Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-08-04

IA another colusnn Of this Inn
preeaion ID printesl letter from
II. J. Notf, of 0lex, im which be
fakes iesne with an opinien ex-
pressed III tla0 GEoBE b few weeks
sxo HI regard 10 the action Of our
eounty court la allowing the clerk
and sheriff certain sums for the
payment Of deputies
The GLoBE has no desire to
enter into any controversy ON this
matter, further than to defend the
position it has beretof0re taken.
VIZ ars, as much III favor Of an
economical administration OF the
affairs of Gillian county as any
citizen can be; and we believe that
the action Of the county court on
she question at issue to be founded
on eorreet business principles and
10 be in the interest of true econ
onny. II Is highly essential that
the wsrk ia both these offices
should Be done I'm q strictly first
class manner, and that it should
be kept up and not allowed to ac-
cumulate in the offices. The in
ferests Of the people are at stake.
and the people are the sufferers
Ia every instance when q public
service Is indifferently rendered.
The claim made BY Mr.. Mott
shat The fact that the offices in
question have been run for short
time without allowing deputy hire
proves that it can be done,' does
not prove that it can be done in
The best manner. A statement
nade by County Clerk Frazer 4
the county court at its last session
ii relation to this matter, set
hrths among other things that
during the time m which no deputy
hive was allowed, the clerk wa'
obliged to work over hours, to EN-
nlnv his wife in the Office work
and al times TO employ one or tw'
extra clerks at his own expense
and that in spite Of all this, con
sidarahEe Of the detail work wa
necessarily neglected. This state
mens is a matter Of public recor'
and can be seen by any one inter
ested.
The assumption on the part Q
our correspondent that the tw
officials referred to have entere
into an agree ment or contract wit
the county to perform. the dutie
Of their respective Offices for To
stipulated salary, the same as
carpenter would contract to bull
4 n house, and without anythin
additional sas deputy hire, is. W
believe. erroneous. We do nc
know Of either Of these gentlemel
having 1t any time given such
pledge. but it Is known that the
have both stated distinctly tht
they would not accept the nomini
tion coupled with such an agre
mpni.
The Law leaves this matter el
firely in the hands of the count
court. and when. in the judgmeI
Of that body, the duties Of Il
clerks and sheriff's offices al
such as to require extra help
rightly perform them, it becom'
the duty Of the court to make
order fixing the amount of salai
to be paid for deputy hire for the
two Offices. and the amount thi
fixed is just as much part Of Il
s.lsual salary" as is the reguli
compensation Of the official whis
Is fixed by statute.
In regard to the salaries of Il
assessor and school superintendent
we agree with the correspondent
that they are. perhaps, insufticer
But we would call his attention
the fact that the salaries Of the
officials are fixed by statute, a.
the county court has no jurisdlctie
whatever in the matter.
Ability and integrity are ts
requisites which the people dema'
Of county officials, and the GLol
Is Of the opinion that large m
jority ofthe taxpayera Of the cou
ty are perfectly willing 70 gi
men possessing such qualificatio
3 reasonable compensation for th'
services, and that the people "
uphold our county court in th'
~eaa.,t ant;on an the denutv ous