Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-03-20
The Commissioners

Edltors CLNTRE DEMOCRAT
A. the time for much hand shaking.
iswning, treating and finally ucke, max
lng is fast approaching, it beboycs VI b.
good citizens 10 see that We get the beet
men in the market on our ticket a. good
strong, local ticket will aid materially in
.trengthing the National ticket We
would therefore call the attention Of the
tA1 payers ~ the importance Of rc-nomin.
aiing the present efficient Board Of Com
mIssioncrs, pleafe Ailow inc 10 give few
reasons shy we should retain them ia Of
fee. Ia the Grft place it Is the custom Of
our party 10 rc-nominAie the Prothons
tory, Register, Recorder, Diet Attorney.
&c. - serve the second term a. they claim
il requires one term Of service to become
familiar with the duties Of the respective
Offices, then why not for the same reason
re-ecct the Commissioners.
Bot the greatest reason and s,ronges.
eveidence that We should retain them in
Office is their official record, which chal.
enges ccnsure.
When the present Board Of Commits
toner's were sworn into Office, Jan J. 1882,
our county debt amounted to the vast sum
Of $s3 lG7 50 The frsi year Of their in
cumbeney the debt wAs reduced TO SG2.
C37. 8 and the sccond year slosing Jan. !
81 AL & 4 a a..
li2 2s and prc.uming that the same ratio
Of reduction will continue through this,
their third year, they will have reduced
the county deb, 10 about 500, 900 thus
making n reduction Of about siTtv-brec
thousand doliara in three yesrs hows
that fyr record 1t is to the interest Of eg.
cry TAI payer 10 have our county debt
speedily cancelled llfIs avoiding the pay.
ment of large interest which on the orig
iuAl deb, VA almost fyS thousand doi'ar,
annuslly, every business man will avoid
the payment Of interest on Accouut Of in
debtedness by paying the principle 8,
speedily ~ pos'ibe thus placing himself
on a solid financial basis, this our far-see-
ing Commissioners saw and acted upon the
principle that the county debt WAS beir
debt, hence the reduction There NAV be
many men in the county who, n elected
Commissioners would not dare TO DO wrong
for fear of censurc, but not many like our
present. Board wh, dare f. do -i7htAnd De.
~ censure. They have been prudent in the
appointment OF tax collectors. Placing
their duplicates in hand Of resposible par
ties when possible and seeing 20 ii that
each collected give good solid Bondsman
before placing duplicates in their hands. q
matter that their predecessors had very
much neglected A. is shown In the Audit
ors Report by the many delinquent col.
lector', The present Board, however, l.
bringing the collectors TO time, compelling
them 70 pay into the treasurer what they
have collected and when we consider the
many improvements in building iron
bridges &e., they have made, we wonder
how they have accomplished so much in
20 short time, we hope the tax payers will
consider these facts and use their influence
TO have them re-nominAted and their elect
tion is sure, the writer is personally ac-
quAinted with Mr.. Greist, and Of him I
can say that an earnest, energetic, Jealous,
business man and sharp 6nancier, he has
no superior and few equals, and Of course
he, with the other two good men, make .
strong team. They have proven them.
selves true 70 the trust The people Of Cen
ire county imposed on them; they have
been tried in the balance and found not
wanting. Let us re-elect them and our
county will soon be out Of debt, our tara
ton reduced aud will be happy people, but
for the present, ! am
DOMINO