The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-27
MORE ABOUT THOSE JACKSON
TOWNSHIP BONDS.
A Second Communication From Tax
Payer on the Subject.

MOkE Adult IhOSE OAChSON
TOWNSHIP BONDS.
A Second Communication From TAX
Payer on the Subject.
EDITOR NEWS: A stealthy and per
sistent effort is being made by
the Kansas City and EmpOria railroad,
aided by the little village of Neosho
Rapids,tO saddle a bonded Indebtedness
OF $25. 10000 and most likely 100000
on Jackson Township. And it Is the
duty OF the people to awake from their
lethargy and view this attempt on their
rights in its true light.
The county commissioner from Neosho
Rapids and those interested with him
will tell you. that this is a scheme OF
the Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe rail
road "a great corporation of unbounded
resources, etc. And that when the bonds
are voted this great company will issue
It's stock 10 the township TO the value of
So, 0O0y0O, and that this stock is worth
hundred cents On the dollar. Voters of
Jackson township, do not be deceived by
any such jargon as this. The local
company and not the Santa Fe will take
your hard earned cash to the extent of
So, 10000 or 100000 and will give
you in return the stock of that company
that in six months may no: be worth
t.ceAty-fCe hundred cents.
The road will be built by the Santa
Fe company without dollars benefit
from the bonds because it is to their in
intention of the Santa Fe to build this
road then why has it expended thOus-
ands of dollars in surveying and locat-
ing the line? This route saves them in
money and in time, and it is to their in
terest to build where il is now located.
1t is estimated, learn, that a road built
on this route will cost about SCI, 00000
per mile. Now $25, 100000 will build a
fraction over one mile. What a magni-
fcient otef is made as an inducement
for the great S. F. to run its cars through
this little village. tell you the Santa
Fc does not care snap of the finger for
the Rapids or for the bonds or for any
thing else except so far as they conduce
to the company's personal interest. No,
sirs; it is this local company that wants
these bonds and aided by Neosho
Rapids are endcavoring to fleece the
people of this township. And when the
election day comes it will be the sacred
duty of each man in this township who
has his own true interest at heart, TO go
to the polls early, and stay there late,
and see that summary vengeance is visit
ed on the craven that dares to buy a
vote and upon the coward that suffers
him self to be bribcd.
The city of Emporia has some slick
tongued electiOnecrers and this local
company's money may send them in your
midst. Make it your duty to spot them,
to watch them from early morn until
the sun shall sink in the western hori.
zon. and say to them by your actions
and in words: by the gods this thing
shall be done hOnOrably and fairly or i,
shall not be done at all"
The railroad companies of the coun-
try are at this early day commencing to
manipulate the political shysters of this
state TO prepare the way for legisia-
ton in their behalf. Will you listen TO
the SIRENS voice of the tempter IN what
ever shape he may come? Will you still
turn a willing ear TO the predatory bands
sent out by these corporations, whose
only desire is self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at
the sacrifice of the toiling masses?
The time has come when the farmer
should no longer suffer himself 10 be
beguiled by the oppressor. Let him
come out like man and stand by his
honest convictions. These seekers
after our money tell US that when the
SOS, 100000 in bonds is voted they will
cause the other bonds TO be cancelled
Fellow taxpayers, what guarantees
have YOU got that these sharks will re-
deem their promise and withdraw these
bonds? Ma. = tn; 81 l, ID Io,ut.-
ly none.
They will tell you that in law you
will be entitled to have them cancelled.
l ask you what has been experienced in
this county, 4 few years since when
100000 was voted to the narrow gauge
road and the bonds were placed in
escrow in the city OF New York, and
when that company had utterly and
completely failed to carry out its
pledges so solemnly made to the people,
and well knowing that it had not a
shadow of right to the bonds, never
theless in the face of all of this, it COM
PEELED the people of this county to
bring suit to cancel these same bonds,
and the tax payers had to foot bill of
over $4,000 before the bonds were given
up.
When the attorney for this local COM
pany and other speakers in its interest
were working so faithfully ON the last
bond proposition, they told the people
that all of this tax on the railroad
property through the township would
60 to the township and none to
the county. The supreme court
of Kansas has knocked the
wind out of all this silly talk. at page
534 of the 24lh volume OF Kansas re-
ports the supreme court in their syllabi
say: Section of chapter 90 of the laws
of 1870, page 90 (and of chapter 81, CON-
piled laws of 1879, pages 1876 and 69D so
far as it attempts to divert any portion of
the general county tax or general town.
ship tax 10 the payment of a certain
class Ct township railroad bonds, IS cold,
being in contravention of section 4, OF
article OF the constitution, which pro-
Vides that mo tax shall be levied except
in>pursuance of a law which shall dis
tinctly state the object of the same; TO
which object only such tax shall be APP
Piled"
! tell you again. people OF Jackson
township, now is your time To prevent
further imposition on your rights, for
In q moment when .ye think not q thing
may be done. that your children and
your chiIdren's children as well as your
selves will have cause 10 regret.
TAX PAYER