Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-09-01

timber land in this state, is sufficient
cause for alarm.
Revenue laws that will not equalize
the expense of government al s'alo,um, as
the constitution requires; but will add
Unjust and unequal burdens upon the
poorer class, furnish additional food for
discord, contempt and hatred for the
lawmakers as well az for the executors
of the unjust acts.
One year ago the most extravagant
assessment of values ever known to our
people was heaped upon all kinds OF
property belonging to resident citizens Of
this state, and particularly was this true
of Chehalis county. The taxes collected
for that year should have been about
$3.50, 900, and We are informed the county
is in debt at the end OF that fiscal year
about $50, 900. making in all All expendi-
ture of near 100000. How much of this
money has been absorbed, cruising I'M
sa.able school lands, surveying and view
ing roads never built, estimating and
building bridges least needed, building
docks and wharfs of defective material,
and paying IS per day for assistant
clerks, assessors etc., who only work an
hour for day-it is impossible 10 know
but one thingour property holders should
know viz: That every dollar contracted,
and every debt made by our officials
must be paid and the property of this
county must pay it, hence by our votes
We increase or lessen our liabilities.
An advertised notice is being pub
lished in the dominant political papers
in every county in the state of Washing
ton asking our people to authorize the
officials in power, to negotiate loan of
half million dollars to squander, be.
cause they are not content with the vast
amount of taxes collected. Sale of school
lands, fines, licenses etc., how the real
bottom OF this request for our people to
authorize this loan, is not dependent
upon our necessities, but rather upon
two other demands. Eastern capital has
been concentrated at New York until the
plethoric bankers are bursting with
greed and they send out their agents to
solicit our statesmen p to make requests
to enable the banks to unload upon lis at
an enormous profit.
Our statesmen (?) readily grasp the
opportunity, for it enables them to i'm
mortalize their names as great men in
favor of furnishing labor for idle citizens;
aside from the commission OF or 10 per
cent. for selling these bonds. Chehalis
county has just realized the benefits aris-
ing from such able statesmen w in the
Gale OF $4,000 first mortgage county
bonds for sum of not less than $4,000
below their value, and hope I am not
personal when / refer to the modestv of
county convention attempting to re-
ward such reckless extravaganza by re-
nomination. The private benefits accru-
ing to foreign corporations that will en-
courage such robbery must be immense
and should be looked into by all our tax
payers.
A perfect government is something
we cannot hope for; but we would like to
see wisdom guide our efforts, and love,
not selfishness, furnish the cement.
Official energy may result in virtue or
vice, according to the manner of its ap-
plication. A man ruled by policy alone,
becomes coward; and a man VINO in
discriminatory exercises his generosity, is
spendthrift courage, without knowl-
edge, is superstition; charity without
judgment, makes a beggar, and even
one-sided justice, if too stern and unbend-
ing, and untempered by mercy, produces
a misery, cruel and Gespicable tyrant.
A man with good executive ability,
fearless, industrious, honest makes a good
Official. The various interests Of the
state Of Washington would alone make it a
difficult state for satisfactory legislation;
and Chehalis county composed of prairie,
timber and mountains; many Manageable
rivers, bays and ocean beach, with beau
tiful lakes, saw and g.ist mills, Gamer
les, steam and sail vessels, for river and
ocean, all combine to offer many induce
ments for wrong investments; hence the
importance of an unlimited general bust
ness education, to lay the foundation to
secure justice for all people and all ma
tons who reside here or come to transact
business with us. Integrity is the first
rule for prosperity. Integrity and wis
dom, will secure for Chehalls county,
what cllicancry. stratagem and sophistry
will destroy. 0. g. CHASE.
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