Tombstone epitaph., 1922-11-05
A FINE TAX SYSTEM?


 Some years ago the legislature in fit of what they thought economy, repealed the law requiring the de- nquent tax list to be published Counties have lost hu dreds of thousands of dollars since then in delinquent No knows who delinquent and the secret is kept locked up the county books The general public has means of knowing who has paid and who has The worst of 1t Is no one seems to care Officials whose du ties to enforce the by law and sell the prop erty for taxes indifferent and do wish to stir up trouble for themselves unless forced to do though the law they must As long the general public not aware of the cOndlton who should wOrITy! Ev- denv not the delinquent who is getting the benefit of his delinquency. Then if he worry along for five years our present beneficen law in effect Good and faithful delinquent since you have consistently fused to help out with the public burden for five long years. will cancel the whole amount
 The man who pays his is thus paving added charge including the amount this sturdy delinquent has refused to pay. It sounds ridiculous that hardly believe is true but you will find it if you will look up the law
 This little economy in saving small printing bill probably ill effort of few to get with tine papers has the counties of the many hundreds of thousands of dollars Then because of this delin quency. the state compelled to borrow millions and per cent nterest-we pay it for the denquents. who absoved every five years. Fine system. isn't it l! -Coconino Sun.
 The above editorial from the pen of Col Fred Brcrn reflects startling and truthful facts regarding the nonpayment of taxes in many counties of the state.
 Cochse county however has instituted suits for the collection of back taxes beginning with the year 1915. One suit has been entered for the year 1915 before the fivcvear limit had expired and recently another suit covering the years 1916 1917 and 1918 has been put der Even after this acOn thousands of dol lars will not be collected and with the additional of clerical work and printing, the county will he the loser to certain extent
 When legislators to make what they pleased to imagine is great hit with the deer peepul they take rap the newspapers and shout loud and usy the great economical beat they have scored but with the lapse of short time the boomerang comes back with dull. sckening thud. and the County of Cochse testify the folly of the law enacted by the egsa tors who ''tOok rap at the newspapers.
 Political bunk and economy are two distinct things The temporary saving of few dollars that later grows into the loss of thousands may spell economy i'll the minds of petty politicians, but the great economical stroke of gone and forgotten legislature has cost tls one county pretty price.
 The legislators responsible for the present situation may have been sincere. Let grant that they were Even so. what they intended economy has prover to be The rap at the newspapers has tC be nothing than slam at the taxpayers pocket short of political prestige and newspapers known have gone out of existence because the den quent tax lists longer published.
 What applies to the delinquent list. applies tC other phases of county business We have legislators day who not well enough versed i'll broad minded bus mess methods to know real and genuine economy whe1 they it. They not do not to see further ahead than temporary moment of glory having knocked 90 cents from printing bil If that saving later develops into 5000 loss to the county state why should they worry If they garner few votes while their temporary saving is successfully ''pu over.'' their end has been accomplished.
 The honest taxpayer, the who shoulders his tal burden without muImur, is the who pays for th' false economy brilliantly played up by peanut politi clans.
 DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK