Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-06
How me to subscribe myself,
Respectfully yours, etc.
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WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of thi
county did order an election to be had on the I'll
day Of January, 1868, 10 determine whether sale
county should donate three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to a company, ostensibly organ.
lied for the construction Of i railroad from Brown
vile through said county aud
WHEREAS, Notwithstandin the unfair manner
Of submitting said ques.iun-it being "fUr K.Is.'
and against Z. R !" instead Of for issue of bonds
ard against issue of bonds, or for debt and aZlins,
debt, We voteI upon the same, supposing in our
ignorance that majority Of the people could de-
eide said question and
WHEREAS, A majority Of the people Of said
county did not vote for tbs issue Of bonds but 4
majority Of the electors voting did, in fact, deeid q
against said debt and
WHEREAS, Though said proposition was defeated
By the people, and By the electors voting (not-
outstanding the extrs ordinary Inducements offer
ed by the friends Of the measure 10 produces u dif-
ferent result, not the least Of which was a large
supply Of whisky the canvass of the vote mas been
made against US, frEudulently and eOEEuPJly, We
firmly believe; and
WHEREAS, TIE said Commissioners have in fur
therLnce Of said outrage, ~wilfully and corGptIy,
without warrant Of law, and in cOnTavention Of
every principle Of common honesty, appropriated
from rhe County Treasury FIVE hundred dollars, to
transport one OF their number, one Fred. q. H,lmcs,
to Washington City, toad in procuring from Com
gress a grant Of lands to said so-called Company /;
and
~ He AEASrn1u0 AOIHllSclUuEE8 NOuEE DGlN2 n
creation Of the Statute Law, is necessarily limited
in its powers, Jurisdiction and dudes, by The pro-
visions thereof-yet, every wholesome enactment
IN the premises has been set at naughs and deicd,
or strained to suit the purposes Of said Railroad
Company; therefore be it
Re~oiUed, By the people Of Glen Rock Township,
in public meeting assembled, that while we favor
the construction Of railroads by capital and indi-
yldual enterprise, we are opposed in priucip pie to
County or State donations fOe such purposes be-
HcTing that they increase taxes, retard settlement,
ensender a spirit OF speculation, and Induce a
waste Of the peoples money. We are especially
opposed to donations to "kIte flying" companies.
organized solely on a subscription basis, without a
dollar Of paid-in capital, whose RvoWed object is to
sell out at their convenience.
ResoE0ed, That the Commissioners, in their
method Of submitting said question-in their re-
sort to lame teehuicaLities, in order to override a
majority vote /; IN rejecting legal votes cast in this
and other townships, and counting Illegal votes
given in Brownville, and in appropriating FIVE hun
dred dollars from the County Treasury to send Mr..
Holmes to Washington City, to aid in procuring a
grant Of lands from Congress to aid so-caled
kai'soad Ocnpany, have incurred the ceHsure Of
the people, and we hereby RTrdigu them, as I'M
worthy Of the pubIie confidence.
Reso5ved That Mr.. Fred u. Holmes, one OF said
Commissioners. who "zealausly" opposed sale" i'm.
portant proposition" until agreement No. 2, Jan.
LIST, in the year Of our Lord, 1868, without cOrpr-
seal, bat binding said Railroad Company, and
all their successors in Office, came oaJ-when 10!
a " light shined round aboat him" has illustrated
the saying, tina the * kuoweth his owner, ana
the ass, bis masters crib"
Rcsoired, That We utterly depreeate the conduct
Of the friends Of said donation, in their too sue
eeSstuI attempt to poison the elective franchise By
the use of whisky. We cannot act with any set
Of men who tolerate il.
ResOkUed, That We cannot but regard said Rail-
scheme as movement to enrich the memDcrs
If the sO-called company, at he expense Of the
interests Of the county and to be an impedi
nent in the way IF honest, earnest Railroad en-
erprise. We cannot believe that, with a grant Of
aRds worth probably one or two millions of DOL
and a county donation Of three hundred and
fly thoHsanddOla rs, these gentlemen will be will
ing to part with their franchises without liberal
UnpeRSation, to parties who may in good faith
70 build a railroad. IN fact, we are satisfied
hat Company have not organized to buiId a rail
but TO sell out at the first opportunity there
we have opposed, anl viii oppose it.