The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-10-19

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| awaits every man upon the ticket Good
men we're needed and good men were
| found.
Sheriff Canutt has done his dutyIial-
ways. He is certainly entitled tn fre-
election. In all the history of Whitman
county there has never been a sheriff an
| independent, and who himself ran the
| Office without outside aid.
The fight for superior judgship is az
certain TO go IN favor Of w. J. BRYANT
as the sun rises on election day. There
Is no democrat, nor Is there n pOpulist.
who can approach his vote. He deserves
II, not only from the standpoint of "A
iuliy capable man for the place. but be.
cruise he represents the party of progress
aud prosperity.
treasurer Windus has made record
winch the republican party behind him
ls prOuu TO call attention to. He has
lnaugurated system Of bookkeepinp
"hlch Keeps every one of the variOus
county funds as straight as a die. Mr..
Nlndus deserves and will have reelection.
Auditor Corner has honestly conducted
his office. There have been no petty
postage steals and no scandals. lie ia
strong with the people because of his
| absolute honesty and will show it by his
vote.
If the people want an honest assessor
they have him in s. B. Siler. He has. by
the hardest work, brought the books Of
the office TO a system. The assessors
office has heretofore been conducted in
so loose way az to be simply n dis
grace. MIR. Sier has placed his Office in
a state OF efficiency which should con
tlnue him for another two years.
One OF the most important county DO
sltl0ns-as the people look upon its
the county surveyOrship. The bound
aries OF mans farm and every county
road depend upon the competency and
faithfulness of the county surveyor. F..
Z. Murray has certainly done the duty
expected of him as a competent sur-
veyOr. His work has been true, az he il
true There is no call for the election of
ii man who is not surveyor
Important positions in the handling Of
the affairs OF great county like Whit
| man, with it's varied resources and large
business interests, are the positions of
county commissioners. A weak and nm
trained man there can do the taxpavers
who furnish the funds incaIculabIe harm.
The requisites for county commissioner
are honesty and business sense. The
board OF commissioners handle all of the
several hundreds OF thousands of dollars
annually paid into theacOunty treasury
by the taxpayers. They must neither be
too liberal or too stingy. TIE board is
now republican, and every man gets his
Just dues. There is no false economy,
nor ls there prOfiigate waste of county
money. MIR. Huntley of Endicott and
Mr.. Luce OF Fallon carry regulations as
safe business men. They will pay every
dollar to which any citizen or claimant
Is entitled, but they will refuse payment
where not entitled.
1t is OF course well understood that
the legislature is She most important
branch of politics. The people want
laws made anu United States senator's
| elected III harmony with their views.
The nation, state and county are un-
dOubtedly republican in sentiment and
IN practice this time. Every republican
nominee was selected because of his
principles, faith and honesty Of purpose
Some have served in legislative halls and
have shown their honesty and legislative
| capacity. Others are new in the politi-
cal arena, but have been tried in the
crucibes of sound sense and capacity for
the places for which they have been
named. Mr.. Perey, Mr.. Smith, Mr..
WestacOtt, Mr.. Allen and Mr.. Durham
| are all safe men. The republican party,
as progressive and upbuiIding political
factor, pledges them as deserving of the
honOrs for which they have been chosen.
A. A. Wilson of Palouse, nominee for
| prosecuting attorney, is a man OF stand
| ing in the business and professional
world. Democracy and fusionism are
both doing everything possible to defeat
him. Mr.. Wilson is a thoroughly COM
petent lawyer and an honest man for the
place. There is no reason why any re-
| publican should refuse him a vote, or
why single ballot of even the opposi-
| tion should be cast against him.
Harr Wagner, who concocted a Jog
raphy at the order of Rogers, Browne &
Co., is said to be Boer. He evidently
took his geography lessons from Dom
Paul, who says to this day that the
world is not round. This probably ac.
counts for his Biography" statement
that Dawson City is in Alaska instead of
British territory.
1t is a conservative estimate to say
that Western Washington will give the
republican national and state tickets
| 5000 majority. Eastern Washington
will be in the band wagon with at least
5000 to the good. Then the fusionists
will be good and be sent hunting for an
other paramount" issue.
The "Full Dinner PAIL brigade is
daily receiving accessions in all parts of
Washington. 1t is now only question
of the size of the majority.
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