Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-08


believing that your columns ar
open for the publication OF matters
concerning the public, please glv'
space to the following;
There Is a Spanish proverb tina
says; ''No hay NAL que por biea n,
genga," which NEAR in English,
"rhere is no i'll, but what has its turr
into good" and in this occasion, o
slanderous attack published In thu
Eramaser on the V ming OF the 9th
aimed at the undersigned, as a con
8 quence Of a just due, will necessarily
have that effect, because it affords me
opportunity OF a vindication In a case
where inference could by appearance
be drawn u%nfavorably.
l believe in the doctrine that u mar
holding a public Office should properly
give an explanation to the public when
it appears by circumstances that those
to whom he serves should have It. and
l consider this instance q proper one
for the Information and satisfaction to
III, people l serve.
have special reference to the i'm
preston, that the excuse" of o news
paper. across the river, is trying TO fix
upon the mind of the public, leading
them to believe that l am amassing a
great fortune by virtue of my holding
three public offices.
First, l will state that / do nomin-
ally hold three Offices and ar first
glance, that natural inference that a
man holding such offices would derive
a good income from the same, and re-
ceiTing the full pecuniary income from
them, would be selfish, but when the
public knows the rue inwardness Of
the situation, they will find that the
appearance is quite different to the
fact, thus convincing themselves that
the charge this scurrilous sheet makes
against me of being q greedy plumber.
er, is unfounded and full of spiteful
malice, specially when considered that
1t ia done by men who have been
materially benefited from the pro-
ceeds of the Offices they make so much
of. and at the expense Of him on whom
they are now SO assiduouslY attempt
Ing TO deposit the venom of their fangs.
The public may now see the great
amount of plumber that l am rec ewing
from these offices.
First. The district clerks Office
since the 18th day of March last, pays
from the Territory, $4,000 per year;
the deputies receive, $1,000; leaving
me $40U, or less than $40 per month,
Gas there will be no United States bust
ness from now until my successor is
appointed)
The circumstances under which /
took the collectors. Office are known to
many. 1 qualified as collector, the
10Th of February, being at that time
and I am yet liable on the personal
paper of the ex-collector, to the amount
of about 5000, and for self protection
without the hope Of making a cent, l
took charge of it.
During my incumbency, the office
has collected $l3,7 1875 81; commission
at 4 per cent, $549.07.
, Commission on amount as represent
ed on taxes paid by accounts against
county, $126.
Total commission to June LIST,
$675.07.
Deputy's salary for three and two
thirds months, $685. &c.
Balance commission left, $308.41.
All of said amount subject to llabil-
ity stated. /.
Balance of grand total in favor OF
.sgreedy plunderer," 100000
Now as to the public printing, the
thorr that most worries the envious
msgpies of the Examiner, enriches me
to the following extent:
Approved accounts against the coun-
ty for work done belonging to the
present year, 5000 80.
Work done by THE OPTIc for the
same period, about 1926.
Work done by the Independence,
$270.
So, in the re~capitulation, the raids
of the ssmonstrous, greedy plunderer''
holding so many offices simmer down
to the following insignifcance:
Revenue from the fat clerks ONCE
per month $40.
Revenue from the big COLLECTORS
Office 500. -.
Revenue from the fat printing "Jop"
including clerks printing, average per
month. to date, $40, making grana
total Of the monstrous figures of $50
per month out OF three offices reputeo
to be worth $4,000 year each, and
mt in tha avea 0f the eOOtlet9 OF the