The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-01

The Breckenridge Democrat, several
weeks ago, engaged Mr. Clayton Cros-
son, ~ its editorial staff, to write a
series OF ARTICLES concerning the Re-
0uHhcan administration OF county
sEairs during the seven years 1t was in
7ower, and TO write no the succeeding
-e7rs of Demo cratic rule.
The result has h-en q number of pub
lcations that are not correct. that are
lnlust, and that do not show the facts
These articles would not have been
loriced had they continued merely as
-swspaper publications. But since the
- mocratic candidates by causing
printed extracts from these articles to be
.eut broadcast over the county, IN the
~orm OF circulars, thereby approving of
-leir publications and making them
sn issue in this canvass it is believed
-, 0e simply an act of justice, that the
Republican administration of seven
years should Ue set 10 proper light
before the public, and their admins
'ystion vindlcated
That the charges that the Republican
. ficials OF that administration were
"o0bers ard thieves, and fit subjects for
q couvict's cell. and that the vile sand-
.r rhat the present Republican candi-
i&tes are pledged TO robbery, before they
axe their seats. should be denounced.
One would infer from these articles.
mat, for seven years. the fiscal affairs
ID Breckenridge county were badly
la1dipd, but that under Democratic rule
-verythng mas been all night The
Republican administration has been
accused of ROBBING THE PEOPLE
.lF So. 900 By WRONGFUL APPRO-
PRIATION UF TIE TAXES IT COL.
LECTED, and the Democratic admin
,trauon is credited with saving the
people S32 900.
Thr writer Of said articles, by
.uurse OF reasoning peculiar to MN
..eIf.makes assertions that hc publishes
As facts. and saws that tine public re.
cords OF tnr county Will prove wuat he
states to be tue We WILL EXAMINE
The RECORDS AND SEE We viii
rre-ent facts o. tive people, taken from
rha records a- they are, NOT DEDUC-
CIONS DRAWN FROM FALSE PRE-.
Misses NOT FABRlCATIONS. AND
NOT INCORRECT STATEMENTS In
support rf the statements that follow
.vp will r-fer 90 thr hook from which
hey are token. aud the pag where the
igurr~ may be found the name of the
sheriff 90. comm -s.uuor making the
settlement the presiding Judge and the
scar q which the settlement was made.
Tho -hgitf- are required TO make a
-ett.rmeut each year Tor the county re-
vrnue ur taxes The first settlement
rs usually partial one. and in it he
.- charg-d with the mI amount due,
AD YALOREM AND POLL TAN,
and given certain credits. THIS set
. ement shows the amount of taxes due
and collcctahle After the sheriff
ls~ paid all the claims against IT, he
hen makes his tnai settlement These
settlements Jre t.corled IN book kept
D. the county clerk Office they are
public records, open "a Inspection and
.ri> rhe duty Of the clerk to show
Nhem when called for
The figures and facts u statement
a that follows. are taken from this
book and cover a period from the year
0~3 down tU. and inclusive of the
T~ar 1904. Inc people are invited to
..xamne and read this statement, and
be whole OF this article carefully, and
rheu after they examine the records,
ay whether the articles published IN
he Breckenridge Democrat are true or
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