Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-07

III TltE HnITORs--
"fhe King Of France with I0,olO men
Marched up the hill, aad tAeo mdrehec
dScn dgan."
At the January meeting Of tn,
County Board q resolution wa,
passed, censuring the Hon, Alcxm.
der Wilson for his conduct Will
reference 70 the Tux suits, some
thirty III number, brought hy cor
tain citizens Of Mineral Point CITY
to cancel certificates Of sale for The
tax of 1873. AZ the same meeting
the Hon, Samuel w. Ressc present.
cd u history OF the suits, and the
District Attorney and Clerk of the
Board We're instructed to furnish
for publication with the proceed
ings of the Board Il list of the
names of the plaintiffs and the
amounts involved in each suit-all
of which appears III the published
proceedings Of the regular meeting
Of thu County Board in january,
1879 At the same meeting the
Board adjourned to meet ON the
9th INST, to complete the settle
ment with the outgoing County
Treasurer, and 50 tar rs was then
known, for no other purpose. The
members Of the Board, Judging
from heir official action and from
views expressed in private CONVEX
sation were opposed to compromise
with the plaintiffs in these tax suits.
Now for the sequel
At tno adjourned meeting held
January 9th for the sole purpose
of completing the settlement with
Mr.. kcIslcr, McssrH Wilson ~ Me
llhon abpearcd \ few words Of
remonstancc from Mr.. Wilson, and
the restitution Of censure adopted
almost unanimously only two
weeks before was obscquiously
reseinddl, and the County Board
tpraetially) makes the Hon. Alex
ander Wilson u very low bow, as
sures him of its eontrition, and
pron,ises not 4 onrpd againl
Does the County Board know
Tint ninety lcr cent Of the taxpay
eM of Iowa County applaud and
endorse HE resolution of censurc
against Ihn. Alexander Wilson and
ropudiatc is RECESSION? Docs the
County Board know that tie
people Of IowaCounty, III Il matter
o this kiad, are superior to any
partisan feeling, and will condcm
any man q set of men who would
allow politics, Or amy consideration
Of politics u color their action ia il
matter 50 raught with interest to
the people? Does The County Board
know that ninety per cent. Of the
taxpayers Of Iowa County con-
denim the so-callcd compromise
made by the Board with the
thirty plaintiffs IN these tax suits,
and woulC have rather spent every
cent of tie amount in litigation
than to ave submitted to so
ignominioU II conclusion2 II the
County Board does not know that
these are fats i il time il began Il
learn. No one net Of any County
Board sinccthc date Of the passage
Of the Mineal Point Railroad bonds
has been th subject Of so deep and
universal Indignation as this das-
tardB "Compromisc. Comppo-
mise! 7 II IL u "GlvE-AwAY! Il
Forty-iiye cmts Oh the dollar, not
pne cent of interest and the county
70 pay the costsl
Gentlemen Of the County Board,
have you any idea what the costs
il these thirty suits will figure up !?
Did you make any inquiry You
made nons 90 far as the record
shows; bu with an alacrity that
seems almast incredible, you made
hot haste 70 accept proposition
that you hpl heretofore uniformly
and wisely rcjectcdIl
I il nov five years since the tax
wa levied upon which these suits
arr brought. Interest at ten per
eet. for five years is fifty per cent.
ofthe principal So these plain