Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-25

be equally progressive in represent.
Ing the county. These Legislative
planks. then. In the Republican plat
form. naturally would belong to
a progressive platform like that of
the Democratic party. y
Last of all, the Republicans pro-
pose that Sheridan county should be
dropped to a seventh class county.
This is indeed interesting. The law
provides county commissioners des-
ignate the classification of counties
in September of every even num-
bered year. In counties where the
total assessed valuation has dropped
below 100000, the classification is
intended to be lowered from the
sixth to seventh class. The county
commissioners, In their September
meeting. made no change in the
county's classification. The total
assessed valuation only lacked
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS of
meeting the required five million
less than OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
ONE PER CENT With new assess
ments coming In to the Assessors
office continually, it was believed
even this difference would be made
up, and on top of that the Examiner,
with whom they counseled, advised
against any change.
This plank, probably conceived In
the brain OF the Republicans candi-
date who pays no taxes whatever
except So a year head tax to tho
road and poor fund. boldly asserts
that lowering the classification OF
the county will materially reduce
taxes" What & delusion! Looking
into the law, we find the only pos
sible lowering Of taxes would come
from reduction In the salaries OF
SIX COUNTY OFFICIALS. This to- /
tai reduction would be $10s.4S per
month. 1890 a year. Less than the
Assessor alone saved In the one Of |
flee In one year How much, Mr.. |
Taxpayer. would that reduce your
taxes? Contending for lowering OIL
our county's classification on a basis
of SIX HUNDREDTHS OF ONEt
PER CENT and on the plea that
Topping off $1,000 a year from coun-
t. officials would materially reduce
1t wouldn't mean a differ
ence Of TEN CENTS a year to the
average ~taxpayeri Strangely enough
too is the fact that the incoming Of
would not be effected by a re-.
In salaries, since 1t would
be January /, 1887 before change In
classification could become effect
wei
This is only a good sample OF
'alse economy with which enthus-
reformers 30 often tempt the
The economy of the present
officials Is a matter OF rec
,rd. 1t Is not guess work to the tax
And that economy has not
been ~practiced at the. expense of fu-
.ure administrations. You may elect
inexperienced, or unframed persons
% run the affairs of your county who
to save money for the tax
layer, but who, through their inef-
iciency. get the county records and
he county's business into such de-
,lorable candition that 1t may re-
luire years Of effort on the part of
uture administrations and thou
'ands of dollars OF taxpayers money !
0 straighten out the mess-all OIL
which could have been saved by ef-
icient, honest. officials. We have |
lad far too much OF that sort OF
economy already. and are now
paying the f~iddler"-paying for our :
'ast follies. That Is why there has !
zen such a noticeable change In /
he voting thought OF our people. I
hey have come to think in terms OF |
.onest efficiency, and with sane, /
ober thought, they go to the polls /
nd cast their ballots for men whom !
hey know, by THEIR RECORD,
1ill serve them best II