The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-10-08

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W. have no different in,efcs, IN III,
county management than IN shared d,
every otllsr taxpayer. TINT honesty
efficiency. capacity aud will 10 goyert
with justine to all, shall be tho rule AM
no, the exception Wccan only juag,
II the tree beneath whose spreading
branches and thick foliage we have
gambal.i and enjoyed the grateful
shadc, by tasi,ing and ,estin. IL fruit
let us aprly these never failing test,
ani pronounce tLe verdict calmly. dis
passionatels. truthfaily.
The thirteenth General assembly ii
March lS,u authorized the funding ol
county Indebtedness Ia counties u
1000 inhabitants with over SoUOQ in
dcl,tcduess. Under tho provisions u
this enactment the county indebted.
ness of this county amounting 10 some
$2l. 900 was funded. In May lsIa
this bonded indebtedness had bcan rc.
duccd to $4,000. and tho total indeht-
sIucss &c thu county was but Sl5,i Asa.
~. In January is1i .rcform rule
10 called had taken control of count y
affairs. Thu, ,lc people may form a
jnst conception OF tho extent II ha,
proved shaun atd choat in its pro.
fessirnr as compared with actual results
80 publish here lilo valuation VI The
county. for two yasrs preceding that
disastcr aul since. with tux lcyy fui
county purposes aud the taA thus rails.
Cd each year
lear Valuation. sp 'sS ltss Amount,
ia.a +l.fis N9, | utiilA -aaHsy.,n
la.} | 10 80 imtlls d.siaHl
fAsi enlt.a.i 4 dmiiis u - o!
-. ,..i.ta.apl 1mtia ll,,ii.Hi
liut WE the present lnara II sup.
RI is,rs competent 10 eon.ue, thu finan.
leial nisa,rs VI ihr county NJ that this
heay, taxation wouid drt,a, its cnr.
rent expenses annually theru
would Le l.ss caure for apprehension 81
.lianstpr than th.ra IL. With nrsrl,
twice the ainopl,, Ut county tax levied
anl cai,rats,l Il, former barfis ef ~
r.rsi,ui-, iiis hen,d has been com
rellcd IL a,li $4,000 to tho honde,l
indebtedness u tho county during tho
present year.
Tho foregoing aro some NJ tho ron.
sons why tho people src intcrcstsd In
changing tho complexion of tho board
of supervisors. aud why they should d.
feat Mr.. Lambert. Hut thcre aro 9TH
sr aud further reasons Why thu people
must rescue their county government
from tho hands of Griffin and Lambert.
We oite ono point only in illustration.
In tho proceedings oi the board u ~
rcryisors Tor juno 1871 10 find !
claim put In by Judge Upton asking
to have tho interest on school fund loan
abAtol claiming thst hs had paid tho
samc which claim WAS allowed BY tho
board. II Judge Upton had paid this
interest n ho claims. which n : quta-
tion We arc not discussing. no matter
how mnel, ho might be entitled TO
sympathy public Or private, tho board
of supervisors had no moral right 10
crcdi. il up to tho lra Of tho county
without requiring him 10 furnish tho
board with suoh evidence ~ would el..
ablo tho county to collect il from the
delinquent officer. This Was not r..
qnircd Or done and yet ho obtained
through tho order Of tho board credit
for &3.70S which N No much tho
co. must ,nnko up or lose for tho school
fund. II any county auditor got TIL.
interest. evidence of that fact should
have boon furnished that such officer
might bo proceeded against. in behalf of
tho county.
The foregoing statements hayo ap.
pcarod for thrsc successi,o wocks with.
out challenge from any source to my
statement therein. Democrats OF Limo
Springs allogc TINT Il isinjaring "ahe
party 'l'hon LEI the party" ct tho
ugly facts out cf tho way BY lofoat.
ing tho man whose action l,as aided 10
mako thom true. aepu blicans there
likewise admi. their truth and yot sus-
tain iamber - : question of local
pride. Such facss ought 10 make
them blush aud hang their heads In
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