The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-19


Assm. N making . speech 10 HE neigh
Ao,s advised them not 10 Get excited
over the pending Presidential contest,
~, look veil 10 their local officers; that
!, was more important To them who their
..onntx se,rctmen we're. thsn who should
~ preaideot. To . certain extent that 70
,rue TODAY. The people Of county
nav he. aud often are, greatly oppressed
~ ssxs,ion. because they pay more
s,tsn,ion 70 national politics than to
VINO compose the county ooA,u' VII"
levies the i:.,gest share o. 'ne -
Fortunately this 10 not the case !" -.
hois county. for while our i'e"o''a ~
keep At the head Of the processio" !"
knowledge Of national ans'rs. 'neS ''''
iea,oukl, guard their home ~nt's.
The county commissioners soJou,ueu
a special term last Friday. ater 'suo'-
ious session oi TWO Weeks exA,u'n'"t
The county Auditors office, ana ce,e-
fully comparing all the books o. 'ne
comfy, IN regard 10 hnincis' Ans'rs, ~.
ders issued, management o. commo"
and congressional school iunns' i"te'es,
paid in, distribution OF funns % :"
kinds. keeping Of records, Ne; 'or w
four wears ending Nov. !, 1881. osl"k
the end Of the first term of Auu'o1
(;ramelspscher. At the close o. .ne''
srssion they spread upon the record 70
following complimentary hnding:
.The Board Of Commissioners OF Du'
ho;s county. Indiana. after having care
snllv and thoroughly examined, COM
parsd and investigated all Of the rtcor"s
H. The Auditors tfIlce Of ssid county
d.r;rg Inc term commencing Nov ],
1ss7. and ending Nov 1, 1891. Including
Mi receipts and expenditures OF ss'u
county. made by order OF the comm's'
sioners thereof. and the circuit court
aud that the records we're neatly ana
correc,ly kept. and. all accounts strictly
correct. That the Auditor's ONCE %.
heen well and economically managed
,or The best interest OF the taxpayers o.
said county. during the incumoency O
tbe preseus Auditor. We also nnd ina
me school fnnds Of Dubois county srs
MI ioaned out. aud accounts thereof cor,
rect. al Ut which 10 now here approved
BY the Board"
S Sss t I ' s:'ss'. Commissioners
Not many counties have . Board o
County Commissioners that can 'nor
oughlv examine the county omces' ant
- congratulate our taxpayers on hsv
ing such Board IN this county y ns'
saved the people many dollar.
During these four yesrs IN entire new
and simple system Of keeping record 2
The school funds Vas introduced oy m
county Auditor. by which every trsns
action 10 regard 70 the common scnoo
fund. or the fund spportioned 20 snl
congressional township. OF IN regard =
any loan, can be readily touud, sn'
traced 10 its final effect. The expense
Tor stationery for tho county have oee'
reduced from 81 800 per year 70 les
Than 5000, mainly BY persistent exer
lions Of the Auditor. this one item oeinl
= saving to the people Of large portion
Of his salary. VI.
The affairs OF the county, under b
management, and the active support Q
the county commissioners, have beeI
conducted on : high plane Of honesty
which thIs investigation shows. Their
have been no .jobs, 10 fleece taxpayerl
permitted, in letting contracts Or doinl
sIip-shod work. Competition in bid
Tor public work has been free, fair on
honest. No Gland grabs" have been en-
gagged in, directly or indirectly; no sua
picion OF being bought In any way, b
presents or favors, has pervaded his Of
fice. aud investigation OF his books ~
eagerly seconded no matter BY whom
made. II II fortunate for taxpsysrs tha
Democrats elected him to fIl The plac
four years longer, and W feeI confiden
from the past that the coming term, nos
inst fairly begun. will result % sdvsn
tageously for the people - the one jus
closed he being firm believer IN u
Democratic doctrines In public affair
that "public Office is . public trust." I
he administered "witn equal justice I
All men exclusive privileges 10 none"
Ii Democrats In every county In u
State will De % judicious In selectin
candidates this Fall, - those Of Dubol
county were two years ago. Indian
will be Democratic BY 5000 majority.