Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
ARE TAXES oPpREssrvE9


Every tax collector knows that at tax
paying time there is a general complaint
over heavy taxes NopF this may have
lts source merely in tural disposi-
ton TO grumble, but e may also be
q caase for it, so it veil enough to
7iye this MISTER son consideration.
One Of the principal 5.es in our state
at the present time tax reform,
Nhl9h I under taud &c nan more equal
distribution oE the bur - Of tax. The
administration elected q fa promises
relf in This But th' s is another side
20 tnss ga tion and .gi.: Are taxes
higher 11an necessary alNe should bear
ln mind that it costs ( oiderable to run
8 good government j, Shighly civilized
country like ours, lequently taxes
C8un0t no very low. A reasonable tax
we sGouid not grumble over, but be
thankful tc Providence that we have
omsthing to pay taxes on. But taxes
may also become oppressive now as well
8 in the days Of King solomon. This
ziag made great improvements, raised
5ha country to fame and glory. To ac-
eompush this he imposed heavy taxes.
Ii seems tha6 as wise as he was he did
not know enough to slack up on the bur-
lens after having completed his work,
ont sqaa udared money in pomp and lux
ury. The people asked relief from his
asC, but sde Groud prince mocked them,
sad ue paid q severe penalty for 1t.
Vernon county has made many useful
and costly im proYements. When finish
ed people expec5a little easier taxes, but
II to sec it. What is the reason for
his2 Ia there extrevagaucs in the man.
cement 0f public affairs? Let US COM
mence nearer home and search; Think
rs d general ehiDg we have little reason to
complain of our town Cfficers being too
free with money. They seem rather to
DO inclined the other way. But from
county and upwards think there Ia room
for little economy. Friend DIR. Porter
has in ar article ia the CENSOR recently
oucaed on several things bhat tend to
how this n ord er not to make
sais article too long shall only comment
on g couple, Have often thoughts Why
uot have our county run by a comnlls-
sion OF three or five, instead OF thirty,
aader he present system In my opln
ion such commission could do the busi-
gess better and five times cheaper than
the present way. These commissioners
would be impartial, as they would be
HBMALY NLlttES tIECteQ OF appolntCN AOA
he county, instead Of now they are town
chairmeu who as a rule regard 1t as
beir first duty to look out for their own
town, 30 that often considerable lobby
ng and trading is going on to get town
favOrs
And one thing more: Sho1ld like
some one who knows TO tell me why
eown chairman or town clerk would not
be competent toname the required num-
DER of 1nen ia his town able TO serve as
Jurors without having 70 pay a man
from some other town less acquainted
TO do thig work? Think a far better way
would be 70 have lists Of names sent in
bY se several town clerks and the jurors
drawn 10y the county clerk as before.
The expense if any would be mere nom
iasl. Do away with the superficial
county supervisors These two offices
incur an extra expense of several hun
dred dollars and thing the county is
better ef without them. r II. b.
Viroqua Town, January 25, 1905.