Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-05-15
TRE CONDON GLOBE.
rHuPspAY. NAY IS 1902.
COUNTY HvxNcES

Three weeks ago the OLoBk puo-
lished an article in this column uu-
der the caption, "A Comparison
IL which il set forth few facts in
regard to the financial condition of
Gillian county The intended
beneficiary OF this article was not
any political candidate AS is inti-
mated in the latest issue OF the ring
organ but rather the common every
day taxpayers Of this county who
are called upon to put up the mon
ey with which to pay the bills of
lhe county.
Il is a peculiar fact that the ring
organ allowed three weeks to elapse
before attempting to reply to the
article in question and that no such
attempt was made until after Judge
Mariner arrived in town and held
frequent conferences with the gem
ins who presides over the mechani-
cal department. Of the aforesaid or
gan.
Our article made no direct charg-
es against any individual but the
somewhat hackneyed phrase ''the
CALLED jade winces," seems to APP
ply perfecsly in this case, Judge
Mariner is the man who speaks, in
this instance, in the editorial2 col
uinn Of the ring organ, il not as the
actual writer (although current re-
port says he is such) at least as
the dictator, and we only regret
that he did net see fit to explain the
causes of Gillian county's large
floating Indebtedness rather than
indulge in a TRADE Of undignified
aud uncalled for personalinvectives.
1t would be Of more interest to the
voters and taxpayers to read, from
Judge Mariners pen, just how it
happens the county finances have
gone back at the rate of 2,400.G0
year for the last ten years, than
to read from the same author that
Ed Dunn, his political opponent is
a dough head" The public would
be more interested in information
about the why's and wherefores of
our $31, ,925.OO worth ofoutstanding
county warrants, than they are in
being told that the editor of the
GLOBE is q bigger liar than old An
nanias and Mark Twain.
The GLOBE has no desire to make
any personal attack on Judge Mar
liner. But he should know that his
official record is public property
and that the people, whose servant
he is supposed to be, have a right
to know all about it. If as county
judge of this county for the last ten
years, or more, he has managed the
affairs of the county judiciously,
if he has expended public money to
the best advantage and kept the
county in good financial condition
the records should show it and the
people should know it. If, on the
other hand, his management Of
county affairs has been faulty, if
the amount of money expended is
out of proportion to the results Sc
cured if the tax levy and the float
ing Indebtedness have both increas-
ed, the records should show and
the people should know that also.
The GLOBE cares not one straw
about the personal abuse contained
in the recent spasm of the ring or
gan-we have time and again
called" that outfit on their con-
temptible attacks and never once
have they come to the center-but
the peoplecare something about the
financial condition of the county
They would like to know why the
county is more than $31 900 in debt
in addition to about $4,000 which
we secured from Wheeler county at
the time of county division.
1t is because the finances of the
county have gotten in this condi-
ton under Judge Mariners man
agement that the GLOBE is opposed
to his reelection not because we
have any particular beneficiary"
among the candidates. The GLOBE
is here to serve the people, and it
believes their interests demand a
new deal.