The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-06-02
HART NO LAWYER.
FACTS SHOWN UP nv 4 PROMINENT POLK
COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
The Record Shows That Ne Has Never Had
six Cases In the Circuit Court Of
His own County.

EpIroR JouRsAL-I desire 10 call your
attention to an article which appeared
in Yesterdays issue Of the statesman, "
purporting 10 give comparison OF the
records oi jeffrey and Hart, IL II
claimed by this article that Hart has
had II cases In conrt, In most OF which
lac has been successful beg 10 state,
and you may 40 assert with all conii-
dence Of truth, that Hart has never had
a half dozen cases In the circuit court
Of this county, and has never won In a
single trial lie has never had a crimi'
nal case In the circuit court. The
Statesmen" would leave the impression
that he has conducted successful law
practice. This IN not true. People OF
Polk county do not look upon him ~ a
lawyer, for he In not, but aa n school
teacher. II would be the greatest Gala.
nifty that ever belell the people Of the
third judicial diatrict II ho were elected,
aud they will find II out II he is elected
Pains have also been taken To east
abroad In Marion county the impression
that the duties OF school superintendent
In Polk county are light, and not enough
10 interfere with law practices and,
indeed, Hart, In his letter 90 your paper.
OF some time back, said ae much. This,
again, II a campaign lie. II the duties
oi the office of school superintendent oi
this county are properly attended %
there is no time for anything elise. Polk
In not q hackwoodH county. Hart could
have said with better show OF truth that
his duties as an officer should not have
been interlered with by what little
practice he picked up by pettyiogging
Since the irst oi January, Hart has been
working for this nomination, and, to
further his schemes aud place himself
la the light OF n lawyer ho entered into
this partnership he practically deserted
the Office Oi superintendent and placed
a halihaked school teacher In charge Of
IL. There has been much kicking among
school directors and clerks on account Oi
his neglect. Ito have eyadod the duties
of his office. In the campaign In your
county he stated that he was member
of the leading hrm OF the district. This
may be- true, Tor there are no other at
iorneys in partnership Ia Polk county.
Every other admitted attorney h prac.
ticing alone. The attorneys OF the dis
trict are the best judges ~ 90 whether IL
II one OF the leading firms Of the dis
trici.
Another important thing which ought
10 do Hart no good At the last session
OF the legislature he lobhied ior the pas.
cage of =. B. 3, which became law.
Session laws OF iS,Al, page 2Oa, by this
biil tho salary oi the Office he held In
Folk county was raised b. ", 900 per an
num,-an Increase oi about 500, 10
Was not intended that the PROVISIONS ot
that act should take effect until atter
Lhe election ol June, 1900, aud, OF
course, that the salaiies the respective
officers Of the dilrrrnt counties would
rcmain tho samo until that time. Sec,
ton 10 oi the act expressly provides
that "the present oilice ol the County
superintendentOl SVl,oOls Is not efiected
Ia this section until the election la tho
year 1900" La the face OF this express
provision OF the act,--aRd Hart, too.
claiming o. ho a laNycr,-he has drawn
his salary, at the rate ol $1,000 per year,
instead OF the Cd salary which
Was all he was entitled "a recelVe.
am glad 10 be- able 10 say that
this graft was allowed 20 Repnh
lican oflloer by a Republican conTt This
matter has never beaa eSploitvd hci0re,
and should never have mentioned il d
Hart had conhned his campaign within
the boundaries OF decency aud truth,
IAN pANKR.