The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-02
THE OTHER SIDE.


A statement appearing in the Tamaqua
Recorder puts on the $500 matter, in which
County Solicitor Ulrich and Controller
Severn have become involved, a different
construction to that heretofore put upon
1t by the newspapers. The article states
that Mr.. Ulrich does not charge the fee
merely for arguing the case against the
County Auditors before the Supreme
Court, but for preparing and fighting the
sase before Judge Weidman and then pre-.
pairing and arguing it on appeal before
the Supreme Court. 1t is for the whole
service and the County Solicitor thinks it
is a reasonable fee in consideration of the
fact that if the Auditors are ousted by the
Supreme Courts decision It will save tho
county a, 500 in salaries, and il the decis-
ion should be the other way the Con-
troller will he ousted and the county
saved $14, $50 in salaries Mr.. Ulrich
claims all the credit for originating the
test and conducting the eases before the
courts.
We do not pretend here to say that Mr..
Ulrich's claim is high or low. We have
learned from the experience Of others that
when lawyer puts In a claim for services
be can succeed in building up charges by
showing time expended in the examinA-
ton and preparation of authorities and
papers, and rarely fails to get what he
asks for. In this case, It is said there
was involved "a prodigious amount of
work" II this statement is correct and
ran be proved so, and the laborer is
worthy of his hire, we haven't the slightest
doubt that in suit Mr.. Ulrich will re-
cover his $500 claim, with interest But
what we will say is this Solicitor Ulrich
aud County Commissioner Allen seem to
ShO were baked in an attempt to gouge
the county out Of $1,000 and by lot OF
efforts 10 become sole dispensers OF
patronage. This we believe to be the case
from our observations of articles in Ger
tain newspapers since January 1st last
aud we do not think 1t has escaped the
attention OF the impartial and conserva
tive readers of those papers.
1t is our opinion that mistake wal
made in dragging this affair into the
newspapers. II it has done either Mr.
Ulrich or Mr.. Severn any harm we thinl
the latter has suffered more than the mar
attacked for the statement of the Con
trOller that when he signed it he Though
the warrant was for $50 only" bring
prominently before the public an erro
which some Of Mr.. Sevsrn's supposet
friends of to-day may use against him il
the future, although, as the Controlle
says, it was an innocent one.
Others may not see it as we do, but t
Onr mind the Controller has dropped int
Snst the position the disappointed graf
bars and would-be patronage seekers wan
10 get him and they have taken a falls
position in the matter simply to hiss tn
officials upon each other and keep then
in the state of war. We are confiden
shat the people who are now urging tn
Controller on realize the true situation
bat they tell the Controller otherwise &
shat he may work out the revenge whic
has been sought ever since the attempte
$1,000 gouge. And Mr.. Severn can bea
In mind that these very people still hay
sharp-pointed sword In store for him o
account Of his connection with the stol
page of the 5000 grab, but they are hol,
ing off for the present because they fe,
that through the Controllers Office Ii,
khsir best path for prosecuting and ge
ting even With Ulrieh and Allen.