The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-24
A Lengthy Complaint.

A Lengthy Complaint.
tIusertion OF the following In the columns
| ofthe ADVERTISER was requested. and grant.
ed. upon the ground that the proceedings Of
the Hoard OF Supervisors, previously pub
,ished here. put the parties interested here
In before the public In = false and damaging
light. and that the opportunity for expiana-
tion WAS therefore due them.l
STANwooD, Iowa, Oct. II, 1872.
AdUe,tiscr.-lt has become pretty
generally known that on or about the 2
day Of Sept, y certain body known ~
the Cedar county Board OF Supervisors
held se sion Ut their usual place OF
looking after the interests of ttlOse who
invested them with the Ofiiciai honors
which they wear aud exercise SO i'm
psrtiaily and (fearIessly, we presu,ne),
VIC do not hesitate 10 say "fearlessly
and iinpariisily," because We are In
formed that aii such officials, bsfore
they enter upon the duties OF such
-ssfiAs, - ,sAAsaairsd- -hy lNas sA4s taxa -An.l
subscrias 70 m osth that they will per.
form Al aud singular the duties Iequir-
e ! Of them by such Office aud by law,
to the best Of their knowledge and
ability, without fear or 'avor, fraud or
oppression faithfully aud without
partiality. Now when men Ia the en-
joyment Of their proper senses. and Of
known and tried integrity, take upon
themselves such an obligation, without
restraint, l. Is fair to presume that they
will, IL left free to exercise their own
judgment and discretion, perform their
duties a- officers in the manner they
have sworn to perform them. Amy
departure or variance from this rule nf
conduct which they have laid down
for themselves Is . violation Of this
obligation, aud one OF these things be-
come apparent; either,
lst. They are wilfully corrupt in the
exercise ofsuch office, or.
2i, Unfuly influence by surround
ing circumstances and the advice Of
those upon whom snc!, officials rely
for council, or
Sd. Error in the exercise OF an hon.
est judgment.
II the first, nothing should shield
them from the contempt and execra-
tion ~ all honest people, and we would
be sorry that anything should trans
! pire In the official conduct Of the off,
GERS referred to which would in any
manner give color 10 such . thought
or suspicion in the mind of any citizen
Of Cedar county; aud II II be found
from the acts o, these mon that they
are OF such uncertain aud vxscillating
nxterial that they can he cajOled and
manipulated by designing persons tn
carry out their selfisi, designs, at the
expense of good men over whose In :
terests they have been placed NJ guar
dams, then they are unfit for the posi-
tion they occupy, and the sooner they
surrender the high trust given them
iD charge, or be driven from their
posts uf honor aud trust by an out
ragged constituency the better.
But l. In the exercise Of their once,
and In their busin NJ relations with
our citizens as such "fficers. they have
exercised that degree 0f prudence aud
sound discretion which honest. prudent
men are wont t. do under suci. cir.
cu,nstances. and having done 80, err In
| judgment, we would be the last to
! call them to account, or sit In jude.
ment against them on account Of such
errfr..
| Our design in writing this article Il
to examine some Of the proceedings oi
this Board, t0 ascertain how well, and
to what exteat they hsrmonizc with
the oaths they have taken upon them.
selves, or whether or not all of them
are consistent will, good Judgment and
common sense. One siugle trabsac
lion will he sufficient for our purp~e
and We proceed 70 examine II.
In tipe report of the proceedings o.
the said Board, - published In ths
ADvERTIsER. Post and AdUance, nj
we know not how many other paper-)
and sent hrpsaiczst all over this c0un-
~, this very remarkable item ~,
p-ar-:
/ .P-iiiiOi, uf r 4 K. Mink, asking
70 have the assessment Of Ben
| 4 Cot,r~ii, s;.art l. Mcmillan. W,sxinl
bros and Fe-iu- Deyo raised from
the present nssesslnent TO the MinauH
that the several parties have swnra y
court To be worth, viz: Bent 4 CDtirel
| $50 OOO, Sharp d Mcmillan SIS on
Wilkins Bro = $3U. .OOO. + D.yO 17.uO
| Prayer If petitioner granted. and n
auditor authorized TO give the scrertl
parties notice Of the action Of sdis
Board"
| Now In order that your readers ma.
form correct Judgment ~ TO whsthe
| or not thi. B,art " Supervisors !!
their action upon this matter wsr
ac.asted BY proper motives, hsvto