Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-04-20


tax sale from $l56 TO $50.
During the past two years Of my
term as county judge, ]. L. Logan
republican, has been one of tie
comm toner's. Practically all tn
peDditure of money during my term
have been concurred in by all the
members of the county court. Every
thing we have done has been q mat
ter OF public record, and these record.
have all been kept by a republican
county clerk. II this would-be re-
former. who, mo- withtsanding assist
ance by his friends, political and
otherwise, far beyond his deserts, has
failed in every busineEs he has under
taken, knows Of any transaction in
the county business Of the county
court that was dishonest or extrava-
CANT, and is the honest man he would
have the public reblieve, he would 90
10 the records and point out what is
wrong.
II has been now two months since
he conceived the idea that his election
to county judge was probably his only
m cans of escaping honest labor, and
yet he has failed to point out any ex-
penditure made by the county court
that 10 improper or unwarranted.
will not undertake to answer or keep
pace with his Misrepresentation. az
1 prefer to leave such creatures TO be-
come asphyxisted by the foul odor of
their fetid exhalatioDs, but to the
voters Of the county, will say in be.
half Of myself and the two ohter mem
bers Of the county court, O. +. Love-
lace, q democrat, and J. T. Logan. q
republican, both honorable men, that
neither this aspiring politician or any
other person can point out in the rec
ords of Josephine county, which are
open TO the inspection of all, any act
savoring of inefiiciency or dishonesty.
No man who has in his breast spark
of honor or truth, or feeling of de.
cency, which should prompt any man
in matters of this kind, would make
general insinuations, when the rec
ords are open to him to point out par
tlcular instances OF dishonesty or in
competency. The county clerks of
Josephine count for IL years past have
been republican all the warrants are
drawn by them, and the accounts are
kept by them, and the attack of this
gentleman upon me is an attack upon
all the other members of the court and
the clerk during my incUmbency.
There has been no dishonesty there
has been no mismanagement. II
there had been it wonld have been
pointed out and the public would not
be LETT to conjecture from vile insinu-
atiUns of cheap patriots whose only
object Is to turn from working for a
living to that of public office.
l will not undertake to specify the
reason of increasing the county debt
for the reason that any person inter
ested can 20 to the court house and
have exhibited to them all of the ex-
penditures during my term of Office.
II anyone has doubt let him 90 there
and see and not take the word of one
who with newspaper under his con-
troll kept disgracefully silent accord.
ing to his own story while all this
dishonesty was being perpetrated.
will call attention to the fact that we
had to pay, on account Of the Lew is
and Clarke Fair sll, 200 under an act
of the legislature over which the
county court had no control. The
salaries Of the county officers have all
been increased and are fixed by the
legislature. Over these the county
court has no control.
In 1901, bill of the legislature
which became law provided for four
terms of circuit court in one year
This too has increased the expenses of
the county and the great part OF jose
phine county's expenses are for wit
ness fees and Jurors fees, all of which
are fixed by law aud over which the
county court has no control. We have
built Jail at expen of
$4,000, aud have spent large sums on
roads and bridges, and have done as
well. and have been as economical,
probably, as any other county court
could have been under the circum.
stances. The county has had COT.
siderable criminal business, in fact
more than any other county of its size
in the state of Oregon during the past
four years. Over these matters the
cou0ty coart has no control. aud no at
tack would have been made upon us,
except that this aspirant for the Office
of county judge, in order that he may
be educated as lawyer at the
county's expense, conceived the idea
that he was following the role of
great reformers aud that he could by
malicious insinuations delude enough
of the voters Of the county OF Jose
phine TO nominate him For that pur-
pose he is endeavoring to make him
self out to be the only honest person
in the city council of Grants Pass.
and the only capable man in the re.
publican party for the office OF county
Judge.
This matter is not personal 10 me
beyond the misrepresentation made Of
me and my family. charge that his
accusat ons OF dishonesty on the part
of the county court rs we'll Ms all his
other charges against me are base
and untrue. simply ask the public
to investigate as they have the time
to do SO, and if they find these in.
situations and charges To he untrue.
not to reward such misconduct with
their confidence, rs | think il would
be poor precedent TO estab ish for
any party TO nominate any man be.
cause he has maligned or accused some
member of an opposite rartv, and
especially when this is his only
chance for public favor.
The desperation of this asp rant for
Office is shown in his reference 10 my
son. This, he says. is the cause OF