American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-29
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The independent sovereigns OF Hooking
Township are about entering into an cleo
tion for Township officers. The ea 'olou
is purely one Of local character--no poitl'
cal question by any possible means can
arise. We are simply called upon 70 se>
lect men to serve us in the capacity of
agents, to transact the business OF the
Township by settling accounts, providing
for paupsrs 90. II we were seeking men
to serve us in a,priva'e capacisy, 10 man
aye our farms, TO sell our stock and settle
accounts, our FIRST inquiry would he, are
they honest? Satisfied Of this. we would
enquire are they capable, will they man
age our affairs prudenay? Wewonld not
ask, are they Democrats, or are they Re
pubkcansg and finding them 10 argrse
With u, litio4ly, 60 them blind-em
ploy them to transact our business regard
asss Of THAR csp,,ity; but sstisfie Of their
honesty and capability, we'would make no
inquiry as to their lpolitios but employ
them at once regardless Of party. So it
should be ia theselection OF township Off.
,csrs. We should bs frst satisfied Of the
honesty an l capacity of,the candidates and
then vote Tor them regardless of party, and
not vote for men who are in no way quail
fled 10 serve us, who are in no way quail
fled to discharge The trus! to which we
propose TO elevate them merely becSuse
they are Democrats or Republicans.
In this connection we propose to cal
the attention Of the Independent voters o.
HeItng township to the manner in which
the business of the township has beer
transacted.
First we charge that the affairs of tE
Township have been badly managed an'
THAT for this bad management the peopl
{on thep'rt Of Cannon aul Ewing at least
have been charged enormous and exOrbi
taut fees. For the triAing services render
ed them in 1858 they we re charged b
Samuel Cannon Sl95, and BY Samuel Ew
---->ing 500, while Mr.. Kerns. then actin
with them as trustee, charged the Towr
shin but Sl3. We are at loss to kno'
by what manner Of 6naucieripg these gen
tlsmeu have run up their ices 10 this enol
nous height, Weare at loss to kno'
upon what principle Mr.. cannon's service
are worth $I12 more than those OF lsas
Kerns-ths record itsek does not show
These gentlemen With the exception I
Mr.. Ksras have presented no itsmlzed a
co1nt for services rendered the Townshi
and hence we are unable 10 say whst
mount of labor they have really perform
ed, but one thing we do know to certai
ty that S125isa an enormous and outrsgeo,
Charge for services rendered as trustee
Hooking Township, and we belisye Il
people will bear us out and vindisate the'
selves on Monday next. This much ho
ever the township records show, ,thatMess
Cannon y Ewing IN place oil meepng
q stated time and place for the sstdent
aud adjustmeut of accounts as they oug
to have done, as Mr.. Ksrns insisted, a
as their own resolutions passed April q
1859. provided they should do. they &C
stsu.ly persist in meeting any where
any time. whenever claim of any s
, could be scared up against the townsl
n frequently for not more than 75 cents
for which they are entled to charge
Township $2-sdjOvrn, end call it ame
ing oftbe "trustees."
N 70 illustrate these things. to show b
the BUSINESS has been transacted, we re
our readers to- the Township records. It F,
there bs seen that twice or three time
week. and sometimes TWICE day q
have dropped into some place aud issue
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