law
when an order Is presented and he has
no funds, he can refuse, and write
thereon mot paid for want of funds."
The last annual settlement, Septem
ber 1, exhibited the state of each fund
as we have given. Since that, orders
have been issued but taxes have been
received, and there Is no OverdraW as
stated by the Repository.
II there is, let the Republican county
treasurer refuse to pay.
We therefore say the Reps statement
that the county fund Is overdrawn $9,-
891, is ALITl
The Rsp's say that the bridge fund is
0VeTdrawn So 00O, IS ANOTHER LIE.
The ring organs statement that the
poor fund Is Overdrswn $500, IS YET
ANOTHER LIE.
And the tale that the Children's Home
fund is overdrawn 81, 200 is another and
a vilIsinous lie, and the scoundrels, one
and all, know 1t.
The sheep fund is not being used by
the Commissioners for current expen-
ses, and Commissioner Lsiblin, Repub-
licaD, knows-if he knows anything
that HIS ORGAN LIES. IHkSHS
Taxes are daily coming In, and in
crea log daily, and so are all the funds
at this season on the gain. The over
drafts are being wiped out, as every one
familiar with County affairs we'll knows.
Mr.. G. G. Bow said last evening TO q
Democrat, the committee could not
get through 50 as to report this week.
The innocent Mr.. Bow and the equally
and remarkably innocent and smooth
and astute Mr.. Laiblin wondered where
the Rep. got Its false figures. Precious
innOcentsl Get to the Children's Home
and be cared for Or gst to the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum and be boiledl O..
get to FOraker's o P. and have our ex.
Policeman BauRhman. now q Quard. let