The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-09-27

lature for abandoning its most important
iunrtions of legislation and for delegating
10 an emergency board Of it's own crea-
ZION Irresponsible to the people the i'm
portant power to create Deficiencies in
rverv institution and department OF the
state government thus creating unneces-
sary and uncalled for debts amounting to
thousands of dollars which future legis-
iatures are in duty bound to pay.
We denounce the republican officials nj
Yakima county from the highest to the
lowest for their lavish and prohigate ex-
penditure Of the peoples money. When
the present republican officials came into
power there was sufficient money in the
treasury to redeem all outstanding war
rants leaving q considerable surplus to be
irawn on in case of emergency. That
emergency soon came in the form of a
republican landslide at the last election
and with it the greatest curse that ever
befel the people of Yakima county. Not
.withstanding the surplus left by demo-
ratio board of county commissioners,
aud notwithstanding there became delin-
quent on April l, 1894, one ri the most
enormous tax levies ever imposed on q
free people in free country in time Of
peace there are to-day warrants out
standing against the county aygregating
approximately $40, O00.00 The county is
IN debt in excess Of five per cent. OF the
assessed valuation of all its property for
county purposes alone and that debt is
till increasing. When the tax-pa, or
assumes his portion Of the Indebtedness
oi the state and of the municipality and
school district in which he may reside in
all of his property he has scarcely an
guilty Of redemption left.
THESE evils imperatively demand
speedy and permanent reform. and we
denounce the false promises OF reform
and economy held forth by the republican
party of this county in its platform. II
the principal has been derelct in the dis
charge OF his official duties what can we
expect from his: alter ego, the deputy?
During the past two years the county
court house has been full of deputies.
hut the principal could no where be
found.
We denounce the action OF the republi-
can board OF county commissioners in
allowing deputies to officers at public
expense far in excess OF the needs or
requirements OF the Office, and we declare
that every officer in the county of Yakima
except the sheriff and auditor should
himself perform all the duties OF his
office or employ deputy at his own ex-
pense, and that the sheriff and auditor he
allowed one deputy each to be paid by
the county.
For the truth OF these statements we
need only refer to the annual report OF
the republican county auditor OF recent
date, to the records of the various county
offices, and last but not least to yonr tax
receipts.
We believe that these reforms can only
be accomplished through the agency OF
the democratic party and pledging our
selves and our candidates to Q strict adj
herence to these fundamental principals
of democracy we ask and we trust not in
vain that the voters of Yakima county
join us in an earnest and patriotic en-
deavor to free an over-burdenad and tax
ridden people. We also favor the OPEN
ing OF the Yakima Indian reservation.
E. F. Benson and f. II. Rudkins were
placed in nomination for representative,
and Mr.. Benson was chosen by q vote Of
So to %.
The nominees for sheriff were II. II.
Allen. T. j. Redmon. Charles Anderson
and NJ. q. Wills. Mr.. Allen was chosen
on the first ballot, receiving "a of the SO
votes cast, and his nomination was made
unanimous.
Bv reclamation w. j. Roaf was nomi.
mated for auditor. Matt Bartholet for
treasurer. Henry Creason. of Prosser. for
! clerk, w. A. Warren for surveyor, T. M.
Vance for prosecuting attorney, Andrew