Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-31
SAYS SOMETHING
is SURELY WRONG
Citizen of South Rock Island
Writes of Acts of the Su-
pervisors.
BACHMAN is THE REMEDY
Calls Upon Citizens Of the Township
to Defeat the Board Chair
man.

South Rock Island, March S1-Edttor
The Argus: 1 have read with consid-
cradle interest the articles published
in The Argus on March 20 and p, and
also Mr.. Trevor's reply TO the board
Of supervisors, with reference to the
action Of the board Of supervisors in
the matter OF the indictments found by
the grand jury against the sheriff, and
the boards refusal to provide assist
ance for States Attorney Thompson,
and l endorse everything in those ar
ticles. II is well known that there is
something wrong in the handling of
the frances of this county by the
board of supervisors. and just what
the trouble has been the public have
not been able 10 learn; but since this
discussion has arisen much has been
learned of the methods the board has
exercised in the handling Of the f.
nanCes of the county.
Our energetic states attorney made
the statement 10 the board Of super
visors that the principal items Of eX
pense 10 the county consisted in the
expense OF the court and the feeding
Of prisoners in the county jail, and he
II ght have added the expense of the
UnneC essary time spent by the board
and its various committees attending
to the business of the county. The ex-
pense Of running the court in criminal
cases and the cost of feeding the pris-
onars is largely in the hands of the
states attorney. II he will continue
10 expedite the business in the courts.
as he has done. and sends TO the PEN
tertiary fslc1s. and does no: accept
from them pleas o lesser crimes, which
causes them TO he sent 70 the county
jail and boarded by the tax payers, he
will greatly reduce the costs OF these
two expensive branches. and save 10
the tax payers large SUNS OF money
which we see from the public press he
is doing; and if he had the power IN
der che law 70 regulate the board O.
g Terv.sors, am quite sure that ne
would save large sun Of money each
year &c the TAX payers.
George y. Richmond, the chairman
OF The beard Of supervisors, withoul
authority from the board, called to
gether his favOriJe committee to in
vestieate the official conduct Of Sher
in BTuner, and when the board met
made such a showing to the board
that induced them 10 place at his CON
mittaes disposal $1,000 10 continue Its
investigation. and employ co,asel o
-, ,
resident Of Henry county. 1t is PIE
sumed, in the ch2i-mens Judgment
Rock Island county does not posses:
suficien. legal ability-and what ha'
this committee done? Il has tmpugnet
the motives, not only Of the granr
spent over $1,000 Of the tax payers
money n collecting wha- il calls evi
dence; but where is this evidence
The foreman Of the grand jury say
that il was turned over to him in hi
Cficisl capacity with the st-iC- iHs-ruc
tons that he should not place it in tn
hands Of the states attorney, hence
nc use could be made % II. II /. IA
any value. by the states attorney
the man selected ny the people OF Roc
Island county TO attend TO the crimias
business and also directed him TO re
turn it when he was through with il
which the foreman Of the grand jur
says ne did.
WHERE Is THE EVIDENCE:
We next hear of the $1,000 eVidenc
being presented to the board OF sl.?e!
yisOrs, bur where is IL now" Soma c
us tax payers would like to see whs
We bought at a cost o. $1,000. Ca
here be any doubt that if Nj RiCl
mond and his committee had consul
ed the states attorney he would hav
saved 70 the tax payers of this Cou
" this $1,000, and the remainder
: the $1,000 appropriated by the boar
= which no doubt will be all spent wht
the committees attorneys and 9th
| expenses are paid. AS a tax payer.
: think We need a new deal, not only
the sheriffs Office, but in the board
supervisors.
BREAK Up THE RING.
It is up TO the people 10 see that III
ring is broken up; it is the people
fault, and in the future let them n
complain Of the reckless expendiu
OF their money. a vote in South Rot
Island for Frank J. Bachman for (
pervisor will go a long way 10 I
break up Of this ring.
ROBERT n. SCHMIDT
1920 Eleventh street, Rock IslaI
III.