The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-24
j. A. BAILLARGE0N & CO.
MISREPRESENTATION

$l50, 900. That treasurer handles from eight
TO ten times more money than does our
treasurer, yet we have this contrast
$50. 900 there. $4,000 here. And Il sure
ties are % Justify in twice tina amount,
according to the probate rule, we have
tho further contrast OF guretGos worth
100000 there. worth s., 500 900 there. Is this
difference climatic or otherwise, Mr.. Ed
tbor?
The principle Is wrcng-1et 1t be gener-
ally adopted and we will soon have an Of
fioial arsstocracy more odious than the
rotten arlstocracy OF the old world.
II Is dangerous as q preoedenA- It may
plague US as a pg1ngert estoppel In the not
distant future. While IN power st Is well
II not better to do Unto others as we
would have them do unto Us.
Tha board OF county commissioners
krssw when they fixed the amount of the
bond to 6e given by Mr.. Maple TO tho
county that the law required that bond
Of like amoane should be given to the
city. The board. therefore. had, by opera
tion OF law, the fixing Of the penal sum
In both bonds. Ought they not to have
regarded the unreasonable. not to say aS-
surd and oppressive. consequences result
ing from thesr act? Unreasonable be-
cnuse the city treasurer handles and Is
accountable for all tho money collected
by the county treasurer Tor the c5ty, and
in addition thereto. an the money arising
from local Improvement: yet his bond Is
fixed by the charter at only 100000. That
such result is oppressive 1t needs no Argyll
nsent to stsow-rhe simple statesnent OF
the fact Is sufficient. 1t is true that tho
board OF county commissioners did not
make the general law referred to above,
but they administer It and are clothed
with a discretion TO mitigate tts r5gor and
thereby TO promote justice and equity and
10 prevent oppress9oH and wrong.
We all like zeal In the public service,
ard are fiattered by the fact that any
man has the wisdom to cogscen trate all OF
his earthly possessions in King county
alone. but some or US who have possibly
Jagged behind In the tremendous forward
rush OF things. are somewhat bewiideresi
by the conviction OF any OF our fellow
citizens OF moral perjury because ne went
on Naples bond for s., 600 and only had in
ttis county $500, but had in Pierce coun-
~ SO. 600 IN property unisA-fngbered and in
his own right The surety must be a res
ideut OF this STAKE. possibly OF this cneirYty-.
but there is no iafw that requires him TO
have all OF his property in this county IN
order 70 qualify him to justify on an off,
cial bond. II may be In either counties
OF this state. The law requires tire sure
ties 10 justify by taking an oafh That
oat.s cslSrEst be srpeachesi nor the juxtafi-
cation questioned by showing from a re-
port Of tire assLtor of this county that he
has not that amount or twice che amount
OF unincn!rsberesl property III King county.
Il Is enough sf he has e en other COUNTIES
Of the state. II the oath is false and cxor-
rT1ptly so. prosecute the attempted surety
for perjury: IL there IS doubt OF his sufi-
cercy. summons him for examination
and let us be done WITH THIS star cham
ter proceeding. The conclusion Of the
whole matter Is this: Let the boar. Of
county commissioners rsscinsi their order
fixing rne amount OF thszse horgss ar. stse :
600 each. then acecrs che bond rendered,
which IS curceSi@d 20 t-e sufficient. srst
let the voice OF the people prevail
o. JACOBS.