The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-30

ness nf the comfy, when he did not |
know it, and had no way Of finding it |
out" And again you assert there |
is not a magistrate nor indeed, any |
one else that can even approximate,
much less give US its exact indebted
ness"
Now, Messrs. Editors, if | had no
way of finding out what the county
owes, am certainly not to be blamed
for making Every incorrect" reports.
But do not admit my reports were
incorrect. You say they are very in
correct and at the same time say that
norman can even approximate the in
debtedness of the county. Pray tell
us how YOU know my reports to be
INCORRECT when you do not know
what is CORRECT. If you will harmo-
nize these statements you will con-
vince all of US that you are many
years in advance of our present logi-
clans aud moral philosophers. As far
as finite mind is able to discern,
your saying are absolutely contradic-
tory. In reference to my financial re.
ports, | will state that Mr.. A. S. Cur
rey, an expert accountant, assisted
me in making up all of them. If my
predecessors reports, upon which
mine were based, were correct, mine
are correct also. And | feel satisfied
that his were correct. ri
In the Globe of April %, 1853,
you say that for half the time during
the last thirteen years we have had
impossible roads, no-accOunt bridges,
ard no schools, and that "no one is to
blame for this state of affairs but the
County Court" OF course you are
positively certain that our roads were
impossible for six months during
each of the last thirteen years, and
that the bridges were no account for
the same period of time? AS regards
the public schools, the Court was only
required to levy tax sufficient to run
them SIX months in the year. If the
roads, the bridges, and the schools
HAD BEEN failures, as you assert, you
certainly know the County Court was
not to blame. 1t performed all its
duty in levying the school tax, and in
making sufficient appropriations for
roads and bridges. You know that
what you say in reference to roads
and bridges is untrue; but were it true,
your statement that ono one is to
blame but the County Court" is still
untrue.
cannot see what motive has
prompted your numerous attacks upon
the County Court. The EFFECTS of
your attacks, however, are obvious to
all. You have, to the extent of your
influence. brought the credit of Glib
son County into disrepute by speaking
disparaglngly of her financial status
and former officials. You have made
serious charges against some of my
predecessors, which, in justice to all
concerned, should be fully explained.
You have censured the County Court
without cause
Now, Messrs. Editors, / am thor
oughly satisfied that you have on
hand aninexhaustible amount of valu-
} ableG) advice which you are inclined
to lavish upon your readers in reck'
less prodigality, but all example
wonld perhaps be of more benefit to
, some of us than bushels of high. sound
ing precepts. am credibly informed
that one of you is Recorder of the city
of Trenton, another springfield" of
taxation you innocently failed to
mention Perhaps you have had
corporation debts. If so, and you
, have settled them, please tell us the
amount of Indebtedness and how set
tied. If not settled, tell us why not,
and also the cash value of your city
! warrants. We, the county court, in
tend paying every dollar the county
owes, and therefore solicit your sys.
J tenn of liquidating your corporate in-
/ debtedness, by means of which--if we
! consider the example worthy of imita.
tion-we may facilitate the settlement
of our county debt. Please give us
the desired information on this and all
, other subjects to which we have called
| your attention.
: While improvement and reform
3 seem to be your watchwords in county
affairs, will you please be kind enough
r to urge the people of Trenton to have
. a first class paper edited there as has
: always been heretofore, at would be
? powerful good reading for the public.
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