Amador ledger., 1906-10-26
A Flank Movement.

A Flank Movement.
The candidacy of MILFORD Dennis,
for assessor, seems flank movement
as it now stands, to injure the pre-
sent republican incumbent and candi-
date. j. Marchant. 1t is true, that
Dennis announced himself as an In
dependent candidate long before
either of the old parties had made
nominations. It is also true that
some weeks ago, he left the county
and state, and it was reported that he
had gone to New York to stay, and
the notion of assessing property along
socialistic lines was abandoned. But
as soon as the candidates were lined
up for battle he reappears, and starts
to stump the county, ostensibIy for
himself, but in reality to defeat
Marchant. Indeed, it is proclaimed
that, while he does not expect to get
there himself, he will draw votes
enough to defeat Marchant. 1t is
useless to deny that it is an easy
matter to engender dissatisfaction on
assessment matters. There is not an
assessment roll in the state that
would stand crucial test, but we
believe Amador will compare favor
ably in the matter of equal assessment
with any other county. Flaws can
be found, and always will exist. But
when w. Dennis wants to create the
impression that the farmers are being
imposed upon for the benefit of the
mine owners; and that any re-adjust-
ment that he would make would re-
lieve them to any appreeiable extent
of the burden of taxation, he is sim
ply ''away off, He could not change
the assessment as he proposes, if he
would; and he would not if he could.
As We have shown in a previous
article published in the Ledger, the
mines and large property holders, are
paying over tWo-thirds Of the taxes
OF the county, proving from the
records the utter unreliability of the
figures of the independent candidate.
Don't be fooled by such misrepre-
sensations nor throw your vote away
on wild and impracticable methods
of socialist dreamers.
Every right thinking man, whether
republican or democrat. should cast
his ballot for E. e. Hart, republican
candidate for the appellate court OF
this district. When candidates for
high judicial positions we're tumbling
down before the dictators at Santa
Cruz, barteriDg hrnor and violating
their pledged word, in their eagss-
ness to secure place on the ticket,
Hart withstood all their blandish-
ments, refused to sanction betrayal of
the trust of the Sacramento delegation
tor his benefit. lie preferred to go
home defeated aspirant with a clear
conscience, and with bis manhood
intact, than to stoop to traitorous
methods to win nomination. The
convention admired this manly
and gave him the highest |
vote. Let the voters do likewise. He
deserves to be signally rewarded for
bis stand for decency and good faith |
in politics by receiving the largest |
vote of any man on the Judiciary |
ticket. Pardee wanted to shake hands |
With the man who came out of the |
ordeal unseathed. Let the voters
show their appreciation by giving him
such vote as will place him away
above his fellow in popular estimation.
1t is not in order for any one who |
has ted at the public crib for several
terms, to plead poverty or sympathy
as reason for support at the polls.
Such talk is rather nauseatiDg. In
teIligent voters think that one who
has failed to lay by something for
himself in prolonged period of
public service at good salary, should |
give place to another, and they SO !
think without any abatement of their
feelings.
No man of violent or uncOntr ola BILE |
temper should be elevated to public
office. That fact in itself should be |
sufficient ground for a voter, actuated |
from desire to do his duty as a |
patriotic citizen, to vote against him.
An executive officer should be calm
and dispassionate under all circum |
stances. 10 lose his temper on slight !
proToeatiun should be looked upon as |
a fatal defect that ought to close his |
pathway to public service. If one in |
office displays disposition of in
no matter under what cir
cumstances, be may be relied upon
to bring discredit upon the people
he represents. Keep all such spirits
from control. Let US have at least
the milk of human kindness in official
life, for unkindness is disgracefuI
anywhere, and nowhere more so than
in officials.
OeWitt's XA assI SaIye