Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-12-01
IS jefferson County Agu1nst
This CITY?

News, pleasant and unpleasant is the item about
County Board at Jefferson raising the of five of
wards to the magnanimous of 5000 Pleasant is its
to those who may be favored taxpayers of the
outside bounds but unpleasant, bitterness,
for taxpayers to stomach without pain complaint, in
deed Mr. Trucks wished heap into this bitter mixture
more gall perhaps, he thought would relish the
taste tor remembrance sake.
The the reader will his simple arithmetic this
item and the less his suspicious the drastic and
the artistic will he view the work of Watertowns
political baiters Here few of the ingredients of this
potion that make for bitterness all other taxpayers this
to only county reduction but also
ductlon the of
single gracious reduces the cash collections by the
of million dollars Just about make
cause with our sister cities IN thanksgiving the Jefferson County
board remembers and by dctum actually boldly
shifts, Mr. Trucks behest ostensibly burden
of the county and adds aggregate to
dear Watertown and then again. concentrates the load
but five wards The reduction for the and raise here
multples the already suspicious
have been changed to our hurt and damage.
Let us continue elementary arithmetic and mufae
our outraged teelngs-his increase
sibly the collect 900 extra
to the principal and big be coecedthen, again.
this all added to but five wards. If the other county
would act greedy why then the would leap its sig
nihcance Felowcitzens, this cannot be grab?
1t is raw! Nor does appease taxpayers
county but percentage because wherever
the foot the bill rendered extras
arithmetic calmly Let us look to he les
of the of Jefferson countys population
There this city and the county
gain distributed between two counties One part portion
only mind has population
Jefferson and Fort Atkinson, combined We will deal with
our surplus herein Ihen population, find the paradox
namely that one part greater than whoes' Take
pencil again. in hand and study the question of
beship of the county board If memberships equal
them if Jefferson and Fort Atkinson have eight members why
have we but five? Send eight strong there! Logrolng
the political and it Jefferson during
last session. especially matters of illegally raising salary
Anyway gentlemen it put through by logroing' and
lndection Our city, if must play that politicians game
has envied stake when eight
five Is petty politician vexed because he may
IN the institution of the county session
and does this to even up Let your suspicion look
the like and let electorate be long memory at some
day the like will be brought to brook
When people of olden DAYS wished
all OF their slns they caught and goat Their
sins evidenced by scarlet they innocent
and helpless awav and he
went at large carrying the sins of foolish populace
they call this their Have five wards been
dyed scarlet and driven and used for the of
petty politicians of Jefferson county?
In representation this board been
cd. VIII goat It driven into and hght-we
know not Most all animals show fight when driven
y right and concentration of public efforts what Water
town lacks and that is why part
blame tor the coat of scarlet We believe
that IL our city attorney other officer would search the
irregularities together with the county assessment
rolls to have the present evies declared illegal
we suggest but do not advise this method of retaliation. If
wrong mas been don the struggle for right will Other
communities Of the will that it is persecution
and lessons of the tell that easy
IS bad practice, also the greed
greed which enrlches itself and last this greed
VIII use the other cities and villages five
wards namely, and for scape-goats
A band of political our citys
game and rush to its defense with the home
ana vaor and then defeat will end with victories
youf the most pussan electorate of Jefferson county
d tue mere asking OF leaders to all vote against our
city political enemies Early year, edisrc this city,
eno elght hghters for rights with creden
a to the seat OF Do forget that this
other entire the that challenge
mental rights Now do allow the strength of this David
to be shorn by the spirit which has been our
greatest foe.