The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-10-24

= community, /, i almost Impossible
that there should hc .,in.s. IN that
community, DOES tho town vote iiity
dollars fur q. ss-ualk opposite the
widow Jones harn. Does Tho treas
nrsr rerpr, show next year that ], cost
fity-pnc dollars. Somclois viii re-
member what wa vttpl, anil somebody
viii a., where the extra dollar caMc
from, aua who expects = lay Il. Il
woa.a require nt,fe t'iaa tllr lagcaa,tt
u an rig Aes York las eve known
T. ras> tie argns-,sel criticism i i
.Malrl Me.,ag Il i therefore. AZ
We believe. a iaai'er tnr gfnat regret,
that III ilr crowd "A Wtrs rrsS,ng Mrun
tic iarmefs .f lew STATES, tslp lopllc
&c tho M.s., ia working their enaalitn.
tions, have - generally abandoned tho
New. England lliev,, 4 tlN tpWn.m,t.
ing Outside NrM Iursal, tie di,i.
sioas ia,o townships has much lr,s l,eli.
tsral value ls,an IL has svtc; aai t',s
irst olsjret u gnui government, name.
IL. tNe management VI st'aass. rea3s.
antl leal,h, !. ,rst. il /. large degree. In
tle hands II sslel, il ~ u e4nalies, or
,tner s.lieefs el.ufci ~ eauat.ps, who
are al, s,hi.etelt, I, nj! regular rsr.
tsl.s,l Interview with the,r constituents.
aHa nsl have III practice Very consider
ah,. latitude II powers. which. t. tho
NeN gland ''se,.etn,a,,, are Wholly
uni ha,4,l, w IL rut believe that tic
lsrai administration eaa he A. wcll var
riel forward Is snell Laar.ls ~ WHEN i,
is il h,c hands II men absolutely anu
personally responsible T. tl,,ir eontl,n-
ents, IN interviews face ~ face. lsu'
W. vii consider ,hc question Vt ad,.,i.,-
istra,ian. Ml.iv'. il ut TIN lers Importance
u, another time. The chief ground i"r
regret. in aay reduction II tho autocra.
ny Il the towns, u III the rcspns,siLilii,
ot thu townmestiug II. that in such re-
ln,,su,, W. lufc uur nublest school for
thu training u The citizen. Tho citizens
IL tilr N.st, anil IL much less extent
thuea il tie South, lave other schools,
IL M'ieh y. l.se aliulea, \ temper
ance nt.eting. il church meeting. u tras-
tees meeting, an Insurance meeting, |,
such sri.o.l, III, 10 srhnul il At unec
- adequate. i comprehensive. aad ~
complete III it. details A. |. the town.
meeting. where i. haa All it, original
fernr. as IN il pure democracy,
Whenever the American constitutions
aro discussed, this formation II tho
original ,ell, ~ Wa ma. call il, IL $40.
| ken nf, AMI the value uf this schuol VI
training, IL recognized. II Ii. therefore
matter II profound regret, ,hat Tub
school hardl, eAisss anywhere outside
cf New England And fsr tho men ei
courage and IL foresight. Who Arc try
iug to make republics in tho Southern
States, w believe TINT np duty IN ~
evident az tia. q aceustouling their
people u tile methods and principles o.
government ~ frequent meetings u
the toWns Iur purposes u local admins
traliml
Fur rcssons Which il would not DO
difficult te explain, the constitutions q
mnst II ,lc Western States nrc lascL oil
the constitution * tho State 4 Now
York, ~ adopted In lS.l rather than on
tho constitution u Massachusetts,. aiad-
opted in l7s0. To these two typos most
of tho AncricAn constitutions mas ~
reduced. With, tho adoption u the New
York model thcrc han como into msas
OF tho Western States the habit u car.
", ing cut the regulation Ut local affairs
Us tho decision u boards uf eouLt, IA
pcryis.rs. .f one or another name. with
out that discussion IN detail y, the pep
iplc themselves III towns and II report
lin detail u shc people themselves, vhial
belongs 10 tho New Englsnd town.mcct'
inn. rvrn village. l."nes.r snail