Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-08-29
FROM Another "Dem0crat.''


Two Rivers, Aug. "a, 1878.
Editor Of the Transcript:
"Voter' lets himself loose in YOUR
last weeks issue. He had it bad
His digestion is weak. His liver is
very torpid. He has bad dreams
o'nights. DR.. Bun advertises a blood
remedy that just hits his case. We
advise HIM to get some of it and try
it. Then, with Bulls syrup in his
stomach and a bull~heaa on his shoul>
ders, he would stand good chance for
the first premium at the coming State
fair, as the fullest blooded muley in
the State. We don't believe in ras.
cality, official or private, any more
than he does; but, before we would
rush into print with denunciations of
our public officials, we would be sure
of our points, sure that we had facts
to substantiate our declarations, that
we were not relying wholly upon the
tittle>tattIe of a gossipy community,
lest we made ourself appear ridiculous,
and became the laughing stock of com
nonsense people, as "Voter" has by
his letter Of last week. Just think of
it; 1870 ,O0C worth of land sold for less
than two hundred" says he. How
"Voter's" eyes rolled back in his head,
his mouth opened and his whole frame
fairly quivered with indignation as he
thought Of it. Now how do you know,
Mr.. "Voter," there was $4,000 worth
of property sold for two hundred?
You know nothing about the matter.
You've heard there was, and straight>
way you 60 into strangling paroxysms
of indignation, that give you more the
appearance of a prancing ass! than of a
reasoning man. There may and there
may not have been 100000 worth of
property sold at the tax>judgment sale
of last fall. You don't know whether
there was or not. 1t may and>it may
not have been sold for 5000. Your
simple declarations concerning the
matter amount to about the whistling
of the wind, and only make you ap~
pear in an idiotically stupid light.
Suppose there had been $4,000
worth of property sold as you state,
and that it sold for only $500. What
of it, my dear monument of indignant
virtue? Haven't you sense enough to
know that that sale was nothing more
than an auction sale Of land for taxes
due? That if the land brought twice
the amount of taxes due, we'll and
good and If it brought only one cent
on hundred of what was due, we'll and
good all the same? IF you don't, you
don't know anything. The Auditor
is, ea>o0icio, auctioneer, and was bound
to Etrike it of to the highest bidder,
whether that bidder offered one cent
or one dollar per acre. Simply that
and nothing more. He had no power
to withdraw a piece of land after 1t
had been once offered. He could only
offer it, and his duty compelled him
to accept the highest bid and further.
his duty under the law compelled him
to offer it: The trouble with you,
Mr.. Voter" is, you are sore-head,
a chronic growler, one Of those know
alls that think their way is the only
way and every other way is full Of
crookedness and sin. We haven't the
least doubt but what, if the truth was
known, you are a candidate for that
very Office of Auditor, which IS the
sole, simple explanation Of the col'cy
tit Of Spartan honesty that has over
taken you. Let me assure you, hon>
esty never parades itself: To tell you
the plain truth, we never trust such
fellows as you. Sincere honesty pur-
sues the even tenor Of its way, and is
recognized Of all men. 1t never blows
and rants and bloviates the way you
did last week. You say, Mr.. oter,"
that that sale was in fragrant violation
Of the law" You don't know what
-Ycu are talking about. Well venture
to say you never read the law under
which it was made, and know nothing
about the law, except what some one,
knowing no more than yourself, has
told told you. Now, the simple truth is,,
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