Amador weekly ledger., 1858-02-13
Sheriff and Tax Collector-County Clerk
and County Recorder.

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and County Recorder.
To the Editors Of the Ledger:-I am told
that the little communication, on the subjects
above indicated, which you were kind enough
to publish for me, had the effect of stirring
up futiering, and even ereiting the anger of
parties who (perhaps erroneously), imagine
they have a sure thing of being chosen to
ill one or other of the "big paying" Offices
of the county at the next election. This is
not at all surprising, and expected it wheth-
er you did or not. l am glad to see it, too,
for the attention of the people will be called
to the matter and the facts will all come to
light.
| assert that the Offices of Sheriff and
Clerk, as now constituted, pay much more than
good wages, and challenge successful contra
diction. There are facts and figures to refer
to- | assert that it is not Democratic to
pursue course of favoriteisn that makes an
oflice-holder rich in year or two, and clothes
him with more power than is absolutely nec-
essary; and challenge successful contradiction
to these things also. assert that IL is Dem
ocratic for the people to ELECT as nearly as
possible all officers who are to transact the
public business, SO that as nearly US possible,
all officers may be directly responsible to the
people; and still again is successful contra
diction challenged.
But shall not argue the matter further
uow--I would rather wait to hear if the 9TH
er side eau make showing. You may de-
pend that the people-not Tie feso who seem
to think they have right, Or superior claim
to the best paying oflices--are in favor of
division. If there are those among us who
think that after division, the Offices will not
pay, they may rest assured that they will By
no means be forced to take them. Therefore,
they only make themselves ridiculous when
they get angry at the proposition to divide.
They exhibit their selfish propensity for of
fce and display their "cloven foot" to an ex-
tent remarkable. They remove the meal
from the cat! they uncover grimalkin, and
he looks Interestingly snarlingl And again,
if the Offices scarcely pay now, (Which some
reckless fool has asserted, then il is unjust
to make any one poor devil perform so much
labor not properly recompensed All such
burthens should be distributed.
People of Amador-not a few persons who
are the mere and miserable tools Of obfes-seeing
rliques-represent THE FACTS to your Scna-
tors and Assemblymen, and see to it that
the Offices OF Sheriff and Tax Collector and
Of Clerk and Recorder are divided. 1t is
usual for few interested parties to control
such matters before the Legislature; but if
the people will make themselves heard, our
present representation at Sacramento will
promptly respond.
If the proposed change would cost either
the county as a county, or the people of the
county having indiriduai business to transact
with either Of the officers named, one dollar
more than al present, | should not have broach-
ed the subject but it soiH not, and therefore
| say divide the Offices, divide the RESPONSE
biity, make as nearly as possible all officers
directly responsible to the people-and, in
short, come as near as you can to giving all
hands an equal chance! Give the miner and
the farmer, the mechanic and the laborer, at
least something like show--don't let the pro-
fessional politician keep two or three, or four
or FIVE Offices centered in one, and of course
monopolize them all. The eyes of the people
are being turned to this subject.
Yours truly, CITIZEN.