The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-02-20
Haa q spssm Of Reform.

In the issue Of the Hillsboro Gdsetk Of
February 7th it Was suffering intensely
and internally from over exertion In its
efforts to manage the financial interests
OF this whole county. II need not be a
matter Of wonder that our neighbor
manifested serious symptoms In both
mind and language from its effort. It's
no small matter to properly adjust the
value of all realty in the county, and 1t
is a Herculean task for one mind to
formulate the proper method Of expend-
iture. But our contemporary, conscious
of the possession OF giant intellect, has
laid itself out to show just how It ought
to be done.
The reader will bear in mind that to
do the work which the Gazette has just
solved by q thorough analysis requires a
Board of Commissioners; also a Board
OF Infirmary Directors, Township Trus-
tees, School Boards and a number Of
other boards and individuals whose duty
it is to disburse the public moneys.
While for the proper valuation of the
lands and chattels of Highland county
we have Assessors and Assessors, and
equalization boards. But all this was
thoroughly investigated by our neighbor
of the corner Of High and Main streets,
and no surprise need be manifested
when the sustained mental effort neces.
sary to such an investigation is consid-
cred If in giving its conclusions the Ga
sette is little unsparing with those with
whom it differs. Particularly is this
true when it refers to the Board OF
County Commissioners, it being the chief
purse holder Of the county, so to speak.
Still there is another cogent reason why
the Gazette speaks freely to the Board Of
County Commissioners, and that is that
the Gazette and the majority of the Board
belong to the same school of politics.
The Ews.HERALD was not surprised
when the riot act was read aloud to the
Town Council of Hillsboro. This advice
to the City Dads of Hillsboro we con.
sidered the legitimate field of our neigh
Dor, while the fierce onslaught on the
Board Of County Commissioners was the
result OF mental exhaustion.
But rest and reflection, as in thousands
OF other cases. has accomplished won
ders. After the mental faculties of our
neighbor had been restored to their nor
NAL condition by rest (there might have
been some outside applications) we find
that more charitable view is presented
to the mind-the mind OF the editor
and through the mind to the readers Of
the Gazette. Yes, more; charitable view
does not properly express it. There is
in the issue of the above.named sheet of
February 14th a commendatory notice of
the excellent and creditable way in
which the Commissioners transact the
financial affairs of the county. More
than that the Gazette has no "hesitancy"
in declaring its confidence in the con-
tinuance of the Board in this most ex-
cellent way. Il
1t will be gratifying to every intelli-
gent reader to notice this disposition not
to "kick against the pricks" on the part
of our cotemporary. Only one thing
can be noticed in the issue of last week 3
Gazette that is to be regretted on its re-
turn to charitable frame of mind and
more liberality towards the action OF
others, and that is that all those to
whom it was reading the riot act were
not commended like the Board of Com.
missioners were, after the paroxysm
caused by sustained mental exertion had
passed of.
For it will be remembered that in
the first instance the Gazette felt it to
be its "duty" to emphasize economy and
reform for the "edification and enlight.
enment" of the Town Council as we'll az
to enlighten the County Commissioners,
but failed to extend the olive branch Of
commentator to eur City Fathers as il
did to the Commissioners. Surely nc
political canker worm prevented said
generosity; it must have been an over.
sight.
o1~Hk 1csv -