The herald., 1898-10-15
plain word, From John Burns

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
In the Express Of the 18th MIR. Field says
that the statement that he had not paid his
poll tax in 1888 and 1894. and that he had
overdrawn his mileage. was false. He
says he drew $500 only.
I have had the records searched three
times by old, reliable searchers. and there
Is nothing on record to show that ne paao
his poll tax for 1893 and 1894.
He says the mileage item 10 false. and
that he did not draw $61S.00; that he only
drew $780, Let US see the record. He
drew for mileage $513 up to January l. 1898.
He overdrew 1896. which he returned at the
request of the auditor in April. 1888. four
months after he overdrew 1t.
He says: IT'S 1t not wonderful that so
useful a man as he Is should not have
drawn more?" Is 1t necessary for Mr..
Field. to 10 with the other gentlemen on the
board to the borders Of Kern county, or
San Bernardino county. or San Diego
county to see a chuck hole flpled? Does he
take them over to the Cahuenga valley
when there are few repairs to be made on
the road over there In his district?
He says l was on the grand jury and
passed on all Of his accounts. was not
OH the last grand jury. 1 am not talking
jury business. I am giving him the rec
ords for 1897.
He says 1 do not understand bookkeeping,
and take the auditors semi-annual state
ment for my ammunition. I do not pro-
fess to be bookkeeper, but find sundries
charged up to the county hospital and farm
of $55S7. TO- In those sundries I find little
1okers, such as wine, $3.50; pocket
knife, 81. Was It case Of wine?
Why was not this wine bought
from the firm they have a contract with to
purchase all their wines from. and not Gov.
tr =
knife a combination?
Mr.. Field says that just one truthful re-
mark is made by John Burns. and that IL
that he pays no personal property tax
that Mrs. Field pays that for him. Is II
possible that we have public official
drawing $500 year and spCD mileage
making $500 annually. and yet can find nc
personal property in his own name that
can be assessed for few dollars to go to-
wards paying the expenses of the county
hospital and farm. which cost the county
In 1897, $S1, 1878?
Mr.. Field calls me a Silver Republican
and Populist, and says I can be found
any time associatlng with those men.
would say to Mr Field that did not ge,
my Republican principles sucking the pub.
lie teat: had them shot into me at such
places as Winchester, Cedar Mountain
Charlottesville, Beverly Ford and Gettys'
burg. On the latter field 1 lay three months
before could be moved off.
At the ratification meeting he told
story of Bishop Potter getting boy to &c
up the steps and ring the bell for him. The
boy rang the bell, and, thinking that the
bishop was playing the boys trick, aftel
ringing the bell, started to run. and told
the bishop he had better run like hell, they
were coming, and Mr.. Field said that was
the way he was going to run. In the pa
vilion few years ago Sam Jones, In dis
cussing different kinds of men, threw uI
his hands and said: "The Lord help 8
community that has an official that Is agen
for his WIFE," JOHN BURNS,
Independent Candidate for Supervisor
Third District.
Los Angeles, Oct 4, 1898.