The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-16

est care. In the light of these facts II fol.
lows that the person holding the Office must
be possessed of the most intelligent blsi.
ness qualifications. He must have an nc.
quaintance with business men and with
business methods; and without such an &C.
quaintanceship he cannot hope to fulfill
the duties of the Office so as to either sat
isfy himself or meet the demands of the
public whose servant he Is
This, then, is the objection to making
Lawrence Morrissey sheriff of La Sale
county. 1t is an objection that is placed
upon higher grounds than his politics-up-
on higher grounds than personality. Mr.
Morrissey has not had the business training
to fit him for the office which he now asks
That he has not may be the result of mis-.
fortune, but however that may be, the fact
remains that he has not that most essential
Of public oiiicial-the business ability 70
take hold of and manage the most impor
tant office in La Sale county. The ques-
ton which the voter must ask himself is
"Would | entrust my private business in
terests, amounting to thousands upon thous.
ands of dollars, to one who knows little or
nothing of business men and business
methodist
The fact that Mr.. Morrissey was named
for the position by republican county con.
vention is not sufficient guarantee of his
ability to discharge the duties of the office
because Mr.. Morrssey was selected solely
on the ground of a seeming availability
because the republicans hoped to make
some break in the strongholds of democ-
racy. Before republicans even give Mr..
Morrissey their votes let them enquire and
satisfy themselves on this point. However
democrats and republicans may differ In
their political views, they all have a com
mon interest in the puolic good.
The facts as to Mr.. Barton are all the
reverse, and meeting the question upon the
simple one of fitness for the office, wisdom,
prudence and judgment unite in saying that
MIR. Barton should be chosen sheriff of La
Sale county, He Is man prudent in his
own affairs. lie is a man who, through
the positions he has held in La Sale
county, is intimately acquainted with ali of
its varied interests. Well versed in public
matters he is in every sense of the word
qualified 70 be sheriff of La Sale county.
He knows how public business is transac-
ted, and is intimate with all the details of
the county's affairs, He mas resided in
La Sale county since 1854, and has the re-
spect of all who know him. He is honest
intelligent, capable, Though devoted to
farming he has always manifested the ut.
most interest in public business, and for
years has been connected with it. Against
Patrick Barton as a man, and his ability as
business man not one single word can be
uttered. Through five consecutive years
from 1876 to 1SSl-he held the office of
supervisor of the township of Eagle, max
ing one of the best officers in La Sale Co
During his membership he was chairman
of the committee on roads and bridges,
one of the most important committees on
the board. He was also member of the
committee on township organization, mis-
cellaneous claims and complaints and abate-
ments He has been town collector of
Eagle, and for three years was treasurer OF
the road and bridge commissioners Of
Eagle. At present, In conjunction with
the supervisor of Eagle, he is looking af-
ter the interest of his town in tho railroad
bond suits, now pending in the United
States Circuit Court at Chicago. In every
one of these positions Patrick Barton has
shown himself capable and efficient, and
we submit that having had this training,
and being thus acquainted with the con-
duct of public affairs, he is in every way
better fitted for discharging the duties of
the sheriffs Office than is Lawrence Nor
rissey, who has had no public experience
and whose mind has not been trained to
dealing with public business.
The FREE TRADER is confident of Mr.
Barton's election. The people are not so
dull as to be blinded to their own interests,
and when the question is put to them :
"Will you have public servant with ex-
perience and proper training ~ or "Will
you have one totally lacking in both ?" the
common sense of the vast majority is bound
to control,
Industrial Political League.
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