The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-09-20
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FROM CASS TOWNSHIP.
An "lndepcmdcnt" Vigorously
Takes Mr.. Carroll TO Task.

Editor itieertiscr:-I wish to state
few facts, which, If thought worthy,
please insert in your paper.
During Auditor Carroll's first term
of office few neighbors west of me,
having no road to their farms, con-
cluded to have one, and, If possible, to
have it come in as public road, 50 as
to have the public work on 1t. They
accordingly petitioned for such road.
A viewer was appointed who reported
favorable for the road. When the
damage viewers were sent out, the
same man who reported favorably for
the road was one of the three to re-
port on the damage. They, on the
day appointed, met at the office of JUS
tice Wilson to be qualified, who, be-
ing absent, the viewers were not quail
flied and therefore could not assess the
damages that day. l was passing by
the Squire's office that day; the view
ers saw me, gave me their report and
requested ne To hand it to the Aud
itor. attended to ii rs per request
and, in handing the report to Mr..
Carroll, / said to him that when he
sent out viewers again to assess the
damage | should he much pleased If
he would choose some good man in
stead of the man who had already re-
ported favorable TO the road asa public
road Mr.. Carroll answered II
twill select three ae,c men in the vi
"cinity of Upton. They will have
''ample time TO go out there and back
'in day" There We're no names
mentioned who the men should be,
and ! was well satisfied with the
promise, having that confidence in
Mr.. Carroll that he would do as he said
When the day came for the new set
of appraisers to arrive, view and as
sess an honest damage, behold here
come the identical three men who
had been first appointed. And here
are the damages-seventeen dollars
and fifty cents for twenty-five feet
wide and eighty rods long of good land
leaving us an additional forty rods OF
fence to put up and keep in repair
Now l ask the qucstion-"Was it ;
put up job?" One thing forcibly sug-
gests itself to my mind, and that is
and some more of my neighbors IN
our opinion were shamefully wronge.
in that assessment. Disinterested per
sons can judge from the above. Tha
is one reason for opposing the re-elec
ton of Mr.. Carroll. Another Is, tina
on his last election he rode two horse
into office. He succeeded, and, nov
| by his announcement of "IndeDend
ent candidate for Auditor" it Seems
he is ready for the same equestrian
performance on the backs of the sam
duet of old colts. But have anothe
objection-id est, the third term prin
ciple: If the people insisted on hi
reelection and were very anxiou
that he should serve them, it nigh
be well enough for modesty's sake 70
Mr.. Carroll to accept; but this doe
not apps ear to be the case, else VIII.
was not Mr.. Carroll the regular nom
inee of his party? This "Independ
ent candidate" business looks YER
much like the feat mentioned in IN,
Second reason )" and may be yer,
pretty exercise if the ponies keep tim
to the music but according to tn,
philosophical axiom that a thing can
not occupy two spaces ut the sam,
time, which, in Mr.. CAROLS case, i
seems evident that he carries water Of
both shoulders until elected, afte
which he is strict party man unit
the next convention to nominate mel
for the different offices. Then, if h
should not be endorsed by the conven
ton, go for the double game until al
ter the election, when he would, O
course, again be u partizan after thu
"straitest sect"
The selection of men to fill on
county offices should be made from
the best we have irrespective of par
ty. We do not care for partiZans I
fill our offices, but those who will b
administrators of justice, honesty an
equality. In this connection l woul,
mention George Huber, candidate &c
County Treasurer, who is well quail
fled, well tried and | verify beliey
honest. Yours truly,
GEORGE DILrz, SIR.