Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-05-12

SATURDAY, $685.: MAY II. 1860.
ran suPsavIsOR sYsTEM.
Thsrs 10 naturally 10 the public mind =
great svsssios - radical chsaxe. ia the
character Of the lass,-sud when a old
And somewhat familiar system is suppsr,.
u By newer enc, with which the people
are net sasirsly souvsrsaas. it 10 not
s,rases that ssch = change ahosld be
,is~sd With dis,rsss BY ss~e. Asd scsual
hostility BY others.
The friends Of the supervisor system
which VS. adopted u the late session Of
the Lssislassrs, we're prepared therefore
~ bsas ezprsssiens Of disapproval from
csrsais quarters; bu, il 10 to bs regretted
that ssy should ssdeavor to excite usdss
prejudice AID opposition in The minds Of
shs people against shis new and hit bly,
important measure. Now that the change
il made. 10 It not the par. Of wisdom to
give this measure . fair aud thorough trial
rather than throw impedimeu,s in the way
Of its ssecsssfsl operation. l.s advocates
who are familiar with il, and have witness
ed it, working il other States, assure US
that whea the people become acquainted
with i,s operations, it will give general
satisfaction and be regarded With popular
favor.
Nor il the supervisor system a. com
pick and cunbersoss - it seems to DO
regarded in many quarters particularly
,hs ssuthera portion Of the State. Moth
ing can be more plain than the principle
and object Of this measure. 1t is based
upon che ,suism ths, each civil township
has Interests local and peculiar to itself,
which shosld DO consulted and protected
in the administration Of tbs affairs Of the
county. To de- thia, it is necessary ,ha:
the sewasLip should have = voice in the
eouoty government The objections urged
sgsinst county board are surmises rather
than fact& Sons think it wrong to give
. township with few hundred inhabitants
the same power in the government Of the
county that 10 given Il . township Of three
Or four thousand. But it must be remen
bored that the object Of the system is TO
iastitsts checks and balances in the Board
aad thereby secure greater scrutiny and
caution in oil ito acts. There is u far
greater difference Of interests between ci-
sizeas Of lifFcren, localities than between
citizeas Of the same locality. and hence
the propristy Of giving each locality its
sspssssatasivs.
OsAsrs fear ,ha, the publication Of the
rroc-adings Of III. Board will cause need
less sxpsnse. The practical operations Of
this elsewhere, clearly prove that while
the expense is comparatively small, the
effect 10 Of inca.eslable bcnctit,--and per.
sons having claims agsins, the county will
b mere juss aud moderate in .hsir de-
nands. when they know that the amount
eisimed and The amount allowed will in
due time be made public by publication.
Isstesd Of the supervisor system being
difficult 10 understand -aotaing can be
simpler shsA The manner Of dsspa.chiog
business under it. The board meets-.choos-
- enc Of its nsmber - Pre.idsnt-adopts
the rsles necessary 10 sys.smasize and
expedite husiness--appoint committees 10
whom will be referred oil appropriate sub
jects and assigned particular duties. and
shus il very few days At most, the entire
business Of the couaty can BE- properly
disposed and considered.
The new Law doubtless has its defects.
But little experience will poiat them out
with greater certainty, and suggest the
necessary amendments. All tina, its
friands ask 10 that the system may have
Cir aad impartial trial, feeling confident
- they Do from its corrsc. principles and
succsssfsl operations in other sts,es-that
it will work vel! and give general salts
faction. The Legislature has seen fit to
make il law, and We hope tina, no one
will b "sager to condemn" but rather
let oil give it their cordial CO. operstion
aad see il the results are not highly bens
6cial.