Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-20
An Address

t. Fee Tn',1,> ot' Tir,>fpn CnaDtp:
In h"halt III that portion of the citizens
OF lhur>t"n county vino, uIcctiuu together
without regard to former loiititai ali ia
tons htV" nominated a full county ticket
i'll opposition 10 that heretofore put III, by
the Republican County Convention. we
take tins manner at Announcing briefly
the grounds upon which ", claim vour
>npp"rt
fine Obi ct we propose. is thc correction
aud I, form of certain abuses which have
crtpt into the administration OF our coun-
y at airs. ami 10 prevent those with mich
W. >rctiI 10 lie Threatened
Too i'ng have We witnessed 4 gross u,.r-
lrct of duty ot SOME of our county Officers
ami II pcrNrJ>lDn ui the authority Wltidcd
10y others. which have resulted lii th- >"ri-
OIIS impairment Ot the public >"TN H.,.. the
levy - heavy taxes and the iucr,. ,.ni the
public Indebtedness.
Patiently have We submitted to 90. ,,l..>t
arbitrary ami corrupt influences ~ the
nomination aud election ot our county
officers.
We have seen the public service made
tn" me- ans, i'll divers corrupt WiNs, of per
ict'!atiuC their tenure of office,
Tine law has been ruthlcSSlv trampled
under foot nv these sam" servants of the
people, who assume t. ''r our masters To-
increase the liprrtl fees ant salaries fixed
bV statutory I!dclncnt.
They nave apparently cun>pired with
the railroad corporations to prevent the
collection of their due proportion oftaXcs
and have allowed reductions in assess
ment of their r"prrtY which were unjust
and unS iir',lpl.rd 10y law.
We have seen the taxes of these cnrpor-
atoms grow smaller by degrees. 10y the
cunniVtnc" o. those whose special duty ii
l. to see that Tin" taNc> are uniform.
The most fragrant evidences of IaVOritc-
ism have been shown III the assessment OF
some other taxes ~ well ~ i'll the allow
ancc Of claims against the county.
The threatened dangers We wi h spc-
clallV Ia avert are those incident Ia the
proposed election of men whose relations
to the raillo ri corporations are, and have
been. such that W. could not reasonably
expect them To acI inlartlalIy III any
matter where the Interests of those corpO-
ratIonS are in conflict with the Interests of
the county, should the occasion arise, and
we confess that while we are i'll favor of
fostering these and any other enterprises
calculated t. develop the resources ana
increase the business of the county by all
proper means. we are not disguised III view
of the disposition which those corpora
tiUns have uniformly shown, to shrk the
payment OF their share OF taxes, to cn!TI>t
either the ners or servants with powers
which il is only rational - suppose will
he eNcrrl>ed tor their own advantage.
With our opponents we haNcno personal
issue To make. As for our method, we
!
of which the nature OF the ease Will a limit.
A. ii is the paramount object of all eirc-
tons To chooS" persons to ill the several
official positions with an eye IL the hes;
advantage OF the pablo. we hold it to br
the plain duty OF every good citizen To
vote i'll accordance with his own con-
SCIENCE, without regard To PARTY bias or
feeling. In other woIds we hold that the
only legitimate purpose of any politica;
organization, under whatever name il may
he knUwn-Rcpublican Democratic or
People > II To secure wise, honest and
efficient administration OF public affairs,
by the selection of the best men that can
be had for the public officers.
On that test We are willing that our tick
1T shall stand or tall, believing that in It's
selection we have offered the best OF guar
antics that if il is elected, the expenses of
tie county will he reduced, that assess
mentS Will he Uniform, that an equal ra-
Ito of tax will he cXacted from rich and
poor, that all corporations will he conn
prlicd To contribute an equal proportion
10 tie public revenue, thus materially
Tightening the burdens of the people; III
fine, that The duties of the various county
officers we'll be faithfully, honestly and
efficiently performed.
). l.. RCDpELL,
a. +. JAMES,
X. =. W WESTON.
TiiOS. PRATuER,
OF the Peoples County Cen. Com.