Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-10-27
"wHY CHANCE A CHANCE.


A letter from H. G. Trapp 10 the
Voters of Rio Graude County:
l wisn to say to the voters Of Rio
Grande County that 1 should like TO
make . thorough canvas Of the coun.
ty and meet each and every one Of
you personally. II. for nothing else.
to thank you for the support and ex-
pressions of appreciation you have
gwen me during my short political
career: but, OWING 70 the increased
volume OF business IN my office. 1t
Will be impossible for me to do this
as | teei you are paying me to do
this work, and not to make a pOliti-
cal campaign.
AS II has been conceded by the
leading members OF both political
parties that l have made Rio Grande
County the most efficient. economic
and oDiigiHY county clerk she has
ever Aau, 4 gladly accepted the nOmi-
nation Tor reelection and feel that
/ should be entitled to a large COM
phmentary vote as 1 have made you
Il clerk AS well xs an official having
been in u position to devote all my
time and personal attention to the
services for which you pay me. Il
am able to do this because l have
no outside interests to occupy my
time.
There have been but few times
since l have been County Clerk that
you could not get service through
my office on Sundays. holidays, and
have sold marriage licenses at
midnight and looked up car license
nu nbers at 400 o'clock in the
morning.
am sure none OF US have for
gotten the immense amount Of work
imposed on my office during that
horrible World War. which laid
much of our flesh under France
sod. This was all taken care OF by
my deputy and myself without one
penny additional expense to the
county, while most OF the other
counties employed extra help ut the
then high wages. Al that time. no
one else wanted tho office. since
there was so much money In farm
ing, stock raising. and other sources
but as the old saying gees. Those
were the good old days" for the
man OF Investments. ] have been
successful in my personal affairs
and the affairs OF my office. why
chance n change"
You might look At Il In this way:
Rio Grande County Is an eleven
and one-half million corporation.
tthe assessed valuation makes Il
such). the taxpayers are the stock
holders; the Board Of County Com
m'-licners the Board OF Directors:
the County Clerk is the employed
secretary thereof all employed b.
the stockholders tor taxpayers) Did
you ever know OF . corporation dis
cf"rsing their secretary. u he vas
,lx..,. ff., Los ,.l .lra
new one NJ the same salary! No.
you never did.
There has been . little propa.
Handa. livery little however, spread
that have been In the office long
enough. In reply 10 this can truth
fully say that experience has taught
me that beyond n doubt. the longer
man works At one lob. the more
prompt and efficient service he can
give.
Mr.. Farmer or Business Man.
would you discharge an cmploye
with whom you were satisfied. and
try = new man At the same salary
simply because he had been with
you long enough Stop and think
ny people bought oil stock
on good recommendation. but II one
of us had \ producing we'll. would
Think II over and SEE how absurd
IL all Ia.
when asked TO run again. I said
! would not run against an ex-
service man or . cripple. but d.
not intend to lay loWa for . man
with 500 or 500 acres Of land and
as many head Of cattle.
] have nothing 10 promise you
in pay mrnt OF your support II the
coming election other than the same
Kind OF service I have given you
In the past. Having 10 outside n.
tcrcsts. ! can put NJ fssi ualsS the
desk instead OF On TOP. and copy
records the name - ny deputy aad
thus saws the taxpaysss the salary
Of eni clerk. caa rot promise
yo ~ more hovra - oar ltsAts
20 o'' up here q i3:eo o'cioek.
un' -Ado my bed Tor . iaatsen.
In conclusion I vast 70 say that
whc, rave run oct Of soastAias
10 saw f-s myself. Z wiii keep ~
mouth shut. % " asked how
stand ~ . cestAia eaa1i1ats you
will hear this ansvee. ~ An eoe
rrapp and the TasSayss." Tor thsrs
10 ~ = man On estAse ticket bet
hes f-h days % ~ hears - 0ako
. esmnsi9n. ny ums b sol1 - The
eosn'v aAd I DO aat iatsal - take
Il 70 make . pessoaal eaoDaien.
Th-ek'ng you Tor The 0aay favoes
aDl eeurtesiss estselel Ne u the
poot srA assuring yeu u ~ apDee.
cation cf youF ssoosst 10 the con.
So~ ~i~-t'oa anA u eeeetsA. osoaS.
sa9 Ycu Of effieleaey. ecsao0y al
ooevs~s b the futuss. I ~ Il
Vouvs eee seevtee
t.1tlt n. a Trap.
~V~uv r0AUOD 4 CHA009ss