Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-03-31
THE AUDIT.

lar that mas been sent out over
the county purporting to give
figures as TO the settlement OF
the County Collector and pay
ments made by the writer to the
County Treasurer. Now, I be-
leve every man that puts in print
a statement that is matter of
record Oh the record books OF
the county should quote the re.
cord as he finds it, and not SO
construe it as TO make it fit a
personal motive and try to de
ceive his fellow men by mis-
statements.
The Auditors report is not the
record, neither is Mr.. Fox's cir
cular letter. Go to the Treasur-
er's Office and see if the Treas
urer has a like entry, and then
go to the County Clerk and ask
him for the duplicate receipt and
see if he has a receipt for such
entry. and if you do not find it,
and 1 know you will not, the
statement in Mr.. Fox's circular
is vicious and should be condemn
ed by every fair minded citizen
in the county, l stand on the
record and don't ask any lenien
cy. For all the money paid me
as County Clerk l have the opin-
ions of former Attorney General
Major and the present Attorney
General, Mr.. Barker, that | am
legally entitled to the amounts
that are in question.
Now, as to the Collectors Set
Element with the county court at
the March term, last, if Mr..
Fox's statements true, he would
have had to have collected in back
take $4,000, when the record
OF the County Treasurer shows
that he collected less than 81, 7C0-
Go to the County Clerk and see
if he does not verify this amount.
Stick to the record books, and if
MIR. Fox can not get any ne: rer
tho truth than he does in his cir
cular letter he should get some
one to compile tho facts, and he
would then find thot he is so fa'
wrong tha, he should be willing
to go before the honest yeoman
ry of this county and apologize
if he is as fair as he represents
himself to be.
Now, quoting Mr.. Fox's circu
ar letter sent out with his petit
!lon for the Audit he says
washington County seems t.
be in debt any where between sin
and fifteen thousand dollars.
The singular thing about it is,
that no one seems to know exact
y how much. We should tir>1
earn exact Y how much Wash
lngton County is in debt
Now listen, Mr.. Taxpayers Of
Washington County, the Auui'
has be made and is on file with
the Clerk of the County Court,
not hearsay. Record, that is
What | stand Oh when | go to tbs
'eople by circular letter or in
he public press. Now, l. yn'
an find in the Audit made and
~ tile single statement of th'
financial condition of this cOun
ty showing whether the County
owes u penny or fifteen Thousand
dollars OF any otl er >rm> ! have
been urabie to fl d it, Not the,e,
Now the County has paid 1858,
and have second bill on file ask
'ng tbs. County to dig S35 90 more
which will total $603 90, and We
do not know any more as to the
INDEBTEDNESS oi the County
than we did before the Audit. so
far as he Audit is concerned.
In addition to this the County
has three law suits on it's hands
with additional expense of hired
lawyers to assist the PrOsecu
ton. If l knew how many hun
dred dollars was pledged 1 would
tell you, but lawyers hired by
the court without record of cost
I cannot speak.
In regard to the candidacy of
the three candidates for County
Superintendent of Public Schuols
will state the first official infor-
nation | had OF Mr.. Hutcbings'
candidacy was his announcement
in the County papers.
The first official information |
had OF Miss Lettie Parmeley's
candidacy was through Mr.. Jo-
seph Cresswell. who informed me
that Miss Parmeley called him
up over the telephone and inform
ed him that she wonld be cam
didate for Superintendent OF Pub
lie schsols.
The first official information |
had of Mr.. Fox's candidacy was
his announcement in the County
papers. However l understood
fr )m reliable sources that he has
been standing candidate ever
since his defeat for the nomina-
ton for Collector.
Quoting Mr.. Fox's circular he
says: "The County Snperinten-
dent OF Schools was found correct
in his accounts, by the Auditors -
Now this is what the Auditors
report says as to his office:
Much information Of listori-