The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-22
BORROWING FOR THE TAXPAYER y


If there is anything earth that John L. Brett loves it
is the dear burdened taxpayer. We mean he loves
them while he is running for office
He cries and bubbers them is true but is when
the taxes they pay goes to some one else ana S not TO NM
lowed by the Dubois Circuit Court by Judge Welborn, Tor
his services in the of the state OF Indiana vs. Sam
uel Kesterson the sum OF $500 AT the same fne Ine
the sum of SS 90 for his services IN the same case See
Commissioners Record L, page 353 Now here was a
burden of $500 laid upon the poor over9Grdened
taxpayers Of Dubois county and they paid Did Mr.:
Brett cry and whine the poor taxpayers then! Dd
he say anything about their poor tired backs and porous
pasters then? Not word he got 500 W OF II hmse
That was enough hold back his and stophs croak
ing With him then it was taxpayers be d-m--n-d. We
think he prosecuting attorney at that time The
compelled to follow up but he did and he got the amount
allowed him by the court and the taxpayers paid IT, and
not word Of sympathy from Mr.. Bretz for the poor
tax payers Not one His sympathy and tears flow free
w only when the tax payers money go to some else
Again Not long ago Vic Cassidy, the eXSheriff of Du
bos county filed with the Board OF Commissioners claim
for his services rendered while in office Tor 100, and
Herman Eckert, ex-cerk filed claim for 655.44, making
a total of 81, 1876. "a.
Mr. Brett was the attorney for the county and he ad
vsed the Commissioners to allow these CLAIMS and
thereby saddle another heavy burden of ST. 1885, A upon the
tired backs of the poor debt burdened taxpayers OF his
county.
The Commissioners rightfuly shough these claims
ed by the salaries paid by Dubois county to Cassidy
and Eckert and refused to allow them.
They appealed their claims to the Circuit Court of Du-
boiS county and at the last tern Judge Ely affirmed the
ruling Of the Commissioners, and refused TO allow the
claims
Brett advised the Commissioners to allow them What
What if the Board had followed his advice? Brett was
trying add 81 "a to the burdens OF the poor
tax PAYERS and advised the commissioners of his
pay these claims but Judge Ely by his decision saved
the taxpayers from paying again that enormous sum.
Oh how John Brett loves the dear taxpayers. He sees
them pay 1888 90 in the KestesOn which he gets
$685. 0O-whch went into his pocket without one tear
from him for the dear taxpayer Not one groan from him.
Without tear from him ne advises the Commission
ers to pay the of 81 94-BY THE WAY
THE PRICE OF PRETTY GOOD FARMto his friends Cas-
sidy and Ecker and does not sigh one sigh for the poor
taxpayer while doing it. but he walls, and gnashes his
teeth and sheds the tired backs OF the taXpa
ers when by twisting the truth ne can make 1t appear
that the last thirteen years they have paid court
costs which he said they ought not pay.
But in this connection let say Brett is not sincere IN
his claim that the court costs are too big.
The records have been made each term of court and the
amount of costs and items making it have been published
by the auditor And all of this time Brett has been living
within few feet of the court house. In all of these thir
years did Mr. Bretz bob up in the papers and COM
plain that the court costs too big unjust and
over the poor dear taxpayer Not at ALL When did he
first begin to complain about the costs? Not until the
Judges salary was increased:
he might pocket the increased salary, begins complain
about court COSTS Then he begins to drve about tired
backs Did it take Brett 13 years to discover that court
expenses too big wrong in any way! If it did he
is slow for judge or to win out over Judge Ely or
Judge Traylor Since Mr. Brett his immense salary
in Congress and his large profits out of the various
ations which he owns or is member Of and piled up his
enormous wealth. he can't bear the idea of anyone but
himself drawing respectable salary in his county or dis
trict
Tax payers of Dubois and Pike counties! 1t is not your
tired backs that Mr. Brett is weeping over 1t is Judge
IElys place and the salary lately increased a little
Thirteen years to find out court costs too much! Re-
ceivng big allowance himself! Deduce your rea-
sons for his worrying over court COSTS
TRUTH