The Pulaskian., 1916-03-24

LI0D al ELlIs eteGflon EEam any one
 else wlI9 might aspire ta the office
 Mr Oliver has brought numerous
 charges af violation of official trust
 against Dr Dickinson. aud thus far e4e Doctor has neither deI1ed nor sxs
 pIaiHed thoze charges If they wer8
 not tr1e as doubtless would have de-
 aied them. or # they couId De ax nlained ae would have explained
 EIezn- The fact chat he has neither
 denied nor explained proves e8ucIa-
 siveiY that they are true. Every charge brought by MT Oliver is aDund-
 antlE supported by the records. and
 that probably is tie reason the Doe
 tor nas u0t seen it to answer them Efe says these charges are perverted
 mudsaiHging, 6ut it is not mud singing e8 tell the simple, unEars uished truth about 3 man $ record is
 8 public officer The peouIa have right to know tlIe record an officer
 makea. He makes his record, and he must stand e1 1t. If He has so COIL ducrssf himself m office that he merits adverse criticism He mas no 1ue to blame but himself. and his opponent a0t only has The right. out it Is hIA duty 6e inform the people about l. AIE Oliver has nor attacked lis private life OF character and he has told only the truth. and this he had q right @ tell
 One of tl1e hardest obstacles thar Dr. Dickinson has t0 overcome is the
 faGt that as sggn as Governor Hays appointed him auditor he. Dickinson, appointed Vim. Staddard as his chief deputy Mr stoddard came original F rom CraIghead county The erfmi- mai docket of that county shows that st0ddard has been frequently ar raigued in court charged with various and sundry crimes, including bur giarv embezzIemeHt, grand larceny. malicious mischief. carrying a pistol and boGtIegg1ng wIllskev He WIS once 3 member of the U S. Army. While in ellat patriotic service he was trfed by court martial, 0u charge 0f stealing 90 Colts rer8Ivers. Of tIe value of ss6d, the property of the United States. To this charge he pleaded GUILTY" and was sentenced to be dishon0raBlv discharged forfeit ing all pay and allowances due him. and to serve at hard labor for a period ol one year in q federal penitentiaTY. Stoddard didn't like tl1e hard laBnr- part of the sentsnce. however so he succeeded iu getting that rem1ttea. came back home and now he is chief deputy in one af t1e most important offices In the State Capitol, by ap- Dointment ct If. r. Dickinson
 This of itself ought e0 disqnaIifg Dr Dickinson as candidate for this office 1t is an insnlt @ the honest. upright. intelligent manhood of the State for him to appoint a seIfe0u- fessed criminal and felon as his chief deputy. waeu there are thousands of straightgarward deserving young men Tn the State from whom his depu- ty might have been chosen. Every warrant on the State Treasury has e be drawn and signed by the auditor or his deputy. While Dr Dickinson is out over the State making his cam. paigu, sfr Sroddard writes and signs these warrants. No citizen would en- trust his check book, with full power to draw checks. to a man like St0d, dard, and it fs outrageous for q man who holds the position Dr. Dickinson holds TO appoint him chief depuIy with full power to draw on the State Treasury whenever he gets ready t0 do so. It is time for 8 change.
 Really. Mir Divers campaign Ts ! fight for good government, and in this fight every good citizen of the State should rally to his support Dr. Dick inson cannot say that he did not know the history of Mr- stoddard, for they were born and reared in adjoining counties and have known each other almost all of their lives. He appointed his chief deputy knowing the eharae- ter of man he was, and although TIe has been repeatedly criticised for 1t. he still retains him. There is 10 exz pIanatl0u for 1t except the old adage that birds of q feather flock to- gether
 The only way to correct this sad condition of affairs at our State Capi- toI is for the good citizens of the State to vote solidly against Dr. Dickinson in his alleged race for reelection and give a better man chance Mir Oliver has made good as a county off, efaL No word of just criticism has ever been uttered against him, and we may safely assume that he will be as true to the principles of clean, hon. est, faithful public service as a stare official as he has been as 3 county officer. It is gratifying indeed 10 know that every indication points ro his election by an overwhelming ma foritY. When he takes charge of the office the people may be sure that he uriIT r7nT aSIecr 2a f39G chief deDufv a