Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-20

ncdn party cOnHQenIly expects the
support of many farmers who have
already been benefited by it or hope
to receive it's benefits in the future
CRADDOCK'S PROMISES AT HOME.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the republican county convention of
Wyandotte county, composed of
over 400 delegates, is the following,
which shows how much dependence
is placed in the promises of Candi-
date Craddock at home:
We submit the following statement
of facts, showing the broken pledges
to this city and misrepresentation
to the people of this city by the
democratic nominee for governor, w.
II. Craddock:
He pledged a reduction of so per
cent in the city's taxes, and at tho
end of one year no actual decrease
has been made, while there remains,
unpaid valid debts of the city, which
should have been provided for in the
annual levies, and, at the same time,
the outstanding Indebtedness of this
city under his administration has
been increased in the following man
ner, as shown by the city records of
August 5, 1902:
Outstanding certificates against
when Craddock took charge,
OUTSTANDING certificates in the
general fund against the city
at the o1 lSes Of beib business ons ear
and four months of Craddock's
Outstanding certificates in the
general Improvement fund
when Craddock took charge,
outstanding certificates in the
general Improvement fund
August s. 1902, being one year
and four months ofCraddock's
In 1901 Mayor Craddock and his
democratic administration, for the
purpose of attempting to make an
apparent showing of reduction in
taxes, neglected to make levy for
the payment of the city's portion of
$74,s27 worth of internal-improve-
ment bonds, maturing in August,
1902, and to meet the same this year
the mayor and his democratic adj
ministration so manipulated the
funds of the city, and by an unwar-
ranted transfer of money from one
fund to another, and by permitting
the corporations and various large
taxpayers, since the bonds were is
sued upon special improvements, to
pay the amount of special assess
ments against their property with
out interest, and by said manipulation
and favoritism the city has lost ten
years interest upon the amount so
paid.
Again, for the purpose of attempt
ing to make an apparent showing of
reduction of taxes. he failed to make
a levy for last year as well as this,
to pay off the judgments against the
city, amounting to $3s, 326.22, and has
thereby compelled the taxpayers to
pay upon this amount six per cent
annually.
That on February 4, 1908, there will
be due in Acknowledgements bonds
amounting to sso,157, aud on August
1903, there will be due internal-im-
provement bonds amounting to $72,-
500, of which issue. of bonds $4,000
OF the same must be paid by the
city at large, together with $4,000
in interest, for which Mayor Grad
dock has made no provision to pay
the same by levy or otherwise. Not
withstanding this failure of official
duty in providing for the valid debts
of the city, the amount of taxes due
ON home and property is substan-
tally the same as previous to his
election.
We charge the fact to be that the
revenue of the city during his term
has been larger than ever before, and
yet no reduction of taxes has been
made. We charge that the cost of
running his administration has been
many thousand dollars higher than
that of any previous administration
for the same time, and we assure the
voters of this county that his promi-
ses for the future, either in city or
state, will not be more faithfully kept
than those made in the past
A L BERGER Chairman
NJ G. ZULICK-s
E. E. TROWBRIDGE-
s. s. GI.ASSCOCK.
H BELL
c. w. MARSTOWN-
H X. MILLSPAUGH.
T. E. MOODY.