Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-10-05

No. ". The Consequences.

bring vou over the verge Of q Precipice from I
which there is 10 escape. Our wishes and as
nirations should not tempt Us beyond the bounds I
Of prudence It IS much easier 10 run in debt I
= to use plain English = than to throw off the /
burden when once assumed. These are axioms /
in political economy which no demonstration !.
can make clearer. Every man ) experience tes- +
tifes to their truth. Every man who has ever
made a contract knows that it cannot be repu-
dated at the VIII Of one party that The condi-
lions Of the bond must he fulfilled. even should
some grasping Slylocl demand the "pound Of
flesh :" and that it Is taken for granted that
sensible men viii make bargains with their
eyes open.
Now, let this principle be applied to the
question now at issue. The question simply IS
shall the County Seat be removed p neither
mere nor less, until decided by the people. t
is not a question conditional in its nature upon
the acts or doings or promises Of other individ-
uals than the electors - is absolute for or
against removal As has been shown, If the
people vote in favor of removal, they at the same
time vote that they are ready and willing to
furnish the funds and foot the bill; for there IS
10 condition attached 10 the vote. 1t has been
further shown that the people have no guaran-
tee that they VIII not be called upon to labor
and sweat under the burden Of oppressive tax
alton and for whose benefit Certainly, not
their own, inasmuch as the additional tax they
viii have to pay would pay ten timss over the
inconvenience some OF them may suffer from The
present location. Is not the whole excitement
got I'd in order that the village Of Dodgcville-
y. ~ .-
little to het present population ~ the remov-
al thither of a few county officers and what
interest is ii to the people Of the county wheth-
er a dozen or more buildings are put up there
or not or whether town lots which are now
not worth fifty dollars should be worth seventy
FIVE +? If any money is to be MADE ont of tie
operation. viii the people Of the county make
it, or viii few individuals reap the anticipated
harvest. at the expense of the people of the
county
But. TO come down 10 the direct issue before
the people let rs inquire as to what viii be the
result in case the people vote favor Of the re
rnoyal. As has been repeatedly said - and we
repeat it because we think il important - the
vote is ,eacond;tionaL-The County Seat must be
removed - and who is TO remove il, and how IS
it to be done? There is no provision in the law
defining the means and manner OF It's removal.
The law merely says that in case n majority OF
the votes cast are in favor Of removal, tnat Dodge
Vile thereafter shall be the permanent County
seat of the county The law is very defective.
1T does not confer upon the Board Of Superyis-
ors any Discretionary power to provide county
buildings, or 10 retain and use those now in use
until others are provided. 1t does not author
lie tie Beard Of Supervisors to make a contract
with tie people Of Dodeeyille to build new
bindings, or to say that they shall be required
to do So. If they see fit 10 raise $4,000
and put up as good buildings as We now have,
/ it is all well aud good ifnot, they cannot he
compelled TO 90 SO. But the removal must take
place uotwlthst anding, and the people must
foot the bill ow we have taken the opinion
# good mechanics, and they are unanimously Of
the opinion that no such building rs would sat
isfy the people can be erected and completed
for less than $4,000 and how can this be
raised? VIII the people Of Dodgeyile raise it,
or, if they had the disposition, co'3d they doIt
Tie question IS an absurdity for no town in the
county could do it. OF course, then, the tax
payers must DO il. Aud how can they pay It
County tax IS payable in county orders, and
what would be the effect Of the issue Of twenty
thousand dollars IN county orders? What would
they La worth What are they worth now,
whom we have only the ordinary expenses Of the
county TO meet Does not every voter know
that any quantity cam te bought at from sixty
to seveuty-dyc cents on the dollar? What,
then. would buildings worth $4,000 cost ifthis
amount of orders. necessary 10 erect them, be