The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-20
COUNTY FINANCES.

That the county government for
the past two years. under fusion
administration. has been better. more
economical aud resulted in u GREATER
saving TO the people than that vi any
other two years since the organization Of
the eounty. is proved by the records.
And the figures given below are taken
from the records, are absolutely correct.
and may be verified by any voler who
will take the trouble to make an exam.
inatioA. First. we will make q eompar-
ison OF the amounts collected and ex
pended in the year 1898. under Republi-
Gan ring rule, and in the year 1889. under
she present fusion administration. and
We wish the voters to carefully study
these figures: The taxes collected for
the year 1888 amounted to $74.3S6, 54,
aud the receipts from other sources we're
$45,9l6SSI making \ total OF $40. SOC 81
Uf this sum sS7. Sl6 Is we're paid out Tor
current expenses and s7,b83-S9 went to
the general ROAD fund, while the balance
was expended for state purposes. schools
and in interest on the bonded debt piled
up by the Republican ring. During the
year 1850, under the present fusion AL
ministraiion, under which the old Re-
publican ring says the greatest extravi
vance exists. we find that the amount
collected from the people in taxes was
$7O,54s.S5, or &3,s37.60 less than under
ring rule. During the year the receipts
from other sources we're ISL $50 SO, or
$5,il5.60 more than the same receipts
for 1898. In this fund 10 included saloon
licences and lines. and the increase is
principally from = closer collection OF
ealo0n licenses than ever before. The
ring. which 10 again trying to obtain
control OF the county, will tell you that
the difference 10 due TO the deialcation
OF Sheriff PeAse, in 1925, bat his shortage
amounts to little over 5000 aud does
not near cover the difference. Had the
Republican auditoe and treasurer at
tended strictly to their business, and
had the two county commissioners Who
were absolutely under the control Of the
auditor, and who were mere balls Of
putty in his hands. attended to their
duty, the shortage would not have oe-
CURED. Honest Tom Smith protested
against these methods, as every voter in
the county knows, and he was wholly
ignored AS Il member OF the boaru. Dur.
ing the year 1899, there was expended
for current expenses $50. 1850, or 81
l70.16 less than during 1898. under ring
rule. The total amount expended fOF
current expenses and roads during the
Republican ring rule Of 1898 was -.
S79.4S and during 1899, It amounted to
$50 sos. 81. The reader will see from
these figures that the fusion Adninistra-
ton, which the Republicans now ask
you TO turn down, not only reduced taxes
during its tirst year but cut down ex-
penses several thousand dollars. In adj
dition to this-and every voter in every
school district Of the county knows il to
he fact-the school terms have been
Increased by the expenditure Of 81 PSI. II
more for school purposes during 1899
than during the previous year. Nov, let
US make n comparison OF these totals and
see where We stand: There il q saving
in the reduction OF taxes between 1903
and 1899 Of 1885, 90; increase in collect.
ions during 1899 from other sources, S..
1850; amount received for the schools
in 1899 in excess of the receipts OF 1898
T,2S1.7l, making Il total Of {I6, 535. on
which the people have been actually
benefited in one year by completely
routing the Republican ring in the cleo
tion Of 1898, and placing honest, capable
Iuen in charge OF county affairs. These
statements are facts that cannot be sue
cessfully eontrsdicted. Now We wan,
the voters, regardless Of party, TO con,
slider these matters and decide Tor them
selves, calmly. quietly, in their home,
without being Influenced by the heat oil
partisan passion, which 10 best for YOU
The showing for 1900, under the fusion.
lists, is still better than 1909, aud in the
Two years your tax levy has been reduced
from $3.50 for state and county purposes
to $40. This matter 10 in the hands oil
the people. 1t 10 not . question Of poll.
tics, but Il question OF good ard econom.
zeal county government. When it comes
to voting for = president you vote your
politics; but in county matters you
should vote for the men who give you
the most economical and best admins
trAtion. We have shown by figures
from the Tecords-and we wish all who
doubt them would 20 to the county seat
and make an examination 10 satisfy
tbemselves-thati in the hard fight made
by the Pass for the past four years
Rgainst the old court house ring, we
were right and that the people were
right in voting for a change. That
change has benefited all, and we hope
the fusion candidates for county Offices
will Ls given another two years on the
record they have made during the past
two years. They are good men and will
discharge their duties honestly and in
the interest Of the people.