The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-13
NEW INVESTIGATORS.
Appointed in the Person Of DR.. ". O.
Duckwall to Examine County
Onlces.

About two months ago Probate Judge
Hughes appointed W. b. Pommert and
Robert O. Daisley - . committee 10 in
vestigats the different county o6icss in
regard to the illegal fees charged to
have been drawn BY various county
officials from the public Treasury. They
started to work at once and one of the
other has been around the Court House
all the time since. Last Wedn ssday Mr..
Pommert sent in his resignation. It
was accepted BY Judge Hughes and DR..
W. O. Dackwall Immediately appointed
in his place. How much work the old
committee hes done no one knows or
how much they will have to bs paid.
whatever It 10 It is dead loss = they
made no report and the new COM
mittee will have to cover the same
ground or when through sign . state.
ment about which they take some one
else word for. This is not right to the
taxpayers who foot the bills. They
want q straight, quick and econom.
ical examination. They want to
know if anything is crooked and
what it is. They don't want q
committee to spend year or 80 investi-
eating records Of the county at an ex-
pense Of $40 day to them. They are
after the truth. If anyone has robbed
the county, let us know who it is. Don't
make an all summer job of it. While
much campaign material might be made
out of report on the eve Of next falls
election, that is not what the majority
Of the people in either party want.
When the old committee was first ap.
pointed, Judge Hughes announced that
he would have personal supervision of
them and that the work would be done
under his immediate direction. Why
has it not been done. Is there any
truth in the rumor that has been circu.
lating about that the committee intend.
ed to make it an all summer job. and
bring in report about q week or two
before the fall election? This resigns.
ton seems to give it some color. The
committee has already had sufficient
time and should:have handed in . re.
port. This they have not done and the
new committee will have to cover the
same ground. Thus two months time
has been simply wasted.
All the money they will draw hal
gone for nsught. On it's face it looSs
like the rumor was true and that the
Democratic Boss boasts would be car.
ried out. We hope not. An honest In
vestigation is wanted and not place
for the people'simoney to be squandsr.
ed. 1t is probably, however, not the
fault of the committee, % they have only
been obeying orders. This work re.
quires good, honest men, and the com
mittee is composed of such, but about
time they are ready to report one or the
other OF the new members will be com
PEELED to do as Mr.. Pommert did and
then it will: be the same thing over
Away with this dillydsllying. Give III
q report. The truth is wanted about thu
reported stealing in the Court House
and nothing else, and the people should
have it. Who it hurts makes no differ
ence to the taxpayers. While their
may be . chance for political capital IL
An elaborate report next fall there woult
be none now. II it 10 not being hsli
back for that reason We would like h
know it and If there il any other reasol
and what it 10. The truth ID wanted.