The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-07

to keep in the back ground the view Of
Democratic extravagance as exhibited by
the Federal Government.
The Civilian on County Extravaganza.
EE Our neighbor last week, follow
ing the lead of the demagogues of his
party, commences small cry of extrav-
agance on his own account, aud gravely
informs the citizens of Buchanan coun-
ty, with a query as to how they like it,
that $500 was thrown away, the present
year, in the publication Of the Tax List.
For fear that the people may not find it
out, if we leave the important communi-
cation solely with the Ci0ilian, owing to
that delectable sheets very limited cir
culation, we here insert it. and thus gra-
tuitously give the Immaculate clique,
who so much desired that this charge
should be made, the benefit of our more
extended circulation. 1t is as follows:
:" 1t might be well to inform the voters of this
county, that over 500 dollars was thrown away
the past season in advertising the " tax-sale -
AT least the Republicans dare not deny the
charge; if they do, we are ready to make afida-
Wit that offered to print said list 500 dollars
less than was paid, and send an extra copy Of our
paper, containing said list to every voter in the
county in the bargain. We wonder how the
ss r Ike that in these tight times They
tax to pay, when that amount and eren more,
might have been saved. and at this time be in
the Treasury ready to cancel debts of the county
or else In the pockets of those who have been
wroIged out of it. Let Republicans put this in
to their pipes and smoke. 1t is certainly fine
thing to raise smoke out Of"
What the Civilian means to insinuate
by saying that $500, or euen more, might
have been saved, we do not know. When
it says that it offered 10 do the work for
$500 less than was paid. it does--as ii
has done very often recently-lies. The
bill for the advertising of that list did
not amount to that sum, and we are quite
certain that the Civilian never offered q
premium for the privilege of publishing
it. How. then, could that sum, or ..even
more" have been saved to the county
The facts in reference to this matter
are simply these. Some two weeks pre-,
vious to the time for the publication Of
the list, and about two weeks after we
had made contract with the Treasurer
to publish it, and after we had gone te
some fifty dollars of expense in procur,
ing materials for the performance of thai
contract, Mr.. ALLEN went to the Trea
surer and offered to publish the list fol
nothing. He was told that contract
had been made with US, and his PROPOSE
ton was, therefore, too late. No conf
dence was or could be placed in the good
faith of the offer, and it was regarded, as
it most assuredly was, altogether con-
temptible, dirty, political move. Mr..
BARSHARr asserted to us, as well as to
one or two of the county officers, that he
never would have consented to such an
arrangement, and that if the list had been
published in the Civilian, he should have
demanded his proportion of proper
charge for advertising it. And we know,
that to have done it, the Civilian would
have been required, like ourselves, to
purchase extra "sorts" of type; and
does any man believe that Mr.. ALLEN
would have paid some three hundred dol
lars for the barren privilege of publish
ing the list, as in this view be would
have been compelled to do? Besides,
1t would have been utterly impossible for
him to have sent east and had the ''sorts''
cast, and sent back, in time to have per-
formed the job. He knew that the con-
tract had been given to us, and he there
fore knew he was perfectly safe in max
ing the offer he did, He did it, we have
no doubt, probably at the instigation Of
somebody else, for the purpose of Great
ing little political capital.
In proof Of our assertion that the con-
tract had previously been made with us,
We refer TO the Treasurer himself, and all
who know Mr.. DOMAIN know that our
community does not contain more con-
scientious man, and therefore they will
require no other testimony. But if any
deem him an interested party, and there
fore not reliable, we refer such persons
to Mr.. JAMES RANKIN. of Spring Town
ship, another gentleman whose honor or
veracity, We believe, cannot be ques-
toned. Mr.. RANKIN was present in the
Treasurer's Office at the time the bargain
was made. and took part in the CONVEX.
sation which was held upon the subject,
and therefore we feel certain he will rec
ollect it.
And now let us say word in regard
to the pay for this advertising. We did