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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Nov. 3, 1860

JASON BAKER AND THE PUBLIC MONEYS

A gentleman, whom the public would regard as good authority, tells us to-day that Jason BAKER has not credited the County with a large sum, which has accrued as interest on deferred taxes, and to which the County is entitled:

If the matter is allowed to remain thus, of course Mr. BAKER would profit, personally, just as much as the public would lose.

We do not bring this out to match the Democrat's Ro?rbacks; but simply to do justice to Mr. BAKER and the people.

If the facts are not as stated, we will make full correction on Monday in time to prevent Mr. BAKER from being injured at the polls. For we would do him no injustice personally or politically.

But if the facts are as stated — and we would not make this statement unless we fully believed it true — we presume the Republican tax-payers will prefer to turn the County Treasure over to the keeping of the Democratic candidate.

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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Nov. 5, 1860

COUNTY TREASURER BAKER AND THE PUBLIC MONEYS

Further information, the results of inquiry which we had time to make on Saturday, satisfies us that in the matter referred in that article, the County Treasurer is not at fault; that he has not kept back interest to which the County is entitled; and we accordingly cancel the contingent charge made against him in Saturday's paper.

The information on which our article was based, was furnished at so late an hour that it was written and set at the same time as the telegraph report. Yet such information was so strongly ??oached that we gave it full credence — though we now believe it entirely erroneous.

In that article we said by way of caution, "if the facts are not as stated, we will make "full correction on Monday in time to prevent "Mr. BAKER from being injured at the polls. For "we would do him no injustice personally or politically." We presume nobody will suppose that Mr. BAKER stands in danger of losing a single vote now, in consequence of our Saturday's publication. We certainly should not wish to have him — much as we should be pleased to elect Mr. KEELER. But we will not even attempt to defeat any opponent by the use of allegations against him which we know to be unfounded.

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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Union & Advertiser
Nov. 14, 1860

Election

COUNTY TREASURER

Jason BAKER ......................10,787
Rufus KEELER .................... 7,231

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