The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-23
POLITICAL NOTES.
Something About Dan Ingalls and His
Winning Fight for County
Commissioner.

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While but little has been said here
In Astoria until now about the race
Dan Ingalls, Is making for county COM
missioner there has been lots said in
the country round about where Dan
is well and fayorably known. He is a
farmer with ideas-which ne plainly
expresses In easily understood English
about honesty In public oifice-and
there is more than one man in the
county vino hopes to.fatten at the pub
lie crib In case he is defeated. who win
never dare to try his schemes II In
gals is elected.
In other words, Dan ingalls, cannot
see why II isn't as much dishonesty
in citizen to present TO the county
bill for goods he never furnished. or
work that was never done. as II would
be II he presented similar bill under
similar circumstances to a private In
divldual, and he doesn't hesitate to
say so. And he adds. that In case he
Is elected he viii make II his business
10 personally know the county has re-
celyed full value tor all demands pre-
sented. regardless OF who makes them
or what they are for. before he will
agree 10 their payment.
II is this trait In his character that
makes Dan ingalls, popular with men
who live honest lives and makes him
very unpopular with those whose goI-
den rule is do everybody or they viii
do YOU" Fortunately for Mr.. Ingalls,,
honest men are in a large majority
in Clatsop county. and this being true
he can count on hearty support.
The return OF Congressman Moody
to the next session OF congress is al
most an absolute necessity for the
state OF Oregon. Regardless Of party
politics. the people who have the well
fare Of the state at heart; who want
to see 1t prosper-whether from selfish
motives or not-are interested in Mr..
Moodys reelection. His record in con-
gress is one he may well be proud Of
and II faithful, honest service is worth
anything to a servant of the public,
then Mr.. Moody, on that score alone,
should be returned. But he has other
claims. He has worked from the day
he took his seat in congress up to the
present moment for Oregon and Ore
gonians. irrespective Of party, and the
people are not ungrateful. Many of
them do not appreciate his work and
his achievements as they deserve, but
enough OF them do to re-elect him and
enough is as good as majority Of a
million.
The meetings that have been held
by the hop-scotchers in various parts
OF the county during the past two
weeks. have been a sore disappoint-
ment to the candidates on the citizens
ticket. In all fairness it is but the
truth to say that none of the meet
ings have been attended by the people
and that at none of them has there
been any enthusiasm shown. Their
knappa meeting was a nat failure.
Their Uniontown meeting was almost
as bad. not over fifty people being
present. according to unbiased reports.
How they Jared at Westport last night
is not known. but the indications were
for "a hearty frost, followed by cold
Winds" to borrow from the weather
bureau mans vocabulary.
The republicans went to olney last
night and, as usual, had not only a
good lot of speakers but an enthus-
iastic crowd of republicans to accom-
pany the candidates, From this time
on until election day the republican
candidates win be kept on the Jump.
Republicans believe that what is
worth having is worth working for,
and they wanS the confidence and sup
port of every voter in Clatsop coun-
ty Just as they now have the con-
fidence and support of an overwhelm-
ing majority of them. They also want
the voters to be thoroughly informed
as to the exact status of the candi-
dates for county offices now before the
people. There is no citizen ticket. The
law has said so and the ballot when
printed will show no such party desig-
nation. The so-called citizens con-
vention which nominated the ticket,
discredited, was composed |
of 72 men who voted. and of that
number not three were from the coun-
try They We're men gathered from
the streets of this city and a few
democrats Who had failed in trying to
hold a convention. These are facts
and the voters should know them. Had
the citizens Of the county, from all
oyer the county, held convention and
a ticket, well and good.
rhe republicans would have given it
all due credit. But they did not and
he men running as citizens are inde-
pendents, running for office for the
iake Of office.