The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-10-29
HON. ROSCOE d. DIX.
Republican Candidate for Re-
Election to the Office of
Auditor General.


The following excellent article is
Reproduced concerning Hon. Roscoe
D. Dix, Republican candidate for
reelection to the office of auditor
general:
Few men in Michigan are better
or more favorably known in the
state than Hon. Roscoe ID. Dix, of
Berrien county, the present head of
the most important department of
the state government-that of the
auditor general.
His life, from the time the echoes
from Fort Sumter rolled across the
Peninsular state in 1861 to the time
of his unopposed denomination at
the recent Republican convention, is
one full of encouragement for every
boy struggling to get on in the
world. 1t is an object lesson that
tells the growing young manhood
and womanhood that honesty is
the best policy that man con-
trolled by the firm conviction that
right must forever prevail against
wrong, will do his fellow men no in
jury; that justice to ones self is do
ing justice to all mankind. Such is
the character of Roscoe ID. Dix-the
soul of honor, fearless in every act
he believes to be right and just, and
upright in all his private and official
conduct.
Enlisting at Kalamazoo on April
26, 1861, in Co. X, Second Michigan
Infantry, he followed the fortunes of
his company through every engage
ment until November "a, 1863, when
he was so severely wounded at Knox
vile as to become permanently dis
abled and was honorably discharged
May 25, 1864. Returning to Berrien
county, he was honored again and
again by those who knew him best
10 being elected four times to the
Office of register of deeds of the
county; twelve years a member of
the school board of Berrien Springs;
eight yeacs, a .trusteeso sthe village
and village president two terms.
General Dix is very popular in
Grand Army circles and was one of
the charter members of Fitzpatrick
Post No. 80, GA. r., and for twelve
years it's commander. He has been
department inspector and delegate
to the national encampment; Judge
Advocate of the department of Mich
igan; a member of the council of ad-
ministration for Michigan and a
member Of the executive committee
of the national council of admins
tration.
He was elected auditor general in
1895, and has proven himself capable
in all matters pertaining to his de-
partment, and those who have had
official relations with him during
the past two years are loud in their
praise of the ability and business
methods adopted in this department.
That Auditor General Dix is a
shrewd and business like financier is
best illustrated in the fact that at
the time he assumed the duties of
auditor general the state treasury
was short $2l, 1893. His predecessor
| advised him to make loan of 5000,
600 to meet the immediate demands
on the treasurer for vouchers in
support of state institutions and
other purposes. Instead of creating
an expense against the state, stat
ing the financial condition, and asked
each to forward to the state treas
urer all moneys held by them belong
ing to the state. This request was
promptly complied with, and March
81, 1897, there was on hand, after
paying the above deficiency, 1888,
225. About May 10Th, there was
paid to the primary school fund
$376,0O0, and on June Both, the end
of the fiscal year, six months after
General Dix took charge of the
auditors Office, there was in the
state treasury $7S3, 1888, with every
voucher due up to that date pai6
without borrowing accent.
Auditor General Dix has, from the
date of his first instalment into the
Office of auditor general, persisted ir
the most vigilant scrutiny of all dis
bursements for which he has drawn
his warrant upon the state treas
urer, and has insisted upon the most
rigid practical economy; and apply
ing the same careful rules and prin
ciples to sthe management of state
affairs which he would give to hi!
own private business, has saved tn,
state many times the amount of hi
salary over that which would resul
from a careless and extravagant di
rection of the Office.
! 1t is needless to say that the nam,
of such a man will be an element o
great strength to the ticket.