The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-06-30
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county,
My competitor for the nomination for the
Qfice of collector. MIR. John q WOrthington
maic statements at the SchooiIngvilis picnic on
Saturday. June I'D, intended. as suppose, 10
cast reflections ON my former administrations OF
that "nice. l propose TO notice III" same and re-
ply plainly thereto. ~ ! promised | would do.
First. In reply ! will say that am not accus-
toned 10 making public speeches and Iecl very
much embarrassed on such occasionh. and can
not give ulterancc to my thoughts, and eons"-
quentiy have to resort to the new papers to an
swer the gentlemen. In reply or rs an rx :usc
for very palpablo errors made by Mr.. Worth
ington us the deputy of Judge Harrison. Mr..
WorthIngLon made all the settlements for that
Office and is responsible for such errors. he
stated that had made mistakes also in my set
Elements. Now how I performed the duties OF
the Office and with what fidelity and accuracy
discharged the trust l AM content To leave to the
! Judgment of those who had business with the
office during that time, and | submit that the
primary question with Mr.. WOrthingtOn IL or
ought to he his own qualifications for the OH ce ,
and his own htness is not shown by replying
that AOuntjoy also made errors, while admit
ting his own glarIng mistakes, by getting In he
hind Judge Harrison and contendlng lie had
made no record. AZ II subterfugs II is clever but
not eredltable. But | meet the charge and
ans wer il plainly. Yes, in four years MouniJOy
did commit an error; he does not claim that he
Is iniailibl". What was the error2 In one set
Element he paid the state auditor TOO MUCH
MONEY. This WAS my loss mot the peoples, and
being afterwards discovered ! got IL refunded.
Now will you please show me one of your many
errors that was made against yOurselfp Every
one that l have been able to discover OF yours
has been against the people. You may have
made them Against yourself which would he
very natural. Again Mr.. WOrthIngten stated
that 1 COLLECTED Tor the collector and county
clerk one dollar and hlty cents. and that |
should have charged but one dollar on mer-
chants license. The collection OF more fees
YiLnlIy than the law allows. even II but small
1 state frankly, Ia u serious matter; but Will Mr..
WOrthinston intimate or charge there Was any
Intentional willful wrong attempted or commit
ted? Now what are the simple facts2 My pred
eo-ssOrs. MIR. Robt. Taubman, DR.. W. A. Cor
don and Z. y. Fulkcrson. one n republican and
two demOcrats-thrce AS honorable gentlemen
as there are In Lafayette county, had each con-
strued the law that under II the legal lee was
81 80. No question had arisen as To the fee
when / came into oiiGe. l employed the deputy
who had been In onice with DR.. Fulkerson
BON the utpuly lWHu lOunu the interpretation
and practice when he went into ofice) and l
honestly followed what we believed To lie the
law and what had been the practice. Judge
Harrison on coming into Onlce concluded, l
suppose, that one dollar was the proper fec.
Who is right. Messrs. Tau bman. Gordon and
Fulkerson or Mr.. Harrison .mIght be IL question
but submit that on the question of these licenses
and all honest difference of opinion. or, il you
4 -. a. .,.u ,IaNa 30 %. AE9 ...t. 40. 4. ~
er small matter TO make II canvass on. In fact
! feel pretty thoroughly in iorsed by my Oppo-
nent when. sitter he has had possession oil the
books for four years. the only charges he can
BRING against me Is that once 1 paid too much
money 10 the state. and like MI other collectors
collected aty cents too much ~ lees. according
to his Interpretation. on merchants license.
Having disposed Of these frivolous charges. II
becomes necessary for me to notice another mat
ter. Judge Harrison is u candidate for treasurer
Of Lafayette county. Mr.. Worthingt0n ID his
deputy. and. AZ is well known, has almost en-
tire control OF the Office of collector. The law
for wise purposes keeps these two offices of col
lector and treasurer separate. Should Judge
Harrison be elected treasurer. aud Mir. Worth
ington collector. and these two Offices to be run
together l know net; but this I do know, that
Instead oil answering certain charges or treating
them with silence. Judge Harrison has seen
proper to attack me, which would imply that he
has IA future interest in thu office of collector
after his term expires. Judge Harr. son, at Lex
ungton, on June 18th In u speech did not ATTEMPT
to deny that he had not made his settlements ON
time, but that hu had been IN prompt ,s Mouul-
Joy was his excuse. and he gave certain purpor-
ted dates TO prove this statement. Tins state
ment was unfair, IN attempting to build up his
candidacy, with which I had nothing To do, by
pulling me down. II was unfair because untrue.
and Judge Harrison must have known ut the
time It could only make a false Imprrssion.
even IL much vAs not itn puruo,,. Lei us a..
The law r,olLyss that the collector '.shaII ON or
before the 18th Iuv of each mon,b nav the
sam.'' THAT h. mn ,vo,ey c,,I,ct.d fran NIL
sources during the preceding month .xceut
,,mmis.ion. and stat. ,n,n.v, ia nm. cou,Iv
treasurer. Now Judge Harrison says he WAS M
,,ou,,t a. N,u,,i,y and .y ,.s H..
'oN'' - II" saw ""' "o
WAS not. lie dld not stalc but suppressed the
facts. Ne might have stated that owing to II
,,r,ss or u.tn.ss n wos iu,,.s,hi. ,,r h. -
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MountJoy either ON the exact day always 10 make
the settlement. and heI ce IL would sometime
hnup,n that n vouId A.. slivhtIv DELAYED Hut
the lac, /. that in these .,c.ntion.I cases Mouu1.
10y always paid over, NJ lie law requires, eyery
u o,. .,u.,,uI ,v nm, d,.t,.
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the preceding month. except stato money and
commissions. Harrison did not. That Is, If
n,un,iov collected sso nn ,ou,,v ,,ou.v .,I
1870 ~ ' "
tue set'ieiheht was Delayed one dsV' on the
10Th hountjoy paid over So. 900. IL Harrison
co,lectsd $50 600 AMI nj, ssrtlem.nt WA. de.
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layed In Ike manner one day, lie would ire
| uuentIy NAV over on the 18th NOT $50 600 hut
a. nno s..nir. M. r.,u.Inin, s.x no nn,u ~
| W toPih NV CAn MN ASRbO AhNIl Lt n
month. That was the difference. In his speecl
in Lexington he gave lls dates but suppressed
m. .uonnI. IN which h. 80 ,nr.,r ~ me ~,
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proVs TINS l give some data. Judge hkrriSon
| collections Tor December, lsS5. were sos, 5l4 81
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,.s
fore January 10, 1855. thOuBh owing 10 pressure
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8, d.v ortw, but IN January Isss h. on,v mn,
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