San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-07
WHY DID HE GO WRONG?
Mr.. Herff Placed In A Very Unenvia-
BILE Attitude.

Mr.. Herff Placed In A Very Unenvia-
BILE Attitude.
To The Daily Light:
, The Express published an article in
it's Saturday issue, headed, Mr.. Herff
Set Right" The question will natur-
ally recur, Why did Mr.. Herff go
wrong? He alone was responsible for
the misstatements, and whether inten-
Iionally or unintentionally made place
MIN in the attitude of one either gross
ly and inexcusably ignorant of what
he should certainly have known, or
premeditated attempt to falsify and
deceive.
At the great love feast held at Mis-
sion garden on Thursday night, Mr.
Herff was one of the conspicuous or
ators, or, rather readers. From a
presumably carefully prepared instru-
ment he read forth certain statements,
which, if true, would have put quite
a different complexion on existing af-
fairs
But they were not true, and con-
WINGED that they would not be permit
ted to pass unchallenged or go uncon-
troverted, Mr.. Herff takes occasion in
subsequent issue of the paper which
gave forth the Ease statements, to set
himself right"
Why did he set himself wrong?
Mr. Herff stated that the Alamo Ma
tional bank charged the city s per cent
interest on loans. He admits in his cor
rection that it only charged six per
cent. The object of this discrepancy
is manifest.
He stated at Mission garden that the
city received no premium on the $780,
900 sewer and $4,000 refunding bonds.
He says he intended" to say that it
did not receive a large premium"
Is the purpose of the original state
ment not apparent?
He stated in his Mission garden ora
torical exercises that the balance to
the credit of the sinking fund was ST.
S46.97. He naively admits now that he
| intended" to say that it was $2S, 1872
81, trifling discrepancy of over $685.
900! What was Mr.. Herff's motive in
making the original misstatement
Was he silly to think that it would be
| permitted to pass unchallenged?
The amount of the coupons due
March 1. Mr. Herff admits in his Cor
rected statement" is $1,000, instead of
S12. 900. as originally stated by him in
| his Mission garden carnival.
In his Mission garden speech, he sta
ted that the taxes of 1867 were due
Jan. 1, 1897. In his revised and cor
| rected statement, he says they are due
June l, 1897, as every one knows
The above constitute only few OF
the Mission garden misstatements
which Mr.. Herff takes occasion to cor
rect in Saturdays Express, but they
| are sufficient to evidence either unpar-
| donable ignorance or a wilful and pre-
| meditated attempt to deceive the tax
PAYERS of the city. Upon which horn
| If Mr.. Herff manipulates the city's
| of the dilemma will Mr.. Hertz ride?
cash as he does his facts and figures
| II is no wonder he squirms and wr1g-
| giles at every suggestion to take loon
| at the books and count the funds.
Mr.. HERR has held the office OF treas
urer for twelve consecutive years, and
during that entire time here has beer
a looseness and indifference as to It's
investigation as to amount to criminal
carelessness or neglect upon the par
Of the authorities. 1t Is time there
was a change in the office. Elect
Thomas 3. johnson to the ONCE. anc
there will be full and thorough inves.
tiEation OF the books, an honest anc
fair count Of the funds, and bushes:
administration Of the Office as long a
he Is entrusted with the discharge o.
Us duties. -
LET'S COUNT THE CASH.