Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-02-18
BLAMES 1T ON THE
EDITOR: WHY NOT?

BLAMES 1T ON THE
EDITOR; WHY NOT?
The last few weeks have seen more
ever before, protesting against high
taxes in RuSk county. Now the ques
ton is. who is to blame? Now don't
try to pass the buck to the other fell
low In reading all the letters pub
liShcd my opinion is that most of them
are written by persons that don't know
what they are talking about or do not
want to state facts. | have read the
articles about t ne WeyCrhaouSor
Bruce. COnrath and Sheldon protest
meetings and have wondered what re-
ccptiOn a man would have received il
he had taken the floor and actually
told the truth. Because one man told
me that if anyone had tried 10 butt
in or dared to say anything different
than was discussed, that he would
hate to think what would have hap
pened to him.
1t is good thing all men are not
towards. And if the people of Weyer-
haeuser or Bruce or any other village
in the county want to know the facts
| am ready to tell them face to face
any time. Now | have read all the let
tiers that you have published on the
tax question in the last few weeks. In
only one letter have facts been stated
as they exist. a. j. Laidlaw stated
facts all the time. The letter of Mr..
GrunSethS was good. The letter Of
Mr.. Kutt would have been all right
if it had given the names of the par
ties that were responsible for the waste
Of the peoples money that he claims.
Perhaps there is another side to that
story and the taxpayers are entitled
to it. What do you think?
The letter of Mr.. Miller showed too
much animosity, but l think at that
there was quite bit Of truth to it.
According to the report OF the Sheldon
meeting, Mr. McGill claimed that Bob
LaFollette was to blame for the state
capitol being Over-run by office holders.
/ wonder who put them there or il that
was the case six years ago and whether
the standpatterS or the prOgreSsives
placed the people in the extra offices or
commissions. Sure, leave it to Gov.
a few changes He is the only hope of
the taxpayers at the present time i'll
this state. Now the claim is made by
some parties that the county board is
too big and is not as efficient as it
should be. Sure that is a fact, but
who is to blame? Would not the
taxpayers like for some man that had
the nerve come out and tell them to
their faces and not SHUTTER when he
did it, Wouldn't it be a good idea for
every taxpayer to take the county
board proceedings and look and see
who made the motions and introduced
the resolutions that called for the
money that you are paying i'll taxes for
the last few years. II you do you may
be surprised N.lO they are. Now,
don't claim that they are grafters or
anything of the kind and neither will
YOU when you have looked the differ
ent things up and posted yourself on
the different things that came before
the county board. Remember this that
the fellow that makes the most noise
them if they ever signed a petition to
be presented to the county board anil
what for.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we all want lower
taxes, but be sure that you start to cur
~ your horse at the head and not the
tail. 1t makes a lot OF different where
you start Now / am neither hard
boiled or am I a prophet. but [ know
that taxes will be lower next year and
so do the fellows that are hOllering.
only they want TO be in Il position so
they can say: :" See whats.we did" and
try and reap the credit for something
that would come naturally. Now don't
forget, Mr. Editor. that you are to
blame for a lot of things if what the
people say is right. Have you ever
raised your voice or printed anything
in protesting against anything that
called the taxpayers attention to the
different things that were wasting
their money just tell us about them
please And tell us who was to blame.
You editors are Il good deal like the
real estate board, you don't want to
mention any ones name or tell them
where the leaks are in either county,
town or school district matters.
Now, Mr.. Editor, get your axe out
and start to swinging it, make the
chips fly and see where they fall. You
may be surprised as well as some of the
taxpayers.
Dated Feb. IS, 1921.
V. Y. MILLER.
2. s. | may come again if someone
don't take too hard fall out of me
for this.
EDITORS NOte-Sure. Vance. go to it?