Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-10
A Mistaken Idea.

We have heard one or two persons es
press themselves to the effect that the,
! would not vote on the question of pur
chasing site for new school hous
in this village, for the reason that a
they paid no taxes, they had no RICH
to impose burden upon others.
Now, while modesty and a reluc
lance to interfere with other people,
affairs are virtues which we could no
too highly commend, and while W.
would accord all respect to those wbt
honestly differ with US, we must take
exceptions to the position which these
persons assume. 1t is contrary to land
if carried out would overthrow the
last vestige of liberty under the sun.
The whole theory of our government
has been from the beginning, and is,
that all our institutions rest upon the
best Judgment of the people---this,
and this alone. Every man, there
fore. has the sacred right and solemn
duty of exercising his jud gment on
all public questions. There is nc Sc
curity if he neglects it.
We have no quarrel with wealth or
the holders of it. We believe that the
acquiring and holding and right using
of property is one of the greatest sour
ces of happiness which God has given to
man: But seeing that neither the pos
session nor the lack of wealth can
render US more or less capable of judg-
ing correctly, we hold that in the dis
charge Of mans duty to the state or
to the community, the question as to
whether he has or has not property
has no business to enter.
Let every man think and consider
for himself what is for the best inter.
ests of all, and having made up his
mind, honestly and conscientiously,
let him vote in accordance with his
best judgment, without fear or favor.
wI In these days when there is SO
much swindling going on it behooves
everybody to examine carefully into
the merits of every article that is of
fered for their consideration before
an investment. In the tree
peddling business particularly there
has been a great deal of swindling
done. Orders have been taken for
particular kind of tree and that order
has been filled with trees whose fruit
bore no resemblance whatever to that
ordered. We have couple of trees
in our front yard which were repre-
sented to be fancy variety of crab,
sold at fancy price. One of them
has already proved to be the Trans
cendent which can be bought for one
fourth of the price We paid for it.
Platteville Witness.
If the people of this section are
swindled in the purchase of trees, they
are certainly left without excuse and
deserving of little sympathy. The
nurseries at Dodgeville arc
extensive enough to supply any de-
mand that may be made, and the men
who run it understand their business
and are reliable. They don't make
mistakes, but if one should occur in
any case, their nursery has been here
many years, it will be here for many
years to come, and the person wronged
would have an easy remedy. But
when you discover you have been
swindled by pedler, where, oh where
will you find him again?
say A party of the leading bust
ness men and capitalists of Lancaster
visited Galena for the purpose
Of inspecting the narrow gauge and
interviewing its directors in regard to
terms for an extension Of the road
rom Platteyille to Lancaster. The
party report having enjoyed very
pleasant trip, in general, but railrcadly
t was not success. The directors
Of the narrow gauge informed them
that they thought it would be greatly
70 the advantage of Lancaster to have
. connection with their road, and that
# Lancaster would build it the mar
row gauge company would operate it
for them; but that. the company was
now making every effort to extend its
line to Wingyille, and that it could not
abandon that project for the less
profitable one Of reaching Lancaster.
W hereupon the party returned home,
and as Lancaster cannot raise sufficient
money to build the road, according to
10 the Herald the general feeling over
there is that connection with the
narrow gauge would not be much of a
thing for Lancaster, after all. Happy
Lancaster
wWe are under obligations to
John Hoare, our gentlemanly county
clerk, for the following statements
the number of acres of wheat,
1ats, corn, barley,rye, hops and tobac-
co growing in the various towns of
Iowa county, at the time of making
the annual assessment for the year
1875, as ascertained and compiled by
him from the certificates Of the town
assessors:
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