The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-22
SEAT LETTER.
Correspondence on Topics of
the Time.
OF MILEAGE
The County Commissioners Institute An
other Reform by Regulating Mileage of
Ell ction Ohicers by the short Line to
PottsvilIe-It Has Caused q Kick.
ipecial HERALD correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PorrsVILLE, Feb. 2l.-Well, the election
is over and the Allentown-printed ballot
which the newspapes of this place and their
Nahsnoy City ally, the Tri- Weekly Record,
pictured as nIonstrosities, got in their work
just as if there wasn't the slightest defect in
them. am sorry to see the Tri. Weekiy take
the stand it has in this ballot matter. l did
not think Editor Parker would attempt to
caat the slightest reflection upon the Con-
troller or the County Commissioners in face
OF the fact that by taking the course they
did they saved the county nearly $500 IL
that one transaction, almost enough to cover
the whole expense of the Controllers Office
for one year, was saved. But l was given
quiet tip yesterday that there is a little o.
I'll Weekly man. ! am Informed that the
Pottsville clique has given Mr.. Parker the
impression that had Messrs James au6
Barron, of Ashland, been given the printing
almost every newspaper in the county would
have had share of the work, but that is "all
in my eye" 1t will be remembered that
Immediately after being swarded the contract
POttsville syndicate and every body knows
that what gets into Pottsvile hands never
leaves it until sucked dry Editor Parker
knows this, too, and can hardly believe that
he has allowed himself to be hood wink ed by
the ghost story stated.
l see the Pottsville 5000 syndicate is still
pounding the Controller and Commissioners
because Of the alleged defects in the ballots,
but they have failed to show that the defects
ull hay no nj q . No
con ract price 1t is my opinion thAt the
object Of these papers is to stir up some people
10 get them TO contest the election en- the
form Of some Of the ballots and then tack the
expenses OF the contests on the cost o. ballots
but if = hundred or thousand contests should
be made aud the county put TO an expense Of
thousands Of dollars it would not give a cloak
of justification to the attempt of the syn icate
to extoTt IS 600 for a 81 600 Job
The syndicate can st assured that there
will be no contests because of the alleged de
fects, although some people may attempt to
use it as side issue should they contest auy
election They will not use it as prime
cause Of sction and whatever may develop
will not alter the opinion of the taxpayers on
that attempted gouge.
Another reform has been instituted by the
County Commissioners and it has met with
the hearty condemnation of the Judges Of
Election. 1t has been custom iTy to allow the
latter officials Of north of tn Broad mountain
mileage at the rate Of six cents per mile to
POttsville, estimated on the Philadelphia and
Reading Rsilroad route, via 1amsqua When
the Gle. tion officers came down yesterday to
file their returns and receive their pay aud
miltage they were surprised hen informed
that they would be only be paid mileage for
the route they trayeled-oyer the Penusyl
vaniA short line, so the Shenandoah officers
only received Is cents for mileage instead of
S210. All the reforms are hound to pinch
somebody, but let the good work so on,
The 81 600 beauties Fre impatiently wait
ing for the trial of County Commissioner
Allen. 1t is said they hope for conviction
and the oustiug of Allen so that they can
install more plisble man in his place. But
that wont remove Controller Severn and the
keys Of the county treasury will still be out
.Of reach,
The tme is ripe for reform in all the county
departments aud the almshouse should not
escape attention, but in all probability the
tax receivers will be the first to receive an
object lesson From hints dropped here and
there, am led to the conclusion that there
will be some startling disclosures by the time
Controller Severn gels through with the tax
business. IL has been intimatCd that thou
sands Of dollars are collected every year aud
never gets further than the hands of some of
the collectors. The inves iFation will put a
stop 10 the ioatlug OF TAX receipts for election
purposes The Controller hss big job on
hand, but ] believe he will be equal to il.
As predicted, the election here proved
sweeping victory for the Republican ticket
Pottsvi e people are in a mood to down any
thing the Democratic party may attempt,
even in local RfltiTs and they are just Sizing
for a chance TO rap Cleveland and the Wilson
bin men over the knuoklos.
Hon Ramsey Potts is now full hedged
candidate for the Legislature and has already
opened an earnest hgnt. If his luck does not
desert him he viii win. lie has always been
lucky.
w, II. HouipR, Of palo Alto, is making it
warm Tor some Of the other aspirants for the
Legislature erd the chances are very much
in his favor no is popular young man.
The brutal assault 100 Nichter made upon
his wife is the talk Of the town If one half
the statements published are true the law
won't begin TO rosch him. On conviction
he should be shown no mercy. 1t is generally
believed that the affair has killed Nichter
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