The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-01-21
EDINBURGH.
Correspondence.

Cores rondcnce.
Would it not be well to turn our
attention from the Mobilier, Salary
grabbers, to matters nearer home, and
see what the minnows are doing p
The people for some years have been
groaning under heavy taxation and
hoping it would be lighter, ana at the
same time, the dominant party have
proclaimed in their Conventions Gre
trenchment! retrenchment," but re-
cent acts make US begin to think that
these terms mean-increase, For
proof OF this we need only turn to
late acts of our Commissioners. 1t
will be remembered, a few weeks ago
they met in convention with repre-
sentatives OF couaties south of us, and
then withdrew, and VIC hoped that
would be the end of that scheme but
we were disappointed for, Oh the 22d
of last month, they met, in Warren,
the commissioners of three other
counties to devise a plan to form a
They there reported and received the
reports from the other counties the
amount of taxable property in each
900. 900; Sl4 100000 of which was in
lulS COuuty, aIlu, du cStliAatcu tdA VI
"a of mill to the dollar would raise
Home with and this sum must come
out Of the taxpayers. and some S1O,-
900 of this must be raised in Portagr
County. But this is not the end for.
after the Home is completed, an annu-
al tax of about one-third to one half
this amount must be raised to keep
4 tl,o, nj,
this is not yet the end, The Commits
own salaries, but assumed the power
TO appoint I've additional men to their
board, and to blind it some they called
it an advisory board, and now, instead
of three, we have eight Commi ssion-
ers, and all these must have their pay.
What swarm of blood-suckers to
draw the lite-blood from the taxpay-
ers! What a retreuchment and re-
form! 1t is an uphill grade for the
taxpayer to tug at, but they tell US
it is 10 educate the poor children
Well, we would ask, is there poor
child inside the lines of Portage Co.,
that is not in easy reach of district
school and have we not public iund
to pay that child's tuition? Ii we
have public schools for The education
of the poor, if these public benetac-
tors think something is wrong in our
public schools, let them right that
wrong first. Oh, we'll, they say, the
law says so and'so. Well, does the
law say we are TO be taxed 10 death as
they arc in the South? Well, they
whine, we want TO carry out retrench-
mcnt ond reform. Yes, we know it,
and your paper organs are shouting
hoZannah in the highest, over your
rctrenchmeut schemes, and they can
again say: "Fear not, little flock, il
Is your fathers good pleasure, (Grants)
to give you support when you think
you need it," Now, taxpayers, are you
willing to haye more tax laid upon
you for the erection Of this new edi-
flee. that will cost you so many thou
sands of dollars to build it. and then,
after that. to support it? Ii not. then,
let a voice come up from every town.
ship in the county, i'll tones of thun-
der that this new and large board Of
Commissioners, may hear the sound
thereof, and hearing, may harken
SUDDEN DEATH.-A more sudden
death, perhaps, has never taken place
among us, than that of Joseph Han
old, on last Thursday morning, About
, O'Clock he was taken with a severe
pain in one side, and about four o'clock !!
he fell forward out OF his chair, and |
died instantly. Mr.. Hanold was in
his list year. He was one of the first |
settlers in the southwest part of this |
where he remained for
many years, and until he made trade |
for some land on the west line of the |
township. His father-in law, VIM.
ii Ioffman, having life claim upon it,
but lived on the ROotstown side of |
the line. Mr.. Hanold moved into the
house with the old people, 10 take
care of them, where he remained till
his death.
Also, an aged woman, wife of fa-
ther Stump, living near the Center.
died on last Friday. She was attacked
with paralysis several months ago,
from which she never recovered.
A ged 70 years. CITIZEN.
Edinburgh, Jan. 18th, 1915.
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, is visit
ing relatives in Cleyeland.