The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23

EDITOR SUN:
With your kind permission would
like TO ooeuppy short space IN your
paper, to say few words to the
voters of Stevens county, as the
time Is not far distant when We shall
be called upon to cast our votes,
to determine who shall administer
cur county affairs for the next two
years.
! have long ago concluded that
an elaborate attempt to make one set
of candidates appear to possess all
the virtues of saint, aud all tie
ability in the party that the dominates
then; and try to make people believe
that the opposition candidates are
guilty of all the sins u SINNER can
commit, and utterly incompetent is
proof positive that the man who
attempts it is a demogogue. But
there are reasons why think the
voters of Stevens county should
rally to the support of the alliance
county ticket. And those reasons
do not touch the personal of the re.
publican nominees. In the first place,
long time in Office has rendered the
officers tax in regard to county ex-
penses. Our county affairs are run
on a broad, open plan, that makes
our county expenses equal to that Of
countries having twice our population
and four times our taxable property.
When the republican party by its
national and state policy, has taught
the party to believe, and their acts
show that they do believe. that it is
right and proper to tax the people
directly and indirectly, all they will
possibly endure without overtime.
wing the party. And further. we
all know that in our private affairs
we grow into habit of making our
expenses about such an amount; and
it seems when our income, for any
reason is reduced, that it is next to
impossible to reduce our expenses IN
proportion. So believe it will be if
We continue the same men in office.
Their habits Of business have.become
fixed, and 1t is as hard to alter them
as for the individual. But elect a
new set of officers with distinct
understanding that the county bust
ness is to be run in the most econo.
mical manner possible with efficient
work, and they come to their work
untrammeled by the habits OF thought
and business that the old officers
have surrounded themselves with;
and we should have abundent reason
to expect a closer watch upon the
county expenses; and an equally
efficient management or county bust
ness. The alliance party has put in
nomination county ticket whose
moral purity, and business ability is
beyond question. They were not
nominated to pay any party work
done, lis any dlsinterested person
must admit; but the great object
had in view, was reduce expenses,
which we've pressing with such
uncomfortable weights upon the in
dustrial population of the county.
And believing that no material
improvement could be expected by
continuing the present officers in
power. Therefore it seems to NE
that careful consideration of the
subject must convince large
majority of the voters of this county,
that while change Of officers IN no
way endangers cur interests, there is
abundant reason to hope for material
benefit thareffom.
One more question to the voters of
| Stevens county and / have done,
viii you vote for machine that
gets a slnch on a county paper that
you all help to support, and which
without your support would be as
dead as julius CAESAR, and compel.
editor Stevens to refuse you one
small column in which to air your
views and grievances. If you will
you must have that sufrome christian
virtue which makes man wher
| smitten on the one cheek turn the
other also.
Respectfully.
Ct-SIw,-