Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-01

lfends the warehouse Dill, that re
Iquires his company to give bonds for
safely storing the farmers grain.
Jos. Calvert of Hubbard seems to
be an earnest AMI conscientious gen
tleman and makes a plain business
task for good county government and
greater economy In state affairs. He
makes strong plea and gives good
reasons for sustaining the record and
policies of the Republican party. AS
Marion county has from 700 to 1900
Republican plurality, 1t is ordinarily
almost certain defeat to be nominated
on any ticket but the Republican.
This being a presidential year the
chances of Republicans scratching
their ticket and voting for Democrats
are very small
The Journal has presented pretty
fully the views Of the Democratic
candidates and will present any new
additional views they may give to the
public.
The county Judge in Marion county
receives 800 a month. For this pay
the official must attend to all the du'
ties Of the probate court, all the duties
of the commissioners court, and also
the political and executive duties of
the office.
The county judges and commission
ers select the jurors, named the road
supervisors, the judges and clerks of
election, and settle with all these Off.
cials and audit all their bills. and dis
burse about $4,000 a year of public
money. This is an immense amount
of public business to look after, for
the pay that is given. No private
business of such magnitu lie is con-
Quoted so carefully in the whole coun-
ty. No private business Is conducted
more economically than is the coun'
ty's business in Marion. The two
county commissioners who perform
this duty in company with the county
Judge receive only $500 a day, and
are entitled to a great deal of credit
for the fine result in Marion county
finances. The Judge and commissions
ers are men who stand well with all
classes of people.
The farmers and business men OF
the county have largely made up their
mind that the county government can
not be much improved. and for the |
first time in some years, the whole
Republican ticket will be elected.
John S. Richie, another Republican !
legislative candidate, makes a pleas
ing appearance, and gives the impress
sion of having average good sense, a
we'll meaning man, not easily swept |
off his feet, and of considerable prac.
tical experience. He could not appear |
at Macleay, and 1t will interest them |
to know that Mr.. Richie has seen a |
great deal of service as assessor, AMI
in the Dakota legislature and consti-
tutional convention. In his public re-
cord and family life Mr.. Richie is |
clear, clean and blameless. In his |
short speeches he has done good work |
for the ticket and party,
Judge Scott deserves great credit
for his work in educating the people |
to demand better roads and to be will |
ling to pay for them. His work in or
ganizing good roads clubs, and rails
ing subscriptions for roads has paid
his salary about two times.
Roland for county clerk. Richardson
for treasurer Siegmund for assessor,
Moore for school superintendent, and
Needham for commissioner are nOmi. |
mated for second terms and are con-
ceded to be good men for the place as
they are running without opposition.
The whole Republican ticket in this
county will be elected. including the
legislative ticket. They are as strong
a set of five men as has ever been put
up for the lower house. Three have |
had some experience in law making,
and the other two are flrst-class bust
ness men of unblemished reputation.
II will hurt none of the young men
on the Republican ticket to say
kindly word for Hon. F, X. Matthew,
OF Buttevile, one of the survivors OF
the provisional government that put
all the oregon territory under the
American flag. He is a Democrat OF
lifo-long convictions and an honest
man and a gentleman,
Good SnlrIts.