The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-03

a headless, outlawed ticket and didn't
cost much.
SO far as the men on the hop-scotch
ticket are concerned in private life
there is not a word to be said against
any Of them. but politically they are
,ramps. driven of the ballot by the
law because they were Illegally NOM
mated. In the lot is lover Of Aguin-
aldo-a man who wants to control the
education OF the children Of this coun-
~ and yet believes that the Philippine
savage is worthy Of aid and comfort.
There Is another man who wants to be
Sheriff who, not many months ago. when
offered the position OF chief-of police OF
this city. declined 1t because he said
he couldn't understand or keep the
books" What would he do in the
sherifts office? He would be the prey
Of any and every man who chose to
rob him and the taxpayers. Neither
Lyman nor Hansen is a fit man to hold
Office by. their own confession. One
because he is disloyal. the other be-
cause he is incompetent.
OF the other nominees. Young. for
instance, who is running for county
is ashamed OF the posi-
ton in which he finds himself. He
has always been man willing to stand
his ground on any question but now
he finds himself with no ground to
stand upon. He is neither republican,
democrat, populist, fusionist or "ciu-
zen in this campaign. He is forced to
run for office and he is bound by neith-
er pledge nor platform.
And does anyone suppose that the
ring Of three" which handled the
whole democratic party Of Clatsop
county in the so-called citizens"
was ignorant of the fact
that the nominees Of that hap-hazard,
thumb BUNDLED convention would be
absolutely free from pledges or plat
form? Not bit of it. They counted
on being able. IL they worked their
men In, 10 go to them in
public office and say you can do this
or that because in doing it you violate
no pledge TO the people to be honest,
alert and efficient, because
you made no promises, took no pledges,
and are bound by the platform Of no
party" Many favor will be done
should the nominees on the headless
ticket be successful that would not
have been granted by the same men if
they had openly pledged their honor
to carry on the county's business in
an honest, economical manner. 1t is
the way the ticket was put up that
makes the people suspicious Of the
hop -scotchers. If the democrats had
been satisfied that everything was all
right about the so-called citizens
they would have recon
vened and indorsed it. but they were
not. and they refused to sanction the
actions Of body of men which the law
afterwards declared was illegal, and so
the hop-scotchers without head or a
place on the ballot. unpledged and un-
appear before the people
hunting office for the sake Of office.
Let the voters look at the republican
ticket and think over what they know
of the men running on it. What one
of them has ever been dishonest, neg
ligent, inefficient. or unaecommodating
in office? What one Of them has ever
done anything in private life that
should call down upon him the CEN
sure of the citizens? Is not every NOM
inee a tried and trusted man in pri-
vate life, and nearly all of them tried
and trusted in private and public life?
What better ticket do you want?
The county officials who are running
for reelection have in two years paid
$50 900 of the county's debt, besides
over S41, 900 interest on the debt sad
died upon them by previous admins
trations. Where then, is their extrav-
agance and waste? Read Judge Gray's
statement. Has a single hop-scotcher
dared deny 1t? Not one. 1t is the
plain truth. What more can you ask,