Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-10-31

u. r. Deckard, Collector of
the Revenue, Hartville,
Missouri.
This may be surprise to you as
I had often declined to make the
race this year, but the Demo.
cratic Central Committee as
we'll as my friends in both par.
ties, has been SO persistent in
insisting on my making the race,
claiming it would be impossible
for the people to make a choice
with only one candidate in the
field to choose from, that l have
decided to put myself before the
people again and give them a
chance to accept or reject as is
their endowmentable right un.
der a free government.
Now, should l gain or should l
lose, l very much appreciate
what the people did for me four
years ago and have tried to re.
pay by making as good an Off
cial and serve the people as hon.
estly and careful as / could. l
have tried to treat all alike and
give every one a square deal.
While | have had no trouble
with the railroad companies, l
have collected the same taxes
and penalties off of them l have
the rest of the taxpayers, even
collected back taxes, and collect.
ed the same penalties that every
one else pays and did it without
suit, simply explained to their
Attorney that the revenue Law
concerning the taxes they OBJ.
tected to and they paid it with
out a word. My policy is to no.
tify every one of their delinquent
taxes before bringing suit, if it
is possible for me to do so. AS
a result l have collected 95 per
cent of the delinquent taxes
without suit and have thereby
not ouly saved the taxpayers ex
ira cost, but kept the titles of so
much of cur land from being
clouded with tax suits, which is
a bad showing for any country.
l think my records will show
as close a collection of taxes with
as few tax suits as any Collector
before me. I have kept a cor
rect record of all taxes collected
and all moneys disbursed. so
that any taxpayer can come in
and within a few minutes I can
show him where every cent of
the taxes he has paid went. 1t
IS claimed l Am the first Tax
Collector in the state to keep the
addresses of the taxpayer on
the duplicate receipt and thus
aid the notification of any tax.
payer, who from oversight or
any other cause might be in err.
ror with their taxes, as we'll as
giving the farmer the same
chance at piece Of non. resident
land that the real estate man has.
Now, I would be more than glad
to have you come into my office
and see whether this is true
and what I have attempted in
this four years I am sure l
could more perfectly do during
the next four years.
am earnestly soliciting your
support and should you grant it
| shall never forget it; but
should you choose to vote for
the other man, please smile at
me anyhow and l am sure we
not fall out. l would not be
enough to forget all
The people have done for me, be.
cause they failed this time, if
hey should fail, but I am hoping
md trusting they will not fail.
l am using this mode of cam
'aigning, first, because it is
bout the only way 1. have as l
IN so busy in the Office at this t
ime of year. Second because it
8 money spent in a good cause, !
S part of the Revenue from the I
ale OF the postage goes to help t
vim the war, and I am at least /
one of the businesses i
# our great Government. OF e
curse, this comes out of nv +