The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-10-15
ROASTED,
Are the Bosses and ID. A,
Engle, the Late Super
indent of the Infirm- g.
airy and Child
ren's Home.
Charges Of Incompetency and TX
travaganre Preferred by one who
KnOwstIle Truth aud Dares
to Tell 1t.
To the Tan-paNers of Hockinn

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certain circles concerning the dis
charge of d. A. Engle, from the posi-
tion of superintendent of the Inflrm
} ary and Children's Home, whicl
: position he had held for two year
/ previous to his discharge, want yol
to know the facts concerning tn,
matter.
When Mr.. Engle first entered upor
his duties he was directed by the
Board to fix up some fence on the
farm that needed repairing. This he
neglected to do and up to the date
of Mr.. Engle's discharge the fence
remained unrepared.
For this Director j. G. Wolf was
in favor of discharging him at the
end of the first year, but L told Mr..
Wolf that l would like to try him
one more year and if he did no better
j would then agree to his dismissal.
We then engaged him for the second
year.
The second year of Mr.. Engle's ad-
ministratson, was, as Il thought at
the time, and still think, worse than
the first.
He negligently allowed a large
quantity of meat spoil, and it was
buried in trench at the lower side
OF the orchard, by the inmates of the
Infirmary. The Board was kept in
ignorance of the disposal of the meat
until informed by some one else, and
then Mr.. b. said he had forgotten
from time to time to inform us of it.
He hired addi tional help in har-
vest, also in corn cutting and husk-
ing to the extent of more than $4,000.
When the time came to lay in the
winter supply Of coal for both the
Inflrmary and Children's Home, we
wanted it hauled by the farm teams,
but Mr.. E. said he had too much to |
do. 1t requires about three thousand
bushels of coal for the two lnstitu-
tions, and felt that the county
teams should haul at least one-third
Of it. Mr.. Engle continued to object
and Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Wolf
thought it best to sell the hauling of
,he 1000 bushels and did so at cost
q the county of $4,000.
The records show that when Mr.
fngle took charge Of the Infirlnary
md Children's Home, there were
80 bushels of corn in the crib, and
90 bushels of wheat in the granerv.
'esides 275 bushels stored in the mill
a total of 675 bushels. At
he end of his two years as superin-
endent there was about 800 bushels
II corn on hand and no wheat at all,
nd he had overdrawn the flour ac-
cunt at the mill 1850 pounds.
also thought that the treatment
I the inmates was not as kind os II
hould be, and all the circumstances
onsidered, the treatment of the in
lates, the careful management of
he farm and the interests of the ta-y- ,
ayers required that there shoul be
change superintendent, foi I was
onVinced that if we could not get a
etter, we at least would DO no worse.
In the mean time Mr.. Wolf had
cen defeated and Mr.. Wright had
cen elected in his stead. WhenI
~ determination in reference to
le change of superintendent be.
'me known to Engle and Wallace q
ley at once began a fight to secure q
'e place for Mr.. Engle in spite of u
e, and Mr.. Wallace drove to Logan y
meet Mr.. Wright and induce him
vote for the retention of Mr..
ngle. Had Wallace succeeded
lth Mr.. Wright / would have quiet
submitted to the determination of
e majority, but as he did not,
lned with Mr.. Wright and made
e change.
me new superintendent is as true
Republican as Mr.. Engle or Mr..
allace, and has so far shown him
II a much better man for the place
an Mr.. Engle. Mr.. Collins hasr
lred all the fences, and cleaner .
3 premises Of both the Chi dren's "
'me and the Inflrmary so tbot 3,
ey look respectable, has harvested L
wheat and hay ar II did tho
ming, besides haulj' 40 over 2 Ooo
shells Of coal for tf e use of the in
tutions' and all this without ad.
iohai help or the cost of an extra
liar to the Taxpayers. -.
'or my acti on in regard to the dis
arge OF Mr.. Engle, he and Mr.
'ilace' With two or three moro bu
'anlzed to defeat me for nomino Bu
Il iof second term and the Repub- to
IN convention, in obedience to tb,
dictates of these bosses turned
uowh because had honestly ~
my sworn duty to tb. ~
payers of the county. ~ ~ GU
am now and always have bee. !, ''s
Republican, from head to go ca
served four years in the Union lih
ny to maintain the suprer ,acu ~ 81
stars ana Stripes and re rpetnata 70 90
'dom and equal rights. hrt - do
SO would not do wha' 1o"s ~,
oath OF office forbade and hIi,,, ~,
oiiow the dictation of tho ,n na. M' M
,es / was turned n o purity aT'