Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-10-31
ULLRiCk Va. SWIFT.
A Plain Statement for Taxnayers
to Read

mere Is just at present NOR
discussion on the respective merit
of the two candidates for thu
Sheriff office than Of any two mel
on the county ticket. The APPEAL
does not wish to detract hail
from the credit that belongs to Mr.
Swift during his long term as
Sheriff OF Ormsby. In any under
taking connected with the admin
is;ration of Justice, he was always
found manof promptness, courage
and honesty. 1t has always been
the custom of people to consider
that the Sheriff. dealings were
mostly with the criminal element.
Under the present law. however,
his office is that of ey officio license
collector aud it is a matter of the
! greatest Importance that the Ii
censes be collected from all alike.
Ii is well known fact that dur
ing Swifts administration the IL
censeS were not collected as the
law contemplated they should be
Mr.. Swift was man Of kind dis
position, and where 4 man was dis
POSED to ASK for more time it was
always granted. Those who know
Mr.. Swift will bear testimony to
the fact that in his own business
he was equally lenient.
When John Ullrick succeeded
him as collector Of licenses he
turned into the county over Sill
Wi0mpre 10 one term than Swift bad.
He collected from every man under
the ordinances laid down for him
to follow, and knew no friend or
fee in the transaction Ct this bust
ness.
During SSift's administration
the Grand Jury Investigated the
lax manner Of license collecting,
and found numerous instances
where men well able to pay licenses
lad no. paid them for several |
quarters
Mr.. Geo. Brysou, learning that |
many people had not paid their |
saloon licenses for some time. re-
fused to pay his, on the ground |
that when this and that man was
let off he would also claim the right |
of exception. and many others re-
fused on the same grounds.
The license matter was brought
before the Grand jury, and Mr.
Bell, Swifts Deputy. testified to
matters connected with the license
which caused Bryant to
assert that the system needed over
hauling at once.
Mr.. Bryant, who is on the same
ticket with Swift, was a member of
he Grand jury, that investigated
he matter and will vouch for the
ruth of the above. The following
5 the report Of the Grand jury
made by the committee on the
sheriff's office. Mr.. Bryant was
member Of the Committee. 1t is as
ollows:
We also find that certain license
tubs are missing. the preservation
If which are quite important in
properly tracing this source Of rev
niue. The amount Of uncellected
.itv and county licenses from re
ponsible persons quite able to pay,
hows serious proportion against
he best interests of the community
The present interests of the city
nd county require, and we cannot
o strongly recommend, that the
resent mode of collectlon-pay
S YOU please abolished, and
he collection be had in the future
invariably IN advance. Thiss sort of
eniency, has lead, no doubt, to the
reseut abuse, Tor which the 6nan-
es of the county suffer. Judging
rom the size of the delinquent list,
his non paying license class have .
rofi.ed personally by the leniercy
hown them and still remain as
ebtors to the city and county
he check cannot come 10 soon to
hut out this evil.
This Grand Jury. in the impress