Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-09-08
FHE BEDFORD COUNTY DEBT OF
sI6, 900.
The Gazette's Logical Explanation

The Gazette's Logical Explanation
Two weeks ago we published statement
If the indebtedness of Bedford county to
he State of Pennsylvaniaalone. When we
lid so we felt confident that the party in
bower would be compelled to offer some ex-
olanation. What that explanation would or
ould be, we were not able then to devise.
The last Gazette, however, with Its usual
)erspicuity, comes fully up to our confident
expectations. The principal feature in the
lodge is that the debt was created by the
Republicans in 1858, 1854, and IN 1855.
This we deny, the Republican party was
never in power in this county since the or
ganization ofthe party But we do not de-
ire to bubble, suppose they were, and had
allied to lay the requisite amount of State
ak, as is alleged, which we are not prepared
admit, does that Justify the Commission
RS in allowing a debt to accumulate
through period of ten years approxima-
ling $4,000? This seems to us to have
i1een the most astounding piece oEmanage-
nent of which we have ever heard. Ac-
ording to the Gazette, So, l6026 are allow
d to grow in ten years at Sc per cent. to
he enormous sum of S15, 400! How strange
i is that since 1862 it has doubled itself.
hen it was s., 900, now it is in the neigh
,orhood of SIC, ,000 Try again, this won't
10, Mr. Meyers.
The statement in regard to Mr.. Over 5
paying out $1,000 of the state funds is as
! die as the winds. Suppose the Commis
toner's did loan 5000 to meet the demands
If the State DO they pretend to say they
borrowed that amount of money from tle
State? No, of course not. We have only
charged them with the amount of the In
slebtedness to the State, not what they owe
% individuals. His cry about crisis and
var are all fudge, trumped up to blind
he people. Every man Of property IN
Bedford county knows that real estate has
almost doubled itself in value within the
asst ten years. A sufficient tax to pay this
debt could have been laid and collected al
any time. This debt of nearly 1000, one
half of which has been incurred since 1862,
s now upon us, the opposition party has
oeen in power for the last ten years, they
nave kept it concealed lest it would terrify
honest tax payers, and can any one ques-
ion where the responsibility rests?
Now, word in regard to ourselves. The
Gazette charges the senior editor of this
paper with being defaulter, because his
name stands in the unsettled column as the
collector of Middle Woodberry township foi
he year 1862. This is one of the usual re
sorts of the amiabIe gentleman who controls
is columns. Every charge made by thi
paper against the Copperhead organization
s met by vile personal assault upon the
Editors of this paper. Heretofore we have
paid very little attention to these, to say the
east, unmanly attacks, nor do we purpose
aow to give them more than passing and
final notice. That gentleman, we are free
20 say, is welcome to all the capital that he
ean make for his party by assaults upon oul
peTSOudl ISldtlOus III ill6. w t WeTG appUlnC-
ID collector for Middle Woodberry township
FOR the year 1862; we received the duplicate
about the 18th of March of that year, and
on the lst of April of the same year, as one.
aalf the people of Bedford county know,
and no one better than the editor of the Ga
..,e3e, we took charge of this paper. Rhea,
fve left Wood5er7g aCe passed the duplicate to
5,,r bal, Thomas Johnston, a0ho has collected
md paid oUer all that has been collected.
And as far as Mr.. Johnston is concerned, he
Is able to pay his debts, and we think, buy
he editorof the Gazette half score of times,
at even his own valuation, with the CUR OF
he Commissioners Office thrown In This
asst purchase might be made in good faith,
rs it ought to be, and let him be presented
10 Barnum without delay, as a degenerate
specimen of the cur-ish species.
We do not oaUe Bedford county this dag
ONE CENT, BUT, ON THE CONTRARY,
BEDFORD COUNTY is INDEBTED TO Us.
This silly attempt to divert the attention of
she people from the enormous indebtedness
of Bedford county, is too puerile to be toler-
tied for moment, Taxpayers whatdo you
4hink Of it2 3