The new era., 1910-11-03

cOnt6ntlOn9 Tor TINS $Sl6.W ~ were we'll
founded lit was shown not to be), how
about the balance Of the $568. s5 or $345.
65 that he claimed? The Commissioners
don't know what 1t was for; but perhaps
the Judge can explain to the voters
And if the crowd that gathers around
the Judge is so large that some may not
hear. they can gather around the Asses
sor, and ask him how about that 400 odd
he tried to collect from the county for
services he never performed and time
he never put in. We need a man for
Assessor who is fair.
And just here comes the pertinent
question in regard to both these cases:
Mr.. Taxpayer. do you want man in
Office who tries to get out Of the publ,
finds more than is rightfully due him
and do you think he is fairf
As to the change that the Board is
some how at fult as to the position it
took in its late controversy with the
former County Treasurer:
It is to bs>regretted that the com.
plants are SO vague. so ill informed and
SO contradictory as to be scarcely sus
ceptable of answer, except in the very
broadcast way.
In general it can be said that the
Board gave this whole matter the most
careful and minute consideration and
took legal advice from different sources
When the Board acted, it acted upon
legal advice; and il, any mistake was
made it has hot yet been brought to the
attention Of the Roard.
As to the charge that there is some
sort of a compact between the members
of the Board:
This is beautifully indefinite and hazy
and seems to have temporarily taken
the place of the charge that the Repub-
.lican is Bill Marr ticket.
II the Board had over taken a wrong
stand the compact argument might have
some force; but wherein has the Board
been unfaithful to its dutiesf The COM
pact idea must connote some evil, as it
fails q its purpose as sp.argument. You
wouldn't object 10 csnpact to do good.
would your
This charse, ieie,has: reference to our
work as Commissioner, is absolutely
false. am at q loss what more to say,
for can find no reason or foundation
for such a charge except the fact that
we have stood together for what we con-
sidered the good Of the county. Would
you have it otherwise? -
II the charge has reference to the sup
position that in case part Of tn, present
Board is re elected and. part is not, the
part elected will not serve, the charge is
false in this respect also. The supposi.
ton is childish.
If the charge refers to the refusal Of
Mallon and Hunter.to accept the Demo
cratic candidacy, can only say that l
believe the result would have been the
same had been offered the third nomi
nation The nominations were refused
not ON my account, but, because self
respecting man could not accept them
in the way they came.
Nine tenths Of the trouble the Board
las had in the present tenn, has been
occasioned by an element in the admin
istration which has proven itself grasp
ing. greedy. selfish and none to compe
tent. The chief claim of the Board to
unpopularity is because it has been
unfortunate enough to be in the way Of
some of:the plans of this element. The
Board has been compelled to fight al
most continuously for the last against
this selfish element, and the fight has
cost the Commissioners much misery
and the County considerable money.
When the time came for the Democratic
convention tho party should have stood
strong for progress, for competence. for
unselfishness and fairness, for sanity
and absolute safety. Instead the party
chose to support the edeleterious element,
and in 80 doing endorsed all the things
and thing-ma-bobs the Commissioners
have been fighting from first to last.
Then the convention performed the
acIobatic stunt of turning. a hand spring
over the fence and patting two OF the
Commissioners on the back for the good
work they had done! These Commits
sioners had not been consulted as to the
patting, and they refused to accept it
as believe you would have done, Read
or, under like circumstances. Tie stu
alton was impossible. Suppose for in
stance, the ticket should carry. can you
see anything but chaos and dog-fght
for the next two years?
Before leaving this matter ! desire to
say that most Of the. present county
otficeholders are held in high esteem by
the Commissioners; the objection has
reference to small element only. And
III.