The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-21
For The Ohio Democrat.
A Few Hard Nuts for the Toothless to
Crack.
Jan. II, 1888.

Crack.
Jan. IL, 1883.
ED. DEMOCRAT -
Will you please allow me some
space in your very welcome visitor?
What I wish to call attention tc is,
"where does the money go?"
Our county has tax collection
OF over 100000, levied for the pres
ent tax year, sum which judic-
iously expended, certainly would
relieve us at once of all debts and
have surplus in our Treasury.
But is such the fact? The con-
trary proves to be scandalous
truth when we find our county has
outstanding bonds Of more than
$4,000 (if your correspondent is
correctly informed) and no hope of
any reduction of taxes, 80 long as
such ruthless expenditures as may
be seen by looking at the report of
our County Commissioners and In
firinary directors is seen, which
shows GO much charity (at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers OF course)
that a way faring man though u
fool must stop in wonder and
amazement at the lavish use that
is made of the peoples money.
While many of the expenses of
the county should be reduced, and
certainly can be, yet, I shall point
out one channel of this expense,
and that is "aid" to various persons
and families out side the county
Infirmary.
Have not the officials of our Co.,
already expended vast sum OF
money for the erection of a home
for the infirm and the orphan?
Have not those same officials
erected buildings on this home
stead, fner, better and more com
monodious than many of our mos
industrious citizens have for them
: selves?
Has not a board of three Direct
ors of ability been chosen to man
: age or direct this Institution?
Have not those same Director!
, appointed person to superintept
this same Institution and secure
the services of a physician to at
tend the sick ard afflicted therein
Yet, with all this vast sum of ex
penditures and the continuous eX
pense of this same benevolent In
, stitution and ell, too, at the ex
!. pense of those who pay the taxes
still there seems to be no end t.
the "aid" furnished to persons out
side this same Infirmary, and tina
. loo, at twice and three times tn
, cost of the same aid they would re
ceive at this Asylum.
Take for example Mr.. Jones
'' family who are sick and DR.. Quacl
has been called in to furnish med
cal aid and not the DR.. hired b
those Infirmary Directors. Afte
DR.. Quack has been there to Sc
Mr.. Jones' family several time
: perhaps eight or ten calls, D
:. Quack potifies the Trustees {
= Jones' township, that he has mad
- eight professional calls at M
: jones' and he demands Fifty do
. . lars for the same; now this matte
- receives some consideration frol
= those same Trustees and they TO
% ward the same to our Infirmar
: Directors and they very general
allow it.
Now in this case of jones', IL
;. family having fallen sick very SUI
~ denly or some other distress befe
- them then it would be right
i, grant outside aid, but not to allo
DR.. Quack any more per call thu
" the regular county physician ge
as his yearly report shows. Ho'
ever on the contrary if Mr.. Jont
family prove to be in extreme ne'
~ of charity such as provision
"a clothing &C., and they refuse to
y to the Infirmary where all of tho
y things are furnished in a wholesa
40 manner then in this case there
~ nothing short of ruthless profiga
o In the use of our public fund.
w SILENT THINKER
III Our NeighbOrs.
'e. Athens County.
an In a fight in q Happy Hollt
= saloon. last week. VIM Altman bi