The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-21


 term. He says that by Democratic pre- cedent he is entitled to second term, but there has never been any Demo cratic precedent in this State, whereby an officer who is merely appointed 10 fill out the uneXpired term or one who has resigned should succeed himself The fact that he was able to pull po- litical wires and get himself appointed auditor when Coffman resigned does not entitie him to any more considers. tion at this election than any one else who might aspire ta the office.
 MT. Oliver has brought numerous charges of violation of official trus, against Dr Dickinson, and thus far the Doctor has neither denied nor ex- plained those charges. If they were not true he doubtless would have de nied them, or if they could be eX plained he would have explained them The fact that he has neither denied nor explained proves oonclu- sively that they are true. Every charge brought by Mr. Oliver is abund- antly supported by the records, and that probably is the reason the Doc tor has not seen fit to answer them He says these charges are perverted mudslinging," but it is not mud. singing" to tell the simple, unvar, nished truth about mans record as public officer. The people have a r. oh A lrnn fha of makes. He makes his record. and he must stand on It. If he has so con, ducted himself in office that he merits adverse criticism, he has no one to blame but himself. and his opponent not only has the right, but it Is his duty to inform the people about it. Mr. Oliver has not attacked his private life or character, and he has told only the truth, and this he had a right to tell
 One of the hardest obstacles that pr. Dickinson has to overcome Is the fact that as soon as Governor Hays appointed him auditor he, Dickinson. appointed Wm. Stoddard as his chief deputy. Mir Stoddard came original ly from Craighead county. The crimi- nal docket of that county shows that Stoddard has been frequently ar raigned in court charged with various and sundry crimes, including bur glary. embezzlement, grand larceny, malicious mischief, carrying pistol and bootlegging whiskey. He was once a member of the U. s. Army. While in that patriotic service he was tried by court martial, on a charge of stealing 30 Colts revolvers, of the value of s360, the property of the United States. To this charge he pleaded GUILTY" and was sentenced to be dishonorably discharged, forfeit ing all pay and allowances due him, and to serve at hard labor for a period ol one year in a federal penitentiary StOddard didn't like the hard labor part of the sentence, however, so he succeeded in getting that remitted. came back home and now he Is chiet deputy in one of the most important offices in the State Capitol, by ap, pointment of NJ. F Dickinson.
 This of itself ought to disqualify Dr. Dickinson as a candidate for this office l. is an insult to the honest, upright, intelligent manhood of the State for him to appoint self-con- fessed criminal and felon as his chief deputy, when there are thousands of straightforward deserving young men in the State from whom his depu- ty might have been chosen. Every warrant on the State Treasury has to be drawn and signed by the auditor or his deputy While Dr Dickinson is out over the State making his cam paign, Mir Stoddard writes and signs these warrants No citizen would en- trust his check book. with full power to draw checks. to @ man like Stod, dard and it is outrageous for a man who holds the position Dr. Dickinson holds to appoint him chief deputy with full power to draw on the State EAAsSs V ASfnsNr