The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-04-27

31CI0tu.
Your issue OF April "a. 1916. under
the heading Attack on Hayden Is Al.
cribed to Politics"
II local conditions will permit such
practices as Is shown in the facts stat
ed In the papers filed. then II Is time to
take some note of local political condi.
tions. Had l simply made an asser.
ton. or circulated report in any in.
direct or underhanded manner. or had
I held the report until too late for Mr..
Hayden to defend himself. II might
have been. and your statement that II
Is ascribed to politics. might have
some force. I submitted to the county
court the cold statement over the sig.
natures Of the parties. and subscribed
the Information 50 given with my own
signature. four weeks before the pri.
maries. I might. as was suggested to
me. have gotten some one else to have
made the statement. and covered my.
self. but as the information came to
me ! came out open and gave the In.
formation as It came to me.
Judge Hanks did not tell me his
court did not have Jurisdiction. And
must differ with you in this matter.
and hold that the county court has
Jurisdiction, not only Of this. but OF
every matter pertaining to the irregu.
larities in any county once. and II Is
now. and always has been. my belief
that the county court is the guardian
Of the county's welfare. not only to ad.
minister the ordinary affairs Of the
county, but to see to II that the re.
spective omcers do their duty as by
the law they are required to do. II
there are Irregularities brought to the
attention of the court II Is their duty
to see that an Investigation IL made.
and II found correct. then the matter
should be turned over to the proper
ofncers or parties for further action, as
the law may direct.
asked Judge Hanks for a confiden.
tial conference With him as tax payer
not as an ofnciai: told him had decid.
ed to file the papers with the court.
that ] was fully aware It was bad poll.
tics. but that ! wanted his private
opinion as to whether was doing
right. left the papers with him. that
be might have time to consider the
matter. and when ! called for them
some three hours later he said to me:
7 did not know that thing was going
'n. It should be made public. but
hat. were he In my place. he would
not do It until after the primaries" /"
Why should ! have waited until after
he primaries? For political purposes! |
q. % he stated. It should be made pub. |
tc. when the evidence came to me was i
{ not my duty - . good citizen. to
Iive II to the onicial whose duty II 10
o look after the business Of the
county?
Another good citisen. to whom
howed the papers on my way to the ,
ourt house. said II was the right thing
o do. but added II would be political
uicide for me to do 20. Now the par.
Len had In mind my political interests.
am not politician. to me It was a
natter Of doing right or wrong. I
'ould have done the same had It been
ny other olncial. There are many I'M.
ind reports In circulation about the
arious county omcials. These msn
70 either good or bad. II good. We I
hould uphold and protect their good
anne. II bad. W should como out In
ae open. with the facts. ] have heard
ANY reports concerning Nr. Hayden.
ut there Ii mot Q man Or woman In
.iamath county who has ever heard
70 say an unkind word about him. and