The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1894-11-03


record speak.
That the affairs of the County il
financial and Court matters have
during the last two years beer
competently and economically rur
under the conduct of the Republi-
can majority of the Board of Super
visors and Republican District At.
torney is a patent fact. Never in
the history of the County have
things been in a better condition
than they are now. The tax rate
has been reduced over one dollar
and forty cents on the hundred
Out of a shortage of $5, 300, due
the County on the unsettled ac-
counts Of the late A. E. DeCorse as
Treasurer of this County, the sum
$4,000 has been collected through
the intelligent efforts of those Re
publican Supervisors and the Dis
trict Attorney and chat too after
the matter had been allowed to
drag under Democratic board and
District Attorney until the case
was stale and almost barred out of
court.
Notwithstanding the reduction
in the tax rate by economy, proper
steel paper cabinets have been pur-
chased for the preservation of the
records of the County and placed
in the Office Of the County Recorder
and Clerk Of the Board Of Super
visors, securing the valuable re-
cords of both offices against loss
and fire, as also in the Office Of the
Clerk of the District Court. And,
best of all, there is now in the
Treasury of the County after all
outstanding wa rants are paid the
sum of $500 in gold, and our
bonded Indebtedness has been re-
duced over $4,000 since the first of
January, 1898, and all interests on
the remainder of the bonded in
debtedness paid to date.
After a showing of this kind does
it behove the voters Of Yuma
County to continue in office the
guardians of their property. Should
they not in their own interest vote
TO retain q Repu blican board of
Supervisors. Let them at this eec-
ton give their suffrages to John
GaDdolfo Chairman Of the Board
who has attended every meeting Of
of the Board and has guarded the
Treasury with a Watchful eye for
the interest of the tax payers Of the
County, and whose business and
executive ability is much needed
on the Board the approaching term.
The most important offices in the
county are the mem bers Of the
Board of Supervisors and District
Attorney. They are the only Off
GERS upon whom the law imposes
any discretionary powers, who have
III large measure to act on their
own judgment. The Recorder,
Treasurer, Sheriff, Surveyor have
practically nothing to do but to
obey the plain letter Of the law.
The Recorder must record proper
papers presented to him and certify
to the records of his Office. The
Sheriff to obey the orders Of the
courts, the Treasurer to safely keep
the money of the county and pay
them out on proper warrants. But
the Board of Supervisors pass on
the county claims and have the
power TO pay what they think is
right in vast majority Of cases,
almost without control Of anyone,
except Grand Jury. The District
Attorney is permitted to use his
discretion as to what offenses are .
worthy of prosecution, what Grim es
would authorize the spending OF
yhe taxpayers money in court costs {
md officers fees. And to the credit
Of the Republican incumbent be it
said that court expenses and Off
,ers' fees have been reduced to
strict basis. Petty cases have been
discouraged and it is matter of
'ecord that the courts have been +
'un, and better run, for nearly half ,
he money formerly invested therefor
Another thing voters. under {
Democratic Sheriff this county lost t
hundreds of dollars by wiliful failure {
o collect gambling licenses, the
amount of which goes into the school
uDds. When the above Republican
'tficials went into office the second
months receipts after their incum-
,ency went from $50 a month to :
200 a month, and the gambling Iicen-
es contributed to the Treasury this d
mount for several months and until
BUSINESS or rather lack of business
hinned them out. But the county
0t the hceuses. The first Grand !
-ury in 1898 sat six days and found
indictments for various olfanses,
he last one which was in session this
youth sat two days and found fonr. >,
)feusos against the law by intelligent =
rosecutiGn had been discouraged /
elect Republican District Attorney V
Il the person of w. O. Huson, man I
'ho will see that the good work is :,
ept mp and the criminals are made ;,
o obey the law and the moneys due u
be county on suits aud licenses are n