The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-04-02
Republicans are YOU READY.

Republicans are YOa Ready.
On Monday next is the day sppoint
ed for the Spring elections, and it be-
hOOves every Repablican, and every man
10 favor of a good and economical sd
ministratiOn Of our city affairs, to be up
and doing. See to it that the best
men are nominated-1men who can be
relied upon to use every elfoft to effect
q change in the extravsgant and cor
rups administration Of the city govern
meDt Remember, this election prsc-
tically concerns the pocket of every
property holder in the city, and every
such one should take an active part IN
sndeavOring to elect men whose char
Rcters give a guarantee that righteous
ness, justice and economy shall prevail
We do not say these things might not
be under Democratic Administrations;
but We know that under Democratic
administration, heavy debt has been
created, and that the city bonds are
worth about seventy centsson the dol
Lar, that taxes have largely increased
that our citizebs are taxed more for city
purposes alone, than the entire local
taxes Of some other cities of larger
size amount to. We know that the
taxes of cur citizens the past year
amounted to over 81 pet cent, and
that about one-third Of that was for
city purposes, We know that bills haye
been introduced into Council and or,
dered paid, that never would have been
paid, If there had not been a Demo.
oratic majority in that body, and that
these have tended to swell the expen-
sos, while none but those immediately
concerned, derived benefit from the1
appropriations I'd 'a sV
Not long since, bill for lime was
presented to Council, which was at once
rejected by 3 unanimous vote But
upOs the following evening itwas CAL
led up again by one of the Democratic
members who had, doubtless with
view to re-electi u this Spring, seen
ft to change his mind. The bill
was again rejected, one Democratic
member voting against it at the next
meeting it was again called up, and
this time passed, all the Democratic
members having been whippedFin, and
the Republicans powerless to prevent it.
Only the last meeting night, several
bills of asimilsr character were passed.
One man had gravelled around his lot, l
without any orders to do so, from Coan-
ell. 1t improved his property and .di-
lninished the city excbequer to the ez-
tent of his bill, which was ordered paid ]
the Democratic members all voting
for it aaa D
These things indicate that the people h
can expect but little, in the way of re- &
.renchmenL so long as the Democracy I
bare rule. The amount of money paid {
into the Treasury the past year, was n
sl4,16s 6e-every cent Of which has c
been expended, and orders to the a
amount of several thousand more re- a
main 'unpaid for want of funds" h
This is the result of Democratic rule. b
RscOllect this on Monday next when
Fou come to vote, and let your ballots
be bestowed upon those who viii guard I
Ihe treasury against such enslaughts as
have been,msde upon it-Who are in
favor Of retrenchment and reform. !
We would urge our friends, in the
township, to turn out to man. Do
not content yourselves with saying st
s only township election, and 1 won't
go" It is of the utmost importance
that good boards be selected. Thous-
lnds of fraudulent votes were cast in
ibis State, last fall, by Democrats,
which never would have been, had the
boards been composed of other men,
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See to it then. Render good account
Of yourselves, and by an earnest effort
overcome the foe. ,.--. t.