The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-01-20

body you appear to be willing tool,
that when this case is disposed OF you
will hear from me fully asto that case
and the motives OF those who brought
it about.
| have become so accustomed to abu-
Sc and conspiracy by such men as the
persons who drew your resolutions ano
whose mouthpiece you are that | could
easily wait the vlndication | expect
when this case is decided, we're IL not
tina; in the same connection you seek
to question the motives of myself and
the seven hundred taxpayers who had
the audacity? TO ask, under our laws,
an accounting ri your offices.
Gentlemen OF the board, libel, slander
and abuse are no arguments why this
accounting should not be made, and |
will state to you that such an account
ing WILL Be MADE in spite of your
opposition.
The le,, islature doubtless had in mind
a board of commissioners domineered
| by the same influences which appear to
control your actions. when it wisely
provided that five percent Of the legal
voters could compel an accounting re-
| gardless OF the wishes of any board OF
county commissioners, or OF any oficial
they might seek to shield.
You say an accounting is Unnecessary,
| yet the resolutions published as your
official proceedings AZ the taxpayers ex-
| pense. and the gross misconce ption or
Misrepresentation of facts therein con-
tained, standing alone, is sufficient evil
dence to convince all sensible men an
accounting should be had. if for no otheI
reason, than to inquire inlo and deter
mine the advisability OF asking a guar
dian for The honorable board of county
commissioners:
You question the motives of those
petitions, and state the county has been
flooded with petitions asserting all stat
taxes are returned to this county in the
shape OF common school funds. You
deny this statement and say the Estate
tax paid by Beaver county is and was
in 1909 about $1,000. or $4,000, and the
common school fund returned to Beaver
county was Sl4O0. / herewith refute
| your statement and back my assertion
that all state taxes in 1909 we're return.
ed to this county through the common
school fund, by quoting these official
hgures from our county treasu ers re.
| Spidc DldIt ldAtb StlJ bN CbuIlN
treasurer to state trea surer, Jan 1, 1905
to Jan, 1, 1910, S569S.0 co. Common
| school money received by county treas
urer from the state during same period.
S6l66 5O now assert again the heav
er county taxpayers are not out on'
cent state taxes the past year, but in
fact are ahead, ana call upon you tc
state whether your statements was
caused through gross ignorance Of off
cial records, or inspired by desire to
deceive the public.
You assert faith and confidence in the
capacity, honesty and integrity OF youi
legal adviser, and assert no mismanage.
ment or misappropriacion of funds have
been made, yet when you attem pied to
oond the hoating Indebtedness OF thu
county, the judge found over $1,000. 3,
your warrants issued for illegal purpos
es and rejected them. is it not safe tt
assume another thousand bare beel
cashed without bonding, and if iudg
hnds $1,000. illegally issued by mel,
inspection OF the face OF the warrants
Is 1T not safe TO assume a competen
accountant going carefully over you
allowances and the vouchers therefo
will not find many thousand more?
You say taxes are high, that you ar
helpless, and invite auvIce OF ANYONE
towards lessenlng them. Accepting
your invitation permit me to call youT
attention 10 the folloving:-
District Judge Carney declared ir
your presence that your contract witt
Judge Culwell, allowing him 5000 per
month clelk hire etc. was "vold nom Is
inception" You were also advised OF
mat TACT VIXEN you made that contract.
Have you made any attempt to lessen
expenses by recovering on that yoic
contract?
Since 1907 Clerks BeaIdsley and Saw
age never publish the nature or pur
pose for which any claims are allowed
oy you. If you required this informa
uon given might not some insignificant
taxpayer observe some allowances an
pearing TO be graft, anu enter his Oh
lec'ion! For what purpose ale YOU
proceedings required published if not to
INFORM the taxpayers what transpires H.
your sessions. Reading your proceed
lngs the past year have noted humid
reds of dollars allowances too numerous
to mention, that ! believe are graft
pure and simple. have arrived at this
oelief, not from what your proceeding,
reveal, but froE. what they conceal.
Shortly after you entered Office YOU
arbitrarily placed the population of ihis
county at 10000 to 1900, thereby rails
lng the sela'y OF some county officials
The federal census just before, and IN,
assessors census jsst after your action
ound our population to be less tha
10000 Have YOU ever recovered that II
legal salary?
~nen county contracts are to b,
warded IN TIE future, busin IS experl
ence and desire to "lessen expenses" &"
should prompt you tn allow those con-
tracts to the lowest bidders, instead
the highest.
AS further means of lesseninp OK.
penses, why not eliminate such prose.
cutions as an action for stealing pint
OF milk, or pair of SCISSORS. use solnd |
discretion in bringing prosecutors
based on neighborhood disturbances
ana when such prosecutions are neces.
sary, permit at least a portion of III.