The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-21

Ru Corn Anil IA IsI

that is nos pending. all of which. 10 us.
seems out 81 place Our officers and
their friends claim that the whole mat
ter 81 getting up the investigation Was
by political sore-hesis and dsappoin-
ted Office seekers. II that so, IL 50.
stop the investigation at once, Tor Ger
tainiy NJ intelligent taxpayer wi,he-
to incur the expense 81 an investiga-
ton to .siiate the political aspirations
Of any man. Then if that proposition be
not true, xc must look Ia other
results for the cause Of AN investigation.
Il u claimed by the same parties and
their friends. that the petition Is not
sufficiently signed by the tax payers ot
the county Ia warrant an ~inyestigs-
ton. Let ths, be rs il may. We lind
by examining that petition that II Is
signed 10y the heaviest tax payers in
the county. Men, business men, who
are paying from one to six hundrei
dollars a year for taxes, would they
not bear the berieH of the expenses
Of an Investigation Or have those men
signed that petition asking for an in
yestigation, for the sole benefit Of their
own political aspirations. OF il il
| for their own financial interest that
they signed the petition! Not for a
moment do We imputc TO thoee men
jealousy toward our county officers.
but We IAN say that We believe they
are somewhat jealous towards the
enormous expense Of supporting our
county government. And VIC believe
too that they think like unto their own
private affairs, bad management leads
to bankruptcy and financial ruin.
And by a thorough Investigation the
causes for all this high tax will come
to the surface, that every tax payer
may know for what he is paying out
his money, and if possible mend the
condition Of county affairs To n better
state. independent Of any man or
Office seeker. All will admit that u
county is from some cause in almost
Il bankrupt condition
Are We welded to men more han
We are to our prosperity rs n county
and people? II so, fight it out be-
tween sore-heads and office holders.
But if we are not more welded to men
than to our W prosperity, let us
like intelligent business men. rise to II
higher plane than to take sides with
this man or that man for his political
prestige, but all unite in one body in
the removal Of the cause for such n
burden Of taxes, and in doing SO. to
remove the cause, the cause must be
found. II these propositions be true.
why all this pickering and opposition
between parties. Ii our county Off
GERS know the cause Of all this high
tax, why not let the people know it..
they pay the taxes, And, too, if they
know that all is correct and the exact
state of affairs say so, then don't spend
your time in an investigation, this
certainly is no secret society arrange
ment. Would it no. have been a
just and fair nov on the part Of the
commissioners when that petition was
presented for the investigation of
county affairs, to have said yes gen.
tleman petitioners, we arc glad you
have opened the question, for it has
been a sore problem to us, we have
tried for eight or ten years the best we
knew how to control our matters in q
different shape and now we are glad
that W two hundred and fifty-onc
Of our citizens have proposed to Us to
see what is the trouble and if possible
remedy it? Who will you have gen.
tlemen? Get the best minds you
have among you to assist us and we
will so to the bottom and see what
can be found, and what remedies will
best apply for a more prosperous con-
dition of things. William. John and
James may all be jealous of some
others and have high aspirations for
themselves yet it does not prove n
single proposition of the justice, or in
justice for an investigation, the ques-
ton to us resolves itself into but one
form, that is does the condition of our
county finance and its future pros
pcrity compared with its past and
present government warrant q contin-
uatiOn of the present system. If so
stop the investigation, do not incur
any further expense; but if the condi-
tons are such Us not to warrant gener-
al prosperity. find where the fault lies
and make and dmende. The average
business man, the farmer. the day
laborer and all other classes, agree
that i'm any branch of business, for
- suSSS~o, tS SApSnsSS must W iess
that its income. Is not the same
reasoning good in county affairs.
Let not the people become preju-
diced against this man or that man
or misjudge the one or the other but
view the question as but m PROPOSE
ton that all arc interested in bringing
our county from a lower to = higher
grade of prosperity, independent OF
favors received or Of ones rejected
from individuals. We hold tina,
should the investigation go on let il
be diligently and thoroughly done. if it
cannot be done SO, do not begin it,
:et equal justice be done to all con-
cerned, with a high hope that some
means viii be adopted to fully insure
the people that the end is nigh when
they shall be no longer burdened with