The Arizona sentinel., 1894-10-27
TO THE TAXPAYERS


record speak.
That the affairs of the County in
financial and Court matters have
during the last two years been
competently and economically run
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 better condition
than they are now. The tax rate
has been reduced over one dollar
and forty cents on the hundred
Out of shortage of SIS, 300, due
the County on the unsettled &C
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 that too after
the matter had been allowed to
drag under a 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 warrants are paid the
sum of $500 in gold, and our
bonded Indebtedness has been re-
duced over ST, 900 since the first of
January, 1898, and all interests on
the remainder of the bonded in
debtedness paid to date.
After 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 a Republican board of
Supervisors. Let them at this cleo
ton give their suffrages to John
Gapdolfo 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
in 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 crimes
would authorize the spending of
the taxpayers money in court costs
and officers fees. And to the credit
Of the Republican incumbent be it
said that court expenses and Off
GERS fees have been reduced to a
strict basis. Petty cases have been
discouraged and it is a matter of
record that the courts have been
run, and better run, for nearly half
the money formerly invested therefor.
Another thing voters, under a
Democratic Sheriff, this county lost
hundreds of dollars by wiIlful failure
to collect gambling licenses, the
amount of which goes into the school
funds. When the above Republican
officials went into office the second
months receipts after their incum-
oency went from $50 a month to
$500 month, and the gambling licen-
ses contributed to the Treasury this
amount for several months and until
business or rather lack of business
thinned them out. But the county
got the licenses. The first Grand
Jury in 1898 sat six days and found
! II indictments for various offenses,
! the last one which was in session this
month sat two days and found four.
Offenses against the law by intelligent
prosecution had been discouraged.
Elect a Republican District Attorney
in the person of w. o. Huson, a man
who win see that the good work is
kept up and the criminals are made
to obey the law and the moneys due
the county on suits and licenses are
collected, and then with Republican
District Attorney and Republican