The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-09-29
A FEW WORDS TO FARMERS.
To THE EDITOR OF The PILoT:

10 THE EDITOR OF THE PILOT:
According to the report of Judge Gill
sons tex commission, the real estate of
| the city Of Maritowoc should pay but
ten per cent. of the general taxes OF the
| county, while two per cent. is all they
| see fit to charge to the city of Two Rivers.
Ten per cent. for Manitowoc plus two
per cent. for Two Rivers equals twelve per
| cent. for both cities. Consequently the
remainder of the county is forced to pay
the balance, or about Lightweight per
cent. OF the general taxes.
Now, do those who pay this eighty
eight per. cent. of our heavy taxes know
| to whom they are paid and for what they
are paid? Do they know that very large
proportion of them enter the pockets Of
| men who hail from these insignificant
cities? Do they know that nearly all the
officers who are living on the fat of the
land-eighty-eight per cent. of which fat
is furnished by the farmers-are residents
of these citiesl Do they know that these
officers have no more interest in the well
fare of the county (other than furnishing
them ofice) than sucking calf has in
the success OF Conkling over the New
York Half Breeds? Wait moment.
Two Rivers, paying two per cent. OF the
taxes holds the Office of county treasurer
and county clerk with salary each of
81 800. Wait another moment Mani
towoc, paying ten per cent of said taxes
holds the Office of county Judge with
salary of 81, 200; county school superin-
tendent 81, 200; sheriff, say 81, 600; regis
ter of deeds, say 3,0o0; clerk of circuit
court, say $1,000; district attorney $500,
and state senator $400. Now be easy yet
another moment. Do they know that
the towns lying and being situate outside
of these very small cities-towns which
pay twelve times as much taxes as both
of said cities combined-hold only the
Offices of-of-well, I'll be hanged if I
Can just now think of any. Possibly
there may be one but it is so cussed small
that it has escaped my memory.
Now hold your whist just for another
minute or two. Do the people know
that all the aspirants for coming political
favors are residents of the poor, Cypress
ed city of Manitowoc? The candidates
for school superintendent have for years
made that city their home and belong to
It just as much as if they were born and
bred there. The half dozen aspirants
for register of deeds are in the same cat
egory and so are those who are looking
for the positions of clerk of the circuit
court.
Now why is this thus? Why do these
cities which do not pay 1.-THE of the
taxes reap all the benefR Why don't the
honest farmers who are compelled to pay
nearly all the taxes get mad and kick
these professional Office seekers and pol
ltlcal tramps out of their sight2 Just
now farmer can't go to town fer the
purpose of selling q load of grain or
transacting any other legitimate business
but he is seized by some white. vested
and unprecedented Candidate" who
'buttenholes" him like bawd. IL there
Is any thing mean on the earth or under
it, it is the low, sniveling, lying, white
sepulchured, black-hearted Office seeker.
And he will continue to exist just so long
as the real candidate is selected from
these self-appointed aspirants.
Out upon them, toll worn farmers!
Throw them all overheard and nominate
clear, honest ticket. Let the Office seek
the man and not the man tho office. And
to show you that you have lots Of materi-
al at your command let me name one
ticket out of score equally as eminent
from which you can select:
For School Supt., P. II. Hewitt,
OF Cooperstown.
For Register of Deeds, G. A. Gielow.
Of Newton.
For Clerk OF Court, Louis Senglaub,
of Schleswig.
That ticket or similar one-vou can
lame dozens of them would merit and
receive the hearty support of every voter
outside the Ring which now shamefully
endeavors to shape the politics of the
county. JOHN CAREY.