The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-20
THE TRUTH rs ENOUGH.

"Let no such men be trusted. Shakespeare.
Some Of the local republican politicians
have been driven to desp in their
efforts to get the county offices by the
statement of Auditor Flint in last week g
HERALD showing that in eighteen months
the republicans spent $l2,006.77, or
$22.2 per day more to run the county
than it has cost the fusionists to run it a
like period. They are trying to humbug
the people by tricks and receptions into
again putting them into office and there
by giving them q chance to pocket the
taxpayers money by extravagant man
agement. To put the people on their
guard against them, We will call atten-
ton to one of the tricks they are using to
deceive the voters.
A number OF their speakers at their
school house meetings have been telling
the people that the present county at
torney. Mr.. Snyder, had cost the county
a great deal more than did his republican
predecessor in that effice; that Mr.. En-
glehart took in for the county from the
state over $1,000 in costs in criminal
cases, while Mr.. Snyder had only taken
in $97, and that therefore the county
during Snyder's term is behind the diff
ference, or about $500, as compared with
his republican predecessor.
Now just see how a plain statement Of
the whole truth will prove these repu bli.
can speakers to have deliberately tried to
humbug and defraud the voters. The
law provides that upon a person being
convicted of felony part Of the costs of
prosecution, such as witness and jury
fees and mileage, shall be first paid by
the county. but that the state treasurer
shall credit thu county with the amount
OF these fees upon the state taxes due
from the county. (See l Hills Code,
section 1858. and 2 Hills Code, section
1882 a. There is absolutely no chance
for the county to be ahead on the prose-
cution. The county first Ipays all the
costs and then the state repays the
county part of them.
The county does not get a dollar. from
the state that it has not already paid.
During the term of the last republican
county attorney there were in fact 1867 20
credited to the county by the state for
that amount of costs paid by the county
upon convictions for felonies. Of this
sum, 1921. 50 were for costs paid by the
county in the McGonigle murder case.
The balance of said $l667. 20 was for costs
incurred in some minor cases, but the
county had to pay and did pay every dol
lar of this $1667 20 for witnesses and jury
fees and other costs.
During Mr.. Snyder's term thus far only
$97 So have been credited to the county
on account of costs on convictions for
felonies but that is simply because the
county has only paid out that much for
such costs, the state simply paying:to the
county now as during Mr.. Englehart's
term, costs that the county has already
paid to the witnesses, jurors, etc. And
be it remembered thar this money placed
by the state to the credit OF the county,
like all other public money, ls wrung
from the taxpayers, incl aiding those of
our own county, so that if any credit
were to be given to any one on account OF
this matter it should be to HIM during
whose term the lesser sum was thus
drawn from the taxpayers; and if the
voters want to know whose term it as,
let them turn to the statement of Auditor
Flint in last weeks HERALD .and look at
the items "justice and superior courts"
and they will find that during eighteen
months the last republican court house
officer has on this one item spent of the