The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-27
GREENVILLETIMES.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a. 1897
THE BOARs'I EXPENSE ACCOUNT.


paid W, q, Ygrger for trip 10 New York IN :,
Malor WIN starting expenses TO Y, $3.50
j. " JayuO's expenses 20 n, w %
southern 4 ny, ioruckets sl'1e
1t was suggested, in COM
menting upon these figures,
that al explanation of the an
parent discrepancy would in
terest the people,of the district.
The explanation is offered
in a labored and voluminous
article published in the Green
vile Democrat, beginning with
the following irrelevant state
ment:
"Now. with the yellow fever
all around and about, is not
an opportune time it seems
for elimination and recrimina-
nation in regard to Levee
Board affairs"
Why a comment on an eX-
orbitant or improperly itemiz-
ed charge should not be sop.
perfume, with "yellow fever
all around and about" it is diff
icult to conceive, except on
the theory that it is apparent
that life is too short for it to be
necessary to make entries as
required by law. But it is still
more pulling that such a SIM
pie inquiry, even with "yelIow
fever all around and about, "
should beGdudbed "crimina-
ton and recrimination." The
Democrat admits the charge to
be improper, but explains that
Mr.. Jayne did not expend an
improper amount for his trip, |
but simply improperly charged |
himself with the total amount, |
instead Of having the entry
properly made, so as to advise
the tax payers that they had
paid the expenses of Mr.. Jayne,
Mr.. Sillers, and our worthy
governor, who could only ask
fair treatment for his State, as
he represented two districts,
been appointed a dele.
gate from both, and therefore,
of course. could not ask any,
thing specially for either; but,
it seems, collects his full e1- !
0ense account from this dis
-rict. We presume there is :
no charge for gubernatorial ex-
oenses against the upper dis
riot. Perhaps the unfortuna- Fl
e and unsayory publicity at &
endant upon our governors at
yisit to New York made fur d,
her printed mention of it dis Ia
asteful to his excellency;there- =,
ere his expense account was al
,elicately Jumped with others.
But whether the explanation V
De inadYertence or a too tender d
egard for gubernatorial sus- AZ
eptiOilitles, the fact remains Us
hat the entry did not speak Re
Gritty, and did not afford the til
ak payers that information to to
7hich they are entitled. and 10
hitch the law intended they tn
hould have.
To escape the effect of the
of error the Demo- al
rat rambles into a quite mis- be be
aiding comparison between in
le expenses Of the delegates to ap
lew York in 1896 and 1897, fl
nd the results before the COM III n
lission, which we note simply II
4 account Of its transparent A
,r0r. bo
For it is known of all men re-
at in 1896 the commission al SCI
tied $780, 900 for this district, an an
lstly admitted to be a magni- tb,
,ent allotment-S200.0OO to vi
expended in '96, and $780, M M
70 in 81. This 100000 was thc
a2ply confirmed, and $75,925 pr.t
ded, the difference in the two t %s
,Otments involving no refec- auc
N on the representatives of vii
g Board, there simply being i '[,'
Ich less on hand to be allot- che
/; but rendering ridiculous app
comparative statement pre- Of T. ,
tied by the Democrat. ty
Our friend fails to realize knG
1t the present Board is on the -no
al, and must stand on the thei
ord. This paper shall in. the!
.ge in fair criticism of the G ta1,
s Of the Board or inquiries con,
TO its conduct whenever, in cnoi
opinion. the interest of the ! !tu'