The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-10-20
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Editor Gazette
Read your article ON primary elect
ion costs and OF course must agree
that il is too much. AMI while l did
not serve on any election board this
year probably should not have made
any reduction on the expense had
done 50. have been a member OF the
board quite number OF times. how
ever, and believe that l am able to
tot down a few observations. possihls
beneficial.
In the first place. from the stand
point OF what a farmer has to buy
the amount which each member Of
the board received is not any more
than in keeping with other prices. sx-
eepting the commodities the farmer
produces. And while l mention this i,
Is NOS the real reason for the high
cost Of elections The frs, reason is
that the members OF one hoard fear
tia; they are no; going to get as much
As the members of some other boards
and they usually say that everybody
else digs into ths public treasury so
way NO, ne. So we figure up the
time We started from home and con-
jcnesere aow long il viii take us 10
gee back together with extra tine il
took 10 AUNT up an apple box and
cut a hole In il 10 receive the ballots.
AID some other little rigging for the
ooosns. all As items os expense Then
the mailing. and you have il. More
money. Of course. than the average
rancser can make with his team in
three Gays working On his ranch But
Why essr1Sss q poor ;iller et the
sou tae few psltry dollars when i,
Is oaly one Of the few times in his life
he IS asked 10 set the price Of ais
labor, OF what be has to dispose Of.
Another reason IL seems whoever
has The appointing. unless Scaas mem
her dies OF, OF does something for
SAseA ne IS kicked of the board the
personnel Of tie old board has = life
soa, aaa while experience ns2y help
out tor efficacy it amounts 10 gel
ting their books all filled cat and
signed 1a before land. makes i. lit
tie easier. B.s this rsznsaz oaay comes
arsaae once u tso years. a I'd besides
the sese-ame1t sAo1la pay Us for
coming And gazing when we use onr
elective franchise
Iesrs Are Eax2F WHO serve o. the
hoard who really feel THAI sAsr sAelaS
he Ae1Ae doing sosrae important work
vAsca tAsy have On aza6 For this
reason wAr acs more vouasz Dc ag-
pointed o. TIE election boards U<z-
ally ts<ir A1al writing is s.ss1sr. the
work Is zas hard neither s-,s the IL
ssr2e;socs 50 3ltfse2aa 10 carry o1s Ia.
~AAs TIE average woman co2a6 III the
position And maybe they wo2la hare
such q good si-nt they woaAd MOI
charge TIRE ese2nsy IS raze.a for their
services A sRgxes15aa That somebody
send II The z11es Of ladies In sse.e
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and more sx2a1ensri from Ia 4
eNeaocS than you Gan sTsr hage .sr a.
general eate1le1 during tbs whole
u hours. So why 11. in 1hs rural
communities make 11hs time s's1ess
t. - 's'cbsgk- Mesa ii aass voting is
dane n the afternoon. ant 1hsrs are
ssr1 very few Instances where the FAR
sus<- esorai nss arrange sa vvas arr5ns
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a5ksas 10 ne rsancAf nr15z ss1Ds sssi
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board knows d Is gsc1zns TIE same Is
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