The Greeley tribune., 1904-05-05
Hits Back at Adams.
Acknowledgement
Denver, April 30, l

~ " A-uitor vi lne ureeley tribune:
see in your last Thursdays issue
long scleed from w. R. Adams
unoer the head OF an advertise
ment, in which he gives himself all
the credit for earning the increase in
the receipts OF the county clerks office
Tor the years 1902 and 1908, and says
he promised George Robie II he was
electeo to the office he would make
himself equal to four OF the ordinary
men that had usually held the office
and that he had made the promise
good and one better.
II wonder what the size Of his hat
is now" "
l claim that neither Mr.. Adams
nor any other county clerk can in
crease the receipts OF the office unless
ne charges more for recording and
ming Eapers than the law allows,
ana | don't think he will claim that
distinction. 1t is the increase in
population, Lively real estate condi-
tions, the general prosperity of the
community etc. that does it. Every
Que knows who lived in Weld county
during the two years 1902 and 1903
knows that Greeley and other towns
IN The county increased in population
and prosperity more than in any pre-
Vious six years all put together.
Two sugar factories we're built, which
nearly doubled the population of
Greeley and Eaton, and houses and
stores, ETC.. had to be built. Many
farms and town lots changed hands,
then the oil craze, ali brought lots OF
filing and recording to the Office.
Even the marriage licenses jumped
from 100 in 1901 to $50 or somewhere
near it in 1902, but l suppose it was
all because BILLY" Adams was county
clerk
l have no figures here, but vii
take Mr.. Adams own and figure on
the same lines that he does. and let
the reader judge how false and un-
Jdst Mr.. Adams is with regard to
his predecessors in office. He says
the four county clerks for the eight
years preceding him only turned
S4,7l6.00 into the county treasury
and he in two years turned in
s., l76 90, or $4,000 more than the
other four put together In 1900
and 1901 l paid over to the county
treasurer in round numpers 81, 300. 90
of that S4,776. 90, or in the Adams
sytle of figuring. $4,000 more than
the other three all together. That
looks all right, doesn't it? But to
be honest about it, could not help
myself and do my sworn duty. The
business came to the office and had
to take care of it, Why did not Mr.,
Adams tell the taxpayers that the
three clerks before me had 1000. 90
a year and it had tU come out Of the
receipts OF the office and so cut down
the surplus 5000. 90 each year, for the
salary is 2.4OO. 90 now?
He says, why is it that Adams
has earned the taxpayers $500 90 more
in two years than his four prede-
cessors have in eight years?" Then
he answers, because he is Ia self
and not machine man, and that he
has taken his Office out Of the Internal
machine and defies it," So he admits
putting his Office in to the machine,
for know it was not in when turned
over to him nor had 1t been tor two
years. l would like to know just
when Mr. Adams put 1t In, because
l have an idea from his own report
of the year 1902 tina. he had larger
surplus thai year than he did in 1903
and If that is the case it looks bad for
Mr.. Adams and good for the machine.
But right here want to say that
he had no kick coming and 1t comes
with bad grace from him to talk
about machine or the man who he
claims is the machine, for had 1t not
been for Mr. Churchill and his friends
myself among them-his name
would never have been thought Of.
He had no more show than jack
rabbit OF getting the nomination.
He also claims he has put the
county clerks Office on a business
basis. 1t was on a business basis
before he set foot in Weld county
and has record In the state OF Colo
RADIO above the average. 1t was on
good sound business basis when |
went in and when l left it. and all
the former county clerks OF Weld
county will compare very favorably
with Mr.. Adams in any way. 1t Is
Just plain case of sour grapes with
Mr.. Adams. He will have three