Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-02-10
CONSIDERATIONS.

Fp NORTHWEST Let us have Ju-
dicious talk over the finances OF this new
small and poor coanty in its present ear
" childhood, the most of our people settl-
ing here but few years ago, ilnanciaiiy
stark naked, who have been struggling
amid the financial waves, the sweat roll
ing from their brows with superhumah
effort to paddle their own canoe. but oy
the prevailing winds have been waited to
and ro and dashed against the rocks'and
with overloaded crafts some have already
sank beuoath the waves. To-day many
of the land owners are i'll debt, to great
or or less extent, for their houses and lit
tie farms on which they live, still struggl-
ing between life and death. with an IN
creased storm of taxation to be heaped
upon them for towering monument 10
their financial graves. One hundred ana
fifty thousand dollars more for head
stone TO mark the time and place where
many more were laid when they gave up
the ghost. When we see an individual
with his property already encumbered'
his resources scarcely meeting current
expenses and interest, rushing heedlessiy
along, adding encumbrance to his real
estate to spread out with pomp and snow
building kingly mansions with costly
furniture and salaried servants necessary
for protection and care, he is put down
on the list of bad managers; and is 1t not
equally important to the struggling farm
ers and others who can scarcely mako
both ends meet, that their interests
should be jsalously and carefully guard
ed by their servants who are placed at
the head of offices for this purpose.
Regarding the expenditure for new
Court House and Jail, hundred thou
sand dollar act was passed by the Legis'
lature representing few individuals and
their interests against the wish and inter,
ests of the masses, and by hook and crook
and sharp practice fifty thousand more is
to be wrenched from the pockets OF the
taxpayers to complete the longlngs and
design of the favored few. is this obey
ing the scriptural injunction. do unto
others an we would that others should
do unto us. Who asked for this extrava-
CANT sum of the peoples money to b'
piled up in gorgeousness and splendor, tc
tho detriment of the masses, to line the
pockets of the leading actors in the drama
Not the people. No, never. Our people
are liberal and willing to unite theirpurse
strings for every needful public improve
ment consistent with the security and
safety Of themselves and their striving
and Industrious neighbor, but with debts
already hanging over them, the heavy
ditch, and general taxes annually to carry
on county and township government. the
people believe that one-haf of this sum
to be raised for Court House purpose
would far better provide for real necessi
ties for fourth or half century to come
than the taxpayer himself can possibly
do for his own convenience and comfor,
at home, those who may survive the
shock. Can any candid, judicious anc
unselfish mind, see single point of wilc
imagination in this picture? Let echo an
swer.
Have we got men in Henry county
who have the backbone, intelligence anc
honor to represent, without fear Of favor
the wishes and interests of the people? L
so. would it not be WELL without regart
to party atfiliation to trot them out, ant
try, try again? SYMPATHY.
Feb. 1st., 1884,