The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-12-22
About Fees.

One of the most wholesome things
or the Taxpayers of Hooking county
hat has ever been done, has been
he opening up of the illegal fee
business. We have not censured
bingle county officer for drawing
Illegal fees, or commissioner for
paying illegal fees, il they did so in
good faith and honesty under the
bath of their office. 1t is not expect
Pd that county officer, chosen from
he common walks of life and busi-
ness, would be as we'll versed in law
and the legality of affairs as would
lawyer who has made such a study,
but we have and do censure board
of commissioner for paying illegal
bills when they know they were
illegal when they were paying them.
In last years examiners report the
commissioners were cautioned
hgainst illegality in office, and SINH
lar cases pointed out to them, so that
there Is no excuse for such work on
the part of the late board of county
commissioners. Especially in the
face of the boasted courage on the
part OF ex-commissioner Webb, that
mo illegal bills would pass the portals
of his sanctuary during his term of
office. Perry county has just under
gone similar investigation as is
about to come upon Hooking, and it
Is the best thing that ever happened
that county and is saying her
thousands of dollars every year, and
such will be the case in this county.
The Journal Gazette is now trying
to crawfish on their "hush" business.
Their censuring us for pointing out
the wrong, by pointing out more
wrong to right the wrong already at
hand, was taken by our citizens as
being a rebuke at the right and a
general tone of hush. We anticipate
that the future will be replete with
Investigation and civil prosecution
In this county, and the vituperation
in which we have INDUCED, prove
vastly important to this county.
We are not looking for a chance
to jump and break loose as the
Journal has alledged, but we are
looking for more things to bump and
tear loose. They will find us the
merriest lot of graveyard whistlers
they have ever heard come through
the trees. The "innocent child from
Ilesboro" will twist out, why it is
that it is to be intimated that Sheriff
Brandt is charged with perpetrating
the debt of $500 box rent, that was
debt of Sheriff Ryan; why Judge
Wright is to be charged with $50 90
stationery bill when he has not got
ten a cents worth of stationery
against the county since he has been
in office; why the Probate Court
should be accused Of purchasing
over six hundred dollars worth of
stationery, when the bulk of it was
county law records, and repairs to
the probate court room; why it was
not in the same reason and alledged
good judgement for ex-TreasuIer er
Woodworth to have been charged
with few hundred dollars more on
his stationery bill for the iron cages
and repairs in the treasurer's office,
All these peculiarities have a why
and a wherefore. Why the Journal
Gazette is defending the commits
sioners in their curtailed, instead OF
detailed annual report, and what i,
Ia they wish to cover up. All this
will be uncovered in the near future
and there will be some fun in this
county never before witnessed
There will be weeping, and wailing
and knashing of teeth, and CANNED
be he who first cries, Hold, enough.