East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-05
J. w. Maloney
POPULAR CANDIDATE FOR
County Jndge
HE WILL NOT WANT HIS SALARY
RAISED. HE WILL KEEP TAX
PAYERS INFORMED.

James W Maloney, well known 10
hundreds Of the people in the state
Of Oregon as "Our jim" is a candi-
date for county Judge. 40 one, not
even his worst enemy-and few en-
emles has he-will say that he is in |
the least incompetent; but everybody |
agrees that he has every qualifica-
ton TO make an efficient upright and |
able county Judge and that ne will |
make an efficient upright, and able i
county judge, and that he will per-
form the duties Of the office with
perfect satisfaction to every taxpay-
er regardless Of political and other
affiliations.
Mr.. Maloney became a candidate
for county judge at the urgent solici-
tation of great many taxpayers who
are tired Of being kept in the dark
about tho county's business in the way
Of the expenditure Of money, when
the law requires the county court to
look after the publication OF such
matters in order that the taxpayers
may know what is going on" The
law reads CSec. 2635, 2639 and 264O
Of the Code):
"The county court and commission
ers shall cause to be made out and
published in at least one newspaper.
| II there be one in the county, and If
| not. by posting on the courthouse
| door. a schedule of the expenditures
| Of the county, which shall state the
| names Of all claimants. the article or
| service for which payment is claim
| ed in each bill, the amount allowed
! II ordered paid. or whether the claim
/ has been continued or rejected: Pro-
vided, that the county court shall not
be required to publish any claim for
which the salary or fees are provid-
ed for by law.
| 1T shall be the duty Of the county
clerk Of each county, on the first
| day Of October in each year to pub
lish in one issue Of a weekly paper
having general CIRCULATION in the
/ county. a report showing correctly
the number and amount of claims all
| lowed by the county court, and on
what account the amount OF war
| rants drawn, and the amount of out
standing warrants not paid.
He shall, at the same time and in
the same connection. publish report
| Of the sheriff Of his county, showing
the amount Of money he has collect
| ed and the amount Of warrants he
has received for taxes, and the
/ amount Of money he has turned over
each month to the treasurer, and the
total thereof during the past si1
months"
The law also requires the publica-
| ton Of the treasurer's report. Oul
lawmakers. in 1897 and 1921. en-.
acted the laws above quoted for the
reason that taxpayers all over th'
state wanted to be kept informed
about the general transaction Of th'
business Of their various counties, and
hence, the law above referred to wa!
enacted. Owing to the fact that tax
es have about doubled in the last fou
to publish the statement, not to com
tie light on "what is going on" II
l Umatilla county. and where this vas
| amount Of mony collected from then
ls going. These taxpayers think
very strange indeed that Judge Gill
land refuses to publish a statenen
OF the receipts and disbursements o
] the county's business; they are no
satisfied with his saying that gran
jury instructed the county court nc
TO publish the statement not to com
ply win the lawn other words. I
keep the business Of the county Sc
cret Jim Maloney knows, 80 doe
every taxpayer know, that no gran
Jury has any right to dictate to tn
county court relative to such matter
and that 1t is the duty OF the count
court TO obey the law and let tn
people know, through the newspep pei
what is being done with the people
money. J. w. Maloney will obey tn
law and let the people know wher
every cent Of the peoples mony goe
J w. Maloney also promises tn
taxpayers Of Umatilla county that
he is elected county Judge he wi
not ask for raise in his salary. II
believes the salary to be sufficient
notwithstanding the fact that Jude
Gilliland wanted "a raise"
Vote for J. W. Maloney for count