Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-12-27
The Bogus Board-Mr. Aliens Reply.

Of the Grant County Democrat | no
ticc an article entitled the Bogus
Board" by Mr.. Jared Warner of
Patch Grove. This article has evil
IDENTIFY been dictated in a spirit of
envy, jealousy and malice, and is
put forth as an impeachment of the
acts Of the new Board, rs well as the
old. Mr.. Warner claims that the
last meeting Of the old Board would
not have been legal if he had been
present; nor did the mere fact of his
being absent make.it illegal if it did,
the last three meetings of the Board
were illegal, for he persistently re-
fused 20 attend any Of them in fact,
Mr.. Warner virtually withdrew from
tho Board after its organization in
January last, when the Board refus-
ed to make him their chairman. lie
went home mad, sullen, disappointed
and chagrined and, although three
meetings of tho Board were after
ward held, and Mr.. Warner duly no
titled Of each of them, he attended
none, On the "rule or ruin" princi-
pie, he aimed to destroy what he
could not control.
The best understanding existed
between Mr.. Warner and myself up
to the time Of January last, when
Mr.. Moore's term as chairman expir-
ed, and the Board was called upon to
elect a new chairman and because
the Board saw fit to elect me to that
office in preference to Mr.. Warner,
be has ever since manifested toward
me q spirit Of vinaictiveness and hos
tility and with the fiendishness pc
culiar TO his character, has fabricated
the vile5t falsehoods, and sown them
broadcast over the county, with q
view to injure me before the people
And because the new County Board,
after full investigation of these
proceedings-having appointed a
committee for that purpose-saw it
to be their duty to indorse the action
of the old Board, he characterizes
them as a set Of perjured villains, un-
worthy Of the confidence of the peo-
pie.
The last meeting OF the old Board,
which Mr. Warner designates as "bo-
gus" was called in view of the change
in the county system, and was called
at the request Of all the members ex-
refused to take any part in the pro.
cecdings Of the Board after the meet
ing Of organization. This change
in the county system being one Of
the last acts of the legislature, and
50 near the Spring election that there
was no time for correspondence, and
having been requested by q majority
of tho Board to have this meeting
called, | wrote to the Clerk to call
the meeting the Friday before the
election, and for fear he would not
have time to notify the members of
the Board himself as to the time of
the meeting, | wrote separately to
each member Of the Board, informing
him Of The time fixed for the meeting.
When the Board met on Friday there
was not q quorum present. Mr.. War
ner's absence excited no surprise. |
| wrote to Mr.. Evans the same even
ing, and explained to him the situa-
ton and urged him to come up. If
possible, on Saturday. This letter
delivered to the stage driver and
paid him to deliver it to Mr.. Evans
in person as soon as he should arrive
in Plattevillc, which he assured me
would be by eight o'clock in the
morning. On Saturday morning,
fearing that Mr.. Evans might be
from home, or otherwise unable to
attend, | sent for Mr. Casper. BY
The evening mail letter was receiv-
81 from Mr.. Evans, stating that it
7oald be very inconvonient for him
% attend that day, but if we failed
o get a quorum on Saturday, to hold !
over until Monday and he would Ger
ainly come up-not q word about IL |
egaiity in this letter. Mr.. Evans
Knew that the meeting was called in |
rood faith, and had we held over IN
il Monday Mr.. Evans would have |
net with us and all would have been
light; but in the evening Mr.. Casper
rrived, and quorum being present,
We proceeded to business.
| have been thus particular in de-
the manner Of calling this
ncoting, to show the utter falsity Of
lr. Warmers charge in his arti-
le in the Democrat He says: 40
Allen and his right bower, elise. did
OF want either Evans or myself
here, they knew we'll that such
laims as were audited by them could
OF have passed the mill there was
a swindIe designed and the
illainous transaction must have none
here but friends" Now, if "Joe
.llen" had designed to exclude these
entiemen from that meeting, he GER
ainly adopted very extraordinary
curse to accomplish his purpose.
Why did he write to Evans d? We
houId have been very glad to have
cen DIR. Warner at that meeting.
nd also at the two previous meet
lgs of the Board, but if he got Unfit
d. and chose to stay away, we had
0 remedy but to do the best we
Ould without him. Mr.. Warmers
animation in the Democrat that his
resence at that meeting would have /
laterially affected the result, is pure
bosh )" as, Notwithstanding his ar {
'gance and presumption, be was I
ply entitled to one vote. But Mr.. {
arner is filled with Standardization
hen the new County Board, at their
st session in November, undertook .
, "whitewash this vile transaction"
nd, had his power been equal to his :
he would have done as
romwell did with the Long Parlia-
ent-disperse the vile horde and
stall himself in their stead.
As regards Mr.. Clise's bills, audited j
: that meeting, they were original