The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-06
Dad Tsyloris Not Pleased.

Dad Taylor is Not Pleased.
Notice was given to taxpayers TO
meet the equalization board at county
court house June 4th TO lay their
grievances before them fer adjust
ment.
A large number OF taxpayers were
present but the equalization board
failed to put in its appearance. The
clerk stated that the commissioners
were in the harvest field and could
not attend to the peoples business.
1t is undoubtedly better that the
people should lose two or three hum
dred days time than that the commits
sicuers should be inconvenienced by
causing them TO attend to the duties
for which they are paid. Do you
think that Johnson's harvest or his
pear orchard caused his absence?
He and the other commissioners
know that the assessor has been will
fully violating the law by Their order
and uudoub btedly each one of them
wishes to throw the responsibility on
the other.
Last year by their chicanery they
robbed the people OF forty or fifty
thousand dollars, which has made
them bold and now they propose to
n4skei t 500, 900 this year.
By much exertion Of the clerk and
s. E. Seeley, Mr.. Cooper was persuaded
to leave his sick bed, to which he was
supposed to be confined by that awful
disease, fear fever" and come to the
court house and go through the sham
of adjourning the meeting of the
equalization board to the l1th of June
(for which there is no law.
Cooper, the assessor and the probate
judge, after being informed that the
people did not appear dangerous and
that they had not brought any ropes
that could be seen, made their appear
ance at I1:30 a. M, bringing with them
the deputy county attorney TO add dig
nifty to the court and for the purpose
of giving legal-less advice, presum- :
ably. 1t appeared as if the county at
torney was ashamed of the whole pro-
ceeding and refused 10 be mixed up in
the matter. The probate Judge as
sumed the position of master Of cere
monies and proceeded to adjourn a
body that never had an existence.
then inquired of the county clerk
who was the chairman of the meeting g
and when was it organized. He was
unable to inform me, but he suggested
to the chairman that they should or
ganize.
Now, why they adjourned is a mys.
terry to me- but probably comprehen-
sible to the chairman, as he ordered a
notice inserted in all the papers in
city that the equalization board had
adjournd to meet June IL to hold a
three days session. OF course do not
vouch for the legolity Of the proceed
| ing, but the records will probably
show 8 different state of affairs.
Now it is the duty Of every tax pay
er to attend the session of the equaliz
alton board if they dare hold one, and
see that they organize in legal man
ner and also to see that the minutes OF
the proceeding are kept carefully fol
the purpose Of perpatrating testimony
Make them put the assessor under
oath and have him make a statement
of how he assessed the property;a il
he has not complied with the law, en-
| join any levey being made upon such
assessment; also stop commissioners
from paying for any fraudulent assess
ment. And if it appears that the com
missioners are parties to fraudulent
assessment TO have them removed
! from office.
1t is useless to try to indict any o.
the officials for the reason that the
grahd juries are packed by the officers
who empanel them. Instead of bring
ing officials to justice they are the
means of protecting them from tht
penalty Of their crimes.
Now any official elected by the peo
pie who betray their trust and disobey
the laws are traitors And all pre-
tended officials who by their conhi
nance helps rob the people are mur
ders and robbers and should receive
the same punishment as traitors