, 1896-10-30
Old TRICKY FIGURES.
THE PRESTIDIGITATOR OF THE
BOOMERANG CAUSES THEM
TO LIE.
When Compared With the Democratic
Board, the Present County Com
missioners Have Made a Saving of
Nearly $1,000 Per Month-Sworn
Statements for It.

trying 10 uecelNe tne voters by quoting
a lot of figures which 1t juggles in such
a manner as TO make them absolutely
false. Only a few Illustrations will be
necessary to show the attempted decep-
ton.
On July /, 1898, the Boomerang says
the county treasurer had on hand $13.-
$500, leaving the Inference that this
was county money that could be used
for all purposes. This is false. The
money in the treasury at that time be-
longed to the schools and other funds
over which the commissioners had no
control. At the time this statement
was made the board OF commissioners
were paying interest on borrowed mon
ey at the Albany County National
bank, the sum borrowed being s13,-
O16.s4. Is it likely that they would
have borrowed That sun of money if
they had any On hand. Even demo-
cratic boards are not in the habit of
doing that kind Of financiering.
1t will be remembered by all taxpay-
ers OF Albany county that the property
valuations of 1893 were very high and
that the tax levy was also the highest
ever known here, hut in spite OF This
the democratic board came out at the
end CT June. 1894, owing the Albany
County National bank $500. and this,
100. IN spite o. The fact that they had
STAYED OF the payment of large sums,
and had received something over $1,000
from Converse county. but the Boone
rang says that the board had on hand
July 1, 1894, SIT, S97.S If they had that
sum on hand why in the namc Of COM
non sense did they go to the bank and
borrow $500. Likely story the
Boomerang is trying to make the peo-
pie believe.
The true test o. economy in the man
agement of county affairs is the
amount of warrants drawn upon the
county treasurer, and The Republican
nv searched the records for the items.
THE sworn statements CT the county
clerks reveal tho following facts:
During the first six months of the
democratic board Of county commits
s1oners warrants were drawn upon the
treasurer to the amount of $21,S41.3O.
During the first six months OF the pres
emit republican board warrants were
drawn upon the treasurer to the
amount of $15,397.96.
During the second six months OF h
democratic board warrants were drawn
upon the treasurer to the amount o.
500. G22 During the second six
months Of the republican board a
rants were drawn upon the treasurer
to the amount Of $16.141.67.
During the third six months of The
democratic hoard warrants were drawn
upon the treasurer to the amount OF
s22, 1852 During the third six months
of the republican board warrants were
drawn upon the treasurer to the
amount of $1S,513.37.
Total warrants first IS
months democratic board .$66.S10 Is
Total warrants first Is
months republican board. so 055 90
Saving made by republican
q board over democrats. .$l6,755 is
Almost a thousand dollars a month!
. Is that anything to be considered by
the people?
L There is another matter of startling
:. Importance which mag not have come
! 10 The notice of all the taxpayers, and
that is the fact that the democratic
board, during the last year of its SER
l vice, levied a tax which brought in less
than $4,000 for county purposes and
drew warrants upon the county treas
urer from the first OF January, 1894, up
to January Z, 1895. aggregattng more
than $49, 900, thus running the county
behind more than $40. 900 In a single
year. 1t has been necessary for the
republican ofRc,als to economic and
manage very closely to provide for the
. payment OF this large sum and the in
terest thereon, but they have been
making great Roadway. In every de-
par lIucAI "a tAC NouhSs
great saving has been made. Particu-
larly is this true in the sheriff's office.
which has been handled in the most
eficfent manner, and at the same time
great economy has been exercised.
A livery stable and a sherin's once
are not calculated t be run in CON
. junction. Mileage and team hire are
too easily made il trivial cases where
!. the sheriff is inclined to u up the bill.
During the last half year Of the DEM
ocratic board expenses ran riot, the
, commissioners and other county Of
fcials contracting bills which aggre-
gated no 3ess than $27. 900. or in other
words Ahedr expenses for the hast halt
of loz Mnonnted to as much y the to-
taistnx tevy which they made to meet
kx4o sxpenses Of 1895. But IN spite OF
aube small tax levy made by the demo-
1cnats to meet the expenses Of the first
republican year, the republican Of
! ncials were equal to the occasion, trim
MERCANTILE Co..