The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-01-26
Matters Of Interest Discussed.

The childish outpouring of disap-
pointed malice in last weeks Tribune,
by the Clique, whose schemes have
been so often thwarted, would receive
no notice from me personally, but the
efforts to asperse the motives and con.
duct of the Commissioners, whose
gallant stand in defence of the inter
ests of the County and the tax payer;
against the Vaccinations and con-
tinued assaults of the crowd has earn
ed their heartfelt hatred, demand some
notice. The animus of those partie:
is so we'll known that any remark upon
it, or the stuff which springs from II
seems unnecessary.
They say, in their effort to show
that the Commissioners have been
partial in liberality: eve would moi
have word to say if others were
treated with equal liberality."
That sentence conveys whole hos
of meanings: 1t is the fair express
sion of the very idea of the clique
who have dominated this County sc
long. 1t says, close your eyes to us
and about your actions we won't have
word to say, OF course.
But this was the very thing thai
the people elected the present Boart
of Commissioners to prevent. The
people knew very we'll that this liber
atty of sentiment would be exercised
at their cost, and they thought thai
the three men whom they elected a:
commissioners had the nerve, the In
tegrity and consciousness to put
stop to such practices. And it seems
to me that the Commissioners have
realized every reasonable expectation
in that matter, and that the people
generally, without regard to party
see it so likewise, and applaud thel
action, and will sustain them in thei
course. Twill now take the indivl
dual instances alleged, and EXAMINE
them carefully, which will be suffi
Gent to exhibit the nature of tn
clique and their virus.
The County Attorneys expenses t.
Olympia, which the Commissioner
allowed were allowed for the reason
that the Commissioners had found
necessary to enter suit to recove
fees belonging to the County, whicl
Auditor Day had appropriated to hi
own use, and had not accounted TO
according to law, and refused to ac
count for. This was an importan
case, and novel, and the Commission
ers desired to have the legal status o
the case we'll settled before commenc
ing the suit.
Many persons who then felt friend
ly to Mr.. Day. and believed in his in
tegrity, thought that it was necessar,
only to show that the County was en-
titled to these fees and Mr. Day woul
instantly account for all that he ha
received. They thought that h
would be willing and anxious to tr
the right to the fees.
It may here be passingly said tina
subsequent events have not justife
the confidence which those citizen
then reposed in Mr.. Days in
Ftegrity, for they have seen him, t
save few dollars, calmly adopt tn
privilege claimed by an Old Bale
Criminal, and that in face of the fac
that the Commissioners and Count
Attorney expressed their non-imputs
ton of any criminal intent, shoul
Mr.. Day fairly try the case on tn
sole ground of the right of one or TIN
other of the parties to the fund.
| In regard to the blanks for extr
services by the Commissioners the
were ordered by the County Attorney
before he had ascertained that tn
parties to the Thulston county SUI
had decided to not appeal the cas-
and they were ordered, if I remembe
rightly, at the suggestion of tn
Clerk, whose duty it was to make OF
the numerous copies required, ant
upon whom the act imposed niue
clerical labor.
However liberal it might be for th
Commissioners to allow themselvt
for the Monday referred to, it may
said that it was perfectly legal. Tn
law requires them to convene on tina
day, and the Statute gives them tn
right to allow themselves their pc
diem for the time occupied in after
dance. Their time was appropriate
by the law, and they were entities
morally, equitably and legally to thei
1pay.
Mr.. Winsor's attendance at Cour
was in obedience to request by tn
County Attorney, to give evidence i
the Baldwin case. In one phase {
the case his evidence would have bee
very material. 1t would have show
that the old Board had not intende
by their order to compel the Count
to pay twice for the same service, an
the nature of the necessity alleged b
the Clerk, and upon which the orde
was founded. Mr.. Hartman had ex
pressed his readiness for trial if tn
demurrer were overruled, and the wit
ness was in attendance for that reason