The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-17

who aided him In bosching tbs assessment,
wants 10 be assessor himself. Ths farmers of
King county have no. forgotten Mr.. Quilter or
bis chief deputy.
The cost of running The srt,.cr's departments
Of the King county government from July 81,
1889, 70 July 81, $780, was sbou. s5o.oo under
she tee system. From July 81. 1891. 20 July 81,
1872, 1t was only sil,7e6 The intervening yesr
was run partly under the Old and partly under
the new System so that comparison eannot be
made
"slohomish county Will 70 found o. the Re
publican LIST On election day" is che expression
OF Charles D. Sweeney AMI D. L Moore, of
Everett, y 10 were ii the city yesterday. AS we
shall hope TO build up our city by nanutact-
uring We shall certainly vote 70 sustain that
20 Icy which Will foster and protect our in
dus..:ss."
NJ j. Lyons pi.ce on the Democratic ticket as
candidate for representative for the Forty second
district has $, ss. been filed, it is said. BY tie
appointment OF Lee B. Hart, OF kid" coUl-
mistee fame, who IS such an ardent Democrat
thar ne Is willing 20 adept the nomination n
the face OF certain defesI This is tie third
cratic central committee hss had 10 i'll.
Hon John Il. McGraw returned home Last
evening from his canvass Of the eastern and
southeastern parts OF the state. He has been
travelling sl-aos. constantly for about three
weeks, and in tha, tine made nearly twenty
Eve speeches. Bat he IS looking well AID IS IN
the best o; spirits. He VIII remsin here today,
IN -
having been cancelled
Senator J. B. Allen went over TO the Port
Orchard naval station OF Friday 20 look around
with Lent Wyckos OF the navy. Re returned
yesterday 70 the Northern hotel locking better
even for the slight outing. az escaped there"
be sad last night, lust 10 gat little rest
an feeling bs.Eer now, bu, the doctor still has
his eye on me. have absolutely no plans
shall get out soon and make some speeches,
hope. But when it viii be I cannot say, even
approximately"
It has been asked why Tire county auii.or's
Office costs $500 yet TIE receipts for fees under
Twichglps predecessor amounted to about
s25,0oa The reason is that under the present
system. county work for which the auditors
e-tly under the Old Laws now done by ths
auditor without extra pay. Tie fact Is, that
NJ. Twicheit and his CLERKS have earned fees Tor
tie county work amounting to $4,000 last year,
and for outside fees $4,000. after paying ell the
salaries OF the Office; 50 that they have saved 10
the county 81, DO in one year.
It has been charged that the cost Of running
10 e.,, ~ ia n h. al
| sysssm- This is absolutely ard monstrously
untrue Under the old system the county treas
urer received fee or commission of s. for every
500 he took IN and s. for every 500 he paid out.
making per cent cost. Now he receives sal
sry and the entire expense Of the county treas
urer for two years has been st the rate OF little
more than one-half OF per cent, or, to be ex-
act, So ceuts for every $40. Ii from this be
deducted the amount paid into the treasury by
way OF fees collected by the treasurer, all of
which go into the general funds, the cost is only
Il cents per 500, instead OF 81 per 500 under the
| old system
George Donworth, who Is usually very caro-
| ful, even in Q political apeech, is said to have
made the statement that County Attorney Nil
Ter pockets $40 fee for every suit brough: 20
enforce payment of taxes. This is, whether M
| Douworth thinks or not, absolutely untrue.
Mr.. Miller receives q salary, Ike all other
county officers, and every dollar received by his
| Office in the way OF fees is turned into tho
county treasury. Moreover, the King county
commissioners have agreed tina. every delin-
quent taxpayer WHO, after receiving notice,
makes payment before suit comes TO trial, shall
! be exempted from the payment Of costs Could
anything be more fairf The suits are brought
| for the taxes OF 1SSo Is it not time they were
| paid! Or is the doctrine 70 % established that
| 1t does not matter whether taxes paid or
| not' Every taxpayer who pays his taxes Is put
| to expense BY those who do not.
| Baysde precinct of Everett organized strong
| Republican club on Saturday evening. After
| the plan OF organization had been detailed and
| the officers chosen Al enthusiastic meeting
| suited. Speeches were made by number of
| members OF the club, including D. II. Moore. J.
| ?. Murphy, NJ II. Eealc, George 5. HutchIns,
| Philip Garrett, c. A. CLARK and Charles D.
| Sweeney. the chairman. The speech OF Mr..
Clark was on the effects Of protective tariff as
| seen By business man. and had telling effect
| In fact, a., the speeches were peculiarly ap-
| plicsbie as they related TO the benefseat effect
| Of thu tariff which fosters such industries as
! have Just been started IN their own city. The
| club Will hold frequent meetings and The labor
| est in 1t. Hereafter the meetings will be en-
| nvsned with good singing OF esmuaga songs