Attempts To Deceive

Of all attempts to deceive the people, that in the last Argus is the most contemptible of any ever yet put before the readers of any paper. That paper evidèntly has iiot the first grain of uprightness and justice left in it. By taking the Supervisor's report of 1894 and those of 1895 and lomparing them it makes out that the ïirst year of republican rule cost the county $8,768.08 more than the last year of the democratie rule. The trouble with those figures is, as the Courier had to explain one year ago, the figures given by the Argus include the last quarter of the democratie administration, which vas the heaviest known for years. Why '? Because the officers knew they were going out of office and everything ■ent The first column in the tables published in the Argus shows the expenditures for the current year from January lst to October lst. The second column shows the expenditures for the three months previous to January lst of the year. By taking the table for '95 it wil! be found that the republican expenses from January lst to October lst were $28,485.79, while the democratie expenses for their last quarter was $13,878.28. The two togethermake the total amount he Argus charges the republicans with expending. The sheriff's fees charged up to Mr. Judson were his only in small part, but mostly belonged to his predecessor. If the mathematician who wrote the Argus article would look over the books he would find that the Courier figures were exaetly t rue. Some Plain Facts - Thls the tax-payers can readily nee for themselves, that during 1893, and 1894 there were $80,000 levied to pay county expenses, that diirlng the year 1895 there was only $30,000 and this year will be only $20,000 raised But don't take our figures, take your tax receipts and convince yourselves. By saddling ofi tlieir own extravagant expenses on the republicana they liope to blind the people, but it is too thin. Some Democratie Extras - For instanee in the table given for republican extravagance in 1894, there is an expenditure of $591.35 for "hog house at county farm," That was built under democratie rule. There have been no "county canvasers" since the republicans came in power. $466.87 more. There has been no "expert testimony" since Mr. Bandall and Mr. Judson took office ; there has been no "assistance" for the prosecuting attorney, except in Sukey case. Aside from that he has lone his own work, and made the most economical administration the county has ever known. There have been no small pox and scarlet lever cases for the county to pay for which alone was $2,131.72. There has been no $3,552 worth of supervisor's services since the republicans came into power. There has been no "allowance" to the county treasurer since Mr. Rehfuss took the office, mul so on for nearly every item oï expense which was left as a legacy for the republicans, and appears In the report of 1894, that the Argus attempts to palm off as the first year of republican rule. Where the Saving Has Been- If any tax-payer has any doubt about the truth, and the exact truth, of the figures given in the Courier, we ask him to rd 1" nnty treasurer's office and see for himself. The books are open, and the tax-payers are welcome to examine them. Mr. Judson saves to this county $900 in Ms two years of office, and the [sures show it. Mr. Eandall has saved several thousand dollars by refusing to let any "tramp prosecutions" be made, by doing his own work and hiring no assistance, by having no $300 for "expert" testimony, or unount whatcver. The people also profoited, not only In money but in other ways by the confinement in prison of Cuyler ton, who had been a terror to the ( farmers of the north-western part of ( the county. The feeling was so ( tense that no insurance oompany would carry their property nntil after he had been disposed of and placed ■ in state's prison. Mr. Rehfuss has saved hundreds of ' dollars in interest money and by an honest and economical handling of the funds of the county, and has had no "assistance" or needed no expert to examino nis books. Every republican official has saved the tax-payers' money by wise and careful management, and not only that but by collecting $3,500 which a defaulting county treasurer left the county in the lurch. Red-Letter Years for the People - The past two years have been redletter years as [ar as the cost of running this county goes. and there never In its history, has been such good rork for so little money. Tlie Argus does not take up a single assertion made by the Courier and atteiïïpt to deny it. Furthermore there was not one assertion made that can be denied truthfully. There was an overdraft on the lst of September, 1894, of $14,400, anó there was a balance on hand Sept. lst, 1896, of $14,700, and the Argus dare not deny it. There was $80,000 raised for county purposes during 1893 and 1894, and there will be only $20,000 raised this year, and every penny of the indebtedness will be paid.