Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
NJ. G. Cross, Local Citizen,
Writes Interestingly Of
Pay Received by Officials
I'm Excess of the Law"
ABOLISH THE FEES
He Urges-Declares That County OF.
ficials Are Over Paid-GiveS Some
Advice to Voters Who Will Cast
Their Vote Thursday.

We have been talking about put
ting our county officers on salaries
instead of the abominable fee sys-
TEN that is the cause Of so much
dissatisfaction and contention
among our office seekers and tax
payers. We tried to get our Repre-
sentatiyes in the last Legislature to
Introduce a bill and have it passed
placing all our county officials on
salaries, but it was said that the
people wanted them all placed on
salaries, but the time then was not
ripe for such law. Taxpayers, il
will never be ripe if you sit idly by
and wait for the politicians to name
the time Now is the time. demand
! of each and every candidate when
ne asks you to support him as tol
low he stands on this question of
aging him a salary for his service.(
'as such officer. and make him eX
press himself in unmistakabld
.Nerms, making plain answers tf
each question propounded to hin
so that You may know where L
stands on this question of salarie
for tell you. tax payers and voter s.
that each of you are vitality il b.
terested in this thing you call take 5:
each year we are taxed more he
more, ana what do we get?
There is not man in this cou1 1t,
that is more willing to pay his p ro
portion of the expense of rum In!
the legitimate business of the co I'm
ty and State than your humble Ter
want, IL only We will be accor de-
something for our money; but ho,
the time has come when We sh bull
look after the disbursement of on
moneys as they are placed in tn
hands of our officers, and this ju!
as carefully as We look after o,
own business interests, and thu 81
to it that We get value receive Id
each and every instance. A di
bursting officer should have a v QUO
er for all moneys paid out by hi
and not only that for he sho, Id
Ieduy al any and all times to- she
to whom, and for what purpo ses
has paid our moneys out; or
stance, if he should employ dc
uty he should give the amour t he
to pay this deputy for his eryi<
as such, and when he pays him
should have voucher to she " wi
amount he has paid for su oh S
''oee ano 10 "hom the amO unit v
paid. 1t is passingly stra1 hge j
now valuable are the serv ices
these deputies, especially beca
Wien ene commissions of the T
tlcular office amount to m ore Il
Oe Constitutional limit which
nperally fixed at five thou sand
lars; it Immediately occurs that
entire amount must be u tlized
way that will take ca re of
ohlcer elected to this hi oh off
and this high office" ,elongs
w. NM voter and Tax Payer,
ooh you forget it.
Oh, Justice, where artI thou?
lear you are hiding benin ID me
tain of Honesty. You t.; Ike one
'hese good fellows that has not
capcity to earn over fit or Sc
ty-five dollars month ar d elect
10 an office that pays 1 rom fiv'
seven thousand dollars per ann
ana even fifteen thousi and dol
per annum and ne gets very yea
ana doubtful about vol ir gettin
good man for loco bney if
should talk to him al Dout pla
him on a salary = I've thous
ought to hire fro . hch men;
tel !, you it can be d ere ana !. =
me work will be dom s'. .'.a,,,
accordance with the reau'fsl'