The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-09-08
LAY, THERE'S THE RUB"

In deciding on their nominee for
county commissioner the republicans
OF the first district will give their YER
dict after consideration of two Ques-
tons: Is the candidate honest and
capable OF exercising good Judgment
in the conduct of county business, and
does he show fair and impartial atti-
tude in the distribution of road funds?'
Tonasket Times.
Those are just exactly the questions
that are agitating the voters Of the first
district at this time, and accounts for
the wonderful Endorsement received by
C. w. Smith, in his candidacy for COM
missioner. from the length and breadth
of the district Mr.. Smith is absolutely
honest, and as far as capability is con-
cerned he is the peer of any man who
has ever held the office of commits
sioner In the county. His candidacy is
wholly based upon a desire to see the
road moneys justly and impartially
distributed TO the various road dist
|tricts Can any one say that this has
been done in the past and stand I'M
member of the Oroville town council
that has conducted business this year
in such a business like manner that
over half the normal
revenue has been cut off by the abol-
ishment OF saloon licenses, $1,000 OF
old debts have been paid off. Can any
one pretend that the county govern
ment is conducted on a business basis
when the liabilities of the county. &C
|cording TO the auditors report. have
increased over $4,000 the past two
Years? Is il not time 10 call halt and
place the business of the county In
the hands of body of commissioners
who will bend every effort to reduce
|expenses and thereby reduce taxation.
We protest against the use of the name
of Oroville in conjunction with the
|candidacy of Mr.. Smith. as though Oro-
willie has any axes to grind. Mr.. Smith
becomes candidate through the urg-
ing Of the people from all the sur
rounding country. and il is merely an
incident of his candidacy that he is
resident of Oroville. Oroville has never
asked for anything but what was fair
and just in the distribution Of road
moneys. Its people have never reached
out and grabbed money that other por-
lions of the county were entitled TO,
As evidence of their Willingness to be
made the goat il is only necessary 10
look over the condition OF the roads
leading into and out of Oroville. and
the condition and character Of the
bridges. that were originally built al
most entirely by local subscription.
Oroville has been overlooked with con-
tempt by men in office with the power
/ OF distributing road moneys. passed
up like white chip. and heretofore
the people have meekly submitted.
standing true TO their word when Civ
ling TO other districts as TO apportion-
ments and have been laughed at and
given the gaff. The same condition ex-
lists in other parts OF the district that
did not have the pull with the commits
sioners, and that Is why the voters Of
the district are up in revolt at this
| time. All that is wanted. all that is de-
S4lSu. Is SAaSl !uStlSS auu AalI liSal-
ment. no more. no less. and that is
just what Mr.. Smith stands for With
Mr.. Smith as commissioner. so far as
! his influence can be exerted, no one
part of the district. or county. will be
skinned for the benefit of another
There will be no favoritism shown
with individuals. communities or To-
calitieS. and the one aim will be to re-
trench wherever retrenchment is pos
Sible with the object Of lowering the
tax burden that is working grievious
hardship on every resident of the coun-
" and holding back the settlement and
development OF the county.