The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-09-20
nolyoke, Colo Sept. 10, -lse5.

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dofeply 10 this ciroulur. In regard 10
wfht he says about deputies, desire to
13 that, no deputy has ever been paid
t4ny office when have chnrged for my
" e. Ithns been necessary Tor me to
Al4e depdty perhaps 80 days IN the
p4F years, but for those days the dep
" was paid and received nothing ut
nor did the county over pay Two sal.
s at once since have been in tho Of
Mre. sTimberlake has, when have
bfn away md she was in school, acted
aadeputy on Saturdays and has often
tsfn called to the Office during tho week
rftlfs ngs Gnd eyenings, to accept census
VA x-ah< sscA NJ sbuzpeplai. ..iss to ,l,p.
salne, aud also reports of annual meet
ings, but no charge was ever made for
this work done by her on tho mornings
and evenings Of chool days and no
charge was ever made by her MS deputy
except for full days which she has put
in for The county, Mr. Beggs sayo in
his circular that 1t is known to all that l
have been absent from the office weeks
aad months ut n time aud yet at the end
d the month tho neycrfailing bill foi
$500 day world come in. Now, Mr..
Beggs knows this to be absolutely iulse
Tor, M have said, when have been n.
way aud a deputy il. charge the deputy
has been paid, but no charge has ever
been put in for my own salary. Further
be says did wrong in putting in my
bill for $40 attending the Normnl lusti-
tute at Yuma and The commissioners did
Hrorig in allowing it in the light OF the
decision of court OF appeals in the Ste
ytns' ease. Now the law provides Ger
Tin Saiury for all services of county
supefinteuden;s, and, oa cur legislature
meets from timo to time, theso duties
are constantly icing added to and, while
thos, special acts do not specify the fees
TO be allowed to tho sup-rin;eudcnis FOR
Ibis work, previous law decides this, FOR
it plaiuiy eays, they shall be alIowod 80
much for Mi services. When this decis
ion vas handed down, the county super
inteudents met aud the question was
wha. our action in the matter should be
Tho law provided that We must hold
these institutes and surely the law did
not contemplate that we should do il
aud receive no pay for our time, neither
could We afford to DO il aud the question
wss. should We discontinue the insti
tu,es and thus violate the law command.
ing us to hold them. 10 settle the mat
ter, We decided TO get opinions iron
tbiee Of the best lawyers OF Denver Us
to our iighis and duties under tho law
<.,,.o'. was eitsrs.. anaf-rffe4o oiiinf,na wsfo'
ihl', under the law, We must hold the
Institutes aud uuder tho Law providing
flut county superiutcndenls should ~
eeys certain pay Tor nll services, we
wcrr ciitiel 10 and could collect orr reg
ular fscs Tor this work. THIS decision
was accepted by us aud tho institutes
aayc been regularly held since aud oy-
cry county superintendent in the it'tc
hos received his pay for the same.
Lectures to me on prautIeing economy
cotaluly do not como with very good
grace from Mr.. Bcpr, when hi- own rec
ori is considered. With other worker
from this county speni two weeks OF
nv time and eonsidcrnbe money while
IN Denver working for the passage OF
tie seed grain ball and am credibly II.
formed that for work done IN the disiri-
Button Of seed grnin and al Hour Mr..
BrsgB collected from tho county iRy a
tho rate of 81 per day Tor ls or - days
Now, In the opinion Of the peoplc,,uch
circular always shows the weakness Of
tle party issuing it, but. when II is made
up as this was ~ misstatemsnts and alb
solutc falsrhoods, il isso much the worfc
anl shows to what no will resort ~ bis
d, pamtion for the nomination As 10
matters mentioned III tins cireulnr about
other persona, will not fpank, leaving
tLis TO these persons.
ln concluding | desire to say that the
principal difference bclgeen Mr. Beggs
hni myself ", that, while each NJ us has
been abrcnt at some short Intervals from
our arlces. "wteks anI month ur year
ni % Time no salary has ever bees paid
10 mo when have thus been nbsfni,
whi.c he has drawn bic salary, every
mouth, absent or prcHcut. He uooms 10
lhiul, II ia perfectly right for him 10 re.
ocNe hiu ply though heshonld give nnno
u hi. time n roiurn, but tia, I should
io, hc paid for actual work poriormod,
,TTlH Ibs maiitr Of district normal inhil
iures, which he mentions. Now, up To
the time Mr. BcFgs discharged Mr. L.
Blaro. deputy BcFga haj drawn from the
county over $1,000 aud would like To
ask him. Ia hll enndor II be really 10
heyca thu, he hhs given 90 days OF lis
Tine TO tho vol, ol bia oilirc.
desire 10 offer an nrology to the odi-
tor Tor occupy ine % much space. In my
campaign for tue nomination, ! Ind no
nlontion Whntoyer Of iushirg into print
und would not have done % lind " not
b,ou FOR this misleading and nncnllcd
Tor attack OF Mr. Bergs
CnH y 1uaEBiAEE.
ilulyplir, Culo., Sept ~. 1885.
Eniron sfNrL llGnup, Dear Sit
am Informed ih9, sumo u the a'rikers
o. my opponents nro circulating ih' r..
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