The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-08-19


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mo county from ihh gDuprBl fund 90
poor tnnd, making the warrants drawn
on such fund payable in cash, manpu.
latiug such fund SO as to pay Demo
cratic and Populist officials for uuuec-
essary work in cash, aud at the same
time compelling the Republican Off
GERS and deputies to discount their
salary warrants.
10. There has been turned into the
Logan county treas lry since February
~, 1871, when the Dem1-Hops secured
control Of the board ABOUT 50 thou
sand dollars for county expenses alone.
During the same time a county debt ef
about one hundred and forty thousand
dollars has accrued, and, the ccanty
has nothing TO show for the two hun
dred thousand dollars expended ex-
cept an enormous debt and depleted
treasury, Therefore il is evident that
a DemO-Pop county administration is a
luxury too expensive for new county,
ana we suggest TO the voters OF Logan
county that IL is a calamity from
which the tax payers should eXtricate
themselves
1G The county debts in Oklahoma
arc partly the result of the accumula-
ton of costs in criminal cases, and,
/ the multitudiuus erin al
/ prose tions that occupy
/ the time Of our courts are largely the
/ result of malice coupled with the de
sire Of professional witnesses for fees,
/ therefore we demand law such as
/ that of Indiana or Tex rr0vid'N~
that the county pay no costs In crimi-
nal cases excepting the fees Of jurors,
and that IL provide further that the
/ person desiring jury in civil cases
shall make deposit TO pay the jury
fees when he makes su,h demand.
H.. We demand a salary bill fixing
a. specific salary for each and every
county officer and deputy in the terri
tory, aud provided further that all
fees earned shall be for the public and
go into the county troa oasury and make
the retention Of fees by any officer in
excess of his salary a fclon.
IS. 1t is the duty OF every patriotic
citzen 10y his voice aud vote TO advo-
cate the retirement of public officers
irrespective of party who have prosti-
tuted the trust imposed in them for
purposes Of gain, and that we demand
the vigorous prosecution Of every OIL
advantage Of his position to pilfer
from the public
10. We favor n general revision OF
our statutes for the purpose of rcduc.
ing expenditures and taxation, and
that the laws bo SO formed as TO limit
the power OF public officers to incur
, public expense for the tax payers to
, pay to a reasonable amount and that
, The provisions of the criminal
code be made so strict that there is
, no escape for the public official who
proves recreant TO the trust reposcd in
him. and that we urge immediate ac.
tion thereon 10y the next legislature
lest by some mishap we again fall
+ under the control OF Demo-pop ad.
ministration, such as has been spend.
ing the money of the people in Logan
- county
. 20 We arraign the Democrati,
i party for its repeal of the federal elec
ton law, leaving the people of New
York helpless from the frauds OF
Tammany and the ballot ia Chicago
md other large cities as well as 3, ,0OO
900 voters of the south without pro.
lection from the frauds, intimidation
, and outrages boldly practiced by the
Democratic party In order to perpetu.
ate itself in minority rule.
81. We refer with admiration > the
splendid record made by Hon. Dennis
Flynn as delegate in congress, the sev
enteen measures. passed through con.
, gress by his ir Deuction and cfort
, example his er Nv and influence lie
has more thar lilled the most an
! guine expect rs Of those who cham
pioned cis candidacy two years ago.
, Ills lpbors have been for the interests
of all the people of O6lahopa regard
less Of locations or party proclivities.
, Ills record is one which deserves and
we believe will receive the endorse.
! meut OF every voter who has at heart
the true welfare of this territory. II.
. IL Greer w. NJ. SpcrloclS, Chas. II.
, Filson, w. II Hilton, R. w. Fleener,
Z c. NJ. Croekcr