La Junta tribune., 1914-10-17
WHAT DEMocRATs HAVE DONE.

WHAT DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE.
Spent 81. - More pr Year TO-
Ran Oeero Coanty TAsA Re-
pabaicans for Five Years.
Every property owner In Otero
county wants 70 know Why our taxes
are 20 high. There's = reason-
democratic mismanagenent. pure
and simple. and probably undefiled
-at ledst. undsfiled 70 far ~ we
knov. A comparison Of the last
i've year period that republicans
wers In absolute control in Otero
county-from 1904 70 1905. inclusive
with the five year.period that DEM
ocrats have been In absolute con-
trol-from 1903 TO sl3.inclusive-
shows the democrats spent $780,
1898 nore TO conduct the affairs
Of Otero county for five year perl
Cd than did the republicans for =
five year psriod-of an average Of
e3s.l3l.3s nore for each year ef
democratic misrule.
This showing u not o. The total
tax. but on Tie tax for county pur-
poses alone. Each year leviss are
made for STATE. county. school and
municipal purposes. and Nh chow
ing y ,on the ,tax,for cpsnty' purposss
alone.
The same kind Of . showing Il
made on the tax paid BY Otero coun.
Y each year for state purposes. For
the five year period that republicans
were in control In Colorado-ls0t
70 1908. incluslve-the tax In Otero
county for state purposes amounted
70 $il3.s3s.3s. For the five year
period that the democrats have been
In control-1s0s 70 1913. inclusive
the tax paid by Otero county for
state purposes amounted to 3l7s.-
2ls.sl-or an average Of t6.lse.ss
more each year when the democrats
were in control than for the five year
period that the republicans had alb
solute control In state AFFAIR."
This showing, both In state and
county affairs. Is demonstrated from
figures taken from the abstract Of
assessment issued the first Of each
yeas By the county asssssor. showing
~ eseAl' vAluaa1sas ~ sssvlss -'for
state. county. school and nunicipal
purposes and the total tax in the
county for each one OF these various
items. And this showing In county
affairs II made despite the fact that
Crowley county was cut off from
Otero county In 1911 and for that
reason the tax for county purposes
ought to have been considerably re-
duced. :.
For the year 1919. the first year
that Crowley county was cut off.
the tax for county purposes was re-
duced els.360.3s-that II the tax
for county purposes in 1911 was
ti33.i7s.3s. In 1912 II was eil3..
s3s.ss--s difference Of Sls.3sO.ss.
For the year 1919. however. the TAX
for county purposes was Si7s.oSs.ss.
The highest tax for county purposes
ever known In the history Of the
ceunty. asd IN increase over The pre-
vieus year Of ess.lss.ss-or IS pr
esst Think a. Il! An incrsass Of
IS ~ eaat foe county psrDosss N
80 dheFt ysaf. And thsa vs woa.
~ Nv our tasss are % sxorbltaat
1Asss's = reassa- svidsntiy. 70 ~
Dassae h feet. thae Il 10 - plain -
ths 49, - yeuP faes.
oevssal Heaehs go ~ couasy
eooaissiossss had . seatsmeat pub
lisAsd h thser eeflslal organs
thseushout ~ eeuaty. shevisg the
sneust psl1 o. saeA ol.eoe vaiua.
tioa throughout ~ eounty Tor state.
eeusty. school an1 ousSelpai pur.
Deees. n thls seaee0sot shey made
- effort - show hat ~ eosnty tax
was ~ snail Dast u ths burden.
asl ~ tax fes city Dufpesss ~ sis
itsn. a tsble showiag ~ isessass
h tAs taxes fes ~ year 1913 Sos
eeualy. state. city an1 seAooe pr.
Desss, evss ~ Dssvieus ysas = =
Cooner taS. lnsesass. .eeS.19o.ee
0eale tsx. lassease. ...... 3oe.5l
4 Jsssa tss. iesssass.... ssl.ss
SsAseo pasessse NJ ~ ~
sseess .............. s.sse.le
HiGA oeAeel. iasgoose. -. 1.3se.es
~ abovo 0atoo soeWtnG ~ =.
eenoaa 4 ~ ~ ~ - yooe 1918.