Show AFRAID TO TELL THE FACTS One of ot the tho th star planks of ot the Amer American American ican city platform Is Its reference to tJ t the condition of ot the finances which it says are In better belter shape than when this administration al took tool office Repeated requests on the auditors of office fice ce for statements from his books booles I showing the real status of ot affairs have failed tailed to elicit any information al although although although though no figures have been forthcoming forthcoming ing since the June report The very refusal of the auditor to make a state statement statement ment meat shows that the platform plank p was untrue and framed expressly to de Ie deceive the Voters oters by concealing the raid on the treasury which has wiped out all the funds and practically exhausted In advance all vance all aU the receipts from taxes which are payable In November The city treasurer has furnished statements of balances which show that the general fund in his possession has lost over since June Tune 1 No Noone Noone Noone one except the auditor au knows how many warrants against this or any other fund are outstanding and the auditor persistently refuses to tell teU The special funds which are held in trust and are not available for city use have increased No figures are given as to the street fund and heavy transfers of money have hae been made in recent months from froni this street fund to the fund in order to pay P J T Moran for the share shaie of his pay paving ing ng account As noted no one but the auditor knows exactly the real financial condi condl tion of the city because he alone knows the amount of outstanding and unpaid warrants and he refuses to give the facts although every citizen is Js entitled to know them At the known ratio of expense e however hoV ver It is fair to assume that the city has raided Its November tax receipts in advance to the tune of nearly half hal a million and that Jan Tan 1 will see the general fund exhausted with almost a years ex expenses expenses expenses i to meet before any additional revenue for that fund can be expected outside of licenses and fines and for forfeitures This condition of oC affairs is as scan scandalous dalous alous as it is distressing to those who realize what it will mean eventually In Inthe Inthe inthe the way of ot higher taxes No effort at concealment can successfully hide the burden confronting the city next year nor does it profit the American party to refuse to tell the exact facts In spite of or two raises In the city tax rate In spite of or the enormous sum of money left by the Morris administration from the bond issue the party in power has dissipated all the surplus it inherited has spent all of this years taxes before they are collected and will hand band over to its successors the most difficult task in financial man management management management that has ever befallen a city administration here That may sound like a strong ar arraignment but it Is true and the Americans know it so well they are re afraid to let their auditor tell tho the truth about the situation |