Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-12-13
Nh. A W. Waikiki or SOUTH pARIs
PRESENTS AnaunExrs roR raE M
novAL.-uE THINKS foKTr riiou.
SAND DOLLARS A CONSERVATIVE ~
IinArE ron NEW RuiLpiNGs.

Editor Dsmccraf:
Al I zee your columns ARE open for
the dlscusslon Of the controversy OF the
county buildings. wish TO say few
words In behalf Of the position ! have
taken on the question. During the
past week have been In = position
Ia know something of the feeling OF
many In the westeru part of the county |;
now our worthy opponents who pre-
cesied me, have conveyed the Idea to
many that u Was simply personal mat
ter on the part of the people In Norway
aud south Paris to get the county build.
Ings from Paris lilll, and that u u could
be done, nothing short Of q elW,up
building would satisfy them; and that
the present furnishing of the baildlngs
would have 10 90. aud u would coat
sJ0,0O0 more 10 furnish the new ones.
Now. with all due respect to our
friends, this IL simply absurd. We
never dreamed Of such monster.
You might canvass the two villages
aud u the whole matter were left With
them to decide. you could not get vote
10 exccei $1,000 for the erection OF new
buildings.
Now Iet's look around q little; take,
for Instance, the beautiful brick and
stone building which Adorns our Inland
village 90 Hebron, where every brick
aud stone was csrted ten miles With
teams over q very hilly country. Now
won't any sane man say this building IL
good enough for our county, This
building cost only stO,Wo, and the
same could be built \ good deal cheaper
on the lIne Of any railroad.
About the beginning of the agitation
was on Paris nm aud heard an able
counselor on the other side say; "Now
Ne cannot gsinsay one single article In
thi. petition: We must meet and defeat
Il on the matter of expense aud taxs-
tion I" aud this IL the cry that has gone
out. The condition % the buildings hs.
been quite fully disguised, and ! viii
say nothing about 10.
let every voter turn to the remon-
STRANGE and read No. u where the Demo
crst .ays the Increase In taxation to
every land holder In the county accrues
IN a ssry large messur. io the citizens of
the villages of south Paris and Norway
aud In very s@aH measure Ia the clti-
iens ~ the county at large. Now have
M, our worthy friends on the illll re-
c.l,ei all the benefit with more di.,d-
vantage. Ia the county At large Tor 'hs
last thr-c-gusrtsrs ~ . centnryf and
now because modern convenience de-
mand. q more accessible location. Ne
are called selfish.
4 prominent tax payer In Western
Oxford (who signed the p.titiou) related
a little incident which occurred with
him some year. since; lie WAS drawn ou
the Jury. and when through, wished e.
tax. the hack for the early train. III
arose In SEASON "a ace the stage rolling
swiftly down the hill. lie started after
on foo, and Got to South Paris Just In
time Ia mis-. the train. II IL useless Ia
say b. had Ia walt.
Aud now, Mr.. Editor, all We AK u
that the question may be- fully and fair
ly DISCUSSED. and ..t before the people
In lts true light. Upon the merit. Of the
question solely are Ne looking for sue
cess, aud when the final decision u
reached We will cbccrfully abide by thu
verdict.
ALnERI W. wALNER.
south Paris, Dec. 10, ls9!.