The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-10-27

must he lust the right amont VI
sn;.o Alittle more salt in this anu
little more sugar in something eise
This dish must be discarded ehtiieis
II If rather law or perhaps overdue
arl another dish must take It's piaoe
whv don't YOU see, it matters lutte
what oaes work is, it Is the ii'eie''
enc tales in his work that counts
1,ho work of 9 good cook anda good
editor is very similar Apparently we
arc worse off than anybody else VIII
is sick, isn't it? -,
WHY SMILE. Do it quick or we II
throw a boot jack at you.
Through accepting as fact state
correct made in the Bellingham pa
GERS. apparently at random, the ~ III.
anne misinformed its readers aoo'
taxes.
County taxes have not been cut.
The figres we gave last week were
correct but We stated there maui cen
reduction in county, axes "le' Gus
as matter of fact, theo My reuuc'io
u,as ms tate taxes-a reduction OF z
mills.
rho error was more readily accept
ed by the Tribune because we hao GA
nocted reduction. COMMISSIONERS
Kinsev and Fell announced last spi IL
.ha. tboro would be reduction this
wear. There should have been reuuo-
ton, too. t,,
Tho assessed valuation OF county
,artv is more than $3,Ooo,0oo great
ar than il was last year, yet our cum
missioners have put the levy as MS
as il was then-in other worus' tnes
obstinate it will take more money IN
stead of less to operate the county
government.
That's the sort of reform the couh-
~ is getting. The Tribune is re-
formpaper. 1t favors a reform III ON
county government-not a reform III
words, but a reform in acts.
The only reduction made IN county
taxes was in the road districts, anu
frankly. that istheonly place the It'll
5une wouldhave favored an increase
We need more and better roads, ano
with two new commissioners coming
" the Tribune believes even those
who have lacked confidence would
ravor seeing the road work pushed
l think Bixby is going to be elect
ed / don't believe the people VINO
trieed to defeat him for nomination
are any more strong than they Were
before the primaries, but thep are put
lingup a desperate fight.
They are afraid Of Bixby. lie ism
under obligation to any ring. He has
not prom: -eG anybody immunity. He
has not promised that there shall be
no grand jury Investigations.
In Sumas these BiAby opponents are
arguing in tic saloons that he has al
lied himself with the Prohibitionsts-
that he is the Law and Order league
candidate. In Lynden and Nooksack
they are whispering that he has sold
himself to the saloons taxpayers leag
for a promise of support.
The lastcharge, at least, seems too
silly to merit serious consideration.
Mr.. Bixby could have been county at
torney two years ago if he had stuck
by what is known as the old ring-a
same crowd that now composes the
TAX Payers League He knew the
crowd from past political utilization,
and he refused to take the nomina-
ton from their hands. He came out
openly in favor of reform knowing it
spelled his defeat. Since then the
reform element has grown and it still
growing. That Is what nominated Blk
Ivy this time. lie wasn't nominated ~
the "old ring crowd. Even they will
not claim hat much Then why, after
his sweeping victory at the primar-
les should he sddenly have cold feet
and run back to make terms with the
"oll ring and the saloons. We can
not believe such a story will hurt
lin.
The only possible danger in it is tn
fact that the reform interests are I'M
organized, whereas the old crowd is
still organized. 1t can send dozen
men, oneafter the other to some luke
WARM Bixby supporters with a pack
of lies and the reform interests would
never know it had happened of the at
tackled voter didn't tell of it himself
Sill, We believe that many reform yot
ers will Ia SO gullible as to believe
stories that hey must know come
from their candidates enemies.
AS to thestory being told the saloon
men Of Sumas and elsewhere, it has
no more sounda. ON in fact, but NOR
of course, in theory. Bixby is known
TO have allied himself with thereform
interests. He has been the attorney
&C the law aud order league in some