Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-10-25
WHY SHOULDN'T MOLLOY
GET BUSY OR BE FIRED

| GEL BUSY OR BE FIRED!
Joe Molloy is asking the people
to elect him to the most important
position in the county; he is ask
ing the people to turn out a man
who today is working from morning
to night tending to the work Of the
office. and elect as auditor a man
who has loafed on the job since in
July when the tax rolls were COM
pleted and turned over to the audi
tor Last Saturday Joe Molloy,
drawing $40 per month from the
taxpayers of Clearwater county, in
stead of being on the job, and there
was plenty to do, was out on the
street all the afternoon buttonhol-
ing the farmers for votes. And he
was urging them to turn out Joe
Kaufman, who. at that hour, and
all the time. even right now, is in
the court house on the job working
faithfully and earning his salary.
If you have visited the court house
during the past three months you
have found Molloy talking politics,
or sitting in county chair. his
feet cooked up on table, or mon
keying with that war map. Give
him bottle of Higgins ink and
dimes worth Of vaseline, and he
might even make fair stab at
decorating a billboard
That there is no excuse for this
Kind of business; that there is no
excuse for loafing, the Republican
submits Lewis county as an illus
tration. There the deputy assessor
follows the tax rolls into the audi
tors Office, and he is busy till the
rolls are completed and turned over
to the county treasurer. When the
treasurer gets them and his work
is heaped high this deputy IS again
on the job earning his salary, and
has no time to be on the street
loafing. talking politics. or sticking
pins in war map.
What is the result of this bust
deputy or some $500 per year to
the taxpayers of the county And
right now, If Joe Molloy were do
ing his duty, he would be in the
county treasurer's Office with his
coat off helping on the tax rolls.
II the people will only open their
ewes thew can see these things for
themselves.
! An investigation of the minutes
of the county board, when they in
creased MollOy's salary from $50
to $12O per month, shows that the
county commissioners expected Mr..
Molloy to keep busy, and to help
in other Offices when there was oc-
casion. VIM. Gillespie, deputy in
the auditors office, has worked till
late at night keeping up work; Joe
Kaufman. and his deputies. Mr..
Wellman and Mrs. Fisher, have had
all they could do; and right now
deputy, w. M. Chandler, are work
} ing day and evenings to handle ex-
ira work in order to care for county
, business without extra deputies, in
harmony with the policy of the
county board. VIM. Gillespie 5 is
, also deputy sheriff, saving depu-
| ty there. The board, in their eff
fort to serve the county honestly.
. | fa, trx- 10 1,A
} job of probate judge with that OF
clerk of the board of commission
ers, and would have succeeded but
! for the fact that Frank Shreve, a
most capable clerical man, refused
positively to serve as probate
; Judge. He did not like the judicial
) end of the job. The board expects
5 Joe Molloy right now to earn his
: salary. and the work Molloy is sup
/ posed to do, and could do. is being
< done by the other officers and their
7 deputies. many times by coming
E back and working nights. for which
r they receive no extra pay.
The Republican can not see how
D the interests of the taxpayers of
s Clearwater county can be better
e served by kicking out one of
: the most faithful. conscientious
]. public officials in the court
( house. and turning the office
t over to one who . is not
S earning his salt. Nor do we be-
5 lieve the people are going to do it,
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