The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-09-16

of Cores grocery-was presented |
the Republican members fought it,
and denounced it as robbing the tax
payers tor the benefit of the member
aforesaid, and some things more Sc
we're than polite were uttered. The
soul of the President of the Council |
stirred within him, blood was in his
eye and thunder in his lungs; his
tongue grew thick with speech, and
could be no longer be denied utter
ance. Calling Mr.. Haynes to the
chair, he arose, and "went for the
Republicans who could dare de-
nounce the nice little job done in
front of his residence as an outrage
upon the community and robbery
of the public. Wasn't he of the
community, and didn't he belong to
the public? What was he in Council
for If he wasn't the public. He
hadn't been robbed, not he; nor had
he been outraged in the least, land
one to look at the street in front of
his promises would conclude he
hadn't). Would any man charge
him with robbery, that man was an
other, 80 he was, and would do it
again, so he would. Loud were his
words, and angry was his mien, fierce
were his gestures, and rather ramb-
ling his utterance, but he was vio-
lent and forgot the courtesy he owed
his fellow members, or the President
pro tem,, for when he was called to
order, he didn't order for shucks,
but rambled on more violently than
ever. The Presidsident pro TEN
shouted "come to order," but it
came to chaos, and confusion abound
ed. At last he was checked, and
when he subsidized, a good Democrat
ic brother rose up to explain. He
voted for the payment of the bill be-
cause Council had ordered certain
work done over there, and had ap-
pointed Mr.. Cores to superinteed it.
And because Mr.. Cores had super
intended the work done, although it
was not done where it was ordered
done, nor in the manner it was or
dered, yet an amount Of work suffi-
cient to use up the appropriation
had been done, and done under the
direction of the man whom they had
appointed to superintend the work,
and they could not see how the
Council could avoid paying for it.
That, of course, was satisfactoril y
llogic-to him. But we doubt if t. e
citizens see it in that light, If the
work, which was ordered to be dis
tributed along the whole length of
the street, could be confined to a
single spot, could it not just as well,
and just as reasonably have been
done on some o5her street; and if its
being done under the supervision of
the gentleman, obliged the Council
to pay for it, and the citizens to bear
the expense, would not the same fact
have obliged the Council to have
paid for it wherever done? But it
does not matter to the Democracy
hot0 the peoples money is spent, and
so, if one of their number does be-
come derelict in his duty, rather
than to have "fuss in the party,
| The matter must be smoothed over
Tax payers, do you ever hear those
fellows talking of "high taxes, ex
travagance, profigacy," and all that
OF course you do. Well, what dc
you think of their method Of apply
ing the remedy9 Do you, poor la
borer, ever think these men would
build your sidewalk, and gravel il
front Of your door, at the city's ex
penseT Not if they know it! No
but they allowed one of their mum
Der to do it, and when the work wal
to be paid for, and they aware of al
the facts, the Democracy voted SO
Idly for the city to foot the bill
while the Republicans voted against
it. Remember these facts, when
Democrats talks to you about being
friends of the workingman, and re
member it particularly when yor
come to vote.