The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-20
HOW THREE men HAVE
a pLUADEREO THE COUNTY
Why Logan Pays Moro Taxes
Than Any other County
In State

Scores OF Republicans Of Logan
county make no bones about condemn
Ing the present administration OF coun
~ officers. One OF the heaviest Re-
publican taxpayers in Logan county,
living iu Guthrie, said authoTitvcly
this morning
II have lived ID Guthrie and voted
The Republican ticket, but this time |
WIN vote the straight Democratic cor<
~ ticket, believe all white men that
do not want tobee their property sac.
rflced should do the same thing !
believe the Democrats have nominat-
cd 4 pretty decent bunch all the way
down the list AT least. don't think
] eau make itfworse than il now Is.
Ny taxes have been nearly doubled
in tie last three years under the man
agement Of Oberholser Wolf and Fa-
vors Oh the same property"
Asked If he had read Mr.. 0berhol-
ser's statement about lowering the
tax levy, he said:
Yes | fead It, and went and got
my Tax receipt to see If Il was true /
found II true that they had lowered
tho levy agd at tho same time doubled
the valuation, which caused me to
pay twice the amount of taxes did
three years ago | also read the cir
eulaf headed. Truth From the state
Examiners Report. could not be-
Hove that men elected 70 responsible
county office would 30 prostitute them
selves aud plunder unfortunate poor
Of the county as SHOWN in this circular
so | called at the county clerks Office
to see II for myself and rot being
able to find anyone In there. ! called
on Mr. Taylor (the state examiner) 4,
and read II for myself will simply
Hay that this circular should be read
by every tax payer and preserved un-
till after the election. The only trou-
Bile about IT, is that ii does no, tell
all that the examiners report elbows
with refofonce 10 the reckless manner
in which these three men nave al.
lowed the tax payers Of this county TO
be robbed BY allowing most any kind
Of bill that is presented TO them.
Think OF a levy of $l60.000 to run
this county when 100000 ought 10 do
it, Think OF three men each taking
$3.50 from the poor and insane rund
fer every month in the year for smp-
ly writing an order to some store for
necessities for the poor; $15O a day
for % days in each month; SIS for
the other five days from the road and
bridge fund. Then add mileage and
expense 10 a s703 salary and hold up
their hands and swear that all tN
time was necess;rily and actually
spent in protecting the poor and in
sane,
,es They have each one erawn this
amount as regular as clock work. ex-
cept that Fayers (colored) manages 10
swell his account with extra mileage
aud expenses. while Oberholser adds
on another day in order to look out
for the welfare of the poor and in
sane. No, | could not believe all this
nor the half CT 1t. until | read Il Off
clally and found 1t 20 be correct. AZ
ter reading this renort. took a walk
down TO the Cottonwood where tho
street car line passes the old dilapld
ated shack in which is kept the county
moor and said TO myself. why has no
the humane society done soncthlnp
to protect the unfortunate poor ant
the taxpayers against such an out
rage. theu walked up town 10 make
an Investigation as TO what was sale
about 81 Joints and eleven gambling
houses filrnlng under the nose O
Mitchell, who wants 10 be sheriff,
could count but -, but most OF these
We're In the immediate vicinity of tbs
city nall where Mitchell can 81 u III
window aud planls soc what is goinl
on hutn night and day No, can
see any relief by electIng the candl
dates on the Republican ticket"