The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-22

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The STATE sentinel. Of Monday last
publishes the particulars N RAG .''n"
The State Treasury. 10 ne tune ~ St.stN
. Year. ~ Atis. Gen. rifhensf --''-
n iexon'a candidate for ihe United S.s'rs
senate III cpposliicn r. oensior snni
hcc.. ani tie present chairman 81 mel
hcpubilcan S-asn Crn,s-l lo;rm.ti.e.
AMER The 1scaf CRY about >iair finances
raised by the Republican newspapers, NJ
must 81 cxcccnir4iy embarrassing "a
hAyc exposed The lac. that 'hfif leader N
\ the State has been rniswfuliy rsli'ng
depleted STATE ,reasnry,' Tor has cncf
lase. $3.50 year more than the isS
allows. u will be in order TOT ar.
lt;lczsn. or his man Friday. Rev. > Co..
Ito explain this raid OF their proposed -
5. Senator AZ The next r. n 3. A. meet
Ing they attend
II seems thai Kitchener ioss not attend
10 the duties cf his o.-ice - Aitv. Gene
raj. except when ~ draws III s.i.ry: rn'
leaves tie duties ~ te discharged 2,
two deputies. xAile he trirs % RI ~. ''.r
pins to secure tl- election % F'.e ~
Senate To p.s ''r-s deputies rs Ec-uf-
reefs -'sia;e passed ia 1851. and re-
pssici directly ID the Legi-lNrre ~
1889. and draws from the Stale Treasure
81 ic) 70 pay them. The StE'i:-ti tn'-
llisAes The statutes bearing on TIC Ally
\ Generals ana bis assistants salaries >ni
then says:
Y The democratic legislature OF Lass
fxel: Inc salary 81 the deputy attorney
gcnersl again 81 5000 in thr appfcR'i -
ton bill. and did not appropriate cent
for clerk hire in The stsorncy-kcn
|c;Iicc. The bill specifically provides
that the sums so Appropriated shall -
held 10 incinde al appropriations made
or expenditures authorized BY any exis-
Ting law, for said term on account Of The
officers. Offices. Institutions and services
herein named In the face Of This pcsl-
tive statute, and in direct disregard u
y the efforts OF democratic legislature to-
economics BY curtailing the expenses 81
the Offices. Kitchener sliii issues hi
vouchers for salaries aggregsiing $3.>U0'
year, and they are still paid II the treas
urer's Office. III he were drawing these
salaries under the provisions Of the
statute Of 1891. which the appropriation
/ bill OF 1889 clearly repesls, bat which
made IL possible for salaries in has Office
Ito aggregate 5000. he would still be
drawing $40 per annum more than i
4 provided Tor in that statute O0e OF his
\ republican and two democratic predece<-
sors construed the appropriation bills =
rendering the law OF 1881 nrgatory.'
but Kitchener makes IL the machine for
ltaking this large sum FROM the treasury.
and then, as chairman Of the republican
state central committee, says. with ilsre
80
I OF democratic legislatures will be the
leading issue Of the campaign this year
I In each Of the years, 1851 and lss5. be
drew lao excess Of what his prcteces-
sors had drawn under the same law snd
in 1881 and so far in 1890. he has drawn
81. 500 In excess of 'Le legislative ap-,
preparation. making total in the four
years of So 4o0 illegally drawn from the
treasury during his oilirisl term
1 No steps have yet been taken 20 ro-
cover the Sums thus wrongiuily obtained
from The treasury, but il i not unlikely
that he matter wiz receive attention a.
soon IL A;chcne- rci;nguizhos the osire
Ito his successor, who will be elected this
fsli.
\ The appointment. OF clerk in Mich
lcners Office was little less sc1ndai0u-
than The methods which have been In
lvokei TO secure his salary. During the
campaign Of 1885 James Walker came
here from She.byville, and was given
employment BY the republican com
mittco of which MirAercr was chairman
There was an agreement thar his services
should be rewarded with position in
one OF tue state Offices. aud soon after the
election be was certified to the state
board of health as the successor Of Miss
Stewart. very capable democratic LADY
who was employed in the Office She
denied the right Of tho secretary Of state
to remove her and appoint Walker 10 her
stead, and the courts were appealed 70 in
the matter, the lady's salary during the
lpcndency 81 the suit being Withheld and
every possible vexstion being invented
TO make her surrender her position The
lconrts decided in favor Of Miss Stewart
y Walker, after banging around for several
months in the nngall2nt attitude Of try
ing 70 displace lady, was forced 70 turn
10 Kitchener for the job with salary 81
ltachments that had been promised during
the campaign. Kitchener then gave
Walker clerkship in bic Office. posi-
Ition that had never existed before, and
for the payment Of the incumbent Of
which no appropriation had ever been
made. II Il notorious that Walker's du-
fltics are nearly all political, and 10 70
sense necessary 70 The state.