Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1908 — LEAVES A GOOD RECORD. [ARTICLE]

LEAVES A GOOD RECORD.

nrSheriff O’Connor expects to get all moved back to his little farm at Knlman before Christmas, although he will be the legal sheriff until Jan. 1. His successor, L. P. Shlrer, will move into the sheriff’s residence about the 25th probably. Mr. O’Connor has made an excellent official and leaves the office with the good will of both democrats and republicans. He has heed a credit to the office he has occupied, a great improvement over his predecessors, and The Democrat but voices ‘the general sentiment in saying this. Officers who have given such universal satisfaction as Mr. O’Connor are a rare thing in Jasper county, and The Democrat joins the people of the entire county in wishing him and bis excellent family well in their retirement to private life.Kj Hisfsuccessor, Mr. Shirer, we believe will also prove a popular officer, and one who will try to treat those of opposite political faith with equal fairness sad courtesy. The officer who stores to do his duty fairly and honestly, treating everyone as he would like to be treated himself regardless of the

behests of his party machine, is sure to receive the approbation of all the people whose good opinion is wovt« having, and to leave an office with such approbation is certainly to be preferred to the opposite, the petty peanut politician vho is a mere tool of the ’ most dishonorable and unpopular element In his party. The choice of doing right and retiring from ofiUe with the good opinion of Us fellowmen, like Mr. O’Connor, or to retire like some others have in this county whom we might name, who are now seldom heard of, is open to every officer. The decision as to which he prefers lies with him, and it ought not be a difficult problem for any right thinking man to make the cbpice.