Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-26
WHOM WOULD HE SERVE /,

Oontu,' IN slnuR or the street. has
he any notion whom he would serve
on the board OF oducatlon9 There Is
not any pay proyided for school dl-
rcctors, yet they handle business
for the district almost NJ large as
that Of sotLo banks, 20 say nothing
about having IN Keeping the welfare
Of our youth and 20 IN extent reflect
lng the ideals Of the community In
educational matters, We suppose
IL is n thunklcss task to point out the
objections TO man like Mr. Bingham.
lie " the Republican city chairman.
He controls public patronage, lie
has profitable employment for the
columns OF newspaper at times.
Why fight lIinghamY
our reply IL we are not lighting Mr..
Bingham as an individual. We are
opposing his desire for politica,
power because he would misuse such
power. lie has place In society and
he should keep IL, II he wants TO
run for political of,lcc let him get
On the regular ticket OF his party anu
run for n political Office like man
INSTEAD OF trying 10 sneak into an
utllcc IN the name Of education that
would then bc used for his personal
aud political purposes, His record
OF services to his party should be
passed on by his party aud II he is
afraid to 20 before them he has no
business In Office We defy any one TO
show that he ever displayed any spirit
In public affairs but that OF an ex-
trcmc partisan and spokesman, lie
considers the public u goose TO bc
pluckcd, aud the treasury u Glib at
which he shall be privileged to feed
and help himself TO the fodder What
Scruplcs would n man with Binghams
record have To help himself out OF the
school fundsY On the pretcxt Of n
shadow of contract with the county
he helped himself TO $3.50 fees for coll
lccting taxes on n Judgment against
the q, Il. railway which would have
been paid anyhow. The Judgment
was To Marion county but he gets the
warrant himself, takes out what he
thinks tt and turns over the balance
ON his check to the coCuty, When
called to account he cannot show
scratch ot a contract or authority for
his claim, and on being exposed he
makes a written statement OF the
matter and finds he has ovorchargcd
the county and returns part OF the
plaudeL That is his record IN only
one instance,
Would he protect the people on the
school boandY Would a duck swim y
Would a swine rootY Why ask such
a question 1t Is not necessary In
BinghamS case, Asa lawyer he is
provor0ially on both sides, but always
heavy On Ringham'S side, lie was
alderman tor the people and attorney
for the corporationS. He is 81 present
city aud county attorney but also
friendly adviser fer those with whom
the city and county are in litigation,
THIS may he legitimate in law but
such man makes a mighty poor de,
tender ~ the public welfare, The
people should Sit down on Bingham
in his aspiration IL he lawyer aud
banker tar this school district
The school district mus, refund its
ae01 Ia new bonds, I, should stop
The custom adopted dOrinS ,he years
n panic % NNrroNing m00ey az the
hanks tr,m hand 10 mouth 10 pay
eNpeaSoS, Who viii BnS-
ham 6gGre Tor in these matters His
awa NAn6' oy The hanks Ne is attorney
iog WOl he help The district set use
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