The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-10-13

Office this fall and he consented to run
only at the insistent demand of scores
of friend who knew his worth as a
man and a public officer. 1t has not
been q case of the man seeking the
Office but rather the Office seeking the
man
It is because of Mr.. Christensen's
knowledge of the county's affairs that
he has been urged to ooept the Office
of nudircr This Office carries with it
a greater amount of routine work and
detail than any other Office in the
county ana ranks first in importance.
1t is of prime Importance that the
one familiar with the proceedings of
the county commissioners, with the
conny records, and the work in gen.
eraI. There are a hundred details
which cannot be seen by the layman
and which would require months of
close application by novice before
they could be mastered. Mr.. Chris
Jensen is familiar with the work in
irs every branch. He knows the work
better than anyone else with the ex.
oeption of the present auditor, John
A. GelIatly. For four years Mr.
Christensen has held tire office of
CLERK for the county of Chelan and
has administered that Office to the,
complete satisfaction OF everyone who
has had cause to sransaot business
with that department He has shown
himself 60 be a capable efficient officer
and live progressive citizen His
name 10 synonym OF honesty and in,
tegrisy and not one word can be SAID
against him either as public officer,
or a private citizen
For four years Mr. christensen
office has been in the same room with
that of the county auditor; during
that time he has mad every opportun.
ity to become familiar with the audit
or's duties aud the business Of the
county in general He has taken an
interest in she county affairs which is
the duty or every public spirited citi.
zen, and this supplemented ny the
knowledge OF the county work gained
through the Office of county clerk.
places Mr.. Christensen in position
to administer the Office or county
auditor better than any other man.
For years he has held cleroical posi-
tions and positions Of trust.
Is it not better that one knowing the
work which he is to take up, be cleo
ted to the office than for complete
stranger to be placed IN charge? Is it
not to the interests of ever citizen
that man be chosen who lie able TO
perform the work oor:ecrly and expe-
diriously rather than place u,an in
office who would have to spend months
learning his duties? Is it not better
to place man in Office whose ability
is not questioned aud who has proven
that he Is capable OF first class public
service, thsn to take up stranger to
the work?
In advocating the candidacy of Mr..
Christensen we do so because we be-
lieve that 1t is for the best interests
of the county that he be elected We
believe that because he mas been four
years in the service of the county he
is better fitted than any other man to
assume the utes of the m ost impoI-
tant Office in the county. We do not
| believe in perpetuauing any MN in
flee beyond the period of his use
fulness but on thu other hand we do
not believe in passing the offices
around" for the mere sake of giving
larger number Of men a chance to
draw salary from the county. No
man should be considered seriously
for any public office who will allow
himself to b9 boosted On the platform
that the other man has had the office
long enough and it is tiwe some one
else were given a chance at the public
teat.
Mr. christensen has q ranard as q