The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-09-29

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the question Of building . new Court
House, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of,his County at The approaching
general election. We sincerity hope
every voter before he comes 70 the
polls will calmly and dispassionately
weigh this subject we'll in his mind and
torn careful conclusion from all the
facts in the case, unprejudiced by any
special plcadinga Of the over zealons
friends of the measure or its selfish
enemies. It il seneible, however, when.
ever any subject is presented, to be
acted upon. to hear What may be rea.
eonably said pro and con upon the sub
ject, aud then form conclusions from
the facts p, esented, and not from the
tissue Of fine spun sophistrv. with
which It may be interlined. We have
for some time past, considered the sub.
iect Of building new Court House,
heard what ito advocates and its enc.
mics have had to say, and have come
to the carefully formed conclusion that
the people Of Tama county, for the
safety and preservation Of their records,
for their reputation, as enserprising
people, abroad, for = commsndable
pride and convenience at home, need
and should have new Court House.
We propose to camly aud dispas
sionately examine this subject, and
present it in . number Of articles to our
readers before the November election,
and We hope they will follow us, and
i. they find that the reasoning We may
present is not good, to discard it, but if
good and true, 10 let it have the same
effect, that the demonstration If any
proposition has upon every reasoning
mind. A few words first, in regard to
the spirit Of paying taxes. Some
people sre very se!6sh they think
r'ohab!y they are not, bat really are.
They ave Generosity di.pleased with
their taxes, always complaining Of thc',
being high. They consider it money
almost if not quite thrown away: have
said as much al diffcrcn, times. Reader
have you been guilty Of this ? Have
you not irconsidcrately said or thought
SO? Why should you? Did you ever
really stop and consider the subject
carefully consider that We must have
laws, and tina, these laws must be car.
RED out or We would soon be no better
than the Arabs Of the eastern plains,
Or the greasy revengefal Indians of our
prairies. Every mans life won'a be in
hands, subject 10 the reyengefull spirit
Of his neightor. No man could sccu
mnlate property, br stronger than he
would take it from him. Now it takes
officers to carry the law into effect
they must be paid for their labor, be-
cause they ore lahor,ng for the public
ard the public should pay them. The-.
officers need build ngs to work in, and
a place to keep the public records. FIR
this and nothing else the taxes arc paid;
every man is equally interested in that.
because the taxes are fol the mutual
benefit Of each other. In another word
every man 10 protected from assaasina
ton and in the full enjoyment Of his
property By the taxes he pays. If this
is the case, and We know we can defy
the world to disprove it, Why should
there be such . reluctance in pawn.
our taxes; Why consider our taxes as
money thrown away. No sensible man
will do so after carefully considering
the euhject.
FIVE concede then the utility ofpay
ing taxes, We propose 10 examine the
subject farther and % TO the policy IL
mutually agreeing to increase our taxea
for Two years, 50 that every man IN the
county may have . direct interest in :
safer, larger. more commodions and
convenient Court House. We will defer
the further examination Of this subject
until next woek.