The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-08
The Comnty Affairs Its Bool<ss
Taxes and Comparative Cast.

The County Affairs Its Bookss
Taxes and COoDspN rNtlvo Cast.
No citizen ~ Dm,>uis county, Who Il
a,au~.misi With hs present 0uanciAl
s,.mdinr. can bat serl Just pride Ia it>
hirh rating compared with former years.
Ana other counties surrounding ~ and
rejoice liz IL great 6MaNcisl prosperity
While no, s'ngle one of The counsles ~
southern Indiana which ere under ke-
publican management are out o. ue"'
and while Ia most Of them county orders
a,r being haw ked about Al from nve vi
.tnirsv ter cent. discount, Deinecraticl
Dubois comfy has no orders or bonds
81 The market. but meets 81 her demands
Ipfunsp'ly IN cash upon presentni'o" ~
Iihe u.a>ures's Office. This enables tne
county 70 procure everything y needs IN
i,s conduct aud progress At - low rs'es
Ias any competitor In the market, ana -
officers. hose compensation y nxeu oy
law upon cash basis. are enabled 70
live respectfully upon their pay. without
lany pressing inducenent 70 steal 70 exc
out a subsistence. ne seems 10 have been
the case IN many Republican counties.
Notwithstanding all this, some very
Ignorant persons ignorant Of the facts
because they have not sense enough 70
appreciate them ~ ignorant Of the law
and generally stepped in darkness, have
In certain localities. where they pre-
sumed people were as ignorant as them
selves, attempted 20 raise CRY OF "ope"
1.-The books =" .thc county is deeply !,
debt Z" "give us . change Of dynasty \
lsthe county does not belong 10 any
family II .'cleci q new set OF officers y ant
40 on. al nausraun I'D libitum-
Men. aud even children, Of ordlnar'
sense. know that the law Of the Stall
|proyides that the books Of the county o.
ALWAYS open 10 the inspection Of an
; taxpayer freely, and no officer that II
u county has, or ever had, would dare :
INIT any Obstacle IN the way OF . al
payer seeking for information. but
le the contrary al the officers. without 81
;, &c piion. have always been glad 70 "ope
8 the book and assist any taxpayer
n finding out anything desired which vi
Of contained in them, aud the court e alwa!
a. open 10 prevent any illegal action upe
- proper complaint.
- Auy investigator, who has educatit
on And senae enough 10 add column
II fyures. can soon ascertain that the cou
ngs, i OUT OF debt entirely, and has ov
ny els. OO0 III the treasury. or due upon lax
Ter n process Of collection, to meet cure
'as liabilities amply sufficient TO meet
IA ontingencies until taxes begin TO cor
Sin on the new duplicates. ~ 70 !
IN ..chsnge OF dynasty" no county once
nts v no have had anything to do win !
the management Of county Affairs, are ca
er- didates before the people ct the Prest
es- time, except the county commissions
NY aud they generally occupy only adv'so
Iposjtions. and In the entire history
!rs- the county since the adoption Of the n
lni- lconstitutiou OF tho State in (S5z. ~
NIL has been no member Of any family y
'rk- haa held oflco more than the coneti
END tioual term. and no son hes ever succe
Ton ed father in the same position, o. q
i've candidate before the people Tor y.
ults All such talk e the interest stmpering'
HID an idiot 10 well.informed persons.
&C. The truth is, Dubois county an
the have been reasonably we'll managed
pom wears back. OF course. some mista
{ a. have been made, Is al individuals %
sgis- some mistakes In their own bussn
rade and person by becoming an oficel
nbor not endowed with infallibility, but
that have been fewer than might be expet
|ther - ~ conduct or 20 large interests.
ere manding extensive business capat
: 4. and the couaty has lost very little
y them. Dubois county msy well
proud Of her present position and
I'd u care generally bestowed on county
take fs;rs ana will be lucky II the succeed
bject oiIicero do As we'll The most palp
mbsr evidence to the taxpayer Of this j.
b we reduction Of the tax levy this year
from comfy purposes to q sum lower tbs
from has been FOR ten years previous, ant
street nrobabilities OF still further redu
the pext sear. The .booksv that are u
IN q a,,ouf. show the following to have
Or Ia thc lax levies for the years named {: