The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-16
THE COUNTY OFFICERS, OFFICERS.

Inquiries have been made regarding the
person ''Will Yakey." who signs himself as
president of the County officers Association.
1t is new name, and when sounded forth
from the trump of fame it is pronounced
''Yawkey" Mr.. Yakey was elected county
clerk last November in Greene county. OF
late Greene has been Republican by a small
plurality, but last year Mr.. Yakey was nomi-
mated as reform Democrat and was elected
by small plurality over an excellent Re
publican candidate by Republican voters
who had been led to believe that Mr.. viii
Yakey is a person whose soul has been in
travail because of the kardships of the peo-
pie imposed by Republican officials. Mr.
VIII Yakey was installed into the Office of
clerk of Greene county about the date Of
the meeting of the Legislature. Instead of
attending to his duties he has been in this
city acting as president of the County Off
GERS Association, working to defeat reform
legislation and to secure a fee and salary
bill which will increase his own compensa-
ton. Mr.. Yakey is rot so much Of reformer
now as he was before he was elected.
His compatriot in the work who signs him
self 81. B. Workman secretary, is not now
a county official. He has been a county Of
flcer in owen. 1t is no manner of difference,
but he is a Democrat as well as President
Will Yakey. AS he has no prospect Of be-
ing a county officer again to share the
profits of fees, salaries and perquisites, it is
fair to assume that he is employed to fight
the cause of those who hate responsible
management of county and township affairs.
The note which these reformers sent to
county officers was printed in the Journal
yesterday. 1t is worth another publication:
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb H. 1899
Dear Sir-Senate bill No. 121, prescribing
the system of accounts to be kept by all the
county and township officers, providing for
to-day. It's DEAD.
Prospects are good for fee and salary
ments submitted to the township reform bill
and forty-one to the county reform bill.
They viii have rough passage, If they pass:
Senate bill No. 27O, regulating commissioners
salary, demands your attention. Let me
know how your county likes it.
This was signed by viii Yakey, president,
and j. b. Workman, secretary.
There is reason to believe that the number
Of county officers who are responding to
ing they should know that they are wasting
their money. There is no probability of the
passage of a fee and salary bill. 1t is worth
money to INSCRIPTIONS county officials to de-
feat the reform legislation to which both
parties are pledged, but men who accept the
salaries under which they were elected and
who favor clean and economical local gov
eminent cannot afford to have anything to
do with these two Democrats who are pre-
dieting what Republican Legislature will
do. In 1895, it is said by those who claim to
know, $4,000 was collected to prevent the
passage of the salary bill which that Legis-
lature passed. 1t was money wasted, so far
as the contributors are concerned. At the
present time hgh-minded county officers
should repudiate Yakey and Workman. Ger
tainly all Republican county officers should
do so.