The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-10-18
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Brief Sketches of the Party Nominees
Completed Splendid Ticket
throughout.
IT'S An APPEAL TO THE VOTERS
No Reason Why Every One of the Nominees on
the Democratic Ticket Should Not be Elected
by Good Majorlties

On the 9th day OF November the citi-
zens of Yakima will be called upon to
elect successors to the present county Of
ficers THE HERALD does not propose to
enter into any personal campaign further
than to express its approval OF the judge
ment displayed by the convention OF the
fusion forces in selecting candidates for
the various offices, who are in every way
fitted to fill those offices with credit to
themselves and satisfaction to their con-
stituents. The present officers, in the
main, are accommodating but their ad-
ministraton has been extravagant, and
yet in every Office, with the exception OF
those of superior judge and court COM
missioner, both Of which are occupied by
democrats, the estimates for the coming
year have been increased in the aggregate
by many thousand dollars. Notwith-
standing the vast sums paid into the
treasury during the past two years the
rate of taxation has not been reduced and
the people are now called upon to vote
upon the question of funding the great
floating Indebtedness which exists, and
making the bonded Indebtedness two
hundred thousand dollars. There must
be halt called sometime and there is
no reason to postpone it. The admins
tratiou from 1896 to 1898, when the repre-
sentatives OF democracy were in office,
was not only efficient but was the most
economical Yakima county has ever had,
and il the democratic nominees OF 1900
are elected there is every assurance that
there will. be return to that system OF
economy and efficiency which then pre-.
vailed. Last week THE HERALD made
mention of number of the democratic
candidates who are before the people for
their suffrage and it now takes pleasure
in speaking OF the balance OF them.
f. W. R. TAYLOR.
One of the most popular candidates on
the democratic ticket is E. w. R. Taylor,
the nominee for treasurer. He is not
only personally popular but he has the
strength OF character and good business
training that Especially fits him for the
duties for which he has been named.
Mr.. Taylor::wa born in Lucas county,
Iowa, in 1859. With his parents, the
late Hon. George S. Taylor, and Mrs.
Nancy R. TAYLOR, he crossed the plains in
1865 and two years later the family To-
Gated in the present county of Yakima,
although at that time there was no
county organization and but five white
families. living,withiD what are now the
boundaries of Yakima and Kittitas coun-
ties. Mr.nTaylor was engaged in farm
ing and stock raising until 1890 when he
entered into the milling and mercantile
business at Prosser. He is still connect
ed wthsthe Prosser Touring mills but for
over year.lpast has been associated
with c.. H.. Denley in the general mer
chandise and shipping business in TIL:
city. There isino one who is acquainted
with Emory Taylor but what knows be
is honest, upright and capable, and thai
if he is .elected to the Office TO which be
has been nominated the duties will b
performed in manner satisfactory to all
d. L. DRUsE.
Daniel l.. Druse, the nominee for aud
itor, is q man OF mature years and ONT
who bears the highest character for in
tegrity and ability. The Office OF audi
tor, where there are 90 many loophole'
for extravaganza, could not fall into NOR
competent hands. Mr.. Druse was borr