Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1911 — DODGING THE ISSUE, AS USUAL. [ARTICLE]

DODGING THE ISSUE, AS USUAL.

The Republican, in reply to The Democrat’s question of when suits are to be commencel to recover the amounts Jasper county has been swindled out of by the Winamac Bridge Co., on bridge contracts In this county, as shown by the examinations conducted last spring, seeks to dodge the question by putting it up to the lone democratic member of the board of county commissioners. • . ’ ■ '

This was to be expected. But as two of the old board remain it doesn’t make it quite clear how this one democratic member of the board can all by himself make an order of this kind. Besides, the present county attorney, who would prepare the complaint, is also the attorney for the offending bridge company. The Republican talks like a “wieney,” but if it is really honest in its pre-election conversion to this proposition of recovering this mopey, it should show it by urging the board of commissioners to do something. We do not believe that Commissioner Stackhouse —the lone democratic member —•‘will oppose the action. However, if it won’t do this — an.d it won’t—The Democrat will urge the board to take action in the matter as soon as it becomes a democratic board, which will be next January.