The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-01

oppressive all about II. III causes the
people unrest. 1t is oppressive and a
burden. The records in the Brecken
ridge county clerks Office, the acts of
the fiscal court, will throw light on
the matter. LET US EXAMINE THE
RECORDS.
The Republicans levied a road tax of
20 cen is on the 500, and reduced
the number of days for working the
roads by "calling out the hands TO
two days in the year and had they
continued in power the two working
days would have been done away with.
The Democrats decreased the road
tax 10 cents, and increased the working
days on the road TO -four, with power
and authority in the supervisor or
'road overseer to call out the hands
in case of emergency as many
days in the year as they may see fit.
That apparent saving of $5. 571 in
of 81, 1903 per year. In 1904 there were
4, 754 tithes In this county. This saw
ing of 81, 393 in a year amounted to 80
cents to each tithe. The number of
road hands in the county is about
, 4, 500. Tley are required TO work four
days in the year, two days more than
Republicans required. These two
days laUor is worth 50. co. The labor
of 4, 500, at 50 90, amounts to 50, 600. So
we see that 4, 500 people are taxed
50. 600 to save to the tax PAYERS s 1893.
What have the people gained by this
wonderful tax saving method
In tour days at 81 per day the peo-
pie pay $lS, 0O0 taxes. In four years at
50 they pay $36, 600, at 81, S72, 900.
Is this relief or burden to the
people? 1t is burden to three fourths
of the tax payers Of breckenridge
county But, says the Democrat, we
have reduced your taxes l2 cents how
can this be burden? We will show
you in a few words and the people
are opening their eyes to the situa-
tion For bread, they have received
a stone, for fish, a scorpion.
Remember, kind voter, that under
Republican rule you paid an advalorem
tax of 40 cents on the 800, under
Democratic rule you pay % cents "A
reduction of l2 cents. Yes, .. kind
and beneficent democracy With lone
hand you put a penny in the urn OF
poverty" but with the other take
a shilling ont. - Of this ~ cents re-
ductiOn 10 cents is on the road tax.
To the farmer who, by the sweat of
face, has bought end paid foI his little
farm worth $500, the mechanic who
| has paid for and owns his cottage
home worth $500. the day laborer who,
| by 10 hours labor day, has been able
to become the owner of that home that
shelters his wife and little ones,
this reduction of 10 cents on your road
tax saves him 80 cents Half the
people OF the county pay taxes on less
than 81 600. and fully three fonrths
of them pay taxes on less than SO. 500.
| Under Republican rule the man with
So, 500 was taxed - and two days
labor, which would maze it 81.
Under Democratic rule he is taxed 10
cents and poll of 30 cents, making
S3, ana four days labor, making 81.
The present system benefits the nch
man, but IT burdens the poor.
Do away with your compulsory road
working, and give the poor man an
opportunity of paying his taxes by
honest days work. at honest prices.
We have under the present road
system seven road snpeI vlsors. Six
of them are paid 81. 50 each per day
for their work. and the other 81. 10
for the DAYS they are actually en-
ployed, and these supervisors are to
Judge of the necessity for the work.
If they think 1t is necessary they can
work every day in the year, 81 days.
whicn would amount to $3, 1854, about
one half the road tax. Such a sug-
gestion, however, seems preposterous.
But who can tell how many days our
supervisors have worked Why did
| they not report their claims to the last
fiscal court? Why hold il of till April,
1906. 1t may be that there is no money
to pay them. We see from the report
of claims allowed, published in the
Democrat, that one person was allowed
$579 TOR money he advanced for work
done for the county. Is the county
out of money! Is the levy insufficient ?
Delinquent List.
The Democrat has something to say
about the delinquent list and jump
settlements. 1t claims that in four
years it has saved the people 81, 6SS,
that previous to this administration
the sheriffs we've allowed So, 250 In a
Jump settlement" and this had been
done for several years. We give the
amount allowed the sh eriff in place
of delinquest list from 1883 down
to 1904 Examine it Examine state
ment IA. See who were the sheritfs
and the county judge.
1888 a., O6i 1855 g. 500 1898 81. 500 1895 81 $50
1884 2,l72 1889 800 1894 2, 900 1899 2, $50
1883 2'6i6 1880 800 ls9S l50 1900 l,5oO
1856 1856 800 1881 800 1926 $50 1901 l,46
1SSf > 800 lSn3 =. 800 1897 2 g5n