Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-09
County Expenses Again.

County Expenses Again.
Last weeks Democrat contains
communication signed "a Republicans
who has lost all confidence in Radical
professions of honesty and reform, be-
comes thoroughly tired of Grantism
and intends to vote for Tilden and
Hendricks" in which he defends the
Jefferson County Ring, that has bled
the taxpayers for these years. with
vehemence and total disregard for
truth. The writer must think that
people hereabouts are easily gulled if
he imagines that by throwing around
him the guise of "a republican," he
can deceive anybody as to who he is.
All through the communication his
ear marks are very visible, and we do
not mistake our man. We will make
no attempt 20 caricature his personal
appearance, and thus bring ourselves
down to the same level of the black
guard that he did, in dealing with US.
This squeamish and fastidious icdiv-
idual who is so "tired of rantism,"
has ever been a bitter and unrelenting
democrat, neuer hoving. draaon Re
publican breath, much less voted re-
publican ticket IN all has life. This
much for his lying aud deceptive
CAIN as to his having been republi-
can. and now repudiates the republic
can party. He is known throughout
Jefferson county as one of the chosen
vessels of the Jeffetson county demo-
cratic ring; has held the highest Office
within its gift; is now doing service for
the ring in a subordinate position, and
eutertains strong hopes of again head
ing the county ticket as the candidate
of the ringsters. So much for his APP
parent disinterestedness, and the
promptness with which he moves in
coming to the defence of the Jefferson
County Ring. He pretends to show
some figures in favor of the economy
of the Ringsters of Jefferson county.
We have taken the pains to col.
lect few, which we think will be sui.
6cent to overthrow completely the
ground work of his defence. In the
fall of 1860 the republicans of Jeffer.
son County elected their county ticket
giving them control Of county affairs
for the years 1861 and 1862. The
county tax of 1861 was $l4,285. 20
OF 1862, 18,J61.8O. The increase in
1862 over the tax of 1861, is accoun-
ted for from the fact that it includes
bounties paid to our volunteers. Bear
In mind that in the above two years
the county was republican. In 1868
the democrats got control of the coun-
ty again and have kept it without inter-
ruptlon. AS result the county tax
of 1864 is s24, 657.15, 1865, $24, 233.-
90; 1866, $40, 90s.45; 1869. 33 ,324.-
43; 1872, $29,955.00; 1874, $780,
6O7. SO, which includes $4,000 allow
ed on new Jail; 1875, $42,491.7l
which includes deficiency Of $4,000
on Jail. Some may think that the in
crease in population may explain in
part the reason why the county ex-
penses have swollen. Jefferson coun-
ty had population i'm 1860 Of 0,438
and in 1870 81, 040, SO that it will in
moment be seen that our county ex-
penses under the manlpulations of the
ring, have increased out of all proper
ton. Our population now in the
county is within few hundreds of
what it was.in 1870, but see how en-.
ormously9 the county tax piles up
Looking at those figures, which are
correct, is it any wonder that the peo-
pie of the county, regardless of party
think it about time that the leakages
were stopped, and death blow given
the county ringsters who have robbed
the taxpayers with SO much impunity?
Money and Reform.