The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-03-27

Attorney"-wil both of them receive their
just dues before long, Already they are
checked and have an nkling of what they
may expect hereafter
The County Clerk" received his walking
papers" at last November election, although
he still clings to the Office in the vain Z . ~,
the election can be set aside for some trivial
reasons, existing only in his own brains
His fame as compiler of statistics in re-
spect to our county finances is at an end now
and we shall hear of him no more.
He retires from Office to resume the "knit
ting business.
The I'd strict Attorney, or rather 'the
old rat that keeps guawng and nibbling in
that precinct, will have lease of it but
short tilue. and as the will of the people is,
that he receives full pay for everything he
has said about IA, "his walking papers" will
be handed him promptly, moment the
lime arrives, and no further entreaty, claim
or begging device can avail him thing-out
he goes.
Situated as things are now, this Office of
district Attorney" is merely cypher hav-
ing neither business, responsibility or any
Importance attached to it; for, whenever any
business arises requiring legal advice, it is
usually sought for elsewhere Here, during
Board desired advice on certain matters
not in any respect obScure-they had to ad-
dress the Attorney General of this Stale, not
having confidence in the advice of their H.
lustrious(s) district Attorney"
A nonresident, not acquainted here, to
read the proclamatons(?) So magnl6cently
paraded through The SUPERIOR TIMEs-"Dis-
trict Attorney, "Office of the District At
torney", etc, would think that the officer,
and the incumbent thereof, was quite an in
stitution in this place-"a heavy gun
when the whole thing with all its imaginary
paraphernalia, existing as it does at the pres
ent time. is worth no more in our own esti
nation than the Office of ''Sealer of Weights
and Measures for the business of The
county, such as it is, has almost entire re-
gard to taxes" and "the duties of officers"
down 80 clear by printed instructions that
the Supervisors have seldom any need to
consult advice, and when they have to get
advice, it is sought for elsewhere.
1t is really amusing to see this old fos-
siliferous expounder of the law parade the
livery of the Office of District Attorney be-
fore US, and then it is laughabe when he un-
dertakes TO censure our proceedings and di-
rect our Board in respect to the adminstra
knows nothing about; for to L ok at him
stuck up at a desk, with pen behind his
car, his head full of figures, aud figuring all
the time for 'some obscure nibblingS"; we
see at once, that he has no art or tact for
trade, or dealing, or action in any direction,
and we know that he has no more idea of
how TO originate project for our interest,
or carry out any measure, than if his head
WAS chimney piece ornament or a calcula
ting machine
The evident object Of the whole of this
raid npon our proceedings, is to throw dis
credit upon the Board of Supervisors, and
thereby evolve current of feeling in favor
of some party or parties they desire to Sc.
elected at next town election, April 6, 1875;
some party that will countenance or aid them
to ''nibble upon the county" for unnecessary
expenditures, bills, claims, etc, in various
obscure WAYS, such as it is desirable nobody
but themselves should know anything about,
and for this purpose, and toward this object,
they would endeavor to destroy the reputa
honest, clevsr men, residents of this place
twenty years-by charging them with over
drawing conntv funds sixteen thousand dol
lars; and Furthermore would sacrifice the en-
tire credit of this town, poor as it is, by false
representations in respect to its financial con-
dition, if by 80 doing they could gain an en-
trance so we gave them further position.
Doubtless they desire an Assessor should
be elected to suit them; IA man they can get
TO spend money for unnecessary purposes
"a Typographical and statistic survey of this
county, for instance, designating precisely
every tract of land aud particularly "the
contents of every pine tree" standing upon
it-mea-urement and contents all told in feet,
with maps. field notes, and aH tic payaphernatia
ofa surreyor's report the v hole thing 'neces
sary", of course, accordisg 10 iar, and the ea-
penses paid for by the county And would
not ''the old nibbler'' in the District Attor
news Office, the retired County Clerk and
ther whole staff and file rejoice and have d
good time of it-inade a lucky haul-and
what matter TO them how the county Jared,
or the payers-got their money and that
is all they wanted. With respect to this
project, however, they may rest easy. The
Assessor for present time, who will likewise
be the next Assessor, having all the neces-
sary facilities to help him to make his next
assessment, is resolved now, as heretofore,
that the expenses of making the assessment
shall be as low as the nature of the work will
possibly permit, having individually the opin-
ion that the county money should go main,
toward assisting our honest, hard working
least receive fair distribution of any none,
the county has To expend. and they being
disposed to give work k-vaiue for ever, thing