The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-01
Receipts and Expenditures--theC County Treas
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This week we publish the receipts and expenditures
orthe County ,as they appeared in the Advocate news
paper by authority. We have two objects in view in
publishing gratis, that for which others get well palc
The fnt, is, to accommodate large number OF
the taxpayers who never see that paper, and who
feel anxious to know all about County affairs. The
second is that this table may probably be wanted to
furnish data for future elaboration and consideration
We are collecting together the receipts and exPend>
lures ofthe neighborng Counties, and shall compare
notes. merely to see if matters and things are done up
in this county as WELL and as cheap as elswhere.
This is (or at least they told us it ,oOuh bc) "Re'
form Administration" Business was to be done up on
on improved plan-new books opened-and in fact ev-
cry thing carried on right straight up and do'on' 1t
such is be the case do hope that the beneficial OF
fects arising thereom, will be spreading euen into Tus"
caravans county, that is fneeded. IT'S true that 1t
would not raise he pIice of produce nor make bet
Ter times" nor give US agood sound currency" nor
raise the ''laborers wages, but, REFORM might
in the end be very material advantage to those VINO
pay $50 much for the support of Government IN the
way of taxation. The "world is governed too much,'
says some author and we might say the people ofthis
county are taxed "tOo much, fom The fact that they
are becoming dissatisfied with their public servants
Whether those servants have been taxing them too
much in the way of hard cash. the Inconvenience in
procuring it, we are not get prepared to say. Ohe
thing however is certain; general dissatisfaction pres
vaiIs and suspicious entertained by many, that all
has not been right especially in the conduct one pub
lie officer In justice to that officer, we last week pro
pounded to him, several questions, which have been
asked u.s. and which demand prompt reply. Since
our last paper went to press numbers have called on
us-and among them his own political and personal
friends their hearty approval OF the course
we took in fearlessly & independently breaking the ce
thereby enabling him to come before his fellow citizens
over his own signature and honestly and fairly ac-
knowledge or rebut anything which may have been
said preudlcia to his character as an officer OF the
county.
The station he occupies, is an honorable one and
one that must be filled by an>konorable man. one too
who will conduct lrIs business in such man
ner, as to always~be ready to meet the severss'
scrutiny of The public eye. When the citizens OF this
srspty. elevated the present Treasurer, they took
him to be lust such man. and now they call upon him
TO open The door, and let them see II all IS reh' "''
Will lie do it Ifhe possesses that respect Tor pnoc
opnion-ifhe possesses that rmness ofcharacter and
honesty of puprose~-that high souled spirit which
should actua,e every public officer, he will Immediately
answer every quesion frankly and explicitly, without
any dodging, whipping the matter round the Stumr'
And when he does, (as we expect he will, in to-mor-
rows Advocate this paper shall freely correct any
false Impressions which may have gone abroad.
But we again tell the County Treasurer, that there
must be no ''palring off, in this matter The honor
orthc County demands, that he should come up to the
mark and we shall endeavor 10 not let him forget IT.