Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1910-08-04
PAGE SEVEN

tud u there was a shortage there, | have a
doubt the trustees would see that the none
was placed back there, But it's got to b. show
I'd TO them You've got TO prove that there IA
shortage there. You must prove Il to their en-
tire satisfaction aud tothe entire satisfaction %
the board
tMr Rchardsou:l would like the county
clerk TO sit here aud do the figuring for me.
| (Mr. Jackson;l Calls for order
! Chair recognizes Mr.. Jackson.
! MT Jackseu:l II don't get IL on my mind
| u looks as Il will get IN such shape | won't
know how to proceed AT alt You don't kaow
what thoughts have passed through my mind
and how anxious have been, wishing that |
could pour some oil on the troubled waters of
this body. that peace aud quictness and bar
mouy might reign among US.
Twenty three years ago l was atmost, II not
altogether, the boy member OF this county
board, and came here by train. | had no.
ton 10 come across the country, but was SO
green aud had never been IA a body ike this
before, aud was afraid that II came over the
country the grasshOppers would eat my breech-
IS on To the knees, | came by the train, aud
was beset with nten when | struck the little
village here, who said should cast my vote for
such aud such a person FOR chairman OF this
county board. When got here all the meu
here were strangers 70 me, There were men
that Insisted should cast my vote TOT such
aud such a person TOT chairman OF the couuty
board, aud they came To me and said, jackson,
II Nuu do this We will put you on such aud such
a committee so that you might appear Go your
people When YOU 20 home as having some au-
thority aud some precedence on this comfy
board Aud tell YOU, gentlemen, | have
never been dictated to for good many years
what shonid do, and didu't understand oati-
tics a. well as do uow, and tell Won q {
though was very puot va money then, l p,as
far poorer IN manhood. Yer had no manhood
to sell to any person aud would vote fot whom
/ pleased ior chairman of the county board, aud
would take the consequences, Some OF these
men have gone over, They are looking uyrr
The battlemeuts OF heaven today. No doubt
thcN are asking that justice 'hould be dauc
here, ana frank To say, pcutlctucu, that was
pleased 10 be associated with the body uf men
hat found here. ! found them honest, up
right, conscientious men. II they had been
fighting tur political huuors, I found that this
was the rule aud law of politics aud that $40 iar
As politics go. It was legal aud right Tot thcm
60 ask me TO support such apd such a person
as chairman OF the county board I served.
] think, either i've or seven consecutive years,
aud want 60 tell you that I can see ia my
minds eye now some of those gentlemen, One
OF them sits here. tie was gray aud grilEed
more than am az the present time. Two of
them sat here aud | was slightly acquainted
with one Of them. sat ia the chair next to
him AZ, Mr. Ratuc Is sitting now, After we
had first adjourned, took the venerable utmz
Der Of the county board aud said, 81 can see |
will need some practice aad some advice, and II
! ask YOU tor advice ON ans question 1 shall eN.
pcct tt will be given me honestly aud bouufab.
iy.' Aud lac said, 81 will do so" A nd he did
81, gentlemen. / went To- more Of these nieu ask
ing advice, and found thcm honorable hon.
est men. Al that timc they were completing
this institution that this trouble ig about today,
and want Ia tell you, gentlemen, that there
were far more vital questions before this boatd
than there are today. Aud do YOU know, they
made me a poor, ignorant iliterate Young man
the chairman of the committee on the building
Of that asylum. ! begged TO be excused but
they dtdu't excuse me, aud we had a great deal
of trouble but we got ID all Strengthened ont
satisfactorily The money was accounted for
dOllat fot dollar Now, gentlemen, don't
like to take too much of your time. feet aud
realize that this time is yital that We have q
question before as that rs vital to the people at
Iowa county As tax payers. We built that iut
sututon, we that have horne he heat ard bur.
den of the day in paying taxes, aud realize that
we have gone down i'iiu nur pockets pretty we'll
20 build that institution. We want that institu.
ton properly taken care of, We want To shlfk
no duty. We dou't want TO take any snap judy
mcut on any persons there ! tell YOU fof one
will not stand IL, No matter whether AZ J. :" ~
gard to the report OF this auditing m'utttyC OF
whether Il ~ Ia regard TO the adoption OF the
substitute that has been offered here. believe
the members of the county hoard are Just As
good as the members who have gone over into
eternity ] believe that this county Of Iowa is
no more dcpreCiAttyc Of honesty aud morality
today than Il was twenty-three years ago. l
believe that every member of this committee
that has been appointed has done hts duty as
faithfully as he saw it. They may have made
some remarks tn their report that might bc
gat iered as detrimental 10 a certain extent bat
not Intentionally don't believe No sir, cau-
not believe Il. have been with these nieu for
three consecutive years on THE county board
and SO have a large number of those present,
aud don't believe there is 4 mcmber on this
county board who would wiliiuly OF malicious
ly Try ca hesmtric one that Is near aud dear to
me. don't believe IL am placed ia posi-.
ton, gentlemen, that is very delicate
Around that family altar where was reared
aud born, gathered night aud morning a idmi.
Is OF four boys. That old gray haired father
aud mother that believe are sauted aud gone
over into eternity, led US in family prayer You
don't know how feel that one Of my brothers
might directly OF Indirectly be bcsmirked IN
any way ia the report 81 this committee |
cannot see that he has cannot see that this
COMMITTEES has violated any obligation that has
been placed upon them, If they have, gentle
men, aud II can be shown tu me IA this county
board, am willing that 1t shall be amended.
Here Is one clause n their report that want
to read 10 you The members Of the county
board have come to me and they have used
their iunueGce on me aud believe honestly
aud Justly, that shalt do thus aud thus. On
the last page 81 thts report we hhd ms boih
the trustees, past aud present aud the superin-
teudent Ser ing this institution from its iuecp.
ton are morally and legally responsible TOT
methods instituted and practices INDUCED ia.
That the trustees were and are honest men We
doubt not. bat IL is such loose clerical methods
as theirs that make Il possible for great
wrong to be foisted upon the people"
Now listen to this-"Ihat the trustees were
aud IRE honest men, Thank God Tor that.
That the trustees were aud are honest men l
tell YOU, gentlemen, that that eN0nHrdtes that
gray haired brother of mine back there from
an blame 10 a certain extent This committee
as | understand q believes that he Is an hon.
est man, aud they believe that every man On
that committee who has served with him Is an
honest man. They believe that these gray hair
ed sires that have gone into the kingdom are
honest men aud believe, gentlemen, II atn
faithful that will meet some OF them mp there.
don't expect 10 get very close 10 the throne,
but hope aud trust by the mercy OF HIM who
watches over an OF rs that I viii be given a
seat somewhere no matter how lar down Il is,
ia the Kingdom OF God
That the trustees were aud are honest men.
Gentlemen, don't believe there is one OF IA.
trustees OF the asylum but that will admit that
the methods have been loose; that the methods
have been too loose; that the methods are not
forth these records shall be kept more aecur-
ately, more Justly 10 the tax payers Of Iowa
County. Ia 1909 there appears deficit OF
fi2}s.iO. Now, as l understand TINS ~ the trus-
received this deficit would not have appeared.
want 10 ask M. Roethe b that a iactY | want
You 10 tell me the houcst truth Not 20 use thts
Tor any bcsmTang or beltttug or for the ad
vauceueut 81 this committee; II that word
due was put ia place Of received would
that baianCey
Mr. Rocthe.J In my statements previously
have stated to this Board that according TO Ia.
figures and according To the moneys received Ia
the year 1909 iu their report, taking these hEntes
the superintendent who claims that the money
deposited since June 30, 1919, and which Is not
Incorporated ia any report to this Board, that
there Is deficit Of iiZ5i0 due this County ca
those statements.
o. That deficit is dueY a. Yes sir.
y. II mat word In their report had been
changed b would not have made a dcholN 4.
don't Rec where that would help the dEhru any.
Mr. Roethel II you wish 70 incorporate
moneys due for 1900 with money that you got "a
1904 why that wouldn't have any bssfinRs On
the case that ! can see because, the 1909 private
pa tfrut money has not been reported yet by the