The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-02
CITIZENS DEPRECATE
ACTION OF RECALLERS

At different conferences of men of
different parts of the valley, the ap-
pOintment of committee to make
themselves thoroughly conversant with
the status of the action of the county
court in its past yeaI's administration
and to make known their findings to
the public, resulted. This committee
deprecates the action of those further
ing the recall movement in the valley
and submits below a communication to
the voters of the county. The delega-
tion of local men, who recently visited
Portland and conferred with road en-
thusiast there, have signified that they
are in thorough accord with the senti-
ment expressed in the communication :
Complying with the suggestion that
the friends of the county court furnish
for publication statement in connec-
tion with the recall. we beg to submit
the following facts: AS we understand
the matter, the recall is based on the
manner of the construction of the
bridge at Winans and the manner in
which the court has handled the main
tenance asId construction of the county
roads. We are told that the coufe
freely admits that the Winans bridge is
disappointment to them.
''Ths whole trouble cannot be laid,
however, to the county court, but
whatever portion of censure should
come to them in this connection they
willingly assume.
"Ihere is also a difference of opinion
in the county as to the method of
handling our various road matters. AS
far as we are able TO learn, the pres
ent objection comes from the fact that
some of the citizens are not satisfied
with the work of the present road
master. The fact that he has resigned,
effective October Is, should, however,
effectually cover any objections that
may have arisen from this source.
1--WE wish in particular to emphasize
the question of the proper use of the
recall. Ii was clearly the intention of
the authos of this law that ii should be
used as an emergency measure and
only in eases of extreme incompetency
or malfeasance in office. The members
of our county court are all men of the
highest character and integrity and
WSlC GlCCtCu WI dCCOuIb VI Tue CUIlIl-
dence which the people had in their
efficiency and ability to fill their re-
spectve positions. No one can honest
ly question the integrity or ability of
these men. The very small objections
which have been raised to their present
administration could got, under fair
consideration of the law, be construed
to be matters of Importance enough to
warrant the invoke of the recall.
1T is to the greatest Importance to
the people of Hood River that this en-
tire matter should be given earnest
consideration at this time. If the re-
cali is an instrument to be made use of
in cases of this kind. we may fairly
expect to have great difficulty hereaf-
ter in getting good men to fill any of
the offices of the county. If the pres
ent county court should be recalled on
the trivial objections that have now
been raised, no capable man would fesA
safe in allowing his name to be used
for any public office in Hood River.
He would feel that the first step he
would take which did not meet with
the approval of anyone would subject !
him TO a recall election. I
I'VE appeal to all of the voters of
the county to give this question earnest
consideration before signing any petit
tion that would subject the county |
court to the humiliation of recall |
election.