Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-13
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y isgeAtifyiss to note The aftention viii,
which the Important subject Of our county,
Observation-Disclosures received within the last
week, and the animated dtsetissiou which n
has called forth. IL Augurs well Tor the future.
Z whenever = body or people a. tiunieroui,
a. intelligent, and as capable a. the tar
payers Of Lafayeite county set themselves 20
work earnestly aud zealonsiy for the accom-
ptisnment OF any purpose within the COIN.
pass of mans power, success Is very nearly
assured.
There il nothing 10 fatal 10 the rights OF a
people as Indifference or iethnryy. On the
principle OF the maxim, .'what q man can't
do for himself another won't do for him."
officials rarely or never give satisfaction
when they arc not guided and governed by q
clear expression OF the opinion OF those whom
they serve. Our county's Indebtedness Is
just now the most momentous question which
can probably engage the time aud attention
Of the people upon whom the burden rests.
Its consideration cannot be delayed without
disaster, possibly ofgreat magnitude. Our
county has outs anding obligations which
lluIutC HGAky UNI -AStf. 10 tne 0ulOuuk Oh
SIOS, 800. No provision whatever has been
made to satisfy the holders Of these obiIya.
lions and to preserve the credit of the co,In.
ty. The county court, the legally constitu.
ted financial agents of tho people. await some
expression OF their constituents. in order
that their action In this wei.hty matter NAV
conform t the public requirements,
t. IL n .li(l..,,lt a,,tso..
in thef first place, IL Is, or certainty has been.
q highly unpopular one. I'm fine second
place, tho subject itself is so hedped I'm with
doubts and difficulties that there are few.
and but few, tseemingly ut least) who care
to hazard an opinion about it, either one
way or the other. One courageous man has
given expression publicly to his opinion,
which embraces many valuable ideas. Every
Interested party who has an idea, a. single
idea-on the subject should give he whole
body the benefit of 1t. We propose q few
Suggestions, relating maybe more to the
difficulties in the way Of a solution of the
question than to a just n profitable solu-
ton of the question itself: but a c.ear appre.
hehslon Oh the difdculties surrounding a
az al bdolulC
to its successful solution. There arc inst
three ways of stopp,ny the importunities of
Unfortunate creditor. The first .nI host
is to pay him of and be done with him.
That an honest man will always do. If he i,
able. The second is TO renew the note.
which an honest man will do when he cam,
do the first, The third and last IL n rennJiat.
it, and snap your fingers In his face Tina,
is very often done by a great MANY peonle.
The rules which govern men As indIyidu-
ais III their financial transactions with each
other NAV not upnlv literally ,o ,,,,,oi.,
Transactions betw.en cor,or,,o ho,ios
states md c,ni,,,.,s I'm, ,ho s,w.
and mot,yes ~ ,:,ion nnaar,,s,,s,
Let US app,y the first and hos, r,,,. ~ sn,,,.
ment to our county am, -,
,bilitv n nav ,h. ~ ~ s,oa ..n ,se'
in al,Iition N III. o,h.r 80"
and which mnst he ,,,;d ,,;s r,m All -
The tot,, .ssessnsr, or ,h. ",,n,u $50"
current vear !, sG 70. 5aa Th;s - .:,,n
,etwecn real estate AMI ,o,s,n,I.r nv ~, |
ows:
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