Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
Mitchell for Assessor.

EDITOR I~NfRLLIGEHcER: I SEE hat the friends
of the different candidates for county Offices
are making use Of your columns to recommend
their favorites for the respective positions, and
Idesire with your permission. to call the atteh-
ton of the citizens OF the county to the lame of
one of the candidates. for assessor: Mr.. z. 8,
Mitchell. #f - Et
1t is not necessary for me to say much of
him personally, as he is generally known
throughout the county to be . gentleman of
the old type, true and tried, whose purity and
integrity is undoubted and whose character is
shove the reach of reproach or scandal, which
in these days of degeneracy and Corruption will
command the confidence and support of the
people. But 1 desire more particularly to refer
to the efforts he has already made to- subserye
the peoples interest, by printing a.fulls and
impartial list Of the property Of the county.
He has made one list of personal property. In
doing this he had to correct the errors Of the
past, and it was necessary to make out an en-
tirely new list from actual personal Is sessment
of each person, leaving on the names Of all per-
sons improperly on the old list. He found 1t
necessary. a. the time allowed by law was linn
tied to employ deputies who were acquainted
with the people, and who would discharge their
duties faithfully and irnpartislly. He employed
the best assistance he could get and male one of
the best assessments the county has ever had
There was on the list, preceding, q great many
names OF persons who did not live IN the couu-
ty, yet their names were cont .nued on the
books. Mr.. Mitchell succeeded in getting q
correct list, leaving OF about 1900 useless
names that were on the old list. The county
had to pay the expense of assessing and trans
fering these numes through the different books
and making out and advertising the delinquent
list, which is saved to the county in the future.
The list made out by Mr.. Mitchell now exceeds
in amount the list of the previous year, and
when it il remembered that . large amount of
stock was forced away by drouth and the grass
hoppers. and that prices also declined, it will
readily be seen.h0w close and effective the sssess-
ment was. All the property was hunted UP and
placed upon the books. Yet it was entirely
satisfactory to the people, for there was not q
single complaint from his assessment to the
board Of appeals. He so equslized values that
all were satisfied. At the end OF his term he
will have two years. experience to aid him. and
but few know the great advantages that expert
ence gives in the discharge of the duties of their
office. He will have q thorough acquaintance
with the people and the property of the county,
and know the best mode and manner OF hunting
1t up and equalizing it. Experience is more
valuable in this than any other Office, and the
people should keep in it some one who know.
It's varied duties. There are some who think
Mr.. Mitchell Is responsible Tor the errors, If
Of the last assessment of land. This Ia
90. The lsstlsnd list was made by hisl pre-
Mr.. Fritz, which stands. rs made by
him for two years. MI. Mitchell will. make
his trst land list this fall, aud is now preparing
to make it rs conpletess possible.
Now do not believait just to . faithful OFF,
Ger who watches closely the public interest, or
conducive to the public good, to displacs him
ut the end Of his first term. II the people want
3 faithful and impartial assessment OF their
property let them Keep Mr.. Mitchell two more
yesrs. 1 believe this will be the voice. Of the
people. WASHINGTON