Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-10-28
ATTENTION, VOTERS!

Tuesday. November 3, is election
day and the voters OF Delaware coun
ty will be called on to elect coun
ty and state officers. The county Of
ficers on whom the greatest respon'
sibility rests are the supervisors
Not a. dollar can be drawn from
the county treasury without their
consent, and their ability and homes.
ty Is an important factor in the
administration of the county's affairs
Since the coming of the automobile
there IS demand for better roads
and the man that can secure the bes
returns for the money invested for
good roads by the county Is the
man who should be elected supervls
or. ., E4i H. Y
The law expressly, states that ne
county road work can be done on
township road, or inside the incor
porate limits of any town. This fact
does not appear to be generally un
derstood in all cases, but can be
verified by a careful reading OF the
new road law. l., ssss r.E y, HI 3. e
Durings the past few years. graft
ing has been carried on in many 10
wa counties, excessive prices were
paid for steel bridges, for con
crete work and for road grading. Mel
were employed to do bridge Wort
who gave the, county little return
for the money, and as a result 1ndlg
nation meetings were held and in
vestigations developed the fact tina
grating had been carried on and thu
money which; should have been uset
for bridge building went to enricl
political orators. o::, X. r. C.. Z = ~.
The supervisors In several IoWs
counties, when their graft was ex
posed, were forced to resign. The
grating and designations of super
visors caused a sensation and in
duced the state officials to make ar
investigation of the prices paid BY
the different counties Of Iowa fol
bridges and developed the fact thai
Mitchell county had secured the bet
ter returns for the money devoted
to bridge building than any Other
county in tho state, and that Della
ware county ranked second in the
list of honor. Sag 49,.
In taking the second place, Della
ware county secured an honor OF
which it might. we'll be proud and II
speaks well OF the ability Of It's
County Engineer, whose estimates o.
all bridge and concrete work served
as a guide for the county supery1s
ors when contracts were let for sucf
work. 1t is unmistakable evidence
that honesty was the motive Of
the supervisors, that they KEEP
steadily in view the public good ane
put the seal OF condemnation ON the
grafters who plundered so many 10
wa counties. Instead of letting E
large part of the road and culver
work by contract, they employed mel
to work by the day and gave the
work their personal supervision.
AS a result, money was saved tc
the taxpayers, and Delaware got bet
ter returns for the money invested
in bridge building than any other
county in the state but Mitchell
and as result, not one of the coun
ty funds has been overdrawn. This
condition should be compared will
the conditions of some other 10
wa counties.
, 1t has been charged that estimate:
have been made so low that NJ
bridges were built in Prairie town
ship, but the estimates made ant
contracts let, which are now on file
in the Auditors office proves tha
such statements are absolutely false
as contracts have been let for al
bridges for which estimates have
been made in Delaware county.
If am reelected to- the office ot
supervisor, shall give the office
tho nQrafy1 attention fhof
have IN. the past, and keep the in
terests of the taxpayers always ir
view and make every effort to- Sc
cure permanent returns for the mon
ey invested. '., H.