Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-03

csty, accuracy and Rbiliiy especially 10
matters u dollars and cents. our nfnt
natural Impulse WAS 10 stop The press
change the policy 81 The Citizen aud
den0unce these drcadful HuhbeNs But
before acting We walled a little. and AZ
me mist Of Indignation cleared away
We began ~ see things on the facc ~
Mr. McKec's circular which made us
think. IN view ~ biz reputation Rforc-
said that he must have been deceived
and impos,d upon.
For Instance, We saw that while u ~
avcrred that the statements hqran
contained are taken from the county
records" yct u u obvious that some
Of The statements cannot have been -
taken. such % ihe blind glicss az claims
not presented shy the sheriff but with
held on account ~ Approaching elec-
lion"
Again n comparison IA made 81 ahsr-
ms fees paid from the court fund IN
1897 with the sheriffs fees for another
period. from October Z, 1899. 70 October
~. 1900 Which the reader is toie " only
q year. when In reality u IL year ana
naR There dfS two terms OF court
hn each yciir dnc IN March and the 9th
~ in september. and Mr. Mckee Nlea
back juEt Ear enough 20 include al pay
nenfa fir the September term. isgg,
snd cbrhcs down hate enough 70 IN
ciutg all payments fot the September
tcf'h 1900 but really his figures are
FOR practically two years, NJ We win
FhoW later
the sand thing q done ~ 70 pay
ineniA Tor tho sherfi from the general
BOUNTY funH. which are really fos ave
uuatera. but are represented 90 be- Tor
nniy four quarters. or one year.
Thth the incfcdltls statements are
made thai outside ot this city. Blrslas
pnd old Town. there are only twenty
eight a'hool teachtrs Iva the VII 1lc coun
st hat a years Interest on the cuuo-
ty bonds q unpaid. and that "the ad.
Vice 90 the best business men in town"
IN favor % accepting an advantageous
bid for refundlng bands vas disregard.
"a.
When we got as fer ns this our con
fusion ana pcr' lexliy. we're painful
Nas ihf 'palnstaklng Mckee shoWins
SIGNS Of bhresisg Al this moment. 20
! eur great routf, We recalled thc
fact mat In the month OF October
m presidential election years
BONE democrats become entirely ire,
Fp6nsIbic, and, like certain persons N
sacred history, they know not wha
they %. They become - wroth thai
u Doth work like madness In th,
| brain" and
fTHhes nght ~ air 81.
Nre @ hcDodhari coahrmetOn slronl
~ proof Of holy writ" .. F..
| Wherefore, We have thought a.. wei
70 take a look "a some Of The record
! ffQftgdd. whenro these statements ar,
| flid, q be tqken, AID see whether Va
| fouid easily verify their truih.'
| FriondShlp for Mckee would lead Ls Q,
/ tupprcss the result n possible hut W
can not do it. bceausc sur Yestoemed an
kss kindly morning confemportr.
| would not follow our example.
| First ~ 10 the sherlff's accounts q
! Z. were true lhut that omcsr gets from
| tho public treasury over s2G500 IN
| year. M only should h.. be- CONDEMNED
Tor takiDg tOo much. but also brcnuE
b. would leave but htuo FOR any othc
purpose But Il " not true.
The Abatement A. made, that the sher
ms fecs from the court fund have IN
CREASED i2s per cent Ia three years. an
shiH is 6aaed upon the allegation tha
BE- was p9idfsi $50 IS for the year 1881
and. sg.tAl.Qs fen a like. pstiodp jus
closed. As We have already shown, th
& it3.O5 on the face ~ the circular GOV
irs a period Ola yesr amt a half. IN
aass- ySnents w Ocs0ber 1899 tlearl
9gaAarfos Aaa ofdsgsf RAsle the ren'afn
der cOverg4thc whole ~ ieO0' Asa m #
fttr Of fact. however ,the te,s4a o. includ
II De court fund exp-rrcs Tor rr1cticall
dearly the whole % 1883. az we'll 90 IA
| Whole OF 1900. being thtse really for tw
Jcara .Jhe March term of The distri'
dourt, tQr JAPg bqgen March Is O
March 10 ihe legislature adopted me-
! dry law which. took sffeet Immediately
i, Jurors had been slnpmoned undsr N
"a 90 Az. and the gand iuw7 waa'ip so
fop Ter, a .nulpber ,es @aya before Oh
.AHeY laws .hecawe kaswn. THIS cause
y considerable expense for summuni
"A he jurors and witnesses and for attend
ftgg of ailiaera, ghioh -saa practical
, llbet. .gs "A aNAs .lipTssgtleabl8 10 q
JbNIs UBder thp newtlJw AID cOntint
he ierm. which was therefore ailoRt
LIB lapse. A large number % prlsone
JsTc leftion the sheriffs bands In ia
~ Rusu ha. had 10 keep until fan. wlltr
| drsasly. increased his oxpenses conif
l DIT oi lbe county general fnnd. Of q
t,4ia0s utusdei as his fees from q
| Dart fund for a year sA.5O3 10 heinng'
b ,bihe year 1899. leaving tlsaas5 Z
Il q t.sa.l fae flf. .ssaltaf4 fsf
! ! year. These AEgres can be- relied q
. and this issa Nsog le Of thu inaccurai
" tins whole ciHepiar.1 "A1.
I, A ta.fhe sherifa sseharEes aIAid. fro
4 N general ifnnd the SAME condition o
itli. ~ thcG7 laA 90 said 10 have be-
Q lilia ina yasf faa73 ~ ars'tor sxpens
II the third quarter '0f 1850. that
o ir.0r 10 Octohsp D suf that year. q
hongh Ipald q a.ltie after the iTst
:. 10 mSath This hElvga aG.e1QtG 40 q
4 btal psia she sheriah frrm tire lpnV'
y fnnd for "A year. instead ~ 81 io3,6S
4 hnuld he borne In mind that the faiiu
r. ~ the. spriua term Of -coupt Ga a
Is grvatiy Increased che aaerln's ezpef
Il ,harRenble 60 che general fund in ~
- year u SHOULD also ~ rememiscF
Ia isipts 90 the shcftff and take no q
y ,llEnt Of his large expenses for co
ncnsaihsui "a ,depulies.l ply % iailo
81 feeding 81 prisoners. travelling cEpenl
X and many other miscellaneous Ter
'e All Of which come oui Of those none
y 7 WE Are informed that he bills VII
T. h. ihuss pay n cash Tor provisions q
4 nlshtd''ht Inc jaif VIII run over :
10 pf quhfttf
Is rhS Hrtdmr wrltcis inca proceed
lrlatsa--hken fromthe county record
NJ fsshnie aithoifth We don't KIN
hbw -tmf iht nhtfiff has claims
d tNf -Nsthhftd on account Of 4
ic btbfthlhk' eidShof" We can say D
" itiveiy th.ts mol 5fib d,r6r Of cnims
c- ben held back N ACCOUNT 81 ne q
Ne ipn. and that a. the present time tn
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