The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-01
IN OBJECT LESSON.
Rssults Of Populist Misrule in
Kitsap County.
nm THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY.
r~~~sses Enormously Increased b.
Fspuiiss omeisis and Legal Linis
Of Debt Near.

~~~sses Enormously Increased By
r.vuiiss omeiais and Legal Linis
Of Debt Meas.
fhs people OF King county do not need
a 10 further than just across the sound TO
r.sssp county to learn what would be the
err.sin consequences OF turning over the
engagement OF their public affairs TO the
ropulisss and their allies. the spotted
srra The following analysis Of the
1ssnces Of the county shows that during
,ss two years Of PopulIst rule the sx-
,eases have been enormously increased,
s6cisls have been drawing sums In ssls-
~ and mileage far In excess of those
Ia 20 their Republican predecessors, and
sae county debt has been increased
70 . figure dangerously near the legal
limit Of ~ per cent Of the as
eument, and the election expenses
sre likely &c bring IL to point
hevond that limit. and thus practically
bankrupt the county. What the PopuIists
have done on q ANAL scale in Kitsap
eornfy they are likely to do on large
sesle in King county, If the voters should
II their affairs TO them. Two years OF
YopuIiss waste, incompetsncy and corrup-
ton would undo the good work of years,
during which the county has been placed
on 70 sound financial footing that its
warrants sell a. par. while those Of neigh
boring counties are at q heavy discount.
The statement of Kitsap county affairs
nader Republican and Populist control
epens with the following table:
Arpsros's oFrIcE uspxE REPUBLICAN, ADMIN
IsTsaTIos POE TwEsTr-rors NoSraA
Salaries paid from January Il. 1891. TO
rscsspls Of once turned in during said
pericd .---..-.-..-....-....-..- 1864 .
Cost 10 county, or excess Of expenses
over receipts. 7S2 %
ArpsToRs orrIcx UNDER PopULIsr ADxIxfs-
rRATlos FOR TwEsTY-osE nosTHs
Salaries paid from Janusrya
ls93 20 Jane -. isg5. 1890. 81, s6 6s
eslsriss paid from Jane 30.
isas 10 June 30. 1891. .....-.. 2.739 IS
kassries paid from June 50,
issi, to October !, ls9i...... sS3 y
s5.o2s 90
Receipts turned In Januarye.
isss 70 June 80. 1888. ....... N,s21 IS
Receipts turned in June 30.
isss 70 June 30. 1884. -. 2.is7 Oh
Eeeepts turned In June 30.
1885, TO October /, is94-..... 80 81
Total receipts from Januarye.
1896 70 October ], 1884 Nfsi IL
Costs to county. or excess OF
expenses over receipts Ss6s 81
The cost OF the auditors office for
swenty.onc months under Popuiiss rule
va. sio653 greater than for twenty-four
months under Republican rule. The latter
recorded $3.50 deeds against only 3.5os by
the Pops. Thomas eli inc in the Pioneer
Stntinei said the auditors Office was run at
ssaving OF $i0i a month II true, for
tsenty-one months the saving should have
been s2.l2i. but the truth Is that in
swenty.one months the PopuIist rule coat
sio6o3 more than during twensy-four
months of Republican rule.
The county com missIoners, two Republi-
cans and one Democrat, in tsenty-four
months, drew a. salary and mileage
e55T 50: the Pop board In twenty -one
months pulled out ss6s. 50.
The Populist school superintendent for
tsenty-one months drew In salary aud
mileage 81. $40 q The regular salary is
500 year. thus making ssla y he drew
for visiting schools.
Scott, Populist candidate tor the legisla-
sure, In speech at Sidney. October Is.
said the county debt January II, 1898 was
$1,000. that the present debt vas $4,000.
with s2l, 900 delinquent taxes due the
county. The auditors annual statement
for the year ending June So 1894.
shows that June 80. 1898, the out
standing county warrants were 81. 1876 AZ
and year later ti7.oo6.5s. an increase Of
fsiTo rs under Populist rule. Since June
D., 1891. an additional 81. oo2 So in warrants
has been issued. making the county debt
October Is, 1894. s24, 659. ii. The expenses
Incident TO an election will before next
January increase this sum by at least
800 which will make the debt over 49,
on, being an increase OF 81, 900 for the two
ssars OF PopuIist rule. At this rate, should
the Popnlists hold Office for twelve years,
The length OF time the Republicans have
held IT, they Will have increased the debt
over sl0o. coo the increase being at the rate
osts 500 year.
The delinquent taxes for 1891, isa2. fsas,
amount To SIS. s9692. and the land seized
Cor taxes of is9l has been sold, leaving
about sil 500 due the county. After two
years o, Populist rule. however. II next
January all taxes due were paid. il would
sna leave the county over $4,000 in debt.
In his annual report the Populist
aaditor makes a showing OF So. 5i6 II as
taxes due for 1891, 1892 aud 1898 This ev-
identity includes the state. county road,
school. town and special taxes, only n
paFs of which belong TO the county gem
erai fund and are not available for county
outstanding debt.
The laws limit the floating county debt
10 IL per cent of value Of property as
shown by the last assessment The levy
Of lse4 shows property assessed al 81 saa.-
AS which limits the county 20 80 .S37. -
Ii issuing warrants As the deot 0c-
tober Is. issa. was s24.eo9li, IL
wil be seen that s4.67s 81 Is all that re-
mains, aud as 81. go interest has to come
"a, Of that only s.. 1881 can es issued be-
fore tue county under Populist rule be-
comes bankrupt If the expenses OF the
eoenty can Dc held down TO that amount
eatl the taxes come in nsxt January the
eoanty may possibly run along until about
tass time next year. though the levy for
tie eeuaty general fund is only SIS eSs1a4.
a. against SO 500 - for issS. making the
tax available aexi year s., sos. 20 less than
sass year.
BUSINESS SLOWLY IMPROVING.