The Delta independent., 1889-08-06

Jury that returned indictments agi sins me,
me because Of my ''v,.ne rable
years. and utter hypocritical cant about
your .sfriendly esteem''-all intended,1 % ex
alt yourself and to drag me down thn ough
cowardly innuendo.
The Constitution of the State makea the
executive department consist OF goverl lor
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Of 81 ate
Auditor of State, State Treasurer, AttOn icy
General and Superintendent OF Public. In
struction. The Offices Of Governor and OF
Secretary ofState are equal and compon6 n
parts of the executive department of Il
State. Each has its duties prescribed, bu
each is intended to be Of equal dignity
within their respective spheres as marked
out by the Constitution. Under this Consti-
tuition you may require me to give you IN
formation in writing under oath upon any
subject relating to the duties of my office;
but YOU may not under this authority insult
and belittle the high Office l fill, tell me
what the law of my State is according to
your construction, pass encomlums upon
..an enlightened and fearless press, which
according to your Interpretation means the
factional papers that extol you and de-
nounce me, thus treating my Office as lar
beneath yours in dignity, and me person
ally as one already convicted of grave
crimes and misdemeanors.
Pray tell me how, under the authority to
require information relating to the duties
Of my office, you find warrast under the
most liberal construction of your powers
to 7 SIit ntPd
custodian of all public propdrty not other
wise provided for, and though the General
Assembly might properly be held account
able for the property it had in current use,
the instant that body adjourned it would
seem that you ~ became by law fully re-
sponsible for every item OF 1t not con
sumed in use,- or TO inform me, in -connec
ton with a request for a list OF miss ing ar
ticles, IL any, that you wanted 1t :. thaf
If they had been feloneously carrie away
from your (my) custody the pal'tie having
them in possession may be prosecuted for
larceny, and the value Of the gootts recov
cred TO the State by suit" Why should
you, under the guise Of asking me for In
formation relating TO the duties of my OF
fee, inform me that '.it is currentl5 re
ported that you u have loaned away ar
ticles of property belonging 20 the State !
and that sit is currently reported that sue /
gross errors have been discovered in tn {
preparation of this work (meaning the sesI
sion iaws) that its value, IL issued, will be
seriously impaired
Let me illustr ate what / mean. Sup
pose under the Constitution the Sec
rotary OF State was authorized
to require information from the
Governor relating 10 the duties Of his Of
flee, and should in asking you for scme
such information recite that sit is currently
reported that you tthe Governor) caused
the sum of $40 to be paid out of the gen
cral contingent fund Of the State to James
Mccarthy (popularly known as Fi;z Mac
under the prctensc of clerical services, but
really for composing and preparing your
inaugural address to the General Assembly,
and also several o. your veto messages to
the same body" would you not regard me
as impcrtinent II not insulting,
But the grandness Of your mind, your So
licitude for the State and the friendly es
teen which your (my) personal kindliness
and venerable years have inspired" in you
nowhere shines out more intensely than
when you ask me II any leases made by me
with others was with an understanding
that .'in consideration of any or all of said
| leases written or verbal, amy person sna.-ld
he furnished board by anyone free of cost
to himselft" and when you volunteer to
tell me '.it is alleged in your (tnyl favor
that the accusations made by the press
nave been inspired by unfriendly political
motives" and then, when as n foil to this.