The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-12-01

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the county attorneys fees, of 49,
600, and sheriff's enloluments, less
percentage for collecting taxes. 5000,
and the result shows a cost to Albany
county for the offices above noted and
for collecting taxes and licenses, OF
So 900, or a total to the two counties
aforesaid Of SD. 4SO.
Under the systrm proposed by this
biII the cnst OF collecting and disburs-
ing Territorial and county taxes for
Laramie county on The collection
before meuti med $50, 000l would
amount tn 81, OOO: on licenses. FIVE per
cent. of 80. OOO-$3OO; for county at
toruey, 81 ,0m; for sheriff. S3,00p.- in
all making S6.3OO, showing a differ
ence to Laramie county, in favor of
the measure proposed, of $6.lS0.
Estimating that it will cost Albany
county. under the provisions of this
hill, the same | have estimated for
L. iramie county, it will show a net
saving 10 the taxpayers of said cnun-
~ of 5 300, or To the people Ut The
two counties n total of $3.50.
II Is reasonable To presume that be-
fore another Legislature meets, the
provisions of this bill would be of
equal benefit to any of the western
counties.
1t now remains with this Legisla-
tive Assembly 10 decide, whether the
| zen of each of the County Gov
| ernments of this Territory shall be
lightened in like ratio. There Is pro-
badly no County in this Territory but
that viii have a heavier population
within the next two yearsThan either
| Albany or Laramie Counties now
have, and nune but will have more
taxable property than either Laramie
or Albany Comfy now has. 1t il
claimed that the provisions of this
Bill would work II hardship to the
County officers in the Counties west
of Albany County.
Let us inquire If this i a fact. The
provisions of this Bill do not affect
any of the Offices that are moi now
paying more than the limit provided
in this Bill.except the office of Sheriff,
and by reference to section seven, al
OF this Bill it will be seen that special
provision is made by which the Board
of County Commissioners can relieve
n sheriff whose Office does not pay
a person competent tie fill such office.
in any sum deemed Just, so hat the
Whole sum docs lot exceed three
thousand dollars per annum.
1t has also been claimed by a per-
son prominent in politics, one who
has been several times honored with
places of trust by his people, that
holding office is a business" To the
honest voter who takes his" politics
on principle, the above will be start
ling Intelligence, but to those who
have been thrown in contact with h
common politician Of to-day, ii falls
as a fact painfully to be regretted.
1t Is looking ut public Offices from
this Cuisines" standpoint, especially
by men to whom it - entrusted to
shape the Laws of our Territory and
regulate the fees and salaries of these
business" men, that, to-day, impedes
any movement made to strip sume of
the offices of the counties of this Ter
ritory of a part of their eXhOroitant
emolument-.
1t is looking at official position
from this Cuisines standpoint, by
some of our leading men, that has
caused a widespread skeptieism of
the political honesty of many of the
leading men of the two great politi-
ical parties of the country, and has
sprung the independent voter" OF
to-day.
1t Is docking Mt offices from this
DuSllltoS SAlilAlDOlAi AAta hho Nv
the political atmosphere with corrup-
ton, and is fast developing its dele
FERROUS effects on the political senti-
ments of a great many of the people
of the whole country.
1t is looking at official position
from the aforesaid Cuisines" stand
point, hal has sprung the ''auc-
iioneer' voter of to-day, that will
sell his vote to the highest bidder
and then compel, through fear that
he ma not get what he has bargained
for, the aforesaid cuisines" ma 10
watch the sai'i voter, and e that he
does moi deliver lat the polls) a diff
erent article than that bargaInPd for
by the Cuisines man. That an
election now represents a political
principle is a matter of uoubt, as too
many of those within hearing of my
voice well know, and 1T is in Il great
part attributable 10 the Office seekers
and office holders whose political
professions are based on business
and not political principles.
1t is a fact, 10 which l refer with
pride, when 1 state that no rep
resentative body, of any constitu-
ency, in any country, has a more in
teliigent, independent and thinking
eOnst tuency thar has this legislative
assembly, and to believe for a mo-
nlent that they will give their sup
port 10 men of any political persua-
sion, who have no interest in COM
mon with theirs, is a wild infatu-
alton, that nothing butthe excitement
of Il business" campaign can engen-
der.
1t is urged by another that the bill
is a good bill, but that 1t is not prac-
ticable. Upon what grounds the gen.
tleman bases his assertion he has
neglected t d state. 1t may be that