Show AUDITOR REISER AGAIN M U R 11 REISER ha baa again don d 1 our ou theory that he ie would 1 make a hit attached to an organ arn grind grinders pinders ers string From Urns time to time thue we have hae bad had occasion to comment on the breezy urance the unqualified marvelous egotism of this young man but he has capped the climax with his statement of o the reason why he re refused refused refused fused to draw a warrant for the OO appropriated by the council out of the ther r mayors contingent fund as a a reward for Patrolman Heath for roc the tile exceptional exceptional bravery displayed by that of officer officer i floor tit fat connection coDD with a n en pursuit of f highwaymen some months mont 8 ago It is clearly held to be bf illegal al and against public policy polley to reward wanI r an of officer officer fleer for performing his duty says s astute watchdog of the treasury discussing the fact that tta Mayor Thomp Thompsons Thompsons Thompsons sons ord oro r for the SN specified that it was vias for services By whom born w has it been n held to be lII illegal and aid against public policy polley to recognize ie nize fire the work of brave men even eVent I though hough t it is performed in the line flue of duty Certainly not by the tile govern government government ment to which Reiser owes allegiance nor by any other government Commodore George Dewey did Both noth nothIng ing but his duty du when he be pushed pu his fleet into Manila bay and aDd destroyed the Spanish ships Hobson Hob on did noth Both j his duty when he h sank the Merrimac at the entrance to t c Santiago harbor Yet Yet these men mea were rewarded rewa ted by hy their government in a manner maDDer most moet substantial And ADd from the beginning n of the government not only this gov government government eminent but al aU all governments men r a ave c been be n rewarded for tor doing their duty It is iz a well established principle that th t exceptional ti nal merit Is 18 entitled to exceptional 1 recognition Reiser to the contrary notwithstanding Dg His quibble over the tIb form of or the mayors order erder would be entirely un us unworthy worthy wor hy of the average avera e t polL poli politician tidan but it is entirely in line with idea ides of ot what his powers Owens are areAs areAs areAs As a t J att of he be had no DO author authority ity whatever to refuse refu e to give glye Heath the mony monay mon 1 he so 83 s well deserved d It was wu for th the purpose of avoiding any dif that he be might raise that the thea appropriation a was wae made from front the may mayors mayors mayOrs ors contingent fund instead of from the genera fund The mayor not Reiser who seems to imagine the entire burden of ot the city is ia on his hiA shoulders J ii responsible for tor forthe forthe the contingent fund fun He may draw it ItI 15 Ii I he pleases and bow ow he pleases and ana andas anaas as long Jone as there is A cent in ig the fund Then he is Ia accountable to the tot not to the city auditor Reasoned ned down downto to thy last 1st analysis anal we are forced to toi conclude i that Reiser Beiser is 18 a dogmatic am as who nho clothed with a little brief au authority authority aut hority t has baa come COllIe to believe bellere the t e people look to him to ia save ave them thim from all aU the thelIs evils lIs dwellers lit he are heir to toWe toWe We are an perfectly w well il aware ware ef tA I fact that nothing we can say will win change bange Mr Reiser We do not t hope for f or the impossible Impo but it is worth something now BOW and then to speak I fully tully and frankly our opinion of the tile city auditor |