The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-22
IuDAWs RrcORD As RIyeNUE OFFIcER

JUDAHS RECORD As REVENUE OrrlCEh'
There is nothing gained by considering
the criticisms Of city Recorder Judah
that come entirely from the standpoint
Of partisan politics. The charge that he
is Kind Of boss who is not member OF
the city council yet dictates TO that body
in every detail Of It's action reflects the
attitude OF bossism in city politics that
his critics are accustomed 10. They
charge him with that because IL is the
only kind Of political method they I'M
derutand, and the kind that always pre-
vailed before the Citizens administration
went into power. One or two bosses
wrote the charters, managed the finance,
hired the lawyers and conducted the
litigation, negotiated the bonds, and
dictated the newspaper patronage.
Since Mr. Judah has been In there no
boss has run the city government. II
Mr.. Judah has done any bossing he has
done Il In the interested all the people
az he took a pledge 10 do. Mr.. Judah az
revenue officer OF the city has worked
hard to shape up such policies as would
increase the revenues Of the city and re-
duce the expenditures to a minimum
He has the ability and has under the di'
rectlon Of the mayor and council employ
ed II freely to put the affairs OF the city
ia a solvent condition. He has unselish'
y given the people and all the people
the benefit Of All his talents. He
has not filled bic Office in = perfunctory
manner. reserying bis best efforts
for the gang, the push, the ma
chine dictated by some shady politician
who Is OF such tishy repute that he dart
not operate publicly. That is an old
game, 10 have the Republican party pu'
upa candidate, TO have the people cleo
him, and then some little close corpora
tlon Of politicians use him. For tw
years salem has been free from il an
the people are over twenty Thousand
dollars ahead. Every man who too
the pledge Of the Citizens non-Partisa
business administration deserves credi
for Il As much as Mr.. Judah. Sewers
gentlemen " no could be named and Al
well known deserve credit e
il though they are privaI
citizens. The push cannot understan
how any man can keep such pledge
the people. Il is a novel idea 10 then
and men who are educated 10 live b
push methods are excusable for d
knowing anything but the only gan
they have learned,
The push is absolutely incapable
understanding the nature of the service
Mr.. judah and his associates have rel
dered, or will render II rs.elech d,
they deserved TO be, and will be again
any combination the push can put up.
They could not understand the natu
Of the service County Clerk Hall rende
cd this county, but the people did, al
gave him the biggest majority OF al
man ON the ticket The push cann
understand the efforts Of any man vi
does not serve 10 interests sxclusiyel
Any enemy Of the Republican party VI
wants 10 strike 1t = deAthblow shou
pray TO have ID fail entirely under pu
methods, a. they were practiced ia th
city for years, The people would DO d
rsst
Mr.. Judah as revenue officer hl
heen faithful aud industrious. tic b
earned hisFaiary he has done work
day and night 70 makea business a
ministrallon success. He has help,
make Il q success and has earned ave
panny he has drawn for salary
has earned another salary for the W
he has ehoked OF criminal liugati
against Msrion county thus enabli