The state herald., 1901-05-10

The legal hight Who through the
columns Of the Holyoke Republican ls
advocating that the people Of this coun-
ty rsfuss to pay the bonded debt Of the
county. Expresses great indignation In
lest weeks issue because Ne accused
him Of advocating the "repudiatiour Of
. public debt and sushes to the Law
boeks 10 prove that bis proposed action
should not be called reputation. He
makes - much noise over his citation
OF Law on this question As q little boy
does over bis first now red wagon and
seems to imagine that he 10 the one and
only psrson who heretofore hsd any
knowledge Of the language used by the
Colorado Supreme Court. He has not
given us any new information when be
Informs u that 10 tho technical lanRu-
ags ofths Colorado Supreme Court
the refusal 10 pay Indebtedness such -
this 10 claimed 70 be, 10 said not 70 b.
reputation but, simply because the su.
prsms court says this 10 not rspud,ation
dsss sst change In the least The facts
surrounding the mourning Of the bonded
Indebtedness BY the county. 1t 10 Who'll.
y tmnstsriai what the refusal to pay
this debt 70 called the facts rsmaiu the
sane and cannot b. changed IN the least
by any technical court definitions. We
used the term -rspudiat,on" because Il
y ths name commonly applied 70 the 70.
saal - pay such debt and because, %
vs bslisvs, IL u the only correct term to
apply 70 refusal 70 pay the bonded IN.
ds6tsdnsss Of Phillips county. Il ,s neo.
ssary Of oourss that there should b
constitutional limitations to the indebs.
sdssss that can bs incurred by the board
OF county commissioners because o.hsr-
wis there would b. very little protect
Ion 70 tbs people from the sotiops Of
essrups nsu Who may bs elected TO that
sfnes, consequently. the constitution Of
sur state CONTAINS such . limitation.
The cas- cited BY the Republican writer
vas from Lake county. A party tend.
cred county warrant y the county
sfsasarss iu psymeat oi saxss ssd, %
u sfsasursss refusal 70 sossps II,
nsds sppiiossisa 70 the Colorado su.
pfsns csurt Tor msndsnus 10 compel
ss acceptance. In dsfsoss, the trees.
usss plssd the Constitutional limitation
OF essssy inds6tsdusss alleging tha. the
county vssrsnt In oostsovsrsy had been
Issued - ~ sxosss wsrrast. The court
hsld The defence good and 10 hsod,us
dovs shs opinion incidentally rsisrrsd
70 he charge Of rspudistsou. which the
attorneys for The pisistin had made 10
essH afaussot, sud stsssa that for the
dsfssdasi 10 plead the coastitutioual ii
hsisssise could oct justly b termed
"sspudistion'. Having held the dsssnss
gsed. u fellows ~ msttsr Of courss
tAst,is the opinion Of the court, The ~.
fussi 70 pay this county warrant vss not
sspsdistssa. The court hsid that good
dsssass bed been plead 70 the attempted
collection Of The warrant snd, from q
legal standpoint there scosssarily eeuld
~ have ssss. 10 the opisioa q tAs
sosrt, . fspudiatIon or an attempted ~.
Dud,aiies Il ~ debt u the county,
To sroabIs sith the legal gentle.
nsss view ei this question sssms n
- that he lssss sight slsossthsr oe the
test that % isdivlduai or county 10 10.
~ uersl obllssssea 10 pay just dsb,s.
H sssas 70 b Isbovins sudss the dsls-
siss that good legal defense " The col.
Issesse q Q dsbt v slso slwsys . good
1sfssss 10 W. chsrRs Of rspndiatlsn.
The csuvt 10 the csss referred 10 by him
wss spsakis9 from . purely legal stand
point whoa II oommsntsd 90 the quss-
tios ef sspsaIstlsn. The comfy. By
the decision of the court, sss held under
NJ legal obligation 10 pay The warrant.
,t'lI the moral obligation 10 pay the debt