Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-10-17

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Roosevelt on Cuban reciprocity, and
why he spent most OF the time last
winter in Europe inducing laborers
to come ove~ to this country.
Some time ago J. J. jacobson
published some figures in the
Transcript about county finances.
These statistics were compiled,
whether purposely or not, in a mis-
leading manner. In the first place,
Jacobson counts the officers for years
back, figures out the number of dem
ocratic officials in office, and the num-
ber OF republican officials, shows the
cash balances, or deficits, at ends of
terms, and draws the remarkable
conclusion that republican admins
tration in this county is more eco
nomical than democratic. The logic
of this is equaled by that "f the man
who claimed that the sun rose be-
cause the roosters crowed. Every
one knows that the governing body
OF the county is the board of county
commissioners, and if there were
three republican commissioners, a
majority, ,, they would run i. things.
even if all the other officers in the
county were democrats. The remun-
GRAFTON of county omcials-salary or
feels fixed by law, aad would be the
same no matter what the politics OF
the official, except as more or less
business would make more or less
fees for the fee offices.
Look at these figures:
REPUBLICAN BOARD.
Overdrawn Jan 1, 1895.....$ 931. .93
! Cash balance Jan. 1, 1896. 3S2.S9
'' Jan. 1, 1897. 3311.S4
Jan. /, 189S.. 52O9.1S
DEMOCRATIC BOARD.
Cash balance Jan. 1, 1899. .$4664. .16
Jan. 1, 1900. 6464 26
\" Jan. 1, 1901. .15268.44
i" =" Jan. 1, 1902. 515S.1O
These figui ies speak for themselves.
And yet the democratic board had
much more expenditure to meet than
previous bod 4rds. Take for instance
the cost of Il he small pox epidemic in
various pal It's of the county in the
last two y bars. The amount is
around $3 900. Even jacobson
won't have the hardihood to blame
the democrt| it's for the smallpox. The
expenses in the McGrath murder case
were around $500. Surely Jacobson
won't say that the democrats killed
John McGrd dth. The sum OF So, 800
has been appropriated to help Little
Falls put tp a new bridge. Does
the Transcript wish to go on record
. that this appropriation was wrong!
+ 1t will be rel hembered that in 1900
: occurred the Forfeited tax sale. Many
81 tracts were bid in at more than the
/ amount OF taxes due, but court de
;, cisions later caused the difference
: between tha tax and, the amount
paid to be tefunded. This cost the
county ovf $4,000. In spite o1
these things the county is in gooG
financial coldition, and orders will
. not, as Jacd dbson claims, be drawing
. interest aftd Jan. l, 1903. -.
:. jacobson and the Transcript for
) get, in prea4ing economy, the var
:, ious tax robbie schemes which Fuller
n got up and Jacobson supported by
o his vote. II cidentally, let it be re-
- membered t lat in 1900 the republi
. can sheriff p BIT in bill Of over $4,000
for services h the tax sale, whereas
in big Stea fns coSnty the bill for
similar services was about 500
> jacobson AID the Transcript agree
in preaching economy, and also II
\ supp gfvery proposition which
!, pleases thet friends, no matter what
tie cost |tsl'i to khe ''1I'''7'l county