The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-10-28
An Unprecedented and Invulnerable
Record.
(From st. Joseph observer.)


The, members OF the legislative in
vsStiEatinE committee, appointed to
examine various departments OF state.
were unanimous In their findings on
the office OF Secretary of State Cor
neltus Roach. Mr. Roach may we'll be
proud OF every comment made on his
conduct of the office
This committee was appointed to
criticise. No one who knows either
Hon. Almon Ing, of Butler County, or
Hon. Frank Harr. OF Clark County,
will doubt the -repHblieanism Of those
gentlemen. Both are typical stand
patters plus ambitious to win a place
on the next republican State ticket.
the former being credited with aspira-
tions to be Attorney General and the
latter state Auditor
These partisan rivals subscribed
their names officially to the following
statement Of fact:
clerical force employed In the Office
Of the Secretary of State was author
lied by law and by specific appro-
priation to cover the same, and thar
no new positions have been created
in that office. or salaries raised eN-
cept as authorized by law and by APP
preparations made to- cover the
same"
This formal admission subscribed to
by these eminent republicans ought to
he sufficient to put forever at rest the
false and libelous charge, made by
pers, that Roach has. numerous mem
bers of his family on the pay roll The
people (not Roach) speaking through
the law limit the number Of employees
(not RoachD speaking through the law
fix the wage paid his employees; and
the people lnot. Roachl through the
law appropriate every dollar spent to
These republican Investigators and
critics further find, and officially re-
port; 49,
the last full term, 1903 to 1912 inclus-
i've. were s77.OOO00 less than they
were the years 1905 to 1908 inclusive
and the receipts during the years
numbers $22O.OOoN greater than the
term preceding"
These republican committeeman also
join their democratic colleagues in ap
pending their-signatures to the fol-
The earnings of the office of the
secretary. of State for, the two years
($s3O.OOO0) as the total earnings OF
the office during the four years 1905
to 'CS inclusive; and these practically
euudI receipts YIN NAH lHe tlHle)
were obtained (by Roach) at dimin
shed expense Of s61. 10000
How would 1t be possible to furnish
better evidence of Roach's practical
economy and business efficiency? But
listen further to the concluding para
graph Of the findings to which these
republicans attached their signatures:
your committee finds and reports
that the office of the Secretary of
state is being efficiently, economical
~ and carefully managed and con-
Quoted. and that 1t has no suggestions
to make which 1t believes would
make the service better 10 the public
and for the State and at less expense
than now conducted"
When these eminent republican parti-
sans put their signatures to the state
ment that it is impossible for them to
make a suggestion that would add to
the efficiency, the economy, or the
character of the public service rem
dered in this office. all fair-mnded
people must be forced to conclude that
MS a public official Mr.. Roach has at
tanned as near perfection as any NOR
tai can hope to achieve.
On such a record and with such a
finding in black and white from such
Cornelius Roach may well indulge an
aspiration to serve the public in more
exalted station: but whether he does
or not. he will leave to his country
men and that numerous progeny of his
the priceless heritage of an honest.
faithful and capable public servant.