Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1906 — Sulzer’s Rale For Honesty. [ARTICLE]

Sulzer’s Rale For Honesty.

Marcus R. Sulzer, postmaster at Madison and a prominent figure in the politics of the Fourth Cong res« sional district, believes he know- a plan which would put an end to, or least eliminate dishonesty among county office holders. “Did you ever notice that a postmaster hardly ever goes wrong,” he remarked. “Very few postmasters are ever arrested for embezzling funds—that is few comparatively speaking. It is not tecause postmasters are more honest than their fellow men. It is because the government watches them too closely. “The postmaster never what minute an inspector from 'he Government is going to call on him and make an investigation of hia books. Therefore he must always be prepared for the visit Of the inspector. “Why can not the same system be applied to the county office—to the office of treasurer and auditor, and perhaps the commissioners. My idea would be to have two inspectors at: ached to the office of the State auditor. Let them visit counties of the state now and then and go over the county books. No county officer is going to try to swindle wHhn he knows that an inspector is going to come around most any time and investigate the oondition of his office.” Mr. Sulzer was a Republican leader in the last Democratic Legislature in 1893. He believes i*e coming session will be an eventful one.

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