Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1917 — THIS BILL SHOULD BECOME LAW [ARTICLE]

THIS BILL SHOULD BECOME LAW

The bill to permit publicity of reports of the state board of accounts* examination has passed the senate without a dissenting, vote. •The Democrats took all the teeth put of the public accounting law ■iy repealing that part of the law making public the reports of the field examiners. Under the law as it stood after the fangs were withdrawn all a dishonest public of-

ficer had to do when “found out” was to pay up the shortage and the matter was hushed ups without its ever becoming known to his constitutency, and the dishonest of- f fiefal might receive further political honors from his party without it ever becoming known that he

had tried to steal but failed to get away ‘with it. Honest mistakes will occur, but the dishonest official who deliberately attempts to filch the I taxpayers should be exposed, and The Deinocrat has heretofore condemned its party for passing the measuse of secrecy surrounding these reports.