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VOL. 32. NO. 24.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
REFER TO RECORD
Clackamas Republicans Are Men
of Action
HAVE PRACTICALLY PAID
THE COUNTY DEBT.
OFF
In Addition, the Current Expenses
Have Been Reduced to
' $31,000 Per Year.
Greater interest in a political cam
paign was never manifested by Clack
amas county voters than is being
shown in that which will conclude
with the election of June 4, next. Meet
ings, that are being held nightly
throughout the county by the candi
dates of both parties, are largely at
tended and an intense interest is dis
played by the auditors in the discus
sion of the issues that are presented
Clackamas county has a normal Re
publican majority for the county tick
et of about 700 while candidates of
that party on the district and- state
tickets have received majorities rang
ing from 800 to 1400. Under ordinary
conditions, then, the success of the
Republican ticket is reasonably as
sured. This year the election of every
candidate nominated by 4he majority
party is a practical certainty.
3 Stand on Their Record.
In presenting their candidates for
the consideration of the voters Clack
amas county Republicans do not go
before the electors empty handed.
They have established a reputation
for conducting the affairs of the coun
ty on a business basis and it is with
justifiable pleasure that they refer to
their record which shows that in last
few years, under a continuous Repub
lican administration, the indebtedness
of the county has been reduced from
$223,000 to about $25,000, while the
current expenses of the county have
been kept at a minimum of economy,
consistent with an efficient conduct of
affairs. For the year 1905, the current
expenses of Clackamas county aggre
gated only $31,000, which is several
thousand dollars less than the expens
es of any other county' of similar size
in the state. Not only is this the fact,
as is shown by the records, but under
this same business administration by
Republicans the expenses of the coun
ty have been reduced annually since
1901 when it cost the taxpayers $69,
000 to administer the county's busi
ness. The term "county expenses'
when applied to county affairs, in-
uiuues every irem or expense in con
nection with the county government,
excepting only roads and bridges and
scnoois wmcn are cared for in other"
funds. The following statistics, taken
from the published reports of the
county officers, show how the expens
es of the county have been reduced
gradually for the last five years:
1901 $69,000
1902 . 47,000
1903 37,000
1904 32,000
1905 31,000
That the expenses of Clackamas
county have been kept at a minimum
and considerably less than those nf
any dther county of similar size, in
the state, is shown by the following
figures taken from the sworn state
ments of the respective county clerks,
on file in the office of the Secretary
or btate, at Salem, and showing the
total current expense for the year
ruo: -
DRAWING TO CLOSE
Clackamas, $31,268
Clatsop, 40,621
Coos, 35,000
Douglas, 51,000
Lane, 56,000
Linn, 37,000
Marion, 46,000
Umatilla, 67,000
"Wasco, 37,000
"Washington, 37,000
- Indebtedness Is Reduced.
W. S. EDDY, V, S., M. D. V.
Graduate of the Ontario Veteii
nary College of Toronto. Canada,
and the McKillip School of
Surgery of Chicago, has located
at Oregon City and established an
office at The Fashion Stables,
Seventh Street near Main.
Both Telephones.
Farmers' 132 Main 131 r
C. D. and D. C. LATOURETTE,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS
AT LAW.
Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon.
Furnish Abstracts of Title, Loan Money,
Foreclose Mortgage, and transact
General Law Business.
W. 8- U'Ren 0. SchneW
U'REN & SCHUEBEL
Attorneys at Law.
Will practice in al courts, make collec
tions ana settlements 01 estates.
Furnish abstracts of title, lend you mon
ey, lend you money on first mortgage.
Office in Enterprise Building,
Oregon City, Oregon.
J. U. CAMPBELL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Oregon City,
-Oregon
Will practice in all the courts of the state
Office In Caufield Building.
ROBERT A. MILLER
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Practice in all courts of the state.
Federal and United States Supreme
Courts.
Room 306 Commercial Building.
Portland, Oregon.
When you require an Abstract of Title
to lands in Clackamas County, have
it accurately and reliably prepared
by a responsible company incorpor
ated for the purpose. Our rates are
reasonable. We invite you to ex
amine our complete set of Abstract
Books.
CLACKAMAS TITLE COMPANY,
606- 608 Chamber of Commerce BIdg.,
PORTLAND, OREGON.
Money to loan on Clackamas County
Property.
A few years ago the total outstand
ing indebtedness of the county aggre
gated the enormous sum of $223,000.
The amount of the county's obliga
tions fluctuated from year to year un
til the Spring of 1904 the debt had
been reduced to $134,061.53. That
year it will be remembered that the
fssues of the campaign were retrench
ment and reform in the management
of county affairs. On this issue the
Republican candidates were successful
in the election that followed. The Re
publicans maintain that they have
kept faith with the people in having
practically wiped out the county's in
debtedness by judiciously applying
the pruning knife in the matter of ex
penditures. All outstanding warrants
indorsed prior to April 1, 1905 have
been called in for cancellation and
since that time warrants not to exceed-
$31,000 have been issued. This
amount, in reality, represent the ac
tual indebtedness of the county at
this time. Treasurer Cahill states
that there areavailable funds on hand
applicable to the payment of outstand
ing warrants to the amount of $10,000..
A call will be Issued within a few days
calling in warrants representing that
amount, or in other words, all war
rants indorsed prior to July 1, 1905.
Not at Expense of 'Road Fund.
It is being contended that this re
duction in the indebtedness of the
county has been accomplished at the!
expense of the road fund. But such
is not the fact. The general fund and
the road fund of the county are two
separate and distinct funds. Instead
of the road fund suffering at the ex
pense of the general fund, the reverse
is true. In the last few years several
thousand dollars worth of road mach
inery, including a road engine, several
road rollers, a rock crusher and a
dozen road graders, have been pur
chased and all of this expense has
come from the general fund. Every
cent that has been raised from the
road tax, has been expended on the
roads of the county. It is shown by
the records at the court house that
there has been spent annually on the
roads of Clackamas county during the
last few years from $40,000 to $65,
000 per annum. And every dollar of
this money has come from the road
tax. Not one cent of this money was
legislature, it may be assured that the
every interest of the people of Clack
amas county in legislative matters will
receive proper consideration.
: A. A. Bailey, of Multnomah, and Jas.
U. Campbell, of Clackamas, candidates
KepiIDllCanS Arrange Meetings for i tative, respectively, from Multnomah E.
ana tjiacitamas counties, win Dptn De
elected by the normal Republican ma
jorities of the two counties. Mr.
Bailey has served as a member of the
House of Representative and will
make a valuable member for both
counties to have in the Senate. Mr.
Campbell is competent and will make
a strong representative from the two
counties in the lower House.
Representative Huntley has had the
advantage of having served two terms
in the House of Representatives and is
in a better position than ever to rep
resent his constituents at Salem. In
doing so, .he will find helpful col
leagues in the persons of C. H. Dye
and Linn E. Jones, who will be found
working at all times for the best in
terests of the people they will" represent.
ARE ALL GOOD MEN
Last Week
SOMETHING ABOUT THE TICKET
WHICH IS STRONG ONE.
Present Indications Unmistakably
Point to Success of Repub
lican Nominees. .
C. Hackett Writes of
Republican Candidates
the
DR. JAMES WITHYCOMBE STANDS
FOR CLEAN POLITICS. '
There is no good reason why the Re
publican ticket should not be elected.
The nominees are strong men, capable
and qualified, constituting one of the
strongest tickets ever nominated by
the Republican party. Besides, the
nominations were made by the direct
primary and each nominee represents
the choice of the majority of the Re
publican voters of the county.
As to the state ticket, the Democrats
County Judge.
At no time has there ever existed a
doubt as to the election of Grant B.
Dimick for County Judge, a result
that was made a certainty when he
received the nomination by an enor
mous piajority at the primary elec
tion. Mr. Dimick is known in every
section of the county and his friends
are numberless.
Republican Gubernatorial Nominee
Not a Politician Coun
ty Ticket.
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES.
LINN E. JONES.
CLYDE G. HUNTLEY.
C. H. 1VE
are directing their fight entirely
against Dr. James Withycombe, the
Republican nominee for Governor, and
by sacrificing every other man on their
state and county ticket, the minority
party hopes to be able to retain Gov
ernor Chamberlain as the state s chief
executive for another term. But the
Republicans of Clackamas county are
not going to be a party to any such a
scheme. Dr. Withycombe is a clean
and reputable man as was ever nomi
nated or elected Governor of tlfe state.
He stands close to the common people,
the farmer and the producer. Clacka
mas county four years ago gave Fur-
ways been an active campaigner in
the interest of his party's candidates
and in this capacity he has done much
effective work. Four years ago Mr.
Dimick withdrew from the race as a
candidate for the nomination he now
seeks in order that harmony within
the party might be promoted and he
loyally transferred his strength to
At Home, May 22, 1906
Editor Enterprise:
I thought that, with you permission,
I'd sound a note of warning to Repub
licans at this time. While we may not
fully realize it, but the Democrats are
putting forth every effort to elect
their governor and here in the county
they'd like to carry off some of the
: : f
Mr. Dimick has al- T
With such a man as Withycombe as
our candidate and when there is such
a clamor going up all over the county
for clean politics are we going to
let our opportunity slip and allow
them to elect a Democrat?
While our candidate is not a poli-"
tician in the ordinary sense, he is
clean, able, and need I say, a brilliant
man. A man of whom every farmer
in the county may be proud, and whom
we should be delighted to honor. The
other candidates on the state ticket
are strangers to the writer, excepting
of course our friend Geo. A. Steel.
They are all able men, and fully
qualified for the positions to which
they aspire and no Republican can
claim to have done his duty, if he does
not vote for the entire ticket from
top to bottom. Now what shall I say.
of our own candidate? Need I say
anything? There is hardly a man
in the county who has not seen or
heard of Geo. A. Sttel. This is the
first time in years that Clackamas
county was represented on the state
ticket and we should all be patriot
ic enough to give him the entire vote
of the county regardless of politics.
Stand by your own county boys.
Now as to our county ticket:
Brownell, Dye, Huntley and Jones
are no doubt well known to most of
your readers. If there is any special
legislation that you desire now is the
time to make your wants known for
from the best information I can obtain
the quintet will certainly be elected
by rousing majorities. '
Who does not know Eli C. Maddock
our candidate for Sheriff? He served
one term as Sheriff a number of years
ago and failed of re-election though no
fault of his own. His record as sheriff
is clean and no Republican who wants
to do his duty will fail to do what he
can for Maddock, and give him another
turn. The Democrats always make a J
special effort to secure the sheriffs
office and the reason ought to be fully
apparent to every one.- Don t be mis
taken from the general fund, but on j nish a majority of nearly 400. This
the contrary, the county court has i year the county will give Dr. Withy
frojb time to time found it necessary ! combe a majority considerably in ex
to cover deficiencies in the road fund ; cess of that given Furnish,
by appropriating money from the gen- j n withvcomhe and the other can-
eral fund. The practical elimination
of the county's indebtedness has been
accomplished entirely by curtailing
the expenses of the county and apply
ing as much of the taxes as was pos
sible in the cancellation of the coun
ty's obligations. More than two-thirds
of the taxes produced by the tax levy
in, the last three years, excepting only
that part of the levy cohering the road
fund, has been expended in paying
up the county's indebtedness.
Cause of High Taxes.
It is true that the tax levy in Clack
amas county has been rather high of
recent years but a number of 'causes
contributed as a reason therefor. Prin
cipal among these is the school tax
which is now more than double what
it used to be. Until the 1904 law was
passed, county courts levied a tax that
was deemed sufficient for all school
purposes. This tax averaged about
$1.70 per capita. The 1904 law re
quires that a tax of $6 per capita be
levied, the basis being all enumerat
ed school children between the ages
of 4 and 20 yars. Under the, old law
the total amount of school tax raised
in this county is indicated as follows:
1901, $23,109.90; 1902, $19,790.05; 1903
$24,195.84. But, note the difference un
der the law requiring a tax equal to
$6 per capita. In 1904, the first year
of its operation, the total school tax
raised in Clackamas was $41,141.38.
For 1905 this tax amounted to $45.-
801.00. For 1906, the county court
finds that the school census shows
neary 9000 persons between 4 and 20
years of age and has had to provide
for $53,000 on this account. Of this
amount, the first apportionment,
amounting to $32,092 was made in
April.
Another item of unusual expense to
the county was that of its share to
wards the Lewjs & Clark $500,000 ap
propriation. Clackamas county's share
of this sum was $16,666. In addition
to this amount, the county court ap
propriated $1500 toward defraying the
expense of the exhibit at the Fair from
this county. Increased state taxes al
so necessitated a higher tax levy. In
(Continued on page 8.)
FINAL
MEETINGS
PAIGN.
OF CAM-
The Republicans will hold
meetings for the last week of
the campaign as follows:
Monday, May 28, at 1 p. m., at
Wilhoit.
Monday, May 28, at 8 p. m., at
George.
Monday, May 28, 'at 8 p. m.
at Beaver Creek.
Monday, May 28, at 8 p. m., at
Marquam. ..
Tuesday, May 29, at 1:30 p. m.
at Estacada.
Tuesday, May 29, at 8 p. m. at
Oswego.
Tuesday, May 29, at 8 p. m., at
Milwaukie.
Tuesday, May 29, at 8 p. m., at
Shubel School House.
Thursday, May 31, at 1:30 p.
m., at Molalla.
Thursday, May 31, at 8 p. in.,
at Mulino.
Thursday, May 31, at 8 p. m., at
Macksburg.
Friday, June , at 8 p. m., at
Sandy.
Friday, June 1, at 8 p. m., at
Needy.
Friday, June 1, at 8 p. m., at
Pleasant Hill.
Friday, June 1, at 8 p. m., at.
Currinsville.
Saturday, June 2, at 8 p. m.,
at Parkplace.
Saturday, June 2, at 8 p. m., at
Oregon City.
"V
led by any of the false stories they'll
concoct at the last moment. Eli will
be elected by a rousing majority and
every true Republican should stand
by our colors.
F. W. Greenman, as candidate for
county clerk, I've known from boy
hood up, and I'd certainly be neglect
ing my duty did I not say a good word
in his behalf. He comes from pioneer
stock, whom it is a pleasure to know
and whom we should all be pleased to
honor. Fred, as we call him, is one
of the best clerks this county has ever
had painstaking, accurate and ac
commodating what more do we need?
Give him a rousing vote boys!
C. E. Ramsby, for Recorder, is like
wise of pioneer stock and needs no
eulogy at my hands. His work as
deputy recorder speaks for --. itself.
When I say that his work is neater
and more accurate than that of
others, I may be putting it pretty
strong; but I mean every- word of it,
and I believe that many of your read
ers will consider me a fair judge. He
is a young man just starting out in
life and I'd be very glad to have one
and all lend him a helping hand, as he
is fully deserving and worthy your
consideration. Don't forget to put an
X before his name when you votei
J. C. Paddock, my old-time neighbor
and friend, I'm more than pleased to
say a good word for. His neighbors
all tell me that he'll get the entire
vote of Clackamas precinct regard
less of politics. This is as it should
be. We should all be delighted to do
honor to these old heroes who've made
this country what It is. And over and
above all he is an honest man some
say they're growing scarcer these days
and I believe that J. C. Paddock will .
be high man on the ticket. His friends
will see to it that he is not neglected.
For County Judge Grant B. Dimick
will undoubtedly serve for the next
four years. He has promised to keep
the county out of debt and that is
what the people want. He has a big
task before him however as the lead
ing roads are badly out of repair and
the bridges have been patched up to
stand for the present only. He is
equal to the emergency however and
will make a record of which we may
all feel proud.
John Lewejlen for commissioner, is
the people's choice and I consider
that they've chosen well. He is with
out question the best county commis
sioner Clackamas County ever had.
It was during his term that the Court
House, Baker's Bridge, Clackamas
River Road and many other substan
tial improvements were made.
He is a road man in every sense of
the term and believes that the upbuild
ing of any community has its founda
tion in good roads. I expect to see
him receive a rousing vote.
Last, but not least, I come to .my
friend R. L. Holman for coroner, than
whom there is no better man. He has
.already served the county in the same
capacity, how well and faithfully you
all have that knowledge. He has never
held any inquests unless the circum
stances surrounding the deaths seemed
to demand them and has thus kept the
expense down to a minimum. I am
quite sure that our interests are safe
in his hands, and I trust you'll vote for
him.
Now, in closing, I'd like to urge our
friends throughout the county to vote
the straight ticket the ticket nomin
ated by the people, from governor down
(Concluded on page 8.)
GRANT B. DIMICK,
Candidate for County Judge.
didates on the state ticket, together
with W. C. Hawley, for Congressman,
will receive a big vote in Clackamas
county. The Republican county and
legislative tickets, present indications
suggest, will be elected.
that of the opposing candidate. Judge
Ryan, whom he supported loyally.
During the campaign that followed,
Mr. Dimick spoke in every precinct
in the county and during the presiden
tial campaign in the Fall of 1904, made
a thorough canvass of Eastern Oregon
at the request of the State Chairman.
Commissioner.
In nominating John Lewellen for
County Commissioner, the Republi
cans made an excellent choice. Mr.
Lewellen is one of the substantial res
idents of Clackamas county,, and has
been tried and found not ' wanting.
Mr. Lewellen several years ago serv
ed the people of Clackamas county as
Commissionr and his administration
of county affairs" at the time is re
membered as among the best the coun
ty has had.
Sheriff.
Eli C. Maddock, Republican nomi
nee for Sheriff, will be found in the
office at the court house, formerly oc
cupied by the late John R Shaver, af
terJhe first Monday in July, Democrat
ic boasting to the contrary notwith
standing. Mr. Maddock' is a pioneer
resident of Clackamas county and his
acquaintance extends- into every cor
ner of the county where he has friends
by the score. Several years ago Mr.
Legislative Ticket.
In the election of Representative C.jMaddock served one term as Sheriff
nuuuey, uun ni. j ones ana J. tl. 1
Dye to the lower house of the Oregon! Concluded on Page 3.)
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