Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-03-03
Something More TO Think
About.


and highly respected citizens. The
article contained many things of
which we most heartily agree. Mr..
Fuhr offers the following comment,
to some of which we take excep-
tions:
The Globe sympathizes with Mr.. Boyer in
his desire to better the tax conditions and Of
6cersin control of Meade county. There is
no use denying the fact that there has been,
in many cases reckless expenditures of county
funds that might have been avoided and
saved. Mr.. Boyer says, look over the al
lowances of the board. Yes, we think there
are many bills allowed that the right kind of
board would have cut off altogether, and in
many cases, not have permitted the same to
have been contracted. And in this connec-
ton let US mention the employing, at big
price, outside counsel to help the big state of
Kansas prosecute their cases in court. We
have always thought this was not only need
example the Wiley case aud the Edwards
case, Now, as to our county officers, it is
our honest opinion that they do not receive a
cent more than they are justly entitled-or in
other words, the work they do is worth every
dollar they get. But the right kind of a
county board, gentlemen, is what Meade
nd dc hoH For
as the Globe is concerned, we care not
whether they are republicans or democrats, so
long as they exercise Judgment, economy and
common sense in conducting the business af-
fairs of this county. The commissioners can
make or; break county and too much care
cannot be taken when it comes to electing
men TO this very important Office. Mr..
Boyer is a little rough in one of his express
sions, but he means well and we believe he is
playing fair game.
The editor of the Globe agrees
with Mr.. Boyer on the tax PROPOSE
ton. Your party, Mr.. Fuhr, spent
several thousand dollars for a tax
commission, to prepare tax bill for
the last legislature to pass. Did
they do it? No, but Mr.. Fuhr says
nothing of the ''reckless expendi-
ture."
We wish Mr.. Fuhr would please
give one item in the statement Of
sums that the "right kind of a
board" would not have allowed.
Frank still harps about the Wiley
case and the am punt of money spent
in trying to prosecute him, but he
says nothing of the amount of
money that was short in the treas
ury as a result of Wiley being
treasurer. 1t is true, it cost Meade
county considerable to prosecute
Wiley, but is it not the duty of a
county board to Vigorously prosecute
all men charged with crime? If the
county attorney needs assistance II
is their duty to secure able CO.
counsel, and we'll Mr.. Fuhr knows
it. Fuhr has always defended Wiley
and now comes out and says the
county board should not have spent
any money to prosecute his case. Ii
Mr.. Fuhr had reformed his duty as
a good citizen, he would have been
in sympathy with seeing justice
meted out to Wiley, instead of try
ing to shield him and make all man
ner of excuses for him. So much
for the Wiley affair.
In regard to the salaries Of county
officers, we will say that we are {
believer in high wages and salaries
but while Mr.. Fuhr has raised the
question of saving money, we desire
to offer a few suggestions. A yea
ago last fall majority of the voters
of Meade county voted for candi
date for county clerk, who conducted
the office alone, without the assist
ance of any clerk, and for 5000 pc
year instead of s12oo. The sam'
can be said of the county treasurer
office. We can name men who cal
conduct this office without any clerl
hire. Did Fuhr support the candi
date? No.
At the last general election Mr.
Fuhr supported a man for repre-
sentative who had bills passe,
raising all the salaries of Mead
county officers, except the register Q
deeds, county attorney and count
superintendent, to the extent c
about S1Ioo. Now the count
board is compelled by law to pa
these bills, so Mr.. Fuhr had Dette
advance some better and NOR
logical reasons for condemning th
county board.
In conclusion we desire to sa
that the present board, compose
of Messrs. Hayden, Conrad an
Pinnick, are among the best men {
our county, have as large interes
and are as large tax payers as an.
one in the county. They consid'
all the bills that are allowed an
they use their best judgment in pa
: sing on them.
All that troubles Mr.. Fuhr is TIL
he is not on the pay roll and lii
the animal in the manger, he envi
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