The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-09-22

must insist in a proper division of these
funds.
The time had arrived when the peo-
pie must control the corporations and
all should stand by the President in the
great fight now being entered upon as
to freight rates. In Russia the aris-
tocracy own the land and give the
people who work it bare living, and
we cry out that that is the direst op-
preston, yet the railroads of this
county say exactly how much the farm
er shall have of his by taking whatever
percentage they please in freight.
They do not take as much as the
Russian landlord because as yet they
are not in as perfect control. Mr..
Chapman believes the salary system
should be adopted and faults of the
fee system are the faults of the people,
not of officials. Any bright official
elected with the understanding that his
living is to come from fees will not al
low an opportunity for such fee to pass,
and he is not corrupt in so doing. The
municipal court in Owosso has been
criticised because it does not pay. He
hoped it never would because it is
hoped that there will be so little trouble
and litigation that it would not.
Courts are not supposed to be money
making institutions and if they are
they should be legislated out of exis-
tence. Let us all think and act for
ourselves and not sit idly by and let
some shrewd lawyer steal away our
rights at night.
| The Corunna band rendered
music and Judge S. F. Smith
was called from the audience for talk
He was pleased to see so many of the
old men-members of the board years
ago-having been a non assessing su-
pervisor himself seven years. He said
supervisor returned year after year
was not generally any better official
than the people wanted him to be and
his assessments were generally what the
people wanted and not on an absolute
cash value. The supervisor was sup
possed to do the best he could especial
ly before the committee on equalization
and his tale of woe as to the quality of
| the land in his township was generally
a good one. He did not agree with Mr.,
Chapman as to a commission to pass on
legislation, but belived the work should
| besdone by selecting a man for the leg
islbture whom the people knew would
not allow legislation to pass by his vote
until he knew whether it was good or
bad. Most legislation was too hastily
passed and there was too much 81
! tickle you and you tickle me- He had
passed the three score and ten mark,
had tried to do his duty in all positions
and bore no man ill-will.
N. K. Potter was also called from
the audience and said he believed the
old boards were more careful n trying
to do their work quickly and adjourn
and did not try to get pay for any time
not actually put in. He did not agree
with some things that had been said as
to corporations. They were necessity
and the country would not have deveI
oped withoutthem. He d not w
any more commissions.
the appointment of new &C
was most always the resi-
ones wanting a salary. a
| willing to work for it
honest men sent to the
were awake to the p
twenty-four hours a
more how to get his W
| to sell than of the
sold and did not b
roads at $4,000 mi
ernment put in he
half was to be 6
large, taxes
Carl Pickert ss
the crowd and
on. He thour
given the peopl,
believed the co
| business was, i
factory. He
would continr
roads question
ture of part
perfecting tn
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