Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-05-25
For Sheriff.
Fossil. May 23d.

FOSSIL, May 23d.
ED. GLOBE:
/ have noticed several letters recently
in the Arlington Record, which were in
tended to prejudice the voters against
Sheriff Wilcox. After favoring and be-i
friending the taxpayers as he has ever
since he has been IN office, this kind Of
attack against him will only disgust
scores Of republicans who otherwise
might have voted for Livingston, and
cause them to vote for Wilcox, whom
they know is their friend, for he has
proved 1T morethan once. The taxpay-
| ing voters Of this county are too intelli-
gent TO allow themselves to be prejudiced
against an honest official by such stuff
as this Mayville correspondent (who is
one and the same writer, who doesn't
| live 100 miles from Condon) has been
sending to the Arlington paper. The
voters know better than that.
Of course Livingston is good citizen.
Who said he wasn't? Nobody said that
he is "bloodthirsty" and "eats man
for breakfast every morning." except
his henchnan correspondent, who is do
ing him more harm than good by trying
to pull down Wilcox in order to build
up Livingston. "voter" says that "as
private citizen Mr.. Livingston has
been very successful, which in itself is
good recommend for office" Now IL
this is true, wouldn't all men of sound
Judgment advise him TO stay with what
ever he is able to make success at
SO few men make success OF private
business that when one is found who
can, he surely ought to stay with it.
Why spoil good farmer to make poor
official? 1t does not always follow that
man who makes a success in private
business makes a good official. In many
cases it is just the reverse. / know an
official in Eastern Oregon who has held
a certain office ten years and has filed
the Office creditably who made the sad
dest kind Of failure in private business
before getting into Office. Put a farmer
who is not qualified for office work into
an Office and he would be as much out
Of place as fish is out Of water.
Mr.. Livingston admits himself that he
is not competent Or qualified TO keep the
sheriff's books, but says that if elected
he will put man in the Office who can
do the work. 1t seems to me this kind
OF service would be very Unsatisfactory
to the taxpayers and public generally.
Much better elect Mr.. Wilcox who is an
expert book-keeper and who would not
have to depend on every Tom, Dick and
Harry to keep his books for him. Judge
Mariner, one of the ablest and most i'm
partial officials in the state, says that
books can not be kept in better shape
than Sheriff Wilcox has kept them ever
since he has been in office.
Besides being thoroughly qualified to
conduct the Office to the entire satisfac-
ton of all, Mr.. Wilcox is yet young and
vigorous, and can if necessary jump onto
horse and ride 100 miles day--a duty
a sheriff is often obliged to perform.
Could his opponent do this? fear not
except by proxy.
What our taxpayers want is efficient
service, and surely they can not find
man who is able to give better satisfac-
tion than Sheriff Wilcox has always
given, or one who is more willing to be-
friend them and stand by them in such
times of adversely as the past year has
been. 'Let well enough alone" is an
excellent motto in this case. l don't
think there are many voters, regardless
Of party, in this county who care to run
the risk OF discarding good, obliging
official for new man whom his best
friends know is not qualified to discharge
the duties of the office. INDEPENDENT.