Amador ledger., 1908-05-01
LOCAL EDITORIAL COLUMN.
IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

We publish in another column an article from the Amador
Record emanang from the Jackson correspondent of that
paper We reprint not because of any merit attaching
the communication either in sentiment language neither
because of its demer which be seevden the
casual observer We afford ignore the fact that the
writer to be suffering from attack of Webbon-
thebran, disease that has been prevalent around the
house for To- these many years. and which has assumed
particularly vruen form of late years 1t is Of need
less say that the monomaniac literature from
that democracynfesed quarter The disease has become
chronic and there is fear that will result in
permanent fracture of the young mans intellect We say
young man. because conceive of other than youth
tu folly being responsible for abuse founded mainly the
tendency OF human nature older instead
The editor of the Ledger nothing for this crusade Of
scurriy engineered by the hidden hands of those in
thory He is losing sleep that account and the pro-
of whitening hairs has been fastened whit by
these everrecurrng exhibitions of party He has
the utmost faith in the soundness of the body polite
whole Scared though be in spots by individual degeneracy
He has lived long enough to know that there
whose good opinion is worth havngwhose and
vcaon the highest compliment they pay honest
endeavor
The feature of the creed that desire direct attention
the spirit displayed in the effort rdule the idea of
economy in the management of county affairs This is the
significant fact that appeals every voter and taxpayer
i'll Amador countyn official circles the notion Of exercising
economy in pubic business is pooh-poohed the limit 1t
has been busy time in the collectors office lately Property
have been called upon pay the final instament Of
and county They alone realize the weight of the
hand placed their industry by these eXacons for the
protection afforded them by AS good citizens
they cheeruy contribute of their hard earnings all that
necessary support the local government scrupulousy
economical basis They know that frugaty-which
good the thing needfu
branch of business This is rule it old the
human race its practice OF otherwise makes all the difference
between competency and sherfs sale 1t is moreover
notorious that while the county has been standsti
wealth and population the demands upon the taxpayers for
the maintenance of the governmental machinery have been
growing burdensoe with the passing years They
clamorng to know the Why and wherefore of this evergah
ering burden And the their wall of distress
of mockery direct from the tax-eating class that
the talk about economy humbug-" the vaporings of
disgruntled and dyspeptic old in his doage" This
is the spirit of the gang control and who keep in
possession of their bgpayor tte-work Jobs This play of
Indifference that they enjoying the situation and
don't propose to bother themselves concerning matters of
economy This stand dovetas with what occurred before
the board of supervisors their last meeting The printing
rates for discussion and determinations The board
manifested disposition protect the taxpayers from
ton and the they did finally establish show that
long the county has been paying in instance
three times much reasonable profit would permit and
in nearly all the lowered from R to 90 per
cent In the face of this sweeping curaiment with the
presumption that the knife might be otherwise applied with
equally saving effect the people who have do the paying
act told that economy wanted To cap the climax
tuay nerceded in behalf of the higher Such an
tempt sacrifice public veal for partisan ends have
before witnessed, i'll this realm of exavagant WAYS
Voters regardless of party considerations will do we'll to
ponder these signs of the times and accordingly
when the next opportunity presents