Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-11-03

there democrat should take advan-
tage of its provisions inspires. the
Clique to utter every species Of false
hood. A half told truth is often the
basest falsehocd that can be uttered
1t will be observed from the official
report OF the proceedings Of the board
OF supervisors that the report of the
sheriff was made to the board at the
January, 1893 session, nearly one year
ago. Why did the corrupt gang de-
fer till five days before election its
garbled and false statement, thinking
Its falsehood could not be refuted be-
lore election. In regard to the COL
lection of fees the sheriff is not bound
TO collect them without compensation
therefor, which the legislature and
board of supervisors provide for in au-
thortzing the clerk to issue executions
authorizing the sheriff to collect the
costs at the expense of the party liza
BILE to pay them.
The sheriff is authorized to demand
fees IN advance upon but few of the
processes given him to serve, and
nearly all costs Of his are deferred to
the end of the suit and the payment
of the judgment.
And at times case is settled out Of
court, or before sale, as in the case of
Gallup VS. Stillwell, the plaintiff in
the case striving to beat the county out
of the fees due for the service of the
sheriff. In that case the sheriff's fees
wee 81 65, and for publishing the two
sales was SIS, a total of s19 65. This
fee Mr.. Gallup makes affidavit that
he wrote the sheriff asking him to re-
duce the bill if he could. To this the
sheriff replied that he could not doso,
that the fees belonged to the county
and that he had no more authority to
deduct from those fees than to relin-
quish taxes due the county.
Upon this point the new law is very
explicit. Section one, chapter 81,
Acts of the goth General lAssembly
provides: "That all fees earned and
uncollected at the end of each year
shall belong to the county, and when
paid by the Clerk OF the District
court, be reported to the Board of
Supervisors and paid into the county
treasury"
MI. 0. e. Gallup asks the Sheriff to
violate this law. giving him faAs
winch under the law belong to the
county. The fee due the publishers
for advertising the sales, the sheriff
is liable for, whether the dishonest
plaintiff or his slippery, briefess at
torney pays or not. Mr.. Gallup in his
affidavit of October 20, 1908, says these
costs naye not been paid.
The auditor criticizes the sheriff be.
cause he does not collect fees. James
A, Cutting is angry because Mr..
Campbell tries to collect the fees he
has caused the sheriff to make. Had
Gallup and Cutting paid the sheriff
the costs and fees they had caused
him to make, no injunction to epjoin
the sale of the land levied upon would
have been necessary. Gallup may be
an honorable man and Cutting an hon.
orable attorney, but both have failed
to show 1t in this transaction.
For nearly eight years Mr.. Camp
bell has honestly and faithfully dis
charged the duties of his office, treat
Ing every honest, deserving person
with like consideration and courtesy.
During all these years not one word
has been uttered to his discredit by
any person.
But now, just on the eve of election
a swarm of disreputables who avoid
giving their names to the public, pa
rade string OF falsehoods before the
public in hopes to encompass his de.
feat by besmirching him with false.
hoods which they dare not put their
names to.
The affidavit of o. E. Gallup In re-.
gard to the Stillman execution was
made Oct. 30, hnt was held by the
Cresco Times till Oct. 20, and was
then one day late lest the PLAIN
DHALER should be able to reply to it
before election. That is the kind Of
political honesty that great moral(?)
sheet possesses.
The judgements against Stillwell
were rendered in Mitchell county. An
attorney without a brief was hunting
business and Gallup swears he took
the case on ia contingent fee." Exc
cutlon was issued from Mitchell coun-
ty and placed in the hands of Sheriff