The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-06-30

and there is neither merit or substance
i'm the charge against me, but 1t Is only
an electioneering trick of a demagogue.
| have never used u cent OF the puDllc
money for my own purposes, the couil-
~ has never suffered II cents loss by
me, | have never charged an illegal Tee
or commission; and the money for the
county has always been ready Tor her
and al her command even Deiore INC
time | was required by law 10 pay IL
over to her. | do business WIN inc
officers OF the county the county man
cial agents: tho county court, WHICH
is put specially to watch ana guard
her interest; the county attorney, VINO
is also required to attend to II ai1airs
of the count, !; the county clerk, win
whom the routine of the business Oh inc
settlements is transacted, and the coun-
~ treasurer, to whom | mus pay the
money, and | have never heard that
any of these have claimed that the
county treasury suffered the least
either i'm money or Inconvenience by
any official acts of mine as collector.
At the times when the county court
IN anticipation of obligations which
thew would have to meet have been in
doubt as to whether there would be
money enough on hand in time to be
used for certain purposes, l nave VOL
unfairly told them that | would pay
whatever money | could collect, at any
time it was needed, mo matter how long
it might be before the time l was re-
quired to pay it. One time i'll partl-
cular | will specify, and | call on the
county court as witnesses OF III truth
of what | say concerning the collec-
tons for the month of December, 1887,
| the very months collections which l am
charged with keeping the county out
of for u month. Some time in the
summer OF 1887, the county court
wished to use u considerable amount of
money, then in the treasury. to fulfill u
contract they had made tor the pur-
chase of outstanding county indebted
ness, by which they would save ten
per cent, but they hesitated about it
for fear there would not be money
enough on hand to meet the January,
1888, installment of interest on he
county debts, as it would be due Jan
uary LIST, and | was not required to pay
over my December collections until the
18th. l told the court that need make
no difference, II that the money OF
the county was ready for them, if need
ed, as soon as collected. So il will
be seen that at the very time | am &C.
cused OF Withholding the %county's
money, it was and had been at her
service whenever needed and without
reference to the time the law allowed
me to hold il. Ask the county court.
And now comes this considerable gen.
tlemen, more filled with concern for
the public welfare than all those whose
duty it is to protect the county, and
discovers this mares nest. Oh, how he
loves the people when he wants office!
Just remember that all of his public
spirit has been shown in offices where
the salary was a great inducement, but
| have shown my public spirit by serv-
ing you as well in an Office where
there was no emoluments or pay, but
only criticism and imprisonment. In
whose sincerity, regarding the public
welfare, do the people of this county
have the most faith? Very respectfully,
j. w. HARRISON.