The morning call., 1894-10-14

the Democrats and Republicans in county
affairs with that of the Non-Partisans and
was applauded for his effort.
The speeches were ali short. excepting
that of Mr.. Dalton, who dwelt long on the
matter of assessing property. He scorched
MT. Leckie and his corporation meth DDS
Numerically. His speech contained the
following:
Mr.. Carothers, Mr.. CHAPMAN and Mr.
De Cola have sworn thai | shall not be
elected. Mr.. Carothers is the manipulation
OF the ring that has long controlled the
politlcs OF this country. He is the political
Dedfellow of Mr.. Chapman, and also of
Mr. de Cola, who is the recognized mouth
piece Tor all of the corrupt elements
inese patriots, representing the corpora
lions OF Alameda County, say that 1t
would be calamity if should be elected
Assessor. This is because their masters.
J Inc railroad company, the Contra Costa
Company. that now escape their just
assessments. know that if | am elected
assessor their property will be justly
assessed, and the small taxpayers will not
De robbed as they have been in the past.
Inc lawiess actions of the political
parties nave been of the most degrading
character. Nominations have been made
in the interests Of CORPORATIONS at the be-
nest OF the bosses. These bosses and
their satellites are the vlest portion of the
community They glory in their rascalty.
The present Assessor of this county saws
II you will re-elect him he will conduct
the Office Ia the same honest manner 10 the
future as he has done in the past. Let US
see how that is. In 1892 he applied to the
Board OF Supervisors tor additional help
in his office. His request was granted.
and i've deputies were appointed at a sal
airy of 500 each per month. He then set
them to work to write the city assessment
rail for which ha anlIoat.d iptn 10
packet 1914 cents per folio of 100 words.
Thus the county pad for the work and
Mr.. Leckie collected for it from the city
and pncketed the proceeds.
"Mr. Leckie and his heDchmen lobbied
the bill through the Legislature which
provides for the arrangement referred TO,
and he has made fortune out OF it. He
has also collected 1917 cents per Iolio for
the printed headings or the city'S assess
ment-Tolls.
las further illustration of the honest
manner in which the Assessors Office is
conducted l will give you a comparison of
the aSsessm ans of the Southern Pacific
City Assessor Dillon and In 1894 by the
present County Assessor. In 1883 Mr..
Dillon assessed the railroad company at
81 III $50. The same property was as
sessed this year by the present County
Assessor at $6S5,S00, showing decrease
w @ooo,oou III SIX wears, willie the TesG OF
city was increased during that period
S9.647,225. You will notice that the rail-
read company has Jared exceedingly well
at the hands of the present Assessor,
while all small property-holders have been
assessed at the top notch to make up the
deficit caused by the shrinkage In the as
sessmeut of corporation property.
If the wealthy monopoly was assessed
at the same rats as the less fortunate
property holder, it would pay taxes on an
assessment of S268, 400 on the sixtv-one
acres, instead Of but S184, 400. Is this an
honest assessment? The list might be
continued until the unassessed property
belonging TO large and wealthy corpora
tons in Alameda County would figure up
the enormous sum of eighteen OF twenty
millions of dollars"