Amador ledger., 1910-11-04
THE LOCAL CAMPAIGN.


Before the next issue of the Ledger the election will have
passed into history and the personnel the state and county
governments will have been determined for the next four
years To the people of Amador county the result OF the
election for local offices absorbing interest than the
for Offices 1t their everyday life and
will affect them financially and otherwise at every stage OF
affairs for coming official term The Ledger is not hide
bound Republican paper We have various times declined
support and county candidates, high moral
political grounds but from personal motives
We have sympathy with that blind partisanship that
would for the devil ones party ticket in pref
saint the opposing ticket That is placing
partysm above patriotism whereas it should always be
subordinate the fundamental principles of good govern
Efficient and economical government cannot be
peced unless those charged with the administration of affairs
honest capable and devoted the public veal The
Ledger believes that republican should his ticket
without good and sufficient for doing Even where
the rival candidates deemed equal in the all the quafca
of fitness behooves the party give the prefer
the candidate of his political faith To this
only should party feay govern the selection Of local
officers
Now, the republican county ticket is made up of excep
tiona.ly good material Those candidates who Office
peror Judge Fred Wood school superintendent W. H.
Greenhalgh, and and public administrator H E.
Potter-are conceded efficient officials in their respec
tive positions the county has had And not Of
has yet served full They seeking ndorse
the hands of the by reelection to the Offices
thew have satisfactorily Not OF them rendering
apologies or excuses for official shortcomings. Their record
is an open and undefaced book. They ought toand
believe will--command the support of an overwhelming
majority of the voters Of Amador county.
Of the candidates we have first of ALL John DAVIS
nominee for sheriff He is in the prime of manhood phys
callv mentally and temperamenaly be mpresses the
right for the place There is nothing of the budoser
dictator in his makeup, but the time sefpos-
session and rmness that essential qualities in sheriff
There W. G. Snyder candidate for district aorney-an
office of vital moment the welfare OF the county He has
been actively engaged the practice of law in Jackson for
nearly four years. He commands the confidence and
of all who have entrusted business in his hands He has
already reached position able and reliable practitioner
Of law Without any dsparagement of his more nexperi-
enced opponent will make mistake in eectng Mr.
Snyder criminal prosecutor and legal adviser of this
tv Tchn Marchan candidate for assessor Fred LeMoin
for treasurer and Antone Reae for county recorder
each running against the present democratic incumbent OF
the respective Offices The Ledger is free say matter
of sim pie Justice that finds fault with the conduct OF
these Offices under existing management At the same time
the republican nominees tried and true equally we'll
equipped for the faithful discharge of official duties For
county SURVEYOR Guave Schrader republican nominee
an experienced surveyor and civil engineer We there
fore without any mental reservation stand by the republican
ticket straight down the ne and urge the members of the
party to do likewise.
We submit to the serious consideration of the voters the