Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-03-03

laness. Looking 1t our Go. indsbtsd-
ness, and the financial condition Of
the great majority of our taxpayers,
With this financial depression bear
ing down upon us and with the APP
parent continuation of the uncertain
ties OF the returning prosperity to
Dur people, there 10 at least in my
Judgment q vast difference in some
men saying bow a thing should be
dome, and how they will do it them
selves, especially when they can get
\ chance at yeur pocket book. I do
not know Mr.. Chairman whether I
will be able to give you a satisfac
tory statement or lerson on economy
in our Co. finances, because about
every other man has a different opin-
ION on this subject. If you want q
practical illustration of maa's iudg-
ment or opinion with reference to
this matter go to his home. Gal
though in some Instances This may
not be proper gliie, .here you will
find some men living in splendor
with apparently all the comforts and
of life in their favor,
which might suggest good Judgment
and clear conception Of business
principles. but when discovering the
secret Of their apparent success, yon
find their home and surroundings by
virtue of some Encouragement in
their finances, belonging to some one
else. just 80 in the management Of
our county finances, sometimes the
fitness and makeup Of men, who
sometimes succeed in gaining or OBJ
tanning those important positions of
trust are over looked by US, and the
ultimate result is We suffer loss. To
enjoy . happy or satisfactory result
in the general management and dis
position of our Co. funds, it devolves
on us as taxpayers to exercise prop
er and judlcious judgment in the se-
lection Of men VINO are to fill these i'm
portant positions of trust; men who
are governed and actuated by q prin-
ciple of right and who have ordinary
intelligence, enough at least to make a
wise and just disposition of our mon
ey; men who look beyond party prin
ciples and sho are of morose and So
ber habits, and whose dignity is
atove STOPPING to party bossism,
which at this age of sharp competi.
ton and party spirit, has become to
much the rule and not exception in
nearly all lines of operations. except
in the line of farming. aud if 1 am
not badly mistaken it has gotten in
to the management of our ngricultur-
al societies and farmers Institute. !.
the farmer feeds the world,
he is bound to take the back seat and
make room for some one, who is sup
posed TO have attained to the top
rupg of the ladder of science. who is
10 manipulate the proceeds Of tie
former labors Mr. Chairman the
possibilities and probabilities Of life
with US are pretty much the same,
but the manner in which we use or
take hold Of them differs widely. If
we can reasonably expect any r.form
or reduction in our county indebted
ness without an additional percent
age added 10 our tsxes, we must look
for the ren sdy; we are our own
judges in this matter, aud it largely
depends on our actions Or how we
proceed ip this matter. Our money
in the shape of faxes is placed into
the hanos Of men who will either
mike a wise or an unwise disposition
of it. Ii we prefer to place our con-
6dence and our money for that into
the hands OF men who will either
make wise or an unwise disposition
Of it. If We prefer to place our con.
idence and cur money into
the hands of mon who have neither
self respect, self control or self re-
lance how can we reasonably expect
to enjoy the immunities of good
1t is our own fault
("although there may be rare
exceptions 80 this ru!e,) when we
must suffer in consequence Of our
taxes. being mis.used or mis- applied,
wo as q rule adhere to strictly to the
political party we have associated
ourselves with either forgetting or
being too indifferent as 10 our bsst
interests and the ultimate result is,
we suffer loss. Mr.. Chsirman, men
who claim to possess any ordinary
degree of intelligence, and who go
and deliberately disregard
the liberty they enjoy are not in the
true sense of the word worthy the
name citizen, much less have the
right of suffrage. This burden Of
taxation does not come from law
abiding men and women, (save in
the unforeseen events over which We
have no control,'O but it does come
from that class, who seem to have
little or no regard for either law or
order. This Government which we
are permitted to live under is Justly
claimed to be the best Government
in the world with its free institu-
tions, the freedom of enactiug or
wise ard just laws, Gal
though there may be room for Just
and timely criticism right here. }
giving every lawful citizen an equal
c'except the Ladies', y right to exer-
else his Judgment in matters psr-
to bis bet interests in order
to enjoy the best possible results.
This word economy covers a wide
field especially 30 when applied or
when we consider every mans opin-
ion, the conditions surrounding US
are so varied we as class would
hesitate or be very slow to place our
interests into the hands OF men in
whom we had no confidence and yet
judging from our ections too many of
us are doing that very thing. Our
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