The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-03-16

office following my appointment, sub
ject TO the will OF the Republican vOt
ers at the March %, 1922, primaries.
Having been engaged in educationa
work for more han ID years Of ny
life, in both the capacities Of teacher
and county superintendent, coupled
with my present experience in the OF
ings county do not question the facl
but that | am we'll qualified to render
them efficient and satisfactory sery
ice.
In accordance with the general pro
gram OF retrenchment being empba
sized on every hand, owing to the pres
ent depressing financial condition eX
perienccd in practically every line o.
activity, and feeling that the taXpay
ers in general are interested in lessen
ing the burden of local taxation by cur
failing public expenditures, on every
hand, consistent with efficiency
[ herewith submit my candidacy tt
the taxpayers Of ~Brookings county
based upon the principles of Eff
cheney and Economy"
Therefore, if | am nominated and
elected to the next term Of office, J
will continue to conduct the affairs OF
said office in a capable n business
like manner without the additional eX
pense of deputy-hire, which will mean
a clean-cut saving of Two Thousand
Forty (~$2,040.00) Dollars to the tax
payers Of B~rookings county. This is
no "camoufiage' as | have proven to
at large, that | am making good my
pledge by actually doing the work.
When this reduction, in taxation
: can readily be made, without lessening
, the efficiency Of the work in the Of
flee as has been clearly demonstrated
: to the voters Of the county, by the
) manner in which the work is being
conducted in the office at the present
l time, do you not think that the prin
ciple involved is worthy of the most
careful consideration of each and
every taxpayer in the county?
: With the business proposition
which | have made to the voters OF
: the county awaiting their decision a.
the polls, on March 2Sth, the ques
: ton naturally arises: why pay two
salaries to run the office Of the Clerl
OF Courts when you can get the worl
done just as efficiently by paying onl,
one salary?
Too, who Will question the fact blu
l that this saving, Of d%eputy-hire, fol
the next two years, Is not a substantial
reduction to make in the lowering o.
local taxes, and is it not a step in the
right direction toward normally?
However, if l am nominated and
elected | wish to assure you that
shall conduct the affairs of the office
In the most economical manner pos
sible consistent with the best inter
ests OF the citizens of the county, and
that will continue to follow the pre-.
cedent which have established, dur.
ing he January term OF court, that OF
LAWNS thS oillCt III Charge OF com
petent help during all sessions of the
Court, for the accommodation of the
general public, at my own expense,
and without any additional cost what.
soever to the taxpayers of the county,
thereby giving the maximum of serv-
ice for the minimum expenditure of
public funds.
Thanking you one and all for your
loyal support in the past, l wish to
emphasize the fact that a continuation
of this confidence and support will be
most gratefully appreciated at this
time. as my full time is taken up
with the duties in the office, and it
will be impossible for me to see you
personally, so kindly ask you to care
for my campaign and urge your friends
and n%eighbors to vote for me, at the
primaries, on March %, 1922 and by so
doing actually help save 50, 04O 90 OF
the taxpayers ~hard-earned n
Respectfully submitted,
Herbert w. Blakely