The state herald., 1895-05-17
gbt to have patience enough to wait

onght to have patience enough To wal a
few days for the decision OF the law points
| in the case 10y the court without hiring
his legal learning by discussing them in
newspaper, aud in all probability, before
this goes to press he will have had an
opportunity 10 test his points before the
court II the learned gentleman Is So
very anxious TO show of his legal ability
through newspaper, why has he not in
formed his reuders where they could find
the law to justify him in using seyera!
hundred dollars Of the excess fees OF his
Office earned in 1893 TO pay his salary oi
1891? He has offered no law citations
to Justify his notions in this matter but
seems very anxious to find law to justify
the commissioners. lie talks loudly and
long about the "frauds' committed 10y
the commissioners but he don't tell his
readers what name should be applied to
his actions on which the suit against him
is based. II the commissioners who arc
not supposed to To learned IN the law,
have, by ao incorrect Interpretation of
the statutes performed official acts that
are rightly called "euormous fruuds,"
then what should We call the acts Of
man claiming TO be learned in the law,
when performed under similar circun-
s,auces II the gentleman is willing
that his actions stall be termed senior
nous frauds" then ne muy be consistent
in calling the actions oi the commission
ers by similar name All that Wn have
taken exception TO in the attack Of the
Mail and Judge Robinson upon the com
inissionera, ia the nntair, misleading aud
false representations made. Not content
with stating the matter FURRY, they have
continually branded the comuissloncrs
as "boodlers' when they knew very well
that tho nature of tho case which Robin.
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in making any such charges, lor, u Rob.
ius1n should gain his case ngliust them
it would only establish the TACT Of sn IN.
correct Interpretation OF the statutes us
TO their duliee and powers as county com
missioners, for, which they certainly
could not consistently 10 more severely
censured than a mEn learned in the las
for n similar mistake
II ia the Judgment Of Judge Robinson
tho commissioners should DO called
"booIlers' simply because lie has brought
an action against them based upon aa-
tons which he IL pleased to clnim were
contrary 10 statutes, by what name would
be call his own aots in asking the coni-
ml-sionerl ioallow him claim Of Sjl0 10
for salary NJ probate judge 10 the face OF
the fact that when ho was county attorn.
ey, legal adyiser for the brard ~ com.
missioncrs, ho had Gdylaed those ulmc
commissioners, that, under the law, they
could not allow n claim OF that Kind for
Judge Brannun. Tho gentleman sh1uId
also hive explained to bis 8readors why
he, IN bringing his action ngainat the
commissioners did not 20 bncls fnr
enough Ia the rect ID to include tho ae-
iions ot the county commissioners dur.
ing The year 1872. II Is a fact, which he
will Of course not diaputc, that, dudug
the year 1892, the commissioners nllaw-
ed bills similar to those of lsi3 nni 1891
for which hs has brought sctiau ngainst
them. aud, yet he hna not sued them for
ihoEc acts Of ls92 nor has hr even hini
oil at tho fact that claims Of that Kind
/ were allowed during TINT Yoar. Any ono
who remembers TINT from March 7th,
1897, up 10 the time " his election m
/ county judge, Robinson wna filing the
Office Of county attorney, can very easily
, account fer Tho fact thathe haacatefuili
, rofrainrd from going into tho records Of
, 1902 on thin question. H. was acting ah
, tho legal adviser Of the county commit.
. siopers and was dawins snlafy lnr
keeping them advised on OH legal qucs-
! tiona aud during this timo the county
J.. commissioner we're, meeting pfior meet
1 ing, allowing CLAIMS identical 10 their
. nature will thnao allowed 10 1873 aud
/ 1901 for which ho has brought action
! against them. n these claims Nf,r H.
. legal, why ~ ma officer of tho county
, did he not n1vif1 the cummilH'1nom Of
that ihriY II ihr nll9NinRul sueL pIulna
was M "enorm1ua fraud" lhon, ns lcral
, adviser u the commissioners, bic certain
. ly took a very active rift in committing
+ these 'cnormoun frnuda" 10, hcibyriy
I Q refnl not to 70 Into tho record ol i5u3.
i lot 10 dncb not wish to shoB W tho to-
eona,teaoy " hu uotlona of tho. motive
/ that aelpafed him IA commencing ruIl
q. nglinAl lhp Gnnmi. ilH9m. Even Vt ha
+. octign againsl lne commissioners should
u prove 10 be based dplu o. correct cyu
b simriion u thcolaiutts, ii u'mply plarea
. Judge Robinson 10 Tie position pl hayiog
i brought hH netiaH nt thti late duv ~ ihH
o expense n tho county TO correct nr.
o lions vi lhe county commissioner, that
ubdur bio duty uB county attorney, hf
should have corrected by legal fdde.
1 thfrc yeatu ago. liitbas hron his an
d, hiiiun to stand in such uh iueons.atsai
j. aud aauhyiahlo r9siiiH before tho reppli
), ul The olunty lhcY hn ban nl taf suttt J.
ed admirably The gentleman hss start
.. cd oui ou mlasi6n ~ r.ysnaa iar iu
Ia aeined srnnRa aui !, is mol shn4f tha
> i,is actions shoHld ir lnsoaafI'ni