The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-27

j surplus has been so accumulated, and
that it is excessive, needs no expla-
nation and cannot be explained. To
state that there is such curplus and
that it is still being increased is to
state in one word that it is excessive
and unlawful The power to levy
taxes for county purposes rests with
the commissioners exclusively; they
hx the rate. In the lawful and proper
exercise of this power the commission
ers should adjust the rate of taxation
at such figure as will bring in suf-
ficient money to meet the expenses of
the county government honestly and
economically administered. BY econ
omy do not mean any cheese pairing,
for i believe the public money should
be expended literally to secure the
benefits of social government in it's
highest and most progressive FORM
LARGE SURPLUS MENACE TO
CITIZENS
- do not believe either that the
public funds should be extravagantly
or unnecessarily expended, or diverted
into channels other than such az the
safety and welfare of the public re-
quires. / do not look upon the public
funds as spoils nor do l contribute
in any sense to the doctrine that to
the victor belongs the spoils.' Public
funds are not spoils, nor are the public
funds the moneys of the politicians;
if / am elected, in so far as the public
money is concerned, / want it dis
tinctly understood, without other quail
ifcation or reservation whatsoever,
that the public funds of this county
will at all times be disposed of in ac
cordance with true business principles,
that i'll dealing with the county all per
sons and concerns will be treated fair
ly, equally and alike; this principle /
carried into effect before; it is what
| shall do'again, and if the ones who
oppose me can fla, during my term Ut
Office that | PREFER ! any person or
concern to another, or that any person
or concern directly or indirectly profit
ed wrongfully from the administration
of the office by me, or if they can
point out single illegal or unjust
claim against the county that was paid
during my term, except over my OBJ
lection, | will retire from this contest.
If elected, and they can afterwards
point to such official delinquency, /
will resign the Office. But / am leav-
ing the subject of taxation. A halt
must be called some time. The new
levy will bring in additional surplus;
and if the system of unlawful taxation
is to be carried to its legitimate and
logical conclusion, we shall by this
method in time accumulate a surplus
of such proportions that it will become
the principal object of politicians to
secure it's control, as is now the case
with the life insurance funds of the
old-line companies. 1t would be diff
ferent situation in some particulars
only; the principle would be the same
There is no need for such a surplus;
it is not being used by the people WIN
are at the present time, notwithstand-
ing this unlawful excess, paying inter-
est on $4,000 OF bonds issued while
the surplus was on hand to meet the
cost of public improvements. The
bonds should be taken up and the in
terest stopped. This and the reduc
tion of the rate of taxation to such
figure as will meet the future cur
rent expenditures is the only lawful
way of meeting this issue. The iaet
that the outgoing commissioners have
provided by tax levy for the increase
of the surplus, instead of its decrease,
is as far as this ss"e is concerned,
sufficient to advise the people thai If
again elected they will do as they
have done, and IL the people support
them it will mean that at the pre-, sent
time, the people desire to continue to
be unnecessarily til ed to create "a
still bigger surplus, and do 10: 1ssire
to have the han ding II their swl
money in their own business.
COUNTY PRINTING NOT THE
ONLY ISSUE
"These issues are sufficient upon
which to vote, and if the people will
consider them fairly they are of suf
ficient Importance to determine the
election. Now l want it distinctly
understood that l have no personal in
terest other than as a citizen in this
result; what / have said and what l
intend to say is on my own account
and not at the request of or interest
If any candidates, so no candidate
should be charged with anything I
say. have simply tried to define
some issues and now / wish to state
particularly what is not an issue at
least to me. One of the papers has
said that the question of who win do
the county printing is an issue present
ed by the Republican platform. | 10
not think this is quite correct; nor do
! think the platform is expressly op-
posed to the principles have tried to
set out.
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