Amador ledger., 1910-10-28
DEMOCRATS
OPEN FIRE
Candidates Start Speek-
ing at Buena
Vista

The democratic candidates started
on their speaking tour at Buena Vista
on Wednesday evening. The meeting
was held at Norris hall and was large
ly attended, many ladies being pre-
sent. A representative of the Ledger
was present to report the proceedings.
The speaking was remarkably mild IN
character, and there was a noticeable
lack of enthusiasm. No doubt the
presence of reporter had a soothing
effect upon the oratory. Not once
during the meeting was the Ledger or
its staff Notwithstanding re-
markable for democratic local candi-
dates meeting.
Irving Hall. candidate for assembly
man, opened the speaking by stating
the position he would adhere to in the
exclusion of Asiatlcs, if elected. He
condemned corporations and especially
the large steamship companies, which
he claims are reaping harvest by the
present immigration law.
R. c. Bole, aspirant for Judge of
the superior court followed. He gave
what to his mind constituted the
general qualifications for the position
of judge. He graduated from the
Allegheny College, located in Mead
vile, Pa. A college, he explained,
that is on par with Harvard or Yale.
lie then came west and located in
jackson. The speaker jumped from
his graduation to his infancy, stating
he was reared in the essence and at.
mosphere of law, as his father was
also an attoney, and from his infancy,
he leaped back into Jackson and
brought upon himself one Of the most
condemning accusations that would be
hurled at any candidate, even by the
most vehement opponent
hear it is said by my enemies
that drink, that i take five or six
glasses of whlskey. Now isn't that
terrible, we'll, he added, | confess it
is terrible. But l defy any man to
tell me that l ever went into the court
room or into my office with a drop of
Intoxicating liquor in me. They claim
| would be disqualified in various cases
tnat might arise because of my prac
tice at the bar of your county. | wish
to tell you if | am elected | guarantee
you no extra expense in that line, be-
cause know l can get the well known
Judge McSorley from San Andreas,
free of cost. He would be only too
glad to serve me with such a favor.
AS to general ability he declared he
was qualified IN every respect, equal
TO that of his opponet. A vote for my
opponent is vote against your boy,
and vote against your neighbor.
came into your county as young
man and spent the best of my life
here, and if you vote against me, 1t
goes without saying that some day
your own boy, born and raised here.
will be voted out, and the position of
worth, to which he might be seeking,
be rendered to a stranger who may be
sent into your midst.
Many people have wrong impress
sion as to what is required of man
to become a superior judge. l have
heard it said that the care and safe
keeping of your lives and property
lies in the palm of the judges hand.
This is all wrong, l don't want it
understood that l depreciate one par
ticle of the high and exalted position.
but do say that any man who has
served at least 10 years before the
bar is amply qualified to fill the
office, or at least 80 per cent of the
duties of the office. Why it is simply
routine work, the same as you
housewives perform daily. Now do
you prefer home man or a stranger
who has b. chance come before you?
U. s. Gregory was next called. |
hardly know what am going to say,
he began, you know this is our first
night out, he then cracked joke about
an old lady in Arkansas. The joke
fell flat. Pointing to an old resident
and calling his name, ne pleaded,
you know me, you know | baled hay
with you Al years ago. my life is an
open book, you all have read it.
Must | now come before you and beg
you for vote? Must answer charges
that are thrust at me by enemies, and
in which there is not one particle of
truth-stories that are false in every
line. | defy any one to say | haven't
been honest in my duties as sheriff ana
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