Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-14
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RED WING, MINI. JAN. II, 1860.
WILLIAM coLviLL. JR.. EDITOR
FINANCIAL ANDPARTY MATTERS.
Some time since, we set out to show, the
enormous expense Of our present county or
ganization, and upon which issue was taken
with us BY the Republican. As the result
Of that controversy, we think it will be vii.
ling to admit, from the facts and figures we
then produced, that the debt left by the
commissioners, has been more than extin-
guished by the amount Of delinquent taxes
left by them and since collected, and that
therefore the present organization is respon.
sible for the whole of the present debt
Of the County, over and above that Of tho
Cour: House.
As this debt, has now swclled to upwards
Of twenty thousand dollars-an annual in
crease Of $1,000 over and above the rev.
|cnue. And as no means or measures have
yet been taken to provide for the payment
Of this debt or even to prevent this increase
Of ten thousand dollars per year it presents
a subject worthy Of the most profound con-
s,deration Of every taxpayer. regardless Of
party Or personal bias or prejudice. For
this annual increase of the county debt is
more than commensurate with the increase
Of taxable property, and therefore if not
speedily checked, it will he hopeless even to
think Of paying it, or to lessen the present
intolerable burden of taxation. Of course
there is but one way that this can be reme-
died and that is by putting the expenses
down to the lowest possible notch. The
legislature can accomplish much in this res
poet, though from what they have done SO
lar there is but little to hope. If they would
but carry out Governor Ramsey's recon.
mendatiors, it would be great relief
Abolish the Office Of County Auditor. Give
the County Treasurer reasonable salary,
and make the Register Of Deeds, pay over to
the county all the fees ef his office, except
an amount sufficient to constitute reasona-
bic recompense for his services-and return
to the old Commissioner system, except
that the township organization should be
kept up. These measures would save ten
thousand dollars per year to Goodhue coun-
ty in the ayment of officials alone. That
being done, an honest and judicious Board
of County Commissioners, could reduce the
remaining expenses, to the limited amount
necessary for the maintenance Of the poor,
and the two terms Of the Court. Over and
above the salaries and stealings Of the Of
ficials this is all that has been done by the
County Supervisors and would reduce the
total expenses below seven thousand dol
lars per annum. TO be sure to carry this
out, it will be necessary to elect honest and
efficient officials. Why cannot this be done
as we'll IS not? Why is it not for the in
tcrest Of the Republican party to do 50 ?
Why do they entail upon this county the
disgrace Of being represented by incompetent
and worthless men, and the consequent mis-.
management Of all county matters?
1t is useless for tho Democratic party u
attempt to right this matter. To keep up
the party feuds in county affairs has
only the effect to all the election Of cor.
rupt officials and to blind the dominant par.
ty to their extor,ion and plumber. The in.
terests Of the county demand that the PEG.
pie shall take the matter into their hands
regardless Of parties, and the interests Of the
Democratic party do not require, in its
present disorsanized and inefficient state in
this county, the form of annually Set
ting up candidates be knocked down again,
when that performance. instead of ad ling
to the strength Of the party seems to weak.
en- it, by keeping up the paltry cliques that
figure" in it to the disgust Of the real
working men Of the party. Therefore it
would be best to leave the field clear. As
far as county affairs are concerned to the
Republicans. They have net. SO far, ever
nominated ticket in this county that was,
in their own estimation composed Of wor-
thy men, and they have been induced to
support it solely on account of party sue.
cess. 1t il evident that If the field was lef,
clear, they would not then feel bound to
support the nominations If their packed
conventions there would spring up among
them determination to support good men
of their own party, should such he offered
outside Of the regular tcket-an such would
be elected. When we consider that in thu
next two or three years. judicious manage.
ment would SGT our county affairs on a goot
footing, the sacrifice Of The party principl,
involved in local election would be o
small account
THE INTEREST QUESTION.
Both the Supreme Court of the United
States and Of the State Of Minnesota. hav