The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-11-16
"a Great Rum"

The Courier thinks "Pcte Dlllman
made "a great run for Judge of probate,
cutting down his opponents majority
just one half" That this is but one of
Bert Coles many lies is proven In the
same issue of his paper. If any one will
take the trouble to examine the returns
he will find that Pete's opponent was
behind the Harrison electors just 116.
This is no doubt attributable 10 the will
full lying of Bert Cole and his ilk He
lied when he said there were 800 fees
connected with the probate office. He
lied when he said that Judge Heckert's
time was almost exclusively given to his
law practice. He lied when he said
that Pete Dillman was tit man for
the Office OF Judge of probate. He lied
when he said that Pete Dilman would
not accept of the allowance for clerk
hire, for man who will draw So out
OF the county for Il days attendance on
the board of supervisors when he was
not present, us Pete did AT the last
January session, and take n days pay
out of his own township at a session OF
the township board for the same day,
would not hesitate TO take anything in
sight; besides, it would have been an
absolute necessity for Pete To have
clerk who was competent to run the
office in the event of his election, and
had he thought there was the slightest
chance of his election he would no
doubt have voted for the allowance.
Bert lied when he said the allowance
was salary grab, for it has nothing
whatever to do with the salary OF the
probate Judge; that is fixed by law, and
the board of supervisors has no control
over it.. He lied when he said Judge
Heckert pleaded pathetically with the
board, the truth being that he made II
statement of the facts, and the action
of the board was taken without inn
said Judge Heckert had his law partner,
Mr.. Chandler, talk To- the board in favor
of the allowance, for what ever Mr..
Chandler said to the board he said
voluntarily and of his own motion after
four years employment in that office
and with full knowledge of the justice
of the request. He lied when he said
the probate office was the best paid OF
any of the county offices. 1t is the
poorest paid, when the Importance OF
the office and the amount of labor per-
formed In its management are cohsIuer
- He lied when he said about the
only lauo. performed by Mr.. Heckert
i'm the office was TO draw his salary, rs
every one can attest who ms 'lau ousl,
ness therein. In most counties the
probate Judge appoints commissioners
to hear and adjust claims against
estates. while in this county this work
is done by Judge Heckert himself, thus
saving tn each estate anywhere from
80 TO S27 He lied when he intimated
that the allowance was for past services
for n clerk, when the action of the
board made it take effect Jan. 1st, 1893.
Nothing could have been more manly
than to bring the matter up for action
mt a time when Judge Heckert's ad-
ministration of the probate office was
on trial The people have ratified the
action of the supervisors. The allow
ance was not made for Mr.. Heckert,
but for the office in the future, whoever
might be the incumbent. 1t was right,
and when the board deliberately allow
ed it that should have settled it with
any sensible man.
1t is surprising that there should be
in Van Buren, county single Republi-
can who would be influenced by the
senseless vaporings of an intellectual
pigmy who has not had the ability to
discuss single principle of his party
in the columns of his paper during the
just closed.