Show AFTER MR THE BATTLE now that the struggle is over and the smoke of battle is clearing away let us take a calm survey ol of the ground and the issue the liberal faction I 1 which has made the disturbance knew from the astarb that in a fair contest for the county offices the peoples party were sure of victory the plan was therefore prepared to capture if possible one or two of the offices byi by any means that could be invented or adopted so as to make a break into the ranks of the majority and thus give encouragement to liberal hopes for the future the was upon as the point of attack or three reasons first it was looked upon as a lucrative pos position second there had been some complaints against the In incumbent cumbe who was a candidate tor for election reelection re third there were two or three nominees lor for the place at the peoples patty party convention and etwas it waa hoped that friends of t the unsuccessful u i nominees would do some scratching and perhaps in their chagrin vote for the opposition on candidate the objections t against thelle the recorder corder were magnified and harped upon and made to appear great and widespread many un truths were told and many fallacious arguments were used and these were put in such a way as to catch minds not very logical and persons rather excitable examined in the light of truth and viewed witia calm lad judgment g meat they amount to very tittle little they are chiefly urged by real estate dealers who were hampered in their during daring the tee blighted boom and chatty people ople who think it smart oman to find fault fa it but fuere are a few individuals indi bals who give something like substantial on uti alrea reasons for complaint they say aay mistakes have been made in abstracts there was too much delay in ID work during the rush and then the charges wire were too high investigation allows very few errors in all tae business bu sineas that has been beela done perfection la Is not of this world and mistakes will sometimes be made in the beat regulated reKUla ted offices the recorder and his bondsmen are responsible parties and any loss that may occur through haste and inac inaccuracy curac i recoverable but we believe atiat that fair and impartial inquiry will show there has been as little ground 0 und tor for grumbling on this score as in any omee office with a similar amount of business in the country the pressure of applications during the real estate excite excitement occasioned delay in getting out abstracts no doubt it could not be otherwise baere Is 18 only one set of books the recorder was responsible for errors lie he bad to examine the work done by his employs he worked night and aad day for a long time and did his best to meet the unwonted unwound demand he engaged as much help belp as there was room to employ to in the quarters at his bis disposal it la is objected that they wre vre young people it is but a short time since there was a cry that the young folks should have a chance that the older men should retire and let younger i ones come t to p t the h e f root front some people will nev be satisfied it is so easy say what ought to have been done when the trouble la is over perhaps it half a dozen skilled hands could have been obtained to assist during the now barsted boom there might have been leas delay but tiow how many experts of that king were hunting employment at that time A number oi of young men and women some of df them university students not children however were pressed into clerical service and the recorder who was personally responsible for the abstracts sir str acta acts personally supervised the work these are the facts the rumpus raised about it to Is mostly tolly and notion fiction As to charges for abstracts it will be found on fair inquiry that there are fixed tees fees for all work denecia beneja the recorders office people not adt familiar with the records can form no idea f from rom an ala abstract of ane labor performed in tracing up titles it Is not simply for writing out tahe he abstract that fees are charged but for searching the records in order to show the chain of transfers and to a see 1 es it if there are any mortgages or other encumbrances on the property felsot fees of record elsas ers as well as other county officers are regulated by law A change of recorders would not necessarily make a change in charges for work it there h has been any extortion the matter can BOOB be rectified we do not believe any sueh objection can be sustained now as to the talk about offices for life 11 by inheritance etc ate let us see how bow much cause there is tor for it in this case george M cannon was first elected in 1884 the term was tour years this is then his second ter m Is there any rule that a man must mast 0 oaly ly serve the public for one term what sort soft ot of encouragement would that be to a young man or an old man how many com competent tent and able men would be willing C to serve gerve the public with the certainty that no BO mattey matter how and alli diligent glant they might be the end of the term would be the end ot of their em in england it has been found t that bat the safest and beet beat principle in the employ employment ident of public servants Is that which governs in private business viz continuance in office daring good behavior or while voile it Is tor for the in tempt of the tag employers in this country the limitation of terms of of tide nee places it within the power of the employers toe the people to make a change whenever it is tor lot the public welfare to do so that Is au Q right but to oust a falth faithful fUl and efficient public alc servant at the end of ORO one in EB ot of office on the stupid idea s t there must bes bea change is f goot good political economy or in accordance with coni common molt business principles in this case there is n no 0 consistency in objector obJect objecting ir to A a second term for the dersh p when all the candidates for toe the other offices are tor for a second term with the exception odthe of the selectman aad he has just served a tall fall term tor for the probate judges judgeship I 1 and served it well as we believe all the incumbents have done in their respective bilea positions mm etious there has been ia much ch comment on the tact fact that the present recorder succeeded his lather father who also served two terms and two 6 only the young man became ai hillsr with w the recorders work by employment as clerk cleric in the ofte office he e was adapted tor the post by abat training Ws was it a fatal oh oace objection action that his bis father had bad hild held the office batore him Is it to be under grider stood that no young man c can be elected to an office previously held beld by his bis father Is a family name to be a barrier ti advancement or oi public service we go as far as anyone in wo objecting to go tha policy ot 61 mun in position simply because lie fae I 1 lg s some prominent mans manai son brother cousin or other relative nepotism g ao an evil tuat ought not to be permitted to grow in this or any other camu coro aimi ity put but let us be careful that laon lag posing nepotism we do not e opposite extreme and act upon the aulse and inconsistent notion tha haeft young man must be engaged laue who Is related toan office holder bolder or one occupying uk 1 I prom prominent ineat place fitness should be the qualification for offices in inice the gift of the people an hen a public officer nils fills h his a p pat to toe me public satisfaction ho be should be continued in it such continuance is forthe for the public bublic good and no luro feor outcry or amse false is issue sue should be allowed allotted to away the voters la in whose bawo rests the power to decide it was represented that there wu was i general Kenera 1 feeling of opposition to the recorder that this was waa untrue to is now made clear in the convention the matter was discussed and other ap dilates were brou brought lit forward who each received some totes votes george 11 cannon received the majority and became the peoples c cn didace lie he Is elected by a latye majority over the liberal condl date in whose behalf a gretat tremendous guns effort was made and to secure election several very tricks were resorted to by his tire re tended friends we are glad to le aeu entirely without his endorsement even in the city precinct a where it was said the liberal nominee u sure to run rua ahead mr cannon tite ho i a majority ot of over a hundred and thy fifty votes he would no doubt received many more but bat for thio bt resorted to by the liberals LiDe rala ot of put ink ing Kim balla pame name over Omao asua s 0 the peoples ticket to lo deceive I 1 voters I 1 I 1 several peoples party citizens too were prevented from voting alter being properly registered by thede tive tactics ot of some Ll bertl challengers and the action of some rome of 0 the aiges who required toe the prod lic tion of naturalization papers air in a number num berof i instances those who did not ha hambie Moie we to hunt bunt up their apere or wh d mislaid millaid them were thu I 1 cheate 0 o u t ot of their privilege ot of wt vot ing but bat the peoples ticket dubeen has been elected tor for all the county off of loeB floes and ad ail ad the noise and sophistry and we ae hood and trickery of af those who are an so go anxious to control the affairs of the county and the territory nave have been in vain we have takers taken up this mutter ot the that sensible people my may set see how little there is of fact and reason at the bottom of all the bottler and fuss that has been made about it if I 1 a change is advisable in any aay office is ia the gift ol of the people there is ia a proper pr aft r way to make it in the primaries ud and tire the conventions such matters should be fairly freely and carefully discussed then when a ticket is d 1 upon all hands should be omi to elect it aspirants for office do not find much favor in ia the peoples party we hope bope they never will whenever a mp man begins to run down another with the view of galling support for himself he commences to dig the ground from under his als own feet let Us as be consistent let be wise let us be united and remember this it is neither wise nor consistent nor sate safe to echo the cries orieol ef an opposing party orto or to divide on any issue or any person when by disunion withholding support or a nomine giving I 1 UN ig and d comfort ito ao the enemy tong ae man atu will gain gain even in on his own estimation ti by committing political treason |