The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-10-14

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1873 ..................17,S 12 80
1874 ................. 20, 96I &c
Or total of. ........ .211, l61 IS
in three years 1t has been shown, and not
disputed, that on this sum the profit
of ID. Atwood 4 Co. were over ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS over
ordinary profits, and directly owing to
their control of tn State Government,
as the organ of the republican party.
This annual profit of $685. per year,
(more than many men make in a life
time, was lost to them by the reform
victory of 1873.
II is also true, and not denied that
under the law passed by the reform leg
islature OF 1874, under which the state
printing is now done. the work which
D. Atwood & Co. received the immense
sum of S2ll, l61 rs, will not cost the
State 100000, OR A SAVING OF
S35,o00 ANNUALLY TO TIE TAX PAY
EAs.
To p.ove this statement, sample or
two are only necessary For instance:
The session laws are publish. I'd annually.
The cost has been for the last three
years as follows:
1873. Cos pages. S12, AT Y
1874. =. SIS pages. 49,. ID. 900 a.
while the laws Of 1875, 100 pages, or
eleven more than the book of1S73, under
| the reform law only costs S., j3S. a, or
S5,907. As less than the same Job of
1873, and So. 562. 10 less than that OF
1874.
These figures tell their own story, and
need no comment.
The agricultural report of 1874, pub
lished BY Atw ood & Co., cost the State
S5,443.3l, while the same job, under
reform law, for 1879, cost S3,121.8s,
or saving to the tax payers Of 1851
43 on this small job. The same or
greater per cent of difference extends
through all the state printing.
1t is fact that Darid At,oood drsio
up and caused to be Introduced bill
in the lost legislature repeaIing the
present ld~ thai sares the tar payersso
much mony, and seeking return to
the old corrupt system, and the only
reason such repeating law was not pass
ed was the fear OF veto by Gov. Taylor
No wonder these men should want Gov.
Taylor out of the way. am. it is not
strange that they should seek the cleo
ton of one who will subscribe to all
their schemes to rob the people They
know that if Mr.. Taylor is defeated,
David Atwood's" printing stear' law
will again be crowded on the State. and
they viii again divide the peoples mon
ey.
| These facts in part account for the
desperate attempts of the ring to de-
feat Taylor, and is one of the moving
causes" of the SANDERS, lies and abuse
daily emanating from them
But in looking up the above facts,
others came to light which seem to add
the further incentive of fear of er-
| pOsure of FRAUDS COMMITTED on the
state by this ring, alinost-unparalleled.
The only ,lea ID. Atwood 4 Co. have
made to those charges Of plundering the
people, is that .hey''were the lowest
bidders and robbed by color of law.
In some thing their pIundering was done
under laws surreptiously Struggled
through plant Republican legislature.
When the state printing was let to D.
Atwood 4 Co. they were. as they are
now, the ruling Hower in the Republi-
can party. 1t was we'll known that by
their political influence in Republican
legislatures, and through printing clerks
appointed in their influence, they could
ruin any other man who received the
contract BY a system of threats and
terrorism, others were FRIGHTENED OUT
or BOUGHT OFF. They could afford to
AS they did III several instances
PAY THOUSANDS for the privilege of be-
/ ing the Lowest bidder The laws were
fixed for them. and they have been en-
abled by tricky schemes to keep up,
year after year, this system of robbery
on the people. Of course they want
! Taylor, who stands between them and
the old order of things, defeated.
During the time ID. Atwood & Co.
were state printers, man was printing
clerk whose duty it was to measure and
count work, and admit d. Atwood < Cos
accounts. 1t was reported and believed
BY many, that this man pds partner
in the firm, and shared in the immense
profits. I'll certain, ukether part
ner or MOI, this man cent from the
printing desk 70 the Journal office,