The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-11-02
SUBMITTED ANENT ELECTION
The Record of Commissioner Kantner and
His Colleagues on the Board.
Every Taxpayer, who Desires an Economi-
cal Administration, Should Read Care
fully the Facts Submitted Below.

The people Of Schuylkill county, irrespec-
tive Of party affiliations, demand clean.
business-like administrations Of the county
offices, and they can be relied upon 10 do the
right thing all the time, if they properly un-
derstand the situation. All they need is the
facts For their edification and consideration
the financial condition Of the county affairs
is briefly stated, to the end that all may vote
intelligeDty on Tuesday next. Read care
fIlly the following facts, which cannot be
controverted:
First. The present Board Of Commissioners
are not responsible for the financial Londi-
tion of the county up to April, 1895
Second. They found the county thousands
of dollars, in fact the whole amount of the
proposed loan, to wit Sl7s. 600. in debt. with
out single cent in the treasury to meet the
running expenses for eight months ahead of
them.
Third. Through its management from the
beginning of the year they reduced the
amount of temporary loans and have saved
! on an average of $1,000 per month in the
expenditures Of the county as compared with
! prior years.
Fourth. There has been an average of S25,-
600 IN the county treasury available for
county purposes since the first of the year.
Fifth. Not loan has been made ID 1899,
and whatever was done with regard to bond
ing former temporary loans had been de-
cided upon while the county affairs were in
such condition that it was impossible to tell
whether or not it was necessary for the county
to even require greater bonded indebted
ness than the proposed Sl7s, 600
Sixth. There are 1900 less taxables in the
county in 1899 than in 1898.
Seventh. Whatever money is in the county
treasury is not there by reason of the increase
of tax rate, because not one cent of the
money on the duplicate of 1899 will reach
the county treasury before the first week in
November.
Eighth. The present increase of tax rate
was made upon the estimate of the Con.
troller, Mr.. Muldoon, filed with the County
Commissioners on the 18th day of February,
aud was agreed upon after mutual delibera-
ton.
! Ninth. More money has been collected by
the present Board of Commissioners from
costs due from various court cases than has
ever been known before.
Tenth. Prison sales of goods have been
cash, and not charged on the books to favored
politicians, as has been the case under pre-
viOus administrations Of the Commissioners
office.
The taxpayers should be under lasting
obligations to Commissioner Kantner and his
colleagues for bringing matters to such a
successful standpoint. Everything has been
kept moving steadily along, and nothing has
been injured by the economies praGticed; on
the contrary, the county is in the best possible
condition through the honest and capable
efforts of the Commissioners
A county seat paper truthfully saws that
the present Board of Commissioners have
been basely villiied by the Democratic press,
who know that their attack upon the Board
is due to partisan motives, and that the
! matter published contained missatements,
which were cutof the whole cloth of false
hood for the purpose of defamng these up.
right gentlemen and competent business men,
and to injure the candidacy of Frank r
Kantuer, the president of the hoard, and
Horace F Reber one of the clerks in thai
office, who will, if elected. continue the wise
= and economic administration of the busines.
of that office.
Q These are the Republican candidates
. Therefore the opposition by the Democrat,
press. Their critics want Democratic board
> so that with a Democratic Controller tn,
fiscal affairs will be administered by mem
bers of that party. The spirit of the Con
troller's act is strongly against the one-man
e power, which the election of Democrat,
e board would mean. Its design is to hav,
: members of opposing parties in the offices o
t Controller and County Commissioners as
check.
1t is due to Frank R, Kantner that h,
should be elected next Tuesday to continue
as County Commissioner. He has made al
able. efficient officer and should be retained
s and also his colleague on the Republican
y ticket, Horace F. Reber, at present first chic
= : assistant clerk, and who is thoroughly &C
a quairted with all details of the office work