The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-08-09
Farmers Favorable to Paying Honest
Debts Of County.


Debts Of County.
That the average farmer is eble to
distinguish between the acts of the
supervisors and those of. innocent
parties who loaned money on the
credit of the county, is evident from
the following letters from gentlemen
who are strangers to politics and
whose integrity and fairness has new
err been questioned:
| am very much opposed to the
way the county affairs have been con-
ways the county affairs have been
handled and the methods of the SUI
pervisors, but believe the Amoney
loaned the county in good faith
should be paid.
(Signed) J. G. Scott,
Bennington Twp.
| do not uphold the actions of the
Board OF supervisors but do believe
the money loaned to the county in
good faith should be returned to
them.
Bennington Twp.
have always been opposed to the
methods used in borrowing money
by the supervisors, but upon investi-
eating the matter thoroughly, be-
lieve we are morally obliged to pay
the money borrowed and shall vote
yes on the proposition.
(Signed) C.. J. Thomas,
Bennington Twp.
On August 18th, we are TO vote
whether or not We will pay the money
laned the county in good faith by
the citizens of our county. l believe
they should have their money return
ed to them and shall vote Eyes" on
the proposition as l feel morally
obliged to do.
(Signed) w. H. Cline.
Bennington Twp.
| am opposed to the custom which
prevails among public officials who
disregard the interests and wishes of
the people they REPRESENT. And l be-
lieve the supervisors exceeded their
authority in contracting the expense
of building the court house in ex-
cess of the original plan.
But 1 am satisfied that the loans
made the county were made in good
faith by our citizens and banks and
in favor Of paying the same.
(Signed) Reubin Wiedman,
New Haven.
I believe the supervisors exceeded
their authority in their expenditures
in building the court house. But the
court house is fine building and a
credit to Shiawassee county.
l am satisfied the loans were made
to the county in good faith and am
in favor of paying back the money
and there fore favor the proposition
to be presented the voters on Adjust
18th.
(Signed) Wilson Horn,
Rush Twp.
l do not approve of the extravagant
way in which our supervisors have
handled the public money.
But after carefully investigating.
| am satisfied these loans were made
to the county in good faith and 1 am
in favor of paying the same.
(Signed) F. E. Sheldon,
Shiawassee Township.
Our county Indebtedness, shall it
or shall it not be paid? There is a
principle of right and wrong involved
and We voters must face the question
squarely.
Personally, while we cannot APP
prove of the methods employed by
those responsible in exceeding the
appropriation in the erection of our
court house and the illegal raising of
this money in years past, yet-today
we have thousands of dollars belong
ing to citizens of our county tied up
in our business which was loaned to
us, we have reason to believe, in good
faith, but hitherto have refused to
refund. 1t isn't our money and we
have no moral right to it though
legally we have the advantage and
can withhold it from the loaners.
We believe the people of our county
are themselves in a degree to blame
for our present existing condition.
In years past we voters have neglect
ed to impress upon the minds of those
whom We have elected to perform our
official duties that we ourselves have
hand in the performance of all bus
mess pertaining to our welfare.
After careful and due considera-
ton we are ready to say "Vote to pay
off the Indebtedness"
(Signed) P. B. Reynolds and Sons.