Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-01-04
Bullock VS.. Cunningham.

Some weeks ago the Jefferson Banner
attempted to show that even Mr.. Bullock's
splendid record thus far in the office OF
sheriff was beaten by NJ. Cunningham,
and published the following statement to
prove its assertion.
From November 1st, 1888, to Novem-
Der 1st, 1884, the expenses of sheriff Gun
bingham were only s., 535. %, or $211.27
per month. For the ten months ending
November 1st, 1887, Sheriff Bullock's
bills amounted to $2,2S7 .32, or $22S.73
per month"; balance of STAG per month
or 5000 81 per year, in favor of the demo-
cratic sheriff.
The Fort Atkinson Union has taken
the pains to look into this matter and
brings IN bill of particulars showing
that The Banner misleadsssits readers and
that Cunningham was far from being the
saving saint painted by the county Demo-
crazy organ. The Union in its lengthy
summary of the case says:
"The expenses of Sheriff Cunningham
from November l, 1888, to November !,
1884, were only $2,635 28, 21127 per
month. See report of proceedings of
County Board of Supervisors for 1884
Bills and claims allowed Sheriff Gun
ningham claimed S3,56469; County
Board allowed 1852 9S Even here is
pistatement of $40. Now add to
that $l6.64 allowed to Cunningham and
paid him by Conway, district attorney in
the cases against Jefferson county at Wau-
kesha, and we find Jefferson county paid
Cunningham S2,59962, instead of 81
536.28; error OF $64 81 Now let Us see
what Cunningham tried to get. This
Democratic best man either deliberately
tried to teloniously plumber the county
treasury out of 81 ,057.79 or he was feloni-
ously plundered himself by the honorable
board OF supervisors who refused to pay
him. Now 81 ,O57.79 for twelve months is
SoS. 10 month, giving a balance in favor
OF Mr.. Bullock of 1864 a month. 1t
happened that his party could not ST omach
Cunningham's bills, so the party held him
down. The county Democracy, however,
which runs the machine and has done so
for years, has stomached bills that were
towering elephants, both before Cunning
ham and since Cunningham, and is, we
believe, capable of going further in the
same direction. Everyone knows that
Mr.. Bullock claimed not a penny more
than he received, and everybody knows
there was strong working Democratic
majority on the board and that Mr.. Bull
locks accounts would have been slashed
IN every direction had there been the
shadow of chance Let us do a little
more of this average work Sheriff Bull
locks account for ten months and a-half,
as we have seen, averaged $21884. For
the ten months and Is days from January
L, 1883, to November 13, 1888, the first
ten months Of Cunningham's term, be
presented bill Of $4,000. Ofthis the
board allowed s., 1868 or an average al
toned at $33018 PEI month. Here we
strike bottom. The first 1917 months of
Cunningham against the first 10 d months
of Bullock. The only comparison that
any one has right to make at this time
in Mr.. Bullock's term. Actual differen ce
in favor of Bullock,
$112 "a A MONTH.
And this in face of the fact, that, fearing
the great influence of Mr.. Bullock sher-
iffality toward a return OF Republican
power in the county, the office-holding
Democrats of the county have done every
thing possible to force Mr.. Bullock to &C
cept "boarders" that his record might be
broken down and whatever of good there
was in it be without force against their
succeeding to their offices at the next
election.