Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1915-06-24

rropoqEion WAS under the condnetion OF
Judge bchsnwseker fsiIrosdsd, switch
cd of = the track and WRECKED We leave
TO olhks 70 relate. "You don't get the
FIaand al Statement. you have protested
sgsinsl my bridge, was the iudgss
reply 70 our query when the Financial
was to be published In which publication
We. according 70 promises made by the
Judge (sIsc done before the pfimarJ)
we're to share In, -vengesnce--inju-
iice -unfsirness-psrtiaiity- Vengeance
beesuse Of the protest OF s-i0 Of the ci-
tizsns Of weetphalia who saw no necess-
ity In . bridge at that place; injustice,
bsesnss the taxpayer Of the county was
bled for more than two-thirds Of the
costs. In rare instances and only where
. bridge 10 q real necessity. such has
been prsc,ioed by the cosrt. That the
schsuwecker bridge was not = real ne
csssity. not even considered 9 convent
to ths public Csrcepting few was pro-
ven by the protest Of the oiifsens Of
ws,tphslia and by the slim subscrip-
tions By the people Of Linn and Loose
Creek. Cnialrns" because sf the slight
of The German American thyphonatstl
citisen, Of Ossgv County, although tho,
sro Isnded as the bess taxpayers which
indeed they are with the exception OF
the editor 81 the german newspaper).
mast they he content with tho. crumbs
that are left over from the well ssrysd
naesk 81 which the papers printed 10
engIah pArtAks Of On tha county crib
TIL, can be substantiatsd by hgnres.
by figures which do not lie, fgures Ia
ken from the detailed Financial State
msnt for the year ending Apr. !, 1918.
For printing and advertising:
Unterrilsd Demoarht .....- N,sto.io
Ossge County Republican sso,@
Usage County Enterprise ...... 4ei.o 90
Meta Herald =. -. :. ........ ao'. W
vreeburg Enterprise e........... 1910
os.gs County volksblats '''' 500
These crumbs. ss shown BY figures
are one forty-third part for the ger
man speaking citizen Of Usage County.
Is this a fair proportion towards the
revenue derived from themf --Iniusties
- uniaIrne,s plrtIality-iaroritism
D. d fool-this with q word SO low
that no dictionary gives, no ink Will
print, a word that only fow. from the
mouth Of the most lowest Of characters
wm hh vindication to our charge Of
dishonest dealings. As 30 th" nrst title
leaving of the adjective. we must 'ue-
init and ia cur shame we muG admit
that We, all German Americans are
treated as such and that the taking os
such treatment makes US such. For the
other word We have b nj the explanation
to u.fer: We are Of honest pGrentsgs
anl what Of their simple, unpoll,hec
manners we NAV have from them In
heri,ed. tor ,his We are grateful. Never
would we out Of respect for his mo'i
worthy and honorable parents thi' VI
les, u words give back 10 the Judge
nor to any one OF their offspring.
Tricks and intrigues such as we might
further unfold hut which We cannot By
witness prove. We viii no, here IN
cover. The falsehoods We have lsii
bare may suffice TO lead the voieo OF
tai. district, even the hes, Of HE itienis
{, lit.eren, point ot view regarding hl'
reelection. We want man. and every
homes, and upright citizen wants s'nan
on the bench Of the Coun'y Court who
(, honest. un.clnsh, impartial - man
~ character,
such men may We, be found In ,hh
district, he he democrat or rep0b-
lican. We must not measure men BY
their politics nr, OF all character
men. who with this virtue OF virtues
combine ability and with plenty Of
funds svsllahlo IN the treasury .: the
cnuli,y "a reso found by Judge $, Nil
,c,om,.lI,h no lea. than the rrcscn' In
cauiLsn, ci lh. iusiises chair In 'es
toang Capitol.