Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-23
County Expenses Once More.

Ia our answer to the individual sign
ing himself "Tilden and Hendricks
in the issue Of the Democrat of the
Sd inst, we are more convinced than
ever that We "spotted" the right man.
Having been smoked out and his poll.
tical hyprocricy thoroughly exposed
be now retrenches himself behind one
D. G. Weymouth, Of Jefferson, who
last week in letter to the Democrat
fathers the Tilden and Hendricks COM
munication, and with unblushing
efrontery and impudence claims to be it's
author. But this artful dodger device
will not deceive any one with half an
eye open, and we have the most posi-.
tive proof that we hit the light man
the first time. The utter servility of
this man Weymouth to the demands
of the Jefferson County Ring, in thus
being willing to bear their ms and
stand In their shoes, for small fee,
no doubt, must show to the satisfac-
ticn of every ons the groveling and
contemplate nature of his character.
To unravel the political history Of Mr..
Weymouth is not pertinent to the OBJ
ject we have in view. On this point,
however, we think it can be shown that
bis political standing for some years
back has been rather at loose ends, to
say tbs least. Four years ago Mr. W
buttonholed and went down on his
knees to every leading democrat in JEFF
ferson county, begging of them for the
nomination of District Attorney, and
his name was presented to the conven-
ton for the Office. But Nick Stein
acker being regarded as more fitted for
the position than Mr.. Weymouth the
choice fell on Nick. OF course a man
who could not beat Nick Schumacher,
we would never accuse of "entertain-
ing strong hopes of heading the demo
cratic ticket this fall" No, when we
asserted this, we never dreamed of Mr.
Weymouth! Again last fall he was so
much of Republican as to support
taylor fol Governor. ~
Does man show very good breed
ing" as a Republican who supports
Greeley in 1872; is candidate for Of
fee at the hands of the democrats the
same year, and finally votes for that
reform fraud, Bill Taylor? But the
present or past political status of Mr..
Weymouth, or the identity of the
scribbler who was so tired and disgust
ed with Grantism that be bad deter
mined to vote for "Tilden and Hen
dricks," are nothing here or there to
the matter that concerns the people of
this county most, and that is the un-
necessary piliug up of the county ex-
penses through the agency of the pres
ent corrupt Jefferson County Ring.
Compared with other counties in the
state, notably Rock county for instance,
the Taxpayers OF Jefferson county be-
stow great deal of their hard earn
ings to line the pockets Of the men,
bers of the County Ring. Be it re-
membered that the population of Rock
county is over $4,000 while that of
Jefferson county is trife over $4,000.
But through some leakages or bad man.
agement it is costing the people of
Jefferson county more to run their
county than it is Rock county with
population 5000 greater. The gen.
tlemen who first took up the gauntlet
for the Jefferson ring in the name of
s'Tilden AID Hendricks" selected the
sheriff's expenses of Rock county for
the years 1869 and 1875 and compar-
ed them with the sheriff's expenses in
this county for the same years. making
a mere trifle in favor of Jefferson
county, but not a cent saved to the
people of this county when the differ
ence III population is compared.
Moreover, "Tilden and Hendricks"
selected two extraordinary years for
Rock county in. which much larger
number of persons were kept in Jail,
and therefore could not be used as a
fair comparison. We have the Rock
county figures for the sherif's expenses
for the years 1872 and 1874 and COM