Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-05-22

made that himself, aud, as a nom
partisan newspaper whose business
it is to champion the cause of the
taxpayers--the people whe bear the
burdens ofcounty government--as
against the desires of any political
clique or the personal interests of
any individual, this paper feels at
perfect liberty to criticise that. The
fact that no delinquent tax list has
been advertised or sold in this coun,
ty since 1898 is a pretty good rea.
son for the large amount of delin.
ouent taxes at this time. Many
people will take advantage of the
| knowledge that tax collections win
not be forced and will let their tax.
es run along year after year with
out a thought Of the injustice it
works on their neighbors who pay
their taxes promptly every year
and it would seem but a reasonable
proposition that the official whose
duty it is to collect the taxes and
whom the law contemplates shall
do that duty every year should
step in and put stop to this Unjust
ice. This has not deem done. The
writer does not know the reason
for the sheriff's negligence in this
matter but it may not be out of
place here to give, for what they
are worth, two reasons which he
has heard advanced by many diff.
ferent people. The first is that Mn
Wilcox may count on adding to his
personal and political popularity
among those who do not care to be
prompt in settling their obligations
to the county by showing them
much leniency, and the second rea,
son that the writer has heard ad,
vanced is that perhaps he does moi
care to incur the extra labor ane
erpense which would have been in,
cident to the work under the ole
law which went out of force severa
months ago. Suffice to say the
condition EXISTS. The people o
Gillian county are paying interes
on county warrants which
they would not be obliged L
pay interest on if the taxes wert
collected and the money used ir
redeeming county warrants.
Mr.. Wilcox has held the sherif7s
Office for IL years. His record al
given out by the official report as
quoted above, shows that his ad.
ministration Of the office has moi
been altogether for the best interests
ofthe people who pay their taxes
promptly. He is now before the
people asking to be elected to th'
Office of county clerk. IF he hal
been careless of the peoples interest
in one office he is likely to be in
any other and for that reason the
GLOBE viii nor support his candi
dacy. Mr.. PorfwOod his, opponent
needs no introduction and will gel
no high sounding tribute of honeyed
! phrases in this paper. Everybody
who has been in Gillian cou nty
a year knows him and the newcom.
ers can ask their neighbors. He is
simply a young man ofquief tastes
and habits who has grown up in
Gillian county and has made him.
self what he is--one of fhe best ac-
countants and clerical men in
Eastern Oregon. He has never
held public elective office and, SO
far as we know has never asked for
one, bur has proven his fitness for
the office for which he has been
nominated by having done consid-
erable duty there as deputy. He is
nof politician and for that reason.
in view of fhe couuty's present
condition after having been in the
hands of politicians for a dozen
years, we believe he will be elected.