The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-11-20
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1879.


buttons provide against amy increase
or decrease of officers salaries during
their term of Office, in wise appre-
hension of the temptations that would
otherwise be placed before officers of
the law in the cndeayor to Use the
power ut times afforded them to fur
Their their own ends during public SER
vice. The absence of this prohibition
also places temptation in the way of
persons who have grudces to crafty
at the expense OF such officers, who,
being successful before the people can
only he reached ny their disappointed
opponents by what the lawyers term
As "beatingthem upon the eXecution.'
On principle, in equity and good con-
science if not in the strict letter of the
law, there is an implied contract be-
tween the people who elect and the
man who 10y his election agrees to
serve, that he shall receive for such
service during the term for which he
Is elected the certain sum attached 10
and by law made the rate Of compen-
.ation nj the time Of hi. election A.
ter such election he should receive no
moro and no less. ne should he kent
free from temptation in his own be-
half a. well as secure from the venom
of his euemies. Public policy de-
,nond. pa,.fact honesty. and il i Lut
seldom +ho+ instances arise whore tbe
n.on1a o,,,ntensnca any net which has
=. IT, ,,a+ix, nov-or ;ol.ho,v or dis
ori,,,i,atinn .,-ao tI,o,Ioh If annn,r j.,
The go,h Of ratrorchopnt Inv. Thar
~, rth.ir ,r.,ol,,,.,,, and
ao,,o,,,. ro.. r1,.,r ,o.ritoriou. c,sr-
oo+a, ,,.i.,n ,ba,. li-.~t,,',,s4. arainst
ono nar.or or io..li+,. oil, j., favor of
.,,,.,,i,..,.. ,.,,.,, l.,- -,.,,,1j INV, o.. -.
object t,s General .,aa.] ,r .oefa,v end
when If hack, t,,i, element II Is >ona-
time. from want OF forethouchr or
Wisdom IN the ,aw-ua,,sy. bat usually
be,3i--.. f,,a l.,,-,nal.er f.. t..,uel1ed hy
motive. foreign to -ol.eituie for the
npbiic Good. and iurallsd br motives
Of nriv9.. .p;,. amt 3.s-,. malice 7,iar
doe, violence 10 his nr5.l position d.
a leoi.jy1or.
IN our Inst Issue wa ra,l.d a,ranrion
"a s1cb an att,nYr I'm the introduce
rio, of - sn4cial biu ahmed ar fin.
pro.ec1tino ATTORNEY of mi. di.t,.ic,
in an atfort IN dec-ca<. his salary in
SSo, o,abo,,, o,..-tl,ird of tba .slarv
paid I'm each oe.l,e. orhar Districts and
hi. notwithstanding the exneDs.s Of
The Office are creator thap I'm the other
districts. more. ,o-rt, !, attend morn
,na.o ~ country ~ travel ovor and
les. conformation under the old law
than in tt,..ir.. aud ,..+tba nre.a,,t H..
,un,bent. Mr. Rloor,i.ll hos l,a~e.o-
fora and a1v,ov. rafr,i,ed froo, a,-
d.,vor;,.. f.. f,,e,.,.... nv, i.,.~.... r..
his .ols~,. ,-.4i, f.o. b.. ~.e..f.,...,
fro,, ar,. .,l....,.,r - ,,r.,...,.. r..s....-
rioo If tba sa'sri.. - ,,~oso.,.-.,,,. Of
-o-,.,-. +, ,r,i. T.~~..-,.,. ,.~..,...j'..; +
T.. llama o,roIl,- o,.3 f.;ri,. all o,..~,t,.
Territory iftbe ,nbri. .,,,i d.,,a,.,.d
f., Srob boin,, Li-,.o..,io. ba T.. .;l
made tha ohi..e- aia,a If -s-ra,,.r-
mont d. ,r,i..r, I...-..,,...-. ~ f....i;.-
repnrah,a motirs. a1l TOO p,si,ly
di.clo..- -,. ,fav., fae+ which -.
people Of tbj. district cannot bYt DO
nounca ana viii at..o.p+.nano. That
this effort failed does not destroy tb.
cen.ure which rirltfaliv II deserves