Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-03-22

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isr court uouse on The fl ,cs itr
IN Iowa. in on OF the bes Owns
IN Iowa, viii C 81. Let Us
il or leave IT, Dut us -llence |
he>e p ople from Calmar wDo
look like men uut talk he cha
d en-.
The present Court house IS IN
sufficient, but tue danger there
from is mol SO great 10 Dec ia
people as 1t is 10 the county a
arge. Blu, ness men rave long
recognized the fact that then
records are not protected as thcN
should be, ana tncir titles have
been placed in such shape tnat
were the records destroyed Dut
m nimum of loss would BE- the
resu t. The heavy loss would tai
the people who have neg eeted
he prec uionS Trey might have
taken, the men VINO have dtat
honestly with Their honest neigh
bors, but who have incomp etc
records of the dealings Dccorah
as whole would pro ABLY m Ike
money were c court house 10
burn he fees OF the Lawyers
would be something beaut full.
The mere thought IS enough t.
make the mouth water. The
charges for publishing legal no.
lices would enab the editors t.
take long, luxurious vacations
The abstractors would bluat up
with opulence. And yet all those
people would work and vote for a
new court house rather than have
: such a calamity befall the county
as a whole. To DEBORAH new
, court house would not mean SO
much more than an ornament, and
a seventy-fve thousand dollar or
! I nament would be too expensive
We like artistic things, but they
,;,ay come so high that they are
. too rich for our blood. Self denia
: is a virtue, and here is where we
exercise it.
The PosTEN believes unquali
fedly that Winnesheik county
!, should have a. new court house
= Our belief arises from our convIc
ton that whatever property al
+ individual, corporation or ;
! municipality has, should be pre-
: served carefully, and more thar
II that, it should be in some accore
; with the pecuniary possibilities o
the owner. If the miser were ths
q happiest of men, this would no
;, be true, but the miser is OF al
II men the most pltiable and despic
able. Prudence and thrift are de
e slrable and creditable; but prud
e ence and thrift recognizes that i
n you would get the good of you
t money you must spend it. In GU
It particular line OF business, ou
e policy is to get the very hes
l, machinery. and to keep it in thu
e best possible shape. We believ'
a that this is profitable. We thinl
that it pays to paint often, and w
h are convinced that the princlpl
e is correct one for counties as wei
: as individuals to employ. How
d ever, the PosTEN has sought to s.
is forestall disaster that the destruc
a ton of the court house would no
come home to us with any los:
lie and if the people of the count.
g are content to run their chance:
ID we have no reason to complain
n Be this as it may, the suggestio
"a to hold DEBORAH up for tn
"present" of court house doe
10 not accord with our conception G
n what constitutes simple honesty
pit Just another word: = The "Ca'
" mar Courier" says that the PosTE
to articles are making signers on tn
IN Calmar petition. Be that as
u may, we shall nevertheless er
as deavour to present the exact trut
r. in this matter. In doing this, W
lie do not care particularly where
ou hits or what the effect is. 1t
IS the truth nevertheless, and if thel
st be some people so constitute
,y that they can see Calmar foddt
ds in the PosTEN articles that ce
h. tainly is their business. TIL