The Washington times., 1930-10-09
COUNTY g. 0P BARES ATF0RE ATTACKS 0N1

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DEMOCRATS
Financial Conduct Is Termed
"lnefficient" and Bond Use
By Diversion Of Funds Hit
ROCKVILLE, Md, oct. 9.--The
long-expected platform of the
Montgomery County Republican
organization, Of which Paul Sic
man, Of Chevy Chase, Md, Is the
recognized leader, WAS released
yesterday for publication follow.
ii1g q Tuesday night meeting of
the Republican platform conf
lmittee, OF which William Tyler
Page, clerk Of the United States
House Of representatives, Is chair
man. at the residence Of william
s COrby In Chevy Chase.
Although not specifi ically saying
as much, the document through.
out makes thinly Veiled but
scathing attack upon the leader
ship Of the Democratic organiza-
tion.
Hits Democrats
In the keynote" the platform
says:
eve condemn the intrOduc-
tiom into our county Of Tam
many methods. whereby . 20.
litical group. actuated by selfish
], Interests, attempts to control
/ the county government through
business and financial pressure
ana threats Of repFisal and by
multiplying Of State and county
Political appointments" :"
After condemning the handling
.of county finances as inefficient
and unbusinesslike," the platform
advocates q budget system and a
proper method of auditing county
expenditures and receipts.
Tax Board Favored
In the matter Of tax assess
ments, it favors a bipartisan
board Of assessors.
County bond issues, which have
been the subject Of many bitter
controversies between the oppos-
ink political parties, are dealt
with at some length. As to the
amortization Of these bonds, the
platform says:
1--WE condemn the practice Of
the issuance Of large amounts
In bonds without any provision
for current payments on the
principal. The pOstpOnement
Of principal payments ON bonds
for periods Of from 10 to 40
years Is unfair TO those In
whose hands the management
Of the county win rest in the
future, and Is calculated to de.
Iude the present taxpayers Of
the county. Such issues should
be carefully scrutiniEed 50 that
the cost Of Improvement can
be fairly and equitably distri-
buted between the present and
future generations"
The platform criticizes the
present Administration for divert
ing the emergency fund of $780,
0Oc to uses other than those for
which it was intended.
Schools Lauded
Edwin w. Broome, superin-
tendent Of schools, and his ad.
miniStration are subjects Of com.
pliment. To him the platform
attributes the great improvement
in the educational system OF
Montgomery county. The Republi.
cans would extend the principle
of Civil Service to cover the
county teachers.
After taking filings at the admin
iStration OF the police department
commenting upon the road system
and parks and Fairgrounds, the
platform takes to task In no mis-
takeable way the washington Sub
urban Sanitary Commission, con
demning its administration as lin
efficient and wasteful." The plat
form says:
"For IL years this Commission
has operated under the same
leadership, and the admission Of
It's chairman that after that
length Of time Il has reached no
decision as to the source Of an
adequate water supply for the
Sanitary District is an astOnnd-
ing confession Of incompetence.
We believe that the waters Of
the Potomac River should be
utilized to provide . permanent
adequate water supply for this
county,"
The document is concluded with
q request to all voters to give the
Republicans q chance to govern
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