Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-20

books OF the 20. was the appalling
sum of $500. The magnitude, and
adequacy of this sum, will be better
understood, when we consider, that
it would take about million and a
half Of dollars to build and equip only
so much of the proposed road, as might
lie IN Grant County.
This affords the best illustration of
an effort to do large business on a
small capital, of any like event
known among men. Great is Hum
bug and is Cover has PROFIT?
Boscobel, Wis, July is, 1869. C. X. DEAN.
ANSWER BY THE HERALD. We are
glad that Mr. Dean has come to the
rescue of his pet bantling-opposi.
ton to the policy, principle and prac-
tice of voting aid by tax for building
railroads, and upon consistent prin-
ciple of course, opposition to the
voting of aid for building bridges,
roads, schools, school houses, and
whatever may facilitate trade, add TO
the comfort, improve the mind and
insure progress in happiness, intelli-
ligence and public wealth. For
there can be no difference, practical
ly, as to whether money raised by
tax be expended for this work of
public use or that, only SO that it en-,
riches the people without democrat
izing them.
AS to the Constitution and the Su-
preme courts, we have no particular
veneration for either, because they
are too far removed from the people
to be in sympathy with works of
public good. Judge fancy knew
nothing of the people and had only
such as Mr.. Dean for admirers. Our
State Supreme Judges have been in
Office long while and are a thous-
and miles behind public sentiment
and public necessities, and Mr.. Dean
and the fancy men are their admi-
rers. But it'll just as easy for radi-
cal, progressive, railroad aiding pub
lie opinion to blast conservative
courts and thus reverse their decis-
ions as to level down mole hills in
the public highways. Letters com
plimentary to Supreme Judges are no
indication whatever that public opin
ion opposes market roads and oppos.
es the payment of taxes to build
them. No, Supreme Judges are but
men, and are subjects OF public opin>
ion, to be supported or overturned
with all their fine notions and we'll
trimmed decisions.
But we do not see that the decis-
ion of Supreme court alluded to is SO
materially conservative as Mr.. Dean
represents it. The do.nothing. dog
in-the manger minority Of town
voting by majority to take town
stock in q railroad to be aided and
built thereby would have to pay
their taxes. And that is all the ma
jority could ask. The anti-public
school men, the anti-bridge builders
and the anti>wagon road builders
would all have to pay the taxes for
such objects. voted upon them by ma
jorities. But the Supreme court de-
cides that in the case of railroads
majorities may not lawfully vote to
give, as a bonus, sums for building
railroads. Majoritics may only vote
to take railroad stock, if the pro-
posed railroad pretty generally inter-
ests them. And even vhole coun.
ty may do the same. Well, we do
not see any alarming damage to ma
jorities, and that Mr.. Dean should
for once exhibit pleasure. A man
within such a narrow cell, rolled up
in q hedge hog skin, hair turned the
wrong way, ought to have pleasure
once in long while. But in this
caseIall he can be pleased with, is that
the Supreme court has only fallen
from grace. 1t will be sufficient for
their recovery that Mr.. Dean and has
set are seen advocating their, decisions
in the newspapers.
1t is sufficient that towns may
lawfully vote stock for building rail
roads. We do not know that we
have ever contended for more than
this-though we have said it would
be better for the State and for coun>
ties and towns to donate lands and
even moneys for such great works
than to be without them. But Mr..
Dean has seen something for cheer
in the late decision, and straightway
he proceeds to flatter the Judges
through the papers, and virtually af
firming before the people-"there, |,
c. K. Dean, told you so-now, to the
ID with your bridge building at
Boscobel, and with your voting tax
es to help build railroads. Bless the
Lord, there can be no more railroad
building in Grant County, except by
individual enterprise, or the old
farm mortgage practice, and there
fore, Boscobel Will hold a rich mo-
nopoly-the people being unable to
help themselves I"
Now, what we charge against Mr..
Dean, is, that-being a man above
ordinary talent and learning. man
who ought to be at the lead in all
practical public business, yet eternal
ly stoops to the smallest work imag
inable-such as impeding by every
possible means the work of building
bridge at Boscobel, and for no 9th.
er purpose than this, that he may
punish two or three persons held to
be his enemies and who are doing
their utmost to build the bridge.
Also, in view of retaining the rail-
road monopoly at Boscobel where
his property is, resorting to the
press and to his fertile invention of
policies for the defeat of all efforts to
or through neighboring parts. In
stance: Mr.. Dean knows that I'M
less the Iowa County bond debt is
either paid or compromised, the Min>
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