The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-24

building purposes, at the June session. of
1851, for building purposes to the a
mount of S2l12, making in addition TO
the above sum of S935o, the sum Of
81 ,4G2, which last amount was TOTAL
Loss to the tax payers Of Wyandot coun-
lty.
A nice little sum gentlemen, but to
make il even numbers, let us call it So
600, and from the facts in the case, we
believe we are right. This old, Mott
Administration is now in tne field, ask
ing atyour hands another grab at the pub
lie crib, for the same individuals from
McKelly and Mott down to w. B. Hitch.
cock. are now before you, seeking your
votes. that they may get possession Of the
public records in order to hide their ras-
cality.
They are crying mad dog" by harp
ing upon the "nigger question" and "Old
Joe," about the escheatcd LANDS. when
any one who will take the trouble to call
at the Auditors Office, will see at a glance.
there is yet small balance due him, on
the next payment.
Don't fool yourselves, gentlemen Of
the slim democracy, we are not so
green" as to take the word Of G.. r.
Mott or Geo Crawford as to the 100 dolls.
but we are informed that the commission
ers have the matter under advisemcnt
where the honesty of the Mott admins
tration will be tested, when ifthey lawful
| " waive the "Statute of ofLimitations, "and
go into an amicable suit they can have
that 100 dolls.
We ask the VOTERS. to bear in mind
that the $4,000 RAILROAD TAXis
not yet disposed Of. and the amount due
from Geo. Harper is not yet reached, and
that this whole Mott Administrator ticket
from McKelly down, have heretofore
went almost TO man, in favor of sad
ding upon the people an iniquitous tax,
levied to build up a soulless CORPORA
TION, and to remit Geo. Harper,s defal-
cation; and in fact G. R. Mott r. Nickel
ily j. V. S. Hoyt and John WEIGH used
their personal and official influence to
screen Harper, in opposition to law and
sound policy.
Sheldon Beebe, the Republican candi-
date for Commissioner fought the R. r.
tax, inch by inch, while VIM. Baker owes
| his nomination to the men interested in
Mr.. Harper, and the railroad tax. Will
the tax payer sustain Mr.. Beebe. Yes by
500 majority, or we are no prophet
William Bland, John Ellis. Judge Carey,
Col. McCutchen and others have fought
these county swindles inch by inch.
We will now put together the items of
credit that the Democratic Republi-
cans of Wyandot county have saved for
the tax payers. since they have been in
power. In the first instance, Commits
aioners Miller and Kear ordered the then
Auditor G. R. Mott to bring up minute
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments of Court House matters. In SO do
ing. as. we are informed by commission
er Kear, an error was discovered against
McKelly of 1891 90, Which sum after Mott
and McKelly had treated the commission
ers and others present. to splendid spec
linen of a "sham fight, "McKelly prompt.
| ly paid. Amount saved by Grisel, Nc
Cutchen. Kirby, Flack, Kinney. finding
their own wood and lights $4,000. A
mount saved by McCutchen in printing
assessors blanks for 1856 as compared
with amount paid by Hoytin 18 e, ,s54,25,
mount of old papers packed up by T. E
Grisell in clerks office, and sold, and plac-
ed in the County Treasury $4,000, am''
saved by Nc Cutchen, from the same source
$6, ,58-amount in progress of collection
from Geo. Harper and which should soon
be comeatable s26o1,e making in all
the sum Of $3234, 52,a sum truly worth
saving these hard times.
| In addition to the expenses heretofore
brought upon the taxpayers by the Mott
Administration, we have one more item
to add, to wit: the people have been com
PEELED to pay over $500 to N. w. Denni.
son and others in prosecuting the suit VS.
Harper when had it not been for Mott,
Mckelly. and others, that amount would
have been paid and attorneys fees saved
1 Will the voters and taxpayers Of Wy
andot County, in view of the above facts
stand firm to their own INTERESTS?
! We believe they will Notwithstanding
the horse laughs of McKelly--the nerv.
GUS rawlings of Mott-the winnings of Hoy
the gnashings of teeth of the Union-the
frantic efforts of the Berry family, or the
entire ties ofBily Hickcock, they will neve,
again, submit to be gulled by any one ev'
er connected with the Mott administra
ton but we do believe that the whole
"bilin" will be repudiatd by an oyerwhel.