La Junta tribune., 1899-10-18

accumulated in the fund. il was
cut down for one year to . rate
which woald not realize sum suf-
ficient for the running expenses OF
the county. In 1897 it was in
creased to "a mills, rate that re-
allied a sum sufficient for the run
ming expenses OF the county. Un-
der the present administration the
levy was reduced to ioH mills in
1898, and in 1899 it will be still
further reduced to 8 mills, only
one mill greater than the low levy
OF 1896 when there was balance
on hand to start with of s22. goo. SO.
The maid Of honor editor wants
to know why the appropriations
have been increased, and we will
state for his edihcation that an in
crease in the appropriations does
not necessarily mean an increase
in the expenditures. A man who
draws a salary Of S7oo per month
is not necessarily compelled to
spend every cent OF it. Under the
democratic-populist administration
every cent OF the appropriations
was used, and they sometimes ex-
ceeded the amount appropriated.
This has not been true under re-
publican administration, but in
stead large sums have been re-
turned to the county treasury
AS regards the appropriations
the maid OF honor editor is slightly
of in his figures, and presents a
wonderful array Of misstatements.
The annual appropriation to the
county ordinary revenue fund for
the year 1897 was S3o, goo, and not
sac, 600 as the "true statement
declares. OF this sum s., 500 was
appropriated for the new court
house. The amount expended
from the county ordinary fund,
not including the amount expepd-
ed for the new court house, was
s34. ao5. 90. For the year 1897. the
amount appropriated to the county
trcasurer's Office was $4,000 in
stead OF Sa, 200 as the '.true state
ment" declares, and that Office used
all OF that amount aSd few dol
lars more in the running expenses
OF the office, nothing being turned
back to the county. The appro-
priation to the sherift's fund for the
same year was s.. 500. and not
81, 900 as the true statement" de-
clares. That office, however, drew
from the county ordinary fund
s., ,i+6. o5, or so+o. oo in excess OF
the appropriation for that year.
The Appropriation to the assessors
Office was 81, 900, instead of S1, goo
as declared by the ''true state
ment," and fhe assessor found IL
necessary to use 81, so4, or s59+ in
excess of the appropriation.
The few figures that are correct
in the "true statement" are moth
ing to the credit of the democratic
populist administration OF county
affairs, and do not disprove the
fact that the present republican ad
ministration conducted the affairs
OF the county tor Sn, 5so.i5 less for
the first eighteen months OF its ad-
minis,ration than did their imme-
diate predecessors for the same
period. II the taxpayers and voters
of Otcro county approve of econ
omy and efficiency in the admins
tration Of county affairs they will
evidence their appreciation by re-
electing the present republican in
eumbents. lfthey consider an eco
nomical administration OF county
affairs as huge Joke and make
sport of the record of economy
made by the present officials. as
does the maid OF honor editor of
the Democrat, they will elect the
candidates OF the democratic pop
ulist trust for Office and Doodle
only and re-estabiish the extrava-
CANT conduct Of county affairs hith-
erto in vogue.