Cottage Grove sentinel and Cottage Grove leader., May 13, 1921, Image 4

\illificatton from his fellow citiseus,
must have his faults enlarged uiion
and his virtues minimised, just that
long will it be impossible to clean up
A Weekly Newspaper With Plenty
politics.
of Backbone
.lust as long as the recall can be
for
no
Elbert Bede aiui Klbort Smith l ’ul»li»h**rs invoked ngniiist an officer
other grounds than those stated in the
£lbert Bedo......... ............ .....Kditor
recall petition against Mr. Harlow,
A fint ala»» publication anterad at Cot just that long will it be impossible to
ta^B Urove, Ora, a» aacond ola»« matter get the best eitisens to seek public
office. Just as long ns a public of
Business Office.........
412 East Alain fieial is defenseless against the on
slaughts of those who feel themselves
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aggrieved by his actions, when no
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influenced
such
No subscription listed for lea» than tiSo is made as having
A reduction of 25e for p:\w mg a full actions, just that long will men of
ability and character, men who value,
year in advance
the opinion of their fellow man, shun
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public places.
Member of
A f a m o t i R lira—ami « fumoir: tu»«d
Never
under
any
circumstances
National Kditor ml Association
At kno*
«inoli»’ motorist* «tut
should the recall be Invoked except 1"
Oregon State Editorial Association
dwilara «lik*» mh thr worlti'a
case of graft, dishonesty, malfeasance
Oregon Newspaper Conference
riatn|il« of Corti tin* building. AI«
or nonfeasance in office, or groaa in
Lane County Publishers’ Association
w « v a delivering ihn s a n n » rv|w>«te«l
competence.
economy, tir«* altar tire*, «nd iwaiMiii
No one of these charges has been
F R ID A Y , M A Y 13, 1921.
aitai leaaon.
brought against Mr Harlow.
When
T h e Htii|M» «ro u n d tho »id c»w «ll I«
the petitions were presented to The
r«»tftat#rrd «■ « U«tW-iu«ik tit t lu* U S.
¡Sentinel for signature it was stated
RECALLINO HARLOW.
I*«unit Otlue.
that no such charge was to be brought.
Since that time, however, we have
The Sentinel is not greatly worried
about the possible outcome of the pro­ been informed that dishonesty and ex
posed recall of County Commissioner travagnnee are the real issues and the
Harlow, but in a matter of such vital words of the petition hut a subter
I f such is the case, then the
import to every
resident
of
I-ano fuge.
county, we feel called upon to express wrong being done Mr. Harlow is still
our opinion. In doing this we will say greater. He has a right to know- the
Common, or
exnctly what we think, even though iu charges against him
doing so it be necessary to tread upon dinary justice demands that. The law
contemplates that.
I f any hide the
the toes of some with whom we hav
real issue, if any strike him in the
worked in the past aud with whom w
back, they are in n poor position to
are likely to work in the future.
As far as the proposed recall of accuse Mr. Harlow of unfairness. The
Commissioner Harlow is concerned, our lowest criminal has an * inalienable
personal feelings towards Mr. Harlow right to know the charge against him
are of no concern aud what we have Snrelv Mr. Harlow has not fallen so
to *ay would be said regardless of how low in the estimation of his defrar
we felt personally towards the man tors that he is not to be permitted to
whieh
the brutal
F T E N it's surprising the number
country to another to "find a market.
Although, as we ha\e said, our per enjoy the rights
soual feelings are of no moment, l'ho murderer and the degenerate despoiler
of
different
tire
views
that
come
of a woman's virtue enjoy.
Sentinel and Mr. Harlow have neve
It is not right, it is not fair, it is
out in a chance talk at the curb or in
been close friends.
Neither have wo
had any friction other than such as un American to strike at a public
theleisureof a friend’s garage.
official
through
the
recall
for
any
There are Q2 U.S. Factory Branches.
naturally goes with asking the county
other reason than dishonesty or gross
court for something and often not get
Each
one gets its share of U. S. Tires.
Almost every day you come
ting it.
Neither have we been ou misconduct or gross incompetence. The
There
is a broad, constant, even dis­
terms of unusual intimacy with the Sentinel always has opposed the recall
across the man human ent
members of 1-ane county’s road organ when invoked for any other reason, it
tribution of U. S. Tires always going
now opposes it on the same grounds
to believe he can outguess
■ration
Mr. Harlow knows, and the mem and it always will oppose it under the
on
from those Branches to the dealer.
the cut-price tag on “job-
bers of Lane county’s road organ same circumstances, no matter who the
victim
selected
mav
be.
irutiou know, that The Sentinel will at
lots.” “discontinued lines” and
Buy a U. S. Tire anywhere
no time hesitate to expose extrava
“ surplus stocks.”
Lane countv never has had a eountv
— in a c< immunity of St M >po< iple
gnnee, incompetence or favoritism on
their part.
No favors are exj>ertc ’ commissioner ng i nst whom the recall
or even less— and you get a
His oppttsite is the hard-
by them. Yet they do rightly expect could not be invoked for reasons fully
as
good
as
those
stated
in
the
present
f r e s h , liv e tire of c u r r e n t
a square deal, and as far as we are
pan car owner who sticks
able to give it they shall have that recall movement and we doubt if we
production—
with all the orig­
ever
will
have
commissioners
who
year in ;ind year out to a
from The Sentinel.
Only that and
would not be subject to recall on the
nothing more.
inal
service
and
mileage the
s t a n d a r d brand as the only
same or similar grounds.
The recall
• • •
**A n y V S T i r e
factory put into it.
#• m u m v r m m i
The excuse for the proposed recall of movement has hardly gotten a good
r a tio n a l e c o n o m y .
f u l l • m o n e y '9
Mr. Harlow is that he is domineering start ami yet we have heard more
worth. "
The owner of a medium or
and stubborn and that he discriminates reasons given why L. N. Ronev. the
against the western, northern and proposed recall candidate against Mr
light-weight car stands on
southern ends of the county in road Harlow, should not be a commissioner
than we have heard why Mr. Harlow-
M any will remember the scarcity
equal ground with every other
matters.
In our opinion, and we have tn should be removed.
of U. S. Tires last year.
car owner.
The Sentinel suggests, in fairness to
times past expressed ourselves to tho
same point, that is not a sufficient all parties concerned, that if the re
A hardship at the time, but a bene­
callers are successful with their peti­
Any United States Tire Is a uni­
The di Ifmrmnt
excuse for invoking the recall.
tions, the records of both Mr. Harlow
item k-Mstr« thei
• • •
fit
now.
There
are
no
U.
S.
Tires
to
be
versal full money's worth— hacked up
• «*#»!• n u t in 9
and Air. Roney be investigated and
Anticipating that we may be called
published side by side, to the end that
worked o ff— no accumulations— no
with a leadership policy of eq u a l
a member of the old guard and accused the voters may lie fully informed. We
of defending ring polities, we state
f o r c e d selling of any U. S. brand — no
quality, buying convenience and price
know nothing against Mr. Roney. We
positively that just as
long
as
know nothing sufficient to warrant a
shipping
of
tires
from
one
part
of
the
for e v e r y b o d y .
person in public office must stand for
recall of Mr. Harlow. We are willing
to publish the results of the investi­
gation free of charge to all concerned,
if we are to have a recall, let us have
all the facts. Let justice he done to
all concerned. The recirllers can ask
no more and no less. Believing that
the road organization of the county is
under fire in the proposed recall, that
whether or not the members of the
road organization an- earning their
salaries is a point at issue mol that
the criticism aimed at member» of the
road organization (without reference
to the recall) warrant itemized state­
ments as what the member* of this
Cottage Grove, Ore.
Comstock, Ore.
Lorane, Ore.
organization arc doing, and believing
Perfect glasses,
further that the full light of pub
perfectly fitted.
licity should bo welcomed by both
Exceptional service at
sides, we have requested, anil have
reasonable cost.
been, promised, complete itemized state­
ments for a month’s time
of
the
county road superintendent, the county
bridge superintendent and of the road believp, the entire excuse for the recall be built this year and Ihi "'her nett recall "f Commissioner Harlow are un cup finely ■ popped mint leaves, greci,
fair, that the movement in its present coloring. Hunk gelatine m the cold
uperviaors
of
this
section.
The is dissatisfaction with certain decisions year.
The Mentmel has not been exactly status is un American and strikes at w riter /» rni n it ten him ! thru di»»<dv«* in
Sentinel will welcome comment upon of Air. Ilnrlow’s in ron<l mutter*,
these statements. A square deal to the particularly in reference to roads in pleased with some things that hnve the very foundation of den-nt eitijin Hjrup nimle l»y hoiling «ugnr timi vin
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EUGCNt OK.
This been done in this end of the eounty. ship anti clean polities.
«’Kitr :> nu nut«*». Add »nit «ml |»it|*r *kn
taxpayer, as well ns to those who get the vicinity of Junction City.
the taxpayer's money, is the aim we community nlwnys hns held n sym­ We think some errors were mndc in
rt.lnr Jtrrefl fimi «(min.
Add mit» t
Mint
Satie«
for
Laml
pathetic
feeling
for
that
end
of
tin
the location of the overhi ad crossing
Imv«**. I **t Ritmiti 5 minuti’», »train
r
!
have in view. , , »
Half envelope gelatine. 'A• j cup rold mid «’hill.
county in the mutter of roads.
On nt Divide; possibly an underground
As a matter of faet, we are led-to occasions this community hns joined crossing would hnve been better.
We j water, I cup sugar, I cup v inegar, H
.... certain
- - * . that
L. _, the
,1 .....
. ,, through
.1 . .
,......... snIt,
I, few
,........... i n s juijim
.... k a I
tens^ioon
hands with Junction City in support­ are not
cutoff
It j m ^ » _ t o fetid tin»
mitrili«
nx
£ 1 1
ing some road program.
i*lic fa< i Unit the Veatch place on the l^irnne road
The Sentinel opjmsc* the recall does was a wise one.
We are not by nny 1
not mean that we endorse the decisions means rertnin that the proposed cutoff 11
of the highwny commission and the through the Thompson place on the
county court in regard to roads in the Hnmc road is a wise one. Neither do 1 1
northern end of the county.
We take we think that if we had
been the I
no position at this time on the matter county court we would have escaped ,
of such roads, but we do say, and we with nny fewer errors.
We do not
say it positively, that if mistakes in think that wr would hnve been any |
road locations, or road improvements quicker to disdain the advice of j |
(provided such mistakes have been engineers than have been members of
made) have been only
mistakes of the courts who have voted for these
judgment; if the
members
of
the things. O f eourse we think we eould
eounty court have not been influenced have done things somewhat better on
by ulterior motives
(ond
no such the whole. We might hnve done things
charges have been brought), then there perfeetly, nnd yet even
then
some
is no pxcuse for the recall.
would have questioned our action«.
IP III'It L Mt'ltlotti is a I mihìih ' hh tmiiMnrtioii between mi'M
Mr. Harlow was just as stubborn And even if we eould have done so
three years ago when once a position mueh better we didn't want to try to
*
in different plares that run not be completed by
was taken; he was just as short in do so on 1125 a month, nnd we are
telephone ami, in many iiiMtanccs, in less time than it taken
diplomacy; he was just as persistent in inclined to the belief that the mem­
working for the end that he believed bers of the eounty court, with all the
to dictait1 the average busmens letter.
the proper one as he is now, and he errors we are willing to admit they
have
made,
have
been
worth
mueh
was reelectad by voters
who knew
those characteristics. l-ef them suffer more than their salaries, anil we would
Consider the time taken by correli pom lencn ami the
the consequences of their action, if make this statement apply to Former
unavoidat.......flay»
or the mails. Try the long-distance
indeed they are not much better off Judge Bonn, with whom we seldom
than they would be had they elected agreed.
telephone in your out-of-town business 1 rammetimm.
• • •
some
palavering
politician
who
would have swayed with every breeze,
N o one seems to know just who is
lièrent improvements in transmission have made it
who would have tried to please all, behind the rei-nll movement.
We do
would have pleased none and accom­ not know. Homo say Harry Bown is
possible to talk satisfactorily to any point in this country.
plished nothing. We have more respect the man and that he is trying to stir
for the man who takes the consequences lip strife in th/' republican party. Home
Long-diatnnce service is the direct ami econom ical
for doing what he
believes to
be soy Commissioner Hharp is the man.
right than we hnve for the one who We trust that neither one of these two
method of communication ami does away with undue ex-
waits to lenrn upon which side the are in nny way eoneorned, hut who
pensi and delay.
greatest amount of favorable public ever the parties are they should not
opinion seems to lie, and then lies for hesitate to come out into tin- open. Ci,m
that side.
missioaer Harlow hns n right to know
Ask for Pacific Long Distance.
what they are. just ns he hns a right
to
know
the
motives
behind
the
pro
Hpea king vithout prejudice, if rond
matters are the reason for the pro- posed reeall, nnd the voters of the
posed recall of Commissioner Hnrlow, county hnvp a right to know.
what complaint enn Cottage flrove
Finally, The Hentinel will piv" pub­
make sufficient to justifv the working
of the recall. Compare Cottage flrove licity to either side of the proposed
Firing on yonr dope.
If you
mails with the roads that were here reeall.
when Commissioner Harlow went into have proof of eriminnl extravagance,
office.
Even the bridge» for which graft or corruption, let ns have it. We
wo bave been fighting for years are wiah to reiterate, however, thnf the
now promised us. One of them will excusea ao far given for the proponei
The Sentinel
yo u can measure
tire value in 19 11
O
United States lines
United States
N. J. Nelson, Ji.
Rubber Company
Brown & Marketta
Jackson & Addison
Stanimi AVMooJi
Build Strength
with Peptona
Business by Long
Distance Telephone
— the great
constructive
tonic
for sale only by—
The Modem Pharmacy
C. J. KEM. PROP.
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COTTAGE GROVE
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