Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-02-29
WatertoWn Republican.
Every Taxpayer Should Read.

Every Taxpayer Should Read
The following figures are sufficient to
prove to every fair-minded citizen, and
particularly every taxpayer, the benefits
that would accrue from continuance OF
Republican management of the sheritf's
office, and will give fair idea of what
the Republicans in this county would do
were they but permitted to control its
finances in every branch.
Let us notice at the outset, as referred
to ia a previous article, that Sheriff Bull
lock was granted every cent of his claim,
and this by Democratic board of super
visors, while on the contrary, with Sher-
ifs Messerschmidt, Cunningham and IL
ling, the board disallowed the following
amounts Of each sheriff bills:
Messerschmidt Id months acct............-$ 500 Il
Cunningham, "a months acct. 1869 IS
Illing; "a months acct......... 1ls9 50
So that the people of the county are in
debted to the board of supervisors for the
diligence they exhibited in Kidding the
county of thousands of dollars of illegal
accounts. And there are hundreds of
dollars, no doubt illegal, that we're al
lowed.
In the following tables we give the
figures of the sheriffs, showing the amount
claimed and the amount allowed:
JOHN MEssERsCHMIDT.
Nov. l. 1881, to Nov. l. 1882. .sIi8S p ss71s 5:
Nov. l, 1882 to Jan. l. loS3..... 72l 90 $50 IS
Total for Ia months .........S4S59 80 S4299 IL
IN CUNNINGHAM.
Jan. /. 1883, to Nov /, s3....s43O2 OF s3466 SO
Nov. l. 1888. to Nov. 1, 1SS4..... 3645 q 25S2 IS
Nov. 1, 1886 to Jan. l, lSS5.... 596 ~ 524 w
Total foI "a months -sS5iS ii S657S 80
F. E. nLING.
Jan l. 1885, to Nov. l. 1SS5.....S3737 10 S35I2 20
Nov /, 1885, TO Nov. l. 1885,. 643l 10 5572 So
Nov. !, 1886. to Jan. 1881. 779 7S 6Sl 4S
Total for "a months S11O06 OF S9S26 %
JOHN D. BULLOCK.
Jan. 1. 1887, to Nov. l. ISS7....$22S7 30 S2-S7 80
Total for 10 months.~,. 22o' 81
The following table shows the amount
of claims filed by sheriffs against the
county from the time that they entered
upon the duties of that Office in January
to the meeting of the board of supervisors
in Novem Der, ten months: Cunningham,
$4,302.07; Hing, $3,7S7.lO; Bullock,
2,2S7 80.
There was allowed to the sheriffs for
the same time the following amounts:
Cunningham Sc, Acc 90; uling So, 572 06;
Bullock, So, 257 80.
To determine who desired to administer
the office honestly, aud for the interest of
the people, and not for himself, these
figures tell more than words. The frst
ten months of Cunningham's administra-
ton shows greater overcharging than IL
ling's by several hundred dollars.
The Democratic party was responsible
for these administrations, and it was the
complaint there that placed Mr.. Bullock
in the Office. 1t simply shows that men
who want Office so bad that they will
spend their money to get it, are not so
anxious to hold the office for the peoples
interest as for their own. The people do
not want officers who will make false ac-
counts, with prospect of having some of
them allowed No honest man will do
such thing. By the figures presented,
as sworn to by these men, we must as
sumo if they swore to the truth that the
county cheated them out of all amounts
not allowed Taking their own figures,
We find that the sheriff Office cost the
following sums per month to run it:
Messersehmidt, $341.42; Cunningham,
1856 .95; Hing ,$45s.5s; Bullock ,$217 "a.
The cost for the time covered on an
average per month as allowed by the
board is as fellows: Messerschmidt,
$307.07; Cunningham, 1878 81; Hing,
s413.59; Bullock, $2l7S4
So that we conclude in every way that
we can put these figures the administra-
ton of MIR. Bullock is more favorable
than any previous administration spoken
of. The only thing there is that shows
favorably is the average monthly ex-
pense of Mr. Cunningham, but this re-
suit was only reached by the board of
supervisors cutting down his accounts
nearly two thousand dollars.-Lake Mills
Leader.