The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-02
COMMUNICATION.
EDITOR ADVERTISER:

EDITOR ADVERTISER: "
Sir-As you are aware, the
special election upon the proposition of
voting five per cent tax in our town-
ship, to be given away as a gratuity, to
aid In the construction of the 80 called"
Milwaukee, Iowa and Kansas Il. r., an
enterprise that has no ''stocE in trade"
unless it be Il tax amounting to about
ten thousand dollars conditionally voted
in Cass township-was held in Stan
wool, yesterday.
y pleasant fifteen minutes ride on the
G. & y. w. Railway, landed us safely
at the "seat of hostiities" at precisely
ten minutes past eight o'clock, a. III.
The polls were duly declared open at
about nine O'Clock. The question of
"taxation' or mo taxation had been
thoroughly canvassed by both parties
throughout the township and the lines
were closely drawn, yet most courtc
Gus and charitable feeling was nantes
ted by all anil we doubt not would have
continued during the lay but for the
exceptional conduct Of two of the trus-
tees who unfortunately for them elves
were ardent advocates "for taxation"
l will simply state what they did and
allow the reader to draw his own con
clusion. Before so doing, will say un
Qualitiedly 1 have known one Of them
we'll for many years, and the other for
something more than one year, and be
lieve them to be honorable fairminded
and intelligent men who would not in
tcntionally do a wrong action. This
statement would be utterly inconsistent
aud irreconcilable with the Sequel were
it not for this fact. that when we allow
ourselves to deviate from plain princi-
pie of right, aud "a did they then and
should ali who are in favor Of taxation
to aid in the construction Railroads,
argue and believe that the majority
have right to take the property oe the
minority and use it for private purposes
and allow our eyes to be blinded with
the prospects Of visionary wealth vouch
safed to us simply by a vote, we are
thereby rendered powerless to comprc-
, hCElu VIZ ibtoSt
legal or otherwise as We will endeavor
to show by the case in hand.
l. This plain provision Sec. s of the
Registry Law to wit:
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of judges
It Election to designate one of the mum.
Der ~ check the name of every person
voting whose name is OH the Register.
No vote 81. ali be received at any general
or spsciai ele 'tiol hereinafter held in
this state from Any person whose name
does not appeal Oh the Register unless
the person offering to .'ote shall furnish
the Judges Of elect ion, his affidavit
showing that he 10 A aua..ded elector
and a proper reason for not appearing
before said Board on the day for correc-
ting said Register and prove Ivy the all
davit of a person whose name in on said
Register that he knows such person t.
be resident Of such township and IL in
city or incorporated village giving the
place of residence in the manner requir-
ed to he entered on the Register which
said a.fidavits shall be filed in the Office
~ the township clerk, they intcrpre
ted aud enforced as follows: That it only
placed the eleetor on All equality with
those who were registered and that they
we're subject to challenge, in pursuance
Of which many were challenged and
compelled to seek relief through the
provision for challenged votes. You
can well imagine the Irritation aud de.
lay caused by this erroneous interpreta-
ton when yoa learn that thirty one per-
SONS voted whose names did not appear
on the Register, list Of their names Is
now lying On the table before ME. aud
I observe that fifteen of them have lived
in the county from six to sixteen years,
the remainder from two and one half
months 70 three years. May not ask
why but three Of those voted "for taxa
ton ?" and might not this bring rem
AsfCd powerless &c. he an explanation
Why the twenty eight opposed to taxa
ton were act registered? ......z .....
g.. notwithstanding this plain and
persmptory Law, Chap 32. Revision
Of 1850. *#Ha
! Sec. Ao1. Any person offering to vote