Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
The Meeting of the Tax. Payers
Committee.

Beside tine msmh-rs Of the tax-p.yrrs'
committee whlrh met VI the courthouse for
org ,nIz ,tinn, accord ~ Ia the official r, nort
Ella printed. 80 nnnd. v. there vsr.
pr sent qu I. II uum'.-' o. prom n-ut chi.
z II. 81 trs Gnu" c ply inter, ST. q I'm
the proceedings, and soiiGitous 10 zee ,nat
there WAS hsrmony and unsnimity of action.
lftheIs could have been any doubt upon
the subject, which there Is not among those
who know the sentiment OF the people. IL
must have been dispslled by the .peeabes
made by those who addressed the meeting.
aud by the cordial and unanimous adoption
OF = resolution reiteraiing what was SAID
some weeks sgo by the convention, viz.
That tho people OF Lafayette county sre de-
termined to pay their county bonds accord
Ing TO the compromise offered In 1875, and
81 no other Eay. That this action is repre-
sentative OF q large mass Of the people or the
county none can doubt. 1t Is evidenced,
ar't. by the character of the men who make
the declaration and, second, by It's being
but Il Repetition Of what has already been
said by u convention Of the people ut q re.
cent date. This declaration Is made In no
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hurled into tho facss OF the bondholders ~
an offensive piece OF brsvado. 1t Is simply
= solemn, wsll-consldered and immoysble
resolution, the expression Of which is made
necessary by tho action OF certain bond
hoidsrs In persistinx in their suits against
the county. which entail unnecessary aud
useless costs upon both sides. Even when
the debt shall have been compromised, La.
iayette county VIII have = serious burden to
bear, and the Offer of compromise she has
made Is, taking all the circumstances into
consideration. 4 liberal one. and as much as
she has tho ability to pay. In sddition to
this 1t should be remembered that consld-
ersbly more than half the debt has already
been compromised. and that IL would be an
injustice on the part Of the county to settle
the remainder upon any other than the
terms already hxed, which have to such q
gratifying extent been met by the bond
holders. Those persons holding bond. who
think that they can force collection, will
md themselves mistaken, az quite q number
have done who have in the past obtained
mandsmuses and aftsrward were only too
glad to accept the compromise. The best
pisn and the only plan OF settlement 10 tue
one offered by the county, and the sooner ii
Is carried Into edsct by the exchange OF the
last bond tue better II will he Tor all parties.
We wish 10 add . view of the subject which
We have substantially presented before, and
1t Is this: Quite q number Of honiholdels
nave been holding back their bonds with
the hope that when the compromise was
nearly completed they might receive special
and more favorable tern, This is . faila-
cious hope. The people OF this county have
spoken on this subject. They have said thai
the county bonds-sU the eoxntv ,onds-mus,
be compromised according TO certain terms.
Those bondholders who talk so tlIppsnrly o
handing down their evidences Of ind. ted.
ness TO the next generation rather than aba,,
one Jot or title OF the face OF the buud>
speak very ioollshly. The teuacity Of pur-
pose which they boast Is only iutensIn ID
and multiplied on the part of the people OF
the county. Who, II necessary, will hand
down In tradition from father To son theiI
unaitrraOle determination To go SO far and
no further. And another complication ma.
arise. viz-The people, Tired OF WAITING Gu
cuutumscious bondholders 10 close with
their offer. may meet and demand that no
more bonds shall be compromised except al
u Reduced price. This feeling is growing
The boudhOIders have had ample time to
respond o the Offer made by The election
held In December 1873. aud il they refuse to
close with these terms. sud choose heir own
methods for collection, the people N ~ de-
iermine TO make them separate aud different
oder. This necessity We hope to see syerl-
sd. We should ike to see The matter OF
our county debt settled at an early day; and
NE should regret any new complications, but
We think II nothing but 4 simple duty to
record the fact that a large public sentiment
such as Ne indicate shove does exist.