Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-14

This unnecessary and unreasonable draw |
on the taxpayers surely foresbad0~s pre- !
meditated extravaganza if nothing worse.
1t is already cropping out in the pablica-
ton of the commissioners annual state
ment in all the papers in the county. The
law requires it to be published in one
or more papers, and by stretch or rather
abuse of their discretion they have ex-
panded the word more - to include over
twenty and if there had been hundred
l presume they would have extended this
benefit to them all. To practical mind
it would seem that a stretch OF tie
word "more" from one to three would
have been quite liberal under the fitting
circumstances that exist, having three lead
ing papers in the county representing both
political parties, one or the other being
taken by almost everybody that reads
newspaper in the county. This unreasonable
and uucaled-for publication of this item
will cost the county not less than fifteen
hundred dollars more than it would have
done had It been confined to those three
papers. The only purpose that this IN
limited publication can serve Will bc 70
secure for the commissioners the bland
ishment of those papers. They will l
have no doubt call them "courteoIs,
.liberal" fellows. although the money
they are thus wasting belongs to other
| people. The more dependent and baser
ones of them will take up the cudgel and
try to knock down anybody that in the
exercise of his right Or duty dares to criti-
else their official acts no matter how re-
prehensibie they may be. This has
been illustrated recently by the
editor of the Inquirer in the sratuitous
reckless, lying TRADE of personal abuse that
he piled upon me for saying that There was
no necessity for the levy Of three mill
tax, and he even goes farther and
threatens if say anything more about
it that | live in glass house and
that he will make it more interesting
for my enemies than for myself. This
demonstrates the pern;cious influence
that the dispensing Of beneiciarics
by public officers has on the press
ut least the more servile portion OF it
This sycophant of the hquirer seems de
termincd to get the inside track Oh his
competitors for the mere solid patronage
of the commissioners Office. Hence thi'
unwarrantable attack upon me. | shal
not ccndcscend to answer it farther thar
to saw to him to fire his missiles, bang Iii
stones, but be sure he throws something
solid bid him defiance SO far rs m,
official probity and integrity are concerned
have the consolation to know that while
commissioner iahored assiduous!y toprO
tcct and promote the best interest Of tn
taxpayers and have the satisfaction t.
know that accomplished 4 great deal il
|. reducing the expenses of the county, as
contrast Of the expenses OF last year wit
, three years ago will abundantly show.
As this statement that has cost til
. county 50 much to publish does not Civ
T. any definite lea of the financial conditio
of the county, will state it briefly. y
tile end OF the year' 1881 the debt OF th
: county was $302, $50, consisting Of bond
s295, 900, running for ten years, til
t county having the option to pay them an
> time after three years. S92, GOO on hand :
: the end Of the year from the debt wi
:. leave $210 lj0, which was the rea! debt {
Q the county then.
S r. MONTGOMERY.