Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-11-10

M W yIDftulluIc Ill having eSInD-
" ~ lishcd compromise with our
wives by which they permit
us 10 ignore their presence ut tho
breakfast table and to devote our un-
div Nled attention to the newspaper on
a1ntIjtion that with this exception we
Sasasfuct ourselves as gentlemen to-
.slntg for the rest of the day This ar
engagement leaves to Hoyt and me the
time we spend on the cars in reaching
E)a. city for conversation, the subject
,s)f which is invariably politics.
Ne both have had Il pretty thorough
nv enthusiastic reformcr or mugwunlp
proposes change we feel as if we
were rather superior persons in being
,ssS,l. 10 say whether the proposal is
within the possible bounds of practi
as politics or whether it belongs to
-fb,gY class of political reforms to which
oh. plumed knight has given the name
-"1pDar."
we rejoice in our present salts
fat-sory system of elections as contrast
I'd with the bloody contests of fraud
saysgd force which at Il very recent date
,sSjssgraced our city. When we conSid
.aY l}le reason why these two systems
have worked 50 well we are obliged
"a sslmit that it Is to be found in the
-nfyuImrtisan features of the laws Great
AYsa. them. The men who are in tn"
Nv good men. bu; no one can be blind
80 she fact that were they in Il boar'
.sr51hout the nOnpartis;in features their
administration of affairs intrusted to
fisem would be tainted with the same
,gtf-akneSs that characteriZes all 9th, =
gnsioicipal bodies The efficiency Of
fMa public service under a partisan
asoard is necessarily subordinated t"
fSsNtical requirements.
Men are put in and kept in office be
,t.;sgse they have controlled and are able
~ control votes in their ward delcGa-
7Sli5N in the party convention.
Public Office Called Spoil.
81 he is not inspired with Il sense OF
aai9ty. the more he can get out of the
.fysfA.e and the less work he can do the
g~tfer is his bargain. OF course. in ;
..srg|aI many, perhaps the majority, OF
Instances this is not the view taken b.
ygrs4fy appointees, but the men Wh'
gnpS upon their Offices under the city
,aE& county government as property t
t,f. worked for all they viii produce
.grs only too numerous. That TIM
.sgateild be the view taken by politra
--.tsqims and strikers,' who, not conten
es55ib The reward Of honest toll Whir'
fry reap in conventions, force th"lA
.,s4.}9es into Office as we'll is not to ut
seapdered at The surprise would be i
,eYsey took any other view. But Hoy
AM / have concluded that the mcl
xrG.o look upon and treat public trust
~ s,ublic trou%hs are by no mean
..,,ygg1ned to those Of the lower grade q
q1+.Iical workers, whose shouts az
.4;,.s.jy recognized. Hoyt is the hann,
,ggye,e' of some real estate adjacent t
,.{5y property which it became nccC&
s=@,Y for the city to buy. The ciD
,,fsjcers charged with the duty of buy
au;g offered some $500 less than Hoy
tv..S willing TO take. Finally the com
aY5,rae which had the matter in charG
.,.,a.cJuded to come to lI0yt's figures hbt
sne chairman instructed to report rec
s1nlmcnding an acceptance of lloyt
s3fTsr.
s9ne month and then another pass
I'd and no report was made. Hoy
Ass glad to realize on his property
Although the price was by no mean
ssSgh. and so was impatient for IN
,,9.rter to be closed, but he openly Dt
srsyed no anxiety. Finally the SLUG
.,isA chairman appeared at Hoyt
.syore. and ii conversation enSued WHO
sx,lu be better told after the history o
,efse chairman is given. He has no
saeen many years in active politics.
Tyith property enough to live on CON
xssrrably, he has no business. Appoint
Eng powers have always considere
ssemselves fortunate that he was avail
able. and so he has become q sort
sernicipal Pooh Bah. with many G
its departments under his contro
Somebody several years ago did sue
.<est that he had acted In a matte
81 the public in way not highly nor
x,rable, but this was regarded as IN