El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-23
RESPONSIBILITY
DODGED BY RING
Nobody Would Admit Being
Responsible for the Old
County Hospital.

pay our superintendent and his wife
SIS a month. and the day laborers 81
THAT old hospital, under the man
agement of the old gang, was so had
that nobody would admit his responsi-
bility for it I have asked one officer,
and he would say another was respon-
slble. I have asked that one and he
ould say somebody else. We did
have to transfer $4,000 from the gen
eral fund, to pay for it
THE cows in that golden herd cost
$500, and are worth every nickel of H.
They are guaranteed. and already one
Of them has been replaced because she
did not measure up to the specifica-
tons OF the guarantee The price was
not exorbitant, considering the strain
CT the blood and the absolute guaran-
tee. Capt Franklin has a herd of so
that could not be bought for $500
head. Our milk bill last month had
been reduced TO $50 Our six cows are
row giving four gallons of milk a day.
each, and we are saving $1,000 a year
by reason Of having this golden herd
Assessment Unfair.
Our assessment is the most UNEQUAL
unfair, in all Texas. Give us ANYTHING
Ike reasonably good assessment. and
We will reduce the tax rate to less than
81 know Of lots. owned by wealthy
men, assessed at $500. when you could
$500. S man
you can't beat that old sang for
nerve. They actually wanted 10 run
on our ticket"
Reduced Tax Rate.
z. NJ Whitaker, candidate for fudge
Of the 41st district court, said in part:
The old crowd, before going out
OF office, arbitrarily reduced the rate
from IS cents to 1e cents. knowing
well that such action would create a
big deficit in the county treasury
They deliberately planned to do that
The rate for the jury fund was cut
from three cents to three mills. not
withstanding the jury fund then was
heavily overdrawn, and a new judicial
district had been created, and would
further increase the expense. They
hoped to make the scrip sell for less
than par. and thereby discredit the
present administration"
Vowel to Save County.
W H Fryer, candidate for county
attorney, said that four years ago,
the man who is now his opponent was
boosting him very highly throughout
the campaign.
'Mr. Vowen was county attorney %
years ago" Fryer said. He wanted
to run on our ticket, and prevailed on
nomination for district attorney, in
order that he might try for the nomf-
nation for county attorney He gave
me his pledge that il he failed 10 get
not run Independently. You see what
he thinks of his own pledge. He may
be trying 10 save the county, am not
1 am q candidate because I want the
office, and I want It because think 1
can fill ii satisfactorily.
Patriot for Pay.
M vowel may be trying to save
the county now, but it is funny that
he did not think Of the safety and
welfare OF the county until after he
found that he could not be a candidate
on our ticket Put me in that office
and I will give my undivided time to
the work I viii make all the friends
I can. but I will make them by con-
Quoting the work just as efficiently
as know how" Fryer had the audi &
ence laughing about half the time
J. A Gilett. candidate for Judge /
Of the 65th district court. and A r /
Webb, candidate for county treasurer, I
both spoke briefly.