The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-02-10

we have no use Tor DeesneE anu AaAthaNe
/ blowing around their winds of doctrine
LINGO.
Ed. HERALp.-It Will be seen By notice
published in the HERALD of last week. that
/ the voters of Somerset county will be call
ed upon at the coming spring election. TO
decide by ballot whether they desire a
change in the Government of the County
I Home. or Poor House; whether they desire
TO have i've directors instead of three. The
petition prays that the house for the sup
port aud employment of the Poor Of Somer-
! set county. be Drought under the general
( law for the support Of the poor of the Com
rnonweaith, and its supplements" And in
order that voters may vote inteliigently,
/ they should know what the provisions Of
/ the general law are. The general law Of
I Nav 18th ls7s, which IS the general law
referred to, provides for the election Of five
I Directors. who shall serve ioI two years. and
I that 10 eiector shall vote for more than
three candidates for members of such board
I of directors, and that SAID directors in coun-
Ties my Al1tt1aA4A AIA41tltAiAb -
/ or less. shall each receive one hundred dol
/ lars per annum, for bis services That said
directors shall employ Superintendent, at
| a salary to be fixed by said directors whose
/ duty it shall be to take charge of and man
/ age the home, provide for the inmates the
necessaries of life, and be shall have charge
/ of them and ali properties, industries and
/ farming operations, and shall superintend
and control the same \ physician and
surgeon shall be employed az a salary of not
1 less than three hundred dollars in Counties
whose population does not exceed htty
thousand inhabitants the directors shall
also provide suitable disPeas atory with
medicines necessary for tie proper treat
ment OF the inmates OF the institution. Win
I il be pretended by any person, that three
directors cannot attend to, and perform all
I the duties pertaining to the management Of
/ the County Poor House? Why then IS this
change asked for? This increase of office,
and great increase Of salaries and expenses
there is no necessity for. IL cannot pos
sibly improve the management Of the insti-
tuition. All that can be said in its favor is
that it will give minority representation /;
that it will give the Democratic voters Of
Somerset county the right or opportunity
Of electing two Of the directors. Must the
people OF Somerset county create two useless
and expensive offices simply for the benefit
Of Democrats 1t ought to be conceded by
all fair minded men, that minority represen-
tatiou and cumulative voting have no place
in a Republican form Of Government that
in all Republican governments maJoTities
rule. And in this county ninOrities sub
nit with great cheeriulness, although the
majority NAV be ever 50 small. IL Is not
very likely that the proposition will be
very seriously entertained by any eousid-
cradle number OF voters. All there is in the
proposition is to create two additional Of
fees for the exclusive use and benefit Of
our Democratic friends for if adopted the
/ Republicans cannot vote for or elect any
more directors than they now do. And If
the proposition IS adopted it will be at very
great additional expense TO the citizens Of
the county and without any benefit or ad-
/ vantage to any except the additional officers
Z We believe the undertaking will meet with
the fate II so richly ydeserves-overwhelming
defeat JUSTICE