Nogales international., 1930-05-13
Editorials &
The County Feed Trough


Answering the article in The Herald Of May 9th
in defense of the county feed trough party those who
have grown sleek and fat absorbing the contents
thereof: They are Republicans and hold their posi-
tions by the grace Of Democratic votes.
The principal ones that have been favored by the
board of supervisors are The Herald, and two indi
viduas and the article referred to used about half
page in an endeavor to prove a negative
Their big point to be, and they do consid
cradle Dragging about it, that there is surplus of
$4,000 in the county treasury, "a most happy stua
ton Is it possible that this furnishes q reason for
calling in the Tax Commission? Would this furnish
proof of economy and ability, and influence the
mission to<be more liberal in it's permit for extra
funds?
They state in the article that this is the first time
since 1923 that the board Of supervisors have asked to
be permitted to exceed their budget They could
go further back than that and long prior to the
time the Republicans gained control.
We charge the chairman of the board as being
responsible because we believe the other members are
Under his influence and permit him to things al
most as he chooses, making it the most eXtravagant
board the county has ever had in its whole history
"Ihis most happy situation" mentioned in The
Herald article is due to the fact that the tax law
caused the payment Of much back taxes and left
prativey little delinquent; and the surplus would be
much greater if ordinary ability and economy
had been practiced
For example: They gave the county printing to
the highest bidder (The Herald) contrary to law The
Republican pastor gets good salary and expenses for
doing the work that formerly done by the clerk
Of the board of supervisors at to the county
and we feel certain would be gladly done for expenses
only matter Of charity by other religious organ
izatiOns of the community Or their ministers.
We believe that the expenses Of the present coun-
ty health department are far in excess of those ever
paid and spent by any other county health department
in the county's history
No wonder they rush into print in defense of the
county feed trough Both Rev. Smith and the county
physician do more advertising than any other minis
ter or physician of tbs community in advising the pub
lie OF their works Of Importance, what they are doing
and the charity they dispensing than others who
are probably doing real charity and good than
they
The Herald is side partner of theirs in duping
weak minded Democrats and making pntos of them,
demonstrated at the last county election when
Republican Board of Supervisors was elected.
The statement of the county physician that there
had been five of spinal meningitis in about five
months does not impress being an epidemic.
Other communities of equal population would consid-
er this number as being slightly above normal, and
no great fuss would be made about it,
Automobile wrecks and broken bones have been
taking place for the past ten years or So During the
past 18 months the administration of the present
board had great disaster nor any occurrence hav-
ing happened that would impress one as being u1-
usual.
During some twenty years of Democratic control
the county superintendent of health never ordered
the city schools closed for one day except during
the great Influenza epidemic of 1918 Yet the Incl
dence OF few cases Of spinal meningitis Is in 5
months) has caused the county superintendent of
health to do otherwise; and it is admitted that it is
difficult to make definite diagnosis Of epidemic men
ingitis, specifying that any particular case is of the
epidemic variety, in the laboratory We do know
that quarantine has effect in preventing it's spread
that why only one in family of many children will
have it and none of the others will be affected we do
not know. For which reason we do not believe anv ,
great honors are due the county physician on that
score, nor has the situation the past year furnished
any excuse for raid on the county treasury
That brother Smith would like to eXpend $40 600
per year in the INDECENT cause (but does not EXPECT
to get iD might warrant the suggestion that he be
careful lest he kill the goose that lays the golden egg
We re-asSert that we believe the present hoard Of