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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1903)
; ; - - ; . . - . . . . . . , . . ' ! rfIII' ! , . . . , . . - - ; - - - - - \ r , . . . . . ' . . lllll-O' ! . ' < 1" " 'fU"JJol.1 : V " , 'lilli' ( 'u/IIIIM / 11U'hhal. t ! " - 'rlte'populist machinc , presided - ed over hy Sheriff Armstrong , i n1nldug daily runs now in it clforts to sa\'c t Itc patronage of I the sheri IT' : ; offIce fOI' the Bcacon , the populi t papcr run by O IC C. \V. Bcal. For j'carf the legal notices of thc ; herilT' ollice have I \ Iil1ed tltc purse of the Bcacon . man aluf h'C has paill hif\ party for thl' 'patronage thu bestowed .J : I "by throwing' mud and heaping . abulic upon any repuhlican the pop machine might na111C. ' .L'hc " machinc sees this powcrful pul1 , J 1 the patronage of the sheritT's omcc , slipping' away and is mak- . f .f iug dCRpcratc ctTorts to ho1l1 on to j t hc pu hI ic tea l. 'l'hc clect ion of the 1110st of thc rcpublican ticket , it practically cotlcccds and thc "I " only elTort put forth by .the 111a- 1/ chinc is in the intere ts of thc , nl1C h i ne callll id ate I' 0 ( ' sheri IT. 'I Why ? Because Bcal and the Beacon 1U1Ist rcceive the fecs for J , \ ' I lcgal notices from the sherif1"s I on ce or the mud slinging' abuse , of republicans at thc top or the I machinc gang will 110t procccd. t In short the Deacon wi11 not have I anti-republican tits unless it' gets I. paid 'for i l. No more pay-no I ! more iUs ! No more tits , no 11101'e i II Deacon. For ) 'ou take its lifc' ' . . . whell ) 'ou take from it the means If whereby it lives. 'rhe thought I of loosing this lmtronage causcs ) the illachine to 5 < iueak and : sIIUCCJ. In a dcsperate effort to drive repIblican ! votcs from 'I' y- lor to 1 lchardson the mac1une h,1I1 Ii < i uor scnt to 'ray lor and iit N lincd up 01 < 1 timc prohibition , dcmocrats at thc Ilepot to see It r. unloadcd. Not beiug a le to find I a faua with the pri\llc ; rccord of -.1. . John O. Taylor in 25 years re5i- ! , , ' i : dcnce In - tlllS county tiC ) ' tr.y to manufacture one. Uut 'it won't , succeed. ' 1'a'lor has the conn- ' 6 cnce and respect of his neigh- I' bon ; . and campaign canards will , I not work. 1 h. ' is cntiLled to the f : re ublican'ote 'of the county amI will gct it. { Phat wi11 clcct him. J t .Wi 11 be ha.r . < on' I t h mach i ne " " : ! .HI the Beacon' loose t hc shcrin' notice , ' hut it is timc thc / sheri IT's otl e was O\'crhaulell . . , . . . . . . anyhow , aud Taylor is the mall , to do it. A difTcrcnt policy slJOu1 < 1 prc\'ail thcre. 1.'ces for I milage shoulll , bc reportcd and accountcd for. 'l'his has not becn donc allll a'ote foil the ma- chinc dcputy is a vote to continuc , the prescnt rcgme. : Cut out the machinc. 'Cut out anli-rcpublican Bcacon fits. Cut : out sheritT lloticcs as a reward ! ' ; for doing political clirt ) ' work. \ Cut out r ichaflsn ( ( who will r , continue the prcsent policy , hy I voting fur aud electing John O. ' 1'aylor sheri/I. / OBHH\'lm. ! - - ' - 1 I ( In ' 1'111' HUll. I - Tl i ! ' , rcally pitcabl to see thl' miserable shif'ts a11l1lodgillgS - < ! l1w pop papers adopt to kcep up : a show of lighting conragc. \ 'l'hose trit1ing local mattcrs , so 1\ ! . vauntingly herallied at lirst havc ' : becomc a signal burdcn , and thc , papcrs arc 110 longcr trying arg'u- : ment , but chattering to kill timc and dece'e. . Thcir'oluminom : compilation of words rcminds m of th "boomb-bcetlc" which < lis' 'charges a smolcc to conceal itself , 'l'he whole platform of principlc : J- was carl } ' cliscarded to g''c plac ( for Mark Schncri ngcr's rec01"l1 ,11111 "Ulrcc gal10ns of whiskcy' have hecomc the crowning' logil of fusion.Vhcn we think a days gonc by when the farmer made the issues for the populist instcall of thc politicians , W4 I feel a disgmt for the fceole at f . tcmptf > at reason the honest pop ulists havc to cndll1'c. 'I'hc fac I is , the sooncr this shadow of tr1l1 populism , is gone , tll ( ' sooner i . wi11 be possiolc for som rea i issu to be hronght uefore th , people. Populists , why not pu "I " , an end . to this fusion farcc.-Sar gcnt f4c(1I ( r , t hr H" 11)03. ' ' : _ I . _ . 'Jr ' , , ' 1'he solc duty of thc count , i l1'easurer is to col1cct thc taxc , t ; , 'l'his has bc'n Ilonc hyV. . 1\ II' Gcorge , with a promptncss an completcncss approachcd hy 11 former treasurer. It has ah ; - . . . " " " " " _ "J ! < i . lIt.I.rJL" b II1' hCCll dOllC at the Icast possible cxpcnse cOllsistent with good and eflicicnt work. 'l'he contcn- tion that his administration IS costing' the taxpayers morc thall that of his predecessor is mcre bosh. Heretofore the collcction of taxes has bcen donc u } ' tOWll- ship col1cction. Undcr the present - sent ] aw aU taxes arc paid in dircct to the count } ' treasmsr. 'l'his nc'ssarily"increascs the clerical work. uut it sa\'cs the commission formcrly paid _ to township collcctors. , If thc pr - scnt treasurcr'emploj's more hclp in his oflice than did hi ! ) predc- . . . l cessor , It IS slm p I } ' 1 ) cca use morc hclt > is nccdcIHis \ clcrls are OUS ) ' all thc time , alld they earn thcir salaries. Whcn times arc good and people are rnnning' over one anolhcr in the rush. to pay thcir taxes , it takes more hell' in the tremmrer's omcc than it did during the clamity period when taxcs wen al10wed to run behind from two to tcn year . W. A. Gcorge , is a thorough busi- ncss man and hc wi ) ] get a'ote this fal ] which wi ) ] show that his ,1I1ministration of thc treasur- er's oflice has becn endorscd oy the. pcoplc.-Callaway COlJ1'1C1' , October 2 , 11)03. JUUU. "Stop thicf , " y lIs the pick pocket as he malees a rush throllgh the crowd with ) 'our moncy nca Oy oncealed under his \'cst. "Beware of JI1ud sling- ing' , " yclls the Bcacoll as it deliberately - liberately loads down iis colmns with rot and hea\'cs it at John O. ' 1'a'lor , the repuulicall candidate I'or shcri n' . 'l'hcn the Bcacon man wi11 dcplore the fact that a campaign c nnot bc run withou t pcrsonal auuse. POI' ycars he has bccn the enl } ' mud slinger in the campaign. 'l'his ycar he commenccd it hy insinuating tha.t 'l'a'lor's whiskc } ' calllC to Brolcn Bow uy mistake and that it was wcl ] that 'l'aor ] was not a ministcr as he was cducated to bc. Such despicable methods of running a campaign should be bcnca l h t hc though t 0 I' dcccnt mcn. And why docs hc do it ? Just for one purposc allll one only. Beal wants to sa\'c thc shcrifi"'s notices for the Beacon. He know ! ) that when the notices quit coming to hiB oftice his paper - per wi11 quit bcing puolished and that he wi11 ha\'c to go to work. Hcnce no mud is too olack and stinking for him to sho\'e his hands into and throw at 'l'aylor. But it won't work. 'l'he people of the county are bcgining to know the animus that is prompting - ing Bcal to malc thcsc assults. With the Deacon the shcriff sale notices at $10,00 cach outwcigh t1ie characler of John O. 'Paylor for honcsty and sooriety. Nose \ with the \'oten ; of thc county. ' 1'hewant \ . a man for shcrilT whose wonl IS as gooll as his bonl1.Vho wilf know how 1I1a IY dcputies he has and what they I arc doing , and how much thcy arc paid alld who is paying thcm. Richardson's clcction 1I1oans thc continuation' A r1l1strong's mc- thods. 'l'hat mcans sheriff's notices for thc Bcacon and mud in the nexl campaign. Dispose of the .mud by suprcssing the . causc of it. Stop the lleacon's and Deals pu J ] at the pu hlic , tca t and future c'ampaigns wi } ] hc run without 1I1ud. Votl' for Taylor and you stop thc pulJ. . ' 1'0 'l'h 'l'I' I'llI'l' III' 'I'ht. eOllllly. Hcre is a practical e\'cry 'day : > problem in Arithmetic for your pupils. f4etthc1l1 thcm solv ( > it and tcll thcir parents of it whcn thcy go homc. Y I' Schncringcr col1ectcI ] taxcs e amonnting. to $ IO , 1hl.05 at a cost to the taxpayers of SI , : NI.- ( ,2 allll Gcorgc col1ccted taxcs amounting to $ 1t2SCJI.52 ) at a cost to thc taxpaycrsof ShIt,7.10. lIow mllch more did it cost thc taxpayers on the SIOO U1111er Sch ncringer's ad m i nist ra tion than under Ucorge's administra- . . lion to col1eet $100 of taxes ? In the intcrcst of economy and good gO\'e1'l1111cnt , who should we "ote for ? , I , II. ( . . . .f'V- . .IIII ! , . . . . " " .I " " - - - " _ , , , , , , , , , , , , : : : : " " " .I.-.Hrhl. . " , I'illir ' -hf. : W" " " " : " ' - - _ H ' ' . ' 1 v ' . , . . r t = : : : : : ' - ru. , iIIIiIiQt"- . : . . . . . . . . ' . ' . " " , ; . ) 'IiU ! I ! J. ! ! : ! IIJ.m.J.tJ.tJ.t.tlmW.tl1IIIIImlltl.tlIIU.m.IlJ.I.t1.t.I.1. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! lIJlI.I.U.I.t.tI.l.UJ.lUt1Ult ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! It 1l1ft.t'1t1t ' ! : :1 13 : : : - c : , i 9" : . . . . C om : para tSt a t em en t 0.1. . . . . . . . . o II . ' W. ' A. GE RGE ANn M. E. S HNERINGER , . . . . . . I - - : : : : : : : : : : = ' 1 Showing Collections and Costs of Collections for One and ' = = - - - - : : : :1 One-Half Years Under Schnel'lnger , and One = = : : : : : = = : : :1 and One-Half'Years Un del' George. 13 : : : : I : : : : : i : \Vhich administl'nt tJ has been Ute more ( ' ( 'onomienl ? George 01' Schnel'ingel' ? 13 : = 1 Head cHl'efuHy l'\'tH'Y wOl'd of the following' Hnd then deeido fol' yourself : = = : : :1 'A II will ng'1'ee that ' judicious .economy IHneticecl : by a public ollicinl is com- = = , I nwndaulo. A 11 will likewi's.o ag'l'cn f ; ) at any 1 > uhlie of1icitl ! posing' ns an economist ; : : : : . whl'n no economy was uSl'(1 IS as dosptl'uble as the othcr IS commmHlnblc. : : : : : f The Hl'IH'On Htatpd not. long' sineo that : Sch lH'I'i ng'cl' was out in the campaign with . 3 : : : : : : ! t:1HY : dOU1llm R to pl'o\'n sonlOt-hi ng' 01' othel' , whieh wo eoulclnot very wcllmake out , hut : : : : : : : : = 1 ' ' fl'om tlH' ' i of the ' those = = : uclg'i 1Ig' : stl'a n Buacon'8 l'di torials for the last few months , . = = i dOL'.umonts al'e t1H' I'ool' ) ) t.hat . l. K fh'hnel'ing'ol' : run the tl'onsul'ol"S oflico with less. : :5 : E : expoJlse than dIS ( It. . ( . ( 'ot.g'l' . FOI' the benefit of thoRl' who wish to know the facts = = Ef II the CIHW : ( ' , a1'trlll ( omlHI'isol1 nncI analysis of the following' t.ablc . will bc of much " 3 _ : ; : : = 111 te I'OS t : , : : : : : - - I ' - : = : : I - " . : : : : ! t : : : : : : e - . = = 1 : : : : I ' .l'ax Col1cctcIl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = = 1 'l'ownship Collcctors. . . . . . . . . . . . . School 14al1d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : : :1 : . Miscel1ancons , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : : : : : : Hc < 1c1l1 plions Heeci'cIl , . . . . . , . . . : : : : .1 rnt. on Co. AssiJfll. allll 'l cdl11'n. = _ = S I . 111 t. on City Assign. amI HCIll11 ' 11 - ' -I . 'l'otal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - ' t. - : M. E. SCHNERIN ER. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ un _ un 2nd yr. . - - - - - - sri 950 05 5 548 02 , ( , SO-t : , 011 177 15 , ' 4 810 53 , 104 289 84 3rd } yr. ( ) O H3S 1)1) 1)1)I I 3 ( ,24 07 1 OI ' 10 I ) 271) 32 345 54 105 150 02 - . . . : : : : :1 : 1 \ dbng thesc. . . . . . ; . . . , . . 10-t 2 N S.t E. . 105 150 02 : : :1 O 721 1' ) i 'rotal Co1 ! tions for 1 ; ycars. . . 21)0 _ If , _ O . . . . . . : : : : = For the purpose of comparison , w havc takcn = = 1 thc receipts of thc treasurer's ol1 ce for the : ; : : i period beginning Jul ) ' 1 , 1'100 , to January 14 , : = 11)02 for Mr. SchncringcI' and thc periOll hcg-in- Ei ning January 15 , 1')02 , to June 30 , 1903. Notc : : : : : : : that : \11' . Schncringer continued in omce to the I 14th day of .T nuary , 1J02 , therefore taking otT = = i from the rccelpts of the ollice 1'1 days of the : : : : period that ought to go to 1\11' . George's ad- : : : : : ministration. Yon will also noticc that each : : : ! enc of thcse periods arc dividcd into three parts , = = i each part represcnting' one-half ) 'ear. Yon will = = i notice that the tolal collcctions for the tirst : : = i " pcriod or Mr. SChnringcr's l % ) ' ars is S21)0 , H,1.- : : : : = OS , that for the penod rep'rescnt111g Mr. Gcorgc's = 1 administration of 1 } years the cocctions ) ] were : = : S3 2SIl.54 , being' greater by $ 2,738.48 than : : : : i during thc period of MI' . Schnc1' ngcr's adn.linis- Ei tration. 'rhe statemcnt hy the opposition tlwt : : : : : f Mr. Schncringcr run the o licc of county tr asur- . = = i er at a lcss cxpensc than docs 1\f r. Gcorge IS the : = : wholc stock in trade of those who are str'ing E to elect 1\11' . Schncringer to that position. Now . : : : : i lhc fact that Mr. Gcorge has paid morc mon ' : : : : i for expcnsc of thc ot1ice during' the givcn timWc = = i than did 1\11' . Schncringer is by no mcans conE - E : : clus'e cdcnce that it _ \'e c\ cost more to transact the : : : i s , me amount of busincss. A glance at the E1 above tahle wi11 show that the volumc of husI- : : : : : : i ness was ouc-fourth greatcr during 1\1' ] . Gcorgc's : = 1 administration than during' 1\11' . Schneringer's. : : :1 : 'l'he right and onlwa ) ' to get at the facts as : : : : : : to whether 1\11' . Sc11tlcringer run the ofl1ce vith : : : : : less expcnse thall docs 1\11' . Gcorgc is to compare : : : : : i the amouut of business transactcd during cach : : : :1 : of these periods and thcn see how much it has : : : : : : i cost Custer County and thc citizens of Custer : : : : : . County to transact that husiuess. In ordcr to = = i do that it wi11 OC llccessal'Y to .take into con- = = i sideration ery item that whas entercd into 01' = = i cen a part of the expcnsc of thc col1ection of = : i taxes durinf thcse two pcriods m nlioncil. Let - : : : : .i . m _ take thc rst period tirsl. : : : : : i As statcd above , 1\11' . Schneringer coilccled : : i during the last year and a half of his administration - : : : : : tration thc sum of $290 , t,1.05. nut bcfore we : = i procccd to dctcrminc as to the expcnse , we pre- : : : : i sume that e\'ery enc who knows lnything about E ! thc mattcr will concede that the writing of rc- : : : : : i ccipls for taxes paid and the hook-kceping incidental - = : ; : = dental to the dhtribution into the proper funds : : : : :1 of the \'arious itcms which go to malec up the : = : collcctions mal < es up the principal part of the : : : i labor connccled with the ' 1'rcasmer's ot1ice al1l1 = ! in the ratio that that husiness is increased 01' : : : : : : i 11 minishel1 should hc the incrcase or diminution Ei of the expcnse. : : : : : : According to the statemcnt of Mr. Schncring- : : :1 er for the tirst ycar of his admiifistration , hh ; = = 1 mlary and cJcrk hire amountcd lo S3,175.15. E : Assuming that it took as much for a half ycar : : : : : i as a wholc enc , the cxpcnse for the half ycar E : : would bc SI,5S7.54. The salary anll clerk h 1e : : : : :1 tor thc next two pcriods , or for thc ycar 11)01 , = = 1 wil"s S3,52 .HO for the two periods , maldng a : = : total of $5 , 111.n : for thc pcrjod of enc and a = : : i half years. But thcse arc not thc only itel11B of : : : : i expense connccted . with the transaction of that - - : : : : : : : amount of bnslncss. : : : : : i 'l'here wcre a numoer of township co11ectors : : : i who rccc'cd for thcir scrces thc sum of : : : i , 8933.50 and it will doubtlcss he rcmcmbcred by - - 4th yr. (10 084 81 1 7,4 83 ( , 028 08 I 2 HS 1 1 0 S 760 0 ( , 1 202 31 . 80 721 1' ) II W. A. GEORGE. ! : I 1st } f ) ' 1' . 107 14 ( , 90 4 082 ( )8 4 380 35 14 Cl83 45 2 121 1)5 132 415 CJ3 . 2nd } Jr. CJ3 442 58 4 711 8 ( , 1 389 25 18 036 10 1 355 54 1 1 78 81) 057 'U - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3rd yr. I - 111 025 58 : : : : - - - 7 615 27 = = " . . 3 2" ( 'J. \ " . _ : : : : : : 11) 013 36 \ = = 1 371 72 . s : : : : 77 94 ' : : : : : I - w4679 'I - - 132 415 63 ' = = 89 057 11 = = - 141 426 79 = = " - - - 362 , 8 9 53 = = - a grcat many people in Custcr County , that apart . = - = 1- part of the col1cctions mentio11cd above was = = collcctcll by distrcss , and the expcnse of sheriff's , : : : : fccs and milcage connected thcrcwith is as much t = an i tcm of expcnse as is the treasurer's aud his 13 clcrk's salaries. . We wi1lnext cxamine this item of expcnse. \3 \ : : : : : 'l'he sheritT rcceived S771.,0 in fces for warrants : : : : 011 which he made col1ections. . 'l'his was paid I : : : : : by thc parties from whom thc collcctions were " . , j = = made. 011 warrants on which no , col1cctious ' wcre made , he rcccived from the county as fees " i3 the sum of SI,403.50. As mileage on the < lis- : = = tr ss warrants on wh ich col1ections were made , = = he reccivcIl $1,274.35. On warmnts on which : : : : : . . . . no collcctions were maGe , he reccived from the " ' . : : : : county the sum of $2,334.55. Nor are these all , ' : : : the items of expense. 'rhe county attorney was " :3 helping to collcct tax and kept a clerk at a sat- = = ar ) ' of $40 pcr 1I10nth , who was paid for his scr- , = = \'iccs out of the Gcneral fuud of the county i : : : : : $417.75. Add ing thcse Hcms. . . . . . $ 5 111 37 : :3 : 771 ( i0 . : = = 1 403 50 : ' = = , 1 274 35 : - = = 2 334 55' : = = ' - , . , 1)33 50 : : : : : : 417 75 : : : : : - - - Which gives us the sum of. . . . . . . . $12 246 6 ; 3 'l'his is thc amount mL d for the collcction of , \ . : : : : : $ IO , 1,1.05 taxcs ul1 < l r Schncring'cr's a minis- . = = c t ra lion. : : : : : On the other hand for the col1cction of $3,2 , . , ' . . = = S91).53 , $ ( , , ( ,77.10 \ as pad. } 'l'he whole thing ' :1 : = = summcd up 1001 < 5 hke this : , , : . - : : : : Schue1' nger' : > Collcctions. . . . . . . . . . . $290 H,1 05 " \ ' i j HXl'HNSH Ol COITHC''ING. , ' ; I : : : : : Schncringer'sSalaryanc1c1erkhire. . $ 5 111. 37 " ' ; , ' . , :1 : = = heri IT's Pecs and Milcage. . . . . . . . . 5 784 00 . ' ' ' ' ' 1'f ; . ' i j3 'I'ownship Col1ectors Com. . . . . . . . . . 933 50 ' : . = = Count\'AUorney's C lcrk. . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 75 , i - : : : : . - : = = ' 1'otal Nxpense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( I 12 246 62 i ' : : : : : - - George's Col1ections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $362 8Q9 53 13 ltXl'HNSH 01 COTTHC'l'ING. I Salary and Clcrk Hire. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ ( , ( ,02 10 Spccial Col1cctors Com. . . . . . . . . . . . 75 00 ' : = = - - - - - - 'l'otal J' xpensc..S ( ,677 10 :3 : 'I ' _ Cons l1ercd on a hasis of per cent. for collecting - : , ' , = = ing it looks likc this : Under Schncringer's ad- . = = .1 ministration it c > st four and seven-tenths per 3 ccnt. for collecting' . U\1Iler \ George it has cost ' : : : : : enc and nine-tcnths per ccnt. 'I : = = Another index for thc comparison of the , . . : : : : : \'olumc of busincss transacted during each of , . = = these pCJ' OIIs a proper thing to takc into con- . . , = = silleration is thc correspondence and we presumc : 1 3 ' as no record is kcpt of thc numucr of Ictters and : = = inquiries answcred , the amount paid for postage' : = = is a safe indcx. ' 1'he amount paid by 1\11' . i : : : : : Schncringer was $131).00. 'I'he amount paid by' : = = l\lr. George was $318.78. : : : : : Another indcx of the \'olul11c of ousincsswould t 3 bc the numbcr of tax 'receipts writtcn during' ; = = cach of these pe1' ods. 'rhc t1tul1bcr written dur. ' : = = ing the last ycar and a half of l\fr.Schneringer's : : : : : : adminislration is 18,3(1 . ( ( , . . 'l'hosc during Mr.- ' _ . 1 = . . = ( : Jeorge ' ' s al miniS " t ra t. Ion IS " - 1 , 0"0 . ' : . - - - Ii The expense of the treasurer's office und.er Mr . ! Schneringer gives the sum of $12,246.62 against thel ' ' ' sum of $6,677.10 under Mr. for the same length. ' ) ' o ' EI . . ; . . : / , George . . : , . : I , < : . - - : - : : : : : : ' . . / , _ " ' 11/ . # . " . . . , - 0 f tlll ; l .a..J.J. e . . - : . : . : . . . . . . \ . - ' I = : - = . . : - : : : = = - : \ ' - ni1 n1n1n1 l1n1n1n1n1n1n1n1n1n1nTn1n1 liIHl1nlnlnlnIHinnnnUllInninn1i11HIi il1ilIH1HIi1Inni1lli 1 IimUilm1i - L