Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-22

aletneHt such b'deldiled information in raj.
ersAceflo our Ciun,y. Township and CIV
I'ransac'iofs, as wouldrenSbls the people i,
compare their ownij local admirisu s,ions
with ihosefOf ohers portions OF sibe S,a,s.
l0nnd{ howevero o,bai alhisi was mot auainA.
besai the. seat Of Recommendation much
labor, nnd, icenain additional fac,srw hFeh
those 0rganizR,om themselves cam nlaga
supply, Exisuag lava provide for tha5pub.
iIcalion al home Of the amount Of their lev.
ies,il collections i4eld Expenditures; ,kp, !,
would greatly facili.n,e tihe ohjee,in view II
tho ,tfairs Of each county, pwhship and
Ecniy administration were lapnpally publish.
iied, 10 a,candensed form, foI general infus-
mnlion throughout The ,S,ala., J.,oss a., 6es
| sSacb comparisons and sugess,iors would
naturally spring from ihereb expnsiiiona IA
would naturally lead 10 lts adopiiors Of thu
desired restraints sIuponi ,heirg action ard
eventually 'ostneFe healthy lesialasIop on
me sublfct. ,91cng n 2ys 8 a3Ih ssbh1t
or the fees o. coun,ys Township, and
oihorlncnl officers, no account appears ,oba
kept whichois accessible to the pubIir--Ia
matter u which, again call the aue n,ion NJ
the General Assembly. 2 and Respectfully
suggest that aaw be passed requiring evary
public officer, compensated BY fees 10 kssp
an accurate account Of his5rcceipis and ex-
psndi,ures, and transmit The sameIo the ap.
arDptiaie department., nj ihs scui OF Gi,v.rH.
msnt. with the view that a general synopsis
Of such accounts be- p1blish,d once yaav
Ion the iniormauon of The, people ot tho
State These ocal Offices are generally lu.
cralive. and IL is brlieyrd tha no, less than
Two millions safe annually collected by leos
lromlhe people, and can see no good res.
son why the lalIer should moi be able 10 ~.
ccrIa the Il, compensation u hich is several.
|lynttceiyedyb yby their own .a5enis. IL isaai.
mos, impossbIe,to secure proper legislation
on this,hnpar'ant suniec, while so li,,s tan.
gible ip(or@aton is before the General
Assembly 9aao, j - - o.r;a.by,
The preaching statements contain, his
believed, all the Information that is neces.
sary, with lhe accomplishing irrpur,s and
exhibits. 70 enable, you 10 tEee in what par.
,icular divisions Of the public, service, and
(orwfisi objects. the sxAciions are, imProp.
erly high. aud eremir1etE,nsl should bs
especially bdirss,eJI 10 bring abnu, a reduc.
aion, The heal causes which have so dis.
prolOr.iopRlely swelled the burden Of The
peppls, yau, coming from all par,s Of tho
STATE. can no doub, explain 10 each other.
/ In reference 10 ihese causes. however.
aud especially tho fees Of the county, and
other local officers, il would prove OF, much
assistance in your deliberations, " in The
enry parl Of the session you would order
sui,nbls inquiries 10 be- addressed 10 lbe
prnper authorities, .,e,t7ao sJT ,.,om'
[ All will admit thai heIpublic burdens, Tor
n government hqnTy SO very circumscribef
m us sPurIU ",i 5-z---- r.~ htuhs beyphd apol.
ogy. Trueo high suxeso arg, MOI Of &em.
selves conclusive evidence OF bad, nor low,
taxes always. proof E a. good gcyernmen..
sc. lhe amount is matter proper for com.
pars!ive inquiry especially where ,he .riso
is sudden. +. Such examinations lead 10 relia.
ble information, both as 30, The amount, and,
WHICH is n more imporap. Foipt. the ;phrpo.
sos 70 which the HHgfy is ii applird, Sqpod
political economy does not rest on any
specific amount Of la4aliup, but rather on
such an administration of, public affairs. No
guided BY proper spiri, Of ffugality mud re-
publican simplicity, discbnfses scfupdlousfy
every duly essential 10 The public welfare.
Every, financial transaction Should Be sub.
ipcied to lie most rigid acc6uhlabi,iIy, and
nlE lmlaapplicaiions Of ihe public money bs
severely punished. ?" ~ y, ''al .p,'Nl W
\ Public yir,ne, isssaenlial 70 ihe mnln'en'
arcs. loG, republican, government, ana he Ia
,he .wosI dangerous offender who auemps
.o,ppdetmipe Of 4 Destroy i. flo ,iIaro zoos
The. people Of Ohio justly complain, ,of
|high pubic sxaclinns. They aye,dePpsed
yeuio reduce them, q Every property hold
en- in The StaIe epjsins ahjs upon you As your
first greqsduys 9ub reform, lobe beneficial,
mus. Jake lhe oriehI direction. To produce
hipb taxes. or 10, eopnive at exhorbllnl lees
aud salaries. is wrong; but 10 misdrecI en-
deovors W, corecl PUBLIC abuses is no less
mischlevops., Unmqlpred wholesale reduc.
liors Of fees and salaries are sure To- be som
repealed. Such measures. always lose to
the people The real reform which they de-
mand, True reform frs. ,ascerloins care
fully where exlrayagance ard hialfeusancs
exist, II exposes and corfscts. them. !.
screens no public abuse from msriled Ohio
Guy, nnd ye, |. shields from 1njus,, sweeping
consare iha uplighl public servant: 1t'fx.
amiIness inio and therefore understands pub
lie evils. and The, laws winch follow BECOME,
I in consequence Of their wise Discrimination.
,he permanent policy of Ihe STATE, .ai' h'E
Questions arising ON. Of and CONNECTED
with public revenue. have becn vexa,ious IN
all ages and in oil governments. They ere
so In psoursg,, Taxss, whs.he. ,lleyied bya
mouareh's arbitrary viii. o. though the legal
action oil poT uior governmen., are pnp'ers-
AMI 10 those ,whp pay .hem, The number
fof those who, are anxions, 70 share The eE'
Iprnjilures oG the government y lar Rrea'sF
Than Aboss WHO, yollppIeer !o cor,ribule 70
wards rbswtal P26NRoSid9nssi y ddisPlcss me
l'l'rsaspry ltor obSflsz ol sPsfylallon, o9rna' o9rna
mept and pride, fPd. frequently more sup,
Rporiers Than those pf acknowledged general
utility, Tho revenue olficer who collec'a
1.-The laxfs rendered necessary ia consequences
Dol spme Il ll.adyised appropriation, Is alvey,