Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1890-10-02
MORE ABOUT THOSE TAXEs!

MORE ABOtI THOSE IAAES!
The Shear iaa rpfraihed ffOin pub
fishing ANYTHING OF a personal na-
tnre, anything rejecting upon the
character OF anyone, since the com
mencement OF the county seat con.
| troyersy. On the other hand, the
editor Of the Banner has diligently
Keaped all sorts u{ psi'std',Itll abuse
Upon us, as we'll rs upon every other
newspaper editor in this county who
has dared to expose and oppose the
dastardly and corrupt schemes OF
the Argylites. It has not been nee
essary for us to say anything Of Mr..
Richardson's character, for ncarly
| every issue OF the Banner since the
| beginning Of this cainpalgn has borne
ample testimony of his untruthful
ness, utter depravity and lack Of
principle. Whereof the heart is full
the mouth speaketh.' Thepeople Of
this county, and especially thosewho
happen to reside in the same town as
he does, have learnt to know what
kind OF a man he is. Not longer ago
than last spring, Rev Isaac Peart,
the eloquent Methodist minister OF
Argyle, found it necessary to express
his opinion of Mr.. Richardson. pub
licly from the pulpit, and these are
the words he used as attributed to
him in the Banner for March 9th:
Before beginning this sermon, !
wish to make a statement, and /
want you all to listen so there can
be no misunderstanding about it
hereafter. The editor of the Argyle
Banner over here is either q falsifier
or a fool and probably both. He is
a coward and a snake in the grass
and is unworthy the notice OF men. 2
These are the words publicly ex-
pressed, ofsRey. Isaac Peart, pastor
OF the NJ. E. church at Argyle, Mr..
Richardson home.
But it is in his capacity as a public
officer, as county attorney of this
county, that the SHEAF has seen fit
TO criticize his actions. Mr.. Richard.
son has never given the SHEAF a
straightforward, manly answerin re.
/
gard to it's inquiries concerning the
| delinquent taxes on lands owned by
D.. j. Hill, but has always turned us
OFF with a sheer, and by shifting the
question. But Mr.. Richardson will
not be able to turn off the tax p;,,yers
with a sneerl They want the facts
and shall have them. The SHEAF
has shown that Mr.. Richardson has
been more friendly to the railroad
company than to the settlers in this
matter, and that by his ,ictions this
county has failed to get the taxes
which rightfully belong to it,.
In 1883 Mr., Richardson who rep
r'scnts he county in tllismatlc;. stip
I u'atel With The rniirnnd nttnehnts
that 80 dUnaMEsv sHoUib nnt;I.NTER
| I'D AGaiNs'r THESE LANDS and in 1885
! he stipulated Che same thing. An,
j taxpayer who desires can see thes,
stipulations on file in the Clerk O
Courts Office. But theeonnty l.t,ni.t
at it. .'siiiii,iiy meeting directed til,
county attorney to begin suit forth,
collection Of these taxes, and henc,
he dared not make u sii.iil;iii: s.ipula
ton this year. This suit is pending
Mr.. Richardson says, and no doubt
it will be pending rs long rs he i,
county attorney. What right hn.
j Mr.. Richardson to stinnlntn that
londs rwne,i by j. j. Hill as an indi
vidh!al, shall not be taxed? What
say the Taxpayers of the county tt
this, and what say the people OF tn,
town OF Big Woods, who for years
] have been deprived OF t',.il. SHIRE o
these taxes' The ssHEAr has proven
what it started out to do, namel,
that Mr. Richardson has been deere
lict in the discharge OF his dntie; tls
county attorney in this matter
4 This is the man who is the priDcipa
scllemer for removing the county
seat and we leave it to the people tc
say whether he is deserving Of thei,
confidence.