Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-05-25
A New Court House?

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Editor of Journal.
Dear Sir:-That which on the face
OF it might be taken for reply to "Mr.
A. Tax Payer'sn article of the week
previous. appeared in your columns
last week. Somebody evidently want
ing new court house and not willing
to accord to anyone else the privilege
of not wanting the same, signed him
self IA Citizen"
are two sides to every question, and
in attempting to answer uMr. A. Tax
Payers" article and failing to do so,
except esNep IN ;t9, tg9litte,ring ,"generalities, !"
questions propounded for the public's
consideration the week before either
unanswered or overlooked. This
court house proposition is now fairly
before the public. And from the stand
point OF "Mr. A. Tax Payer" it will
stand plenty of airing.
First, we are not discussing wheth-
er or not the honorable Board of Sup
ervisors shall build S.. 600 vault. No
one has doubted the integrity of the
present board. We believe they are
acting in good faith. We do not OBJ
ject in the least to the building of the
new vault. But when the present
court house with the new vault added
will beyond question be 'all sufh-
Gent" Why shall 1--WE in the out
lying districts" be called up to con-
tribute our portion of $65 900 for new
building?
Now if "Mr. A. Citizen" will meet
that point "he will be entitled to the
lasting gratitude" of the tax payers of
Audubon County and "a niche in the
hall of their affections"
Or again to the same honors, if he
can show how $65. 600 can be made any
less by stretching it over period of
years. That amount and much more
will have to be paid whether paid at
one time or another. 1t stands against
the property of Audubon County un-
til liquidated.
The several attempts that have
been made to show how small $65. 600
is, will certainly not deceive our in.
telligent people. This is but the open
ing wedge by few interested citi-
zens that cannot but lead to the piling
up of the burdens of taxation. We
are unalterably and everlastingly op-
posed to such proposition.
Ii that Court House is built who
gets the benefit? Who are the pro.
motors of this scheme? Audubon and
Audubon alone in both instances.
Now "Mr. A. Citizen" you take the
Journal into some quiet retreat and
read the short article on the Audubon
page of last weeks issue headed "Our
County Court House, and re-read
the article of week before that you
iattemptea to answer, and we chal-
lenge you or any other ambitious
Court House promoter to fairly refute
a single point made.
We are honest in our position and
feel sure that the tax payers of this
county will not allow themselves to
be hoodwinked or brow beaten by the
Jealous agitators typified in the "Mr.
A. Citizen"
Why not let the immediate district
benefited bear the weight of their self
imposed burden. Let Audubon citi-
zens subscribe $4,000 or $4O,O 600 for
new Court House and then come to us
farmers for the balance of the appro-
priation. But no, you want US to
build it for your enjoyment and en-
richment, and we farmers by necessity
shall stand afar off and view it, while
toiling incessantly to meet the obliga-
tion. And many whose hard earned
money must be poured into the coun-
ty Golfers If this proposition carries,
may not even get to see the structure
more than once or twice year. Our
interests will not be served, our fam
lilies will not be made happier, our
homes and lands will not be enhanced
in value, our welfare does not demand
it, but decidedly demands its defeat.
1t is no. expedient, has not and can
not be shown as such to the tax pay
ers and it behooves every voter in the
rural precincts to be present at the
poles next June 13 and cast his vote
against it.
Now "Mr. A. Citizen" and every
Court House promoter,
you must meet these issues fairly;
and convince US that selfishness alone
has not prompted this yearning of the
heart, and that you are laboring
solely for the interests of the ''dear
tax payers in endeavoring to put up
a building with the farmers money
that will oe the PRIDE OF AUDUBON
and HER JOY forever.
A TAX PAYER.