Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-09-27
THE END.
Commissioner Barnaby Closes his
Argument.

Argument.
Editor of The Republican:
Dear Slr:-Since my last article oil
the 10th inst appeared in your COL
umns In answer to ~Tax Payer" ]
have discovered two converging lines
that point Enthusiastically In the d.
rection OF said TAX Payer" I have
easily traced them to their points OF
crossing, and am now practically
enlightened as to who this person Is
Your readers will be surprised when
/ tell them that this identical person
TAX Payer" OF whom they have read
so much, this individual that has ex-
pressed so much sympathy for the
Citizen tax payers OF Marshall coun-
ty," and trusts that they may here
after look to their Interests in this
BEHALF who has 80 much to say
about delinquent taxes Aoff years, "
etc., Is himself delinquent tar payer.
/ find 1t so on the county duplicate.
No wonder, he chooses to strike be-
hind an assumed name. II he Is
worth full $25, 900, as stated by you
Mr.. Editor on one occasion. he Is an
adept In bull DOING" tho assessor.
Much OF the property he now pos
sesses he acquired by n species OF
bull DOING" This Is the Individual
that comes out in a public journal
under an assumed name to mutilate
facts and figures with the intention,
as verify believe, of misleading the
people OF the county. Now, delin-
quent @Tax Payer" you know that
all your showings are based on the
assumption that the delinquent list
will be reduced to q much lower point
than 1t is possible to reduce it In the
next two years. You. know also that
the county commissioners are bound
by law to make the necessary and
adequate preparation to meet all
liabilities and expenses OF the county
surely and promptly. More than this
they should not do. More than this
they have not done. as the experience
OF the next two years will fully verify.
Take the showing made In your last
article Mr.. Delinquent TAX Payer"
You mis-state figures; add funds over
which the commissioners have no
control; allow nothing for bridge ex-
pense for two years and conclude
there will be a balance Of $ls,74S In
the hands Of the treasurer. A very
fair balance indeed, IL 1t can be
realized. Then you take another
viewand give us a balance OF SIC, 1856,
still good balance. Now these are
your showings and still you keep re-
iterating that tho commissioners are
taxing the people to keep from $780,
600 to $75, 900 continually In the hand
OF the treasurer. In my article to
THE REPUBLICAN OF the 10th inst, !
endeavored to show that in ell human
probability the balance OF the county
fund would be very small at the out
como OF tho next fiscal year. What
the balance will be no one can tell.
I think the persons who pay taxes
found q considerable reduction In
their taxes this year. They will be
still further gratifled In this respect
when they come to pay taxes next
year. For upon the whole there Is a
material reduction. The persons who
let their taxes go delinquent may not
know this; and TAX Payer" is one OF
them. Now, Mr.. Editor, / am done
with ~Tax Payer in this controversy.
Please accept thanks for the courtesy
extended to me In this discussion.
Will say In conclusion of TAX
Payer" am thinking 1t does not re.
quire @an attack of moon eye," or q
@moon stroke" to see clearly that the