Gunnison news-champion., 1910-10-28
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n-srss 90 wanas,n d.saarnalna
sssn - tla-' Seracs7y a-s1i~ IN
e'rs'-f o. gaia a E's,isa..saI g,saIi
. nun =F ~ pArtI-as -y~siltInd
ere a. ReW -,,aJ-sr- have l~-sn
sassksAz arcu-stie,ls- 81 rxtrsva.-
ganee H the cs,neiss,f 81 var,.,u-
stste e'iiees that hss. nSi the
stsght'.si iouudalIe,n Nany y-.u-
ystr VT t..ilaV. % J,.,Iiinssl de.
c~.cs- nad m gIStng uh. d.ssl
hs- Es~ ane- have ksgs tnieFIn-
~a s- D. itie rssi cs,aeilti.,n-. aud
-ssssA Iss,Iiis WI9boai regard ts
parts r.si.sreBc--. know that
the 81 o. ofiie.s w.r. seV.r unars
tse'r.'ilzaiF or economically ad
nssns-i To thaee who do
moi kHaW the truth regarding
these Ilatier- i.w words ea ~
I,lansiIau viii dout.t.--- prov.
ibtsreS' ug
som iacis an. here given ga
the ssrn'tarV ed states office.
shs.h has treu made TIA. t,l,ieci
ed attack by a nunsl~sr ei reJub-
l,can workers Mh.u Jan,e. B
t'ears. to,,k charge sf th. office
" was 10 state of chao- aud
back oi ~vstem that made IL al
most Inip0s-Ii,le to accoIng,liSh
anything Consequently his firSt
act Wa thorough reorysnIza
t,on and the introduet,on oi
bssInss~ uaethods The change
aud tha resultant l..s,. hts are
dlseernatle at glance
Only about - per cent of the
corporations ei record had l,een
entered ON the flat tax books
previous To lyoy Without ex-
ira help or eNIense. all heing
done during overtime by the
regular t1rce. the entir list Was
conPlled aud IN - months Mr.
i'earce has collected <6.5 .OstD
more tlat tax than did his prede-
cessor during his entire term
1 Moreover, the present secre-
tary Of state has every month
turned this Hat tax money over
To the state treasurer, a det all
deeIned trifiinY aud unnecessary
by those whopreceded Mr. Pearce
IN handling this fund Records
show that John A. Holmburg
has So lar failed To turn over
11OlG.I1, while James A.
Cowie still freezes onto ~ ,241.
Al and both are now fighting in
the courts to Keep from giving
UP this money. Timothy OCon-
nor went even stronger and car
ried away S16.546.31, but after
"A decision by Federal Judge Lew
is was induced to disgorge, at
the same time paving xsOs 81
interest. Suits are still pending
against liolmburg and Cowis,
who will undoubtedly be forced,
IN time, to pay over to the state
the amounts Illegally held by
them, with interest from the
date of their retirement from Of
nee. II is noteworthy TACT
that instead OF following the
precedent established. Mr.. Pearce
not only collecte S65 900 more,
but made no attempt to keep
any part of the amount in his
own pocket. He lslieved him
sell Il servant of the people, and
that money collected as taxes
belonged To the people and not
To individuals.
Some fellows who have no hes
itaucy about Juggling the truth
have given il out that the secre-
tarE OF states incidental fund
is much larger under the present
administration than previOuSly ",
but the records tell a different
story. Mr.. O|Connor had IA fund
OF Sl5.5sI.s2, and had il all
spent a month before the close
of the biennial period The ap-
preparation for the present see
retary OF state was SIG. 900, but
S4Jo WAS transferred to other
funds, leaving the actual amount
S15. 800. And OF this amount,
after all bills of his department
are paid, he will have remaining
and will turn back into the gen
eral fund AT the close of his first
term in January 1911, not less
than 81. 500.
/ Facts and figures prove that
practically the same condition
exists IN all other departments
under this democratic admins
tration, and that the charges
made by the opposition are
nothing more nor less than pure
buncombe, without the slightest
| foundation ON fact