The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-07-27
THE TRUSTEES OFFICE.
What ajax Payer" Thinks of the
ssThird Term" Sentiment.

TO the Herald:
The people of Maury county will
be called upon next week to select q
Trustee for tile next two years. AS
the onlv reason that is given against
the reelection of Mr.. ]. B. Gran
berry is sentiment again u . third
term" I beg the use OF your
columns to state my views upon the
subject.
The Trustee Is the most important
Of our county officers. He Is our
financial agent. Prior TO Mr.. Gran
bery's administration. the credit of
Maury codnty had suffered from
mismanagement of our financial af-
fairs. Mr.. CRANBERRY took charge of
the finances OF Maury county when
they wer In most lamentable con-
tition. Our county warrants were
then selling at from $50 to 9096
They are now universally selling at
par.
When Mr.. CRANBERRY was elected,
those who rendered services to
Maury county were paid In de-
Fpreciatad warrants, aud compelled
TO lose from ten to fifteen per cent OF
the value OF their labors. The war
rants now pass current with every
merchant at their face value. The
.rvants of Maury county are no
longer compelled to pay the sDecu-
larors 1922 to Is " by reason of the
low credit of the county.
Our school teachers, jurors, wit
nesses, magistrates, and others, no
longer 60 about the streets OF Go
llumbia hawking of their hard
earned warrants 70 spectators.
| When Mr.. CRANBERRY was elected,
there was large funded indebted
ness outstanding against Maurv
county, bearing interest at 6N
Most OF these have been paid off
THE balance taken up by the issue OF
AZ warrants a net saving to the tax
payers OF "a of the interest on our In
debte dness.
Since the first of November 1899
Mr.. Cranberry has paid of nearly
seven times the amount OF warrants
as those now outstanding upon
which we are paying interest--a nc
that only at AZ.
Under Mr.. Granbary's administers
ton. civil districts Nos. A, 5. 8, 10. IL
Is, 10, 20 and ~ are now receiving
about $500 90 In the aggregate OF
road fund. which has not heretofore
been received by these districts.
/ All of the twenty five road dis
tricis have money to their credit
most of them are entirely out oil
debt. All of the thirty-three schoo
1 Asak sakc al an
from debt, but they have balances
to their credit In the county treas
ury.
In fact, Maury county is practical.
ly out of debt--pays interest now on
only about six thousand dollars.
This is Mr.. Granbery's superb and
unparalleled record. Truly can II
be said OF him, He touched tbs
corpse of public credit. and 1t spranl
to it's feet" We are far more inter
ested in an efficient, faithful public
service, than we are In silly senti.
ment against q Third Term.
| No sensible man carries such 9
silly sentiment into his private bust
honest, faithful. and efficient EN-
ployee. be 10 cure to retain him
Good sense and prudent business
Judgment would never auggest thai
such an employee be turned of Ia
order that the position might bs
given to an untried servant.
Davidson county has had bel
| financial affairs magnificiently ad.
ministered under the two terms n
her present Trustee. Mr.. Len X
Hart She has just realized what i
Is to have her finances In competent
hands. Mr.. Hart has therefore beer
overwhelmingly and triumphantly
endorsed for bis third term
Again: Our Circuit and County
clerks are elected for four years; two
terms for them are equivalent to
four terms for the Trustee. The
rant against q third term fluids nc
ason or sense 20 commend IL In ths
face Of the foregoing facts.