Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-05-26
TO THE VOTERS OF SOUTH
COMMISSIONER DISTRICT

paign for County Commission
er South District.
need your active support be.
cause my candidacy will be hotly
contested ON account of my be-
ing an outsider and my nomina-
ton and election means mater.
ial change in the present program.
need your help on account Of
the following handicaps which !
am laboring under:
First For the past twenty
years my time and energies have
been devoted entirely to business
Am therefore out Of touch politl-
cally.
Second The South District
Road Supervisors and practically
| all their foremcn and road men
are supporting my opponent.
Third These Road Supervis-
ors have thousands Of dollars to
disburse on road work in the
South District and can give their
candidate every advantage III
discussing the same.
Fourth AS a large tax payer
in the South District, | find my
tax for road purposes in Road
District No. 3 Morgan O'Brien s
District) is $153.00. | am there
fore contributing that amount to
the Morgan O'Brien Road Cam
paign Fund, to be used, if they see
fit, against my own candidacy.
Fifth Il have declared that |
would make no political promises
during this campaign, therefore |
have no especial call on the poll
ticians.
Sixth Il am on record in favor
of dispensing with all dead tim
Der and made jobs in the court
house, therefore | can expect no
support in that direction.
Seventh Il favor junking so
to 1870 of county owned automo-
biles, hence | have probably lost
the support Of the joy-ridders.
Above are some of the opposi-
ton and handicaps. AS an offset
| desire the support of all voters
who believe
That there should be change
in the administration of King
County affairs.
Who believe the conduct of
the general county business
should conform more nearly TO
strict business principles.
Who believe that expenses
should be reduced to the lowest
possible point, consistent with eff
ficiency.
Who believe we are overbur-
dened with taxes and the way to
reduce taxes is by cutting down
cost Of government.
Who believe the greatest men
ace to the growth and prosperity
Of this county is High Taxes.
Who want full value for their
tax money whether spent on gen
eral County Business or County
Road Work.
Who believe in place Of the
Road Supervisors and their road
men selecting the candidate for
County Commissioners, the voters
should be granted that privilege,
and after the selection and cleo
ton of their choice the voters
should act in an advisory capac-
! ity in selecting the Road Supervis-
ors and Road men. Why not?
The people pay the taxes.
Who believe it is wrong to
rob one community of their road
funds for the benefit of others
which only pay the same rate of
levy in the Road Fund.
Who believe road work in the
various communities should be
fairly and justly parcelled out,
and residents and teams in the I'M
mediate vicinity given preference.
Who believe expenses in many
departments of the County gov.
eminent are excessive and should
be reduced to actual require,
ments.
The above are some Of the prin-
ciples | stand for. Am a sub,
stantial property owner and tax,
payer, therefore have a direct in,
tcrest in King county's financial
affairs. Have had many years OF
business training which should to
some degree GUILTY. me for the
handling of general county bnsi,
ness.
| ask your thorough mvestiga,
ton of my record Of the past IS
years in this county as well as my
| so,,o,,1 Qualifications fnr tho of