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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Since You Asked: Little demand for fish-cleaning station at Willow Lake ... Portland police chief resigns amid inquiry into shooting ... 3 die in Marion County shooting; suspect arrested ... Since You Asked: Little demand for fish-cleaning station at Willow Lake ... Portland police chief resigns amid inquiry into shooting ... 3 die in Marion County shooting; suspect arrested ... Mail Tribune 100: June 27, 1916 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM Posted Jun. 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Social News June 27, 1916 THE ASHLAND RECALL The effort to recall Bert R. Greer as Ashland springs commissioner has failed by a majority of about 59 votes in 1,255 cast — not because Mr. Greer, like Caesar's wife, was above suspicion, but because of antipathy to the recall as a method of rebuke. Ashland did not love Greer more, but loved the recall less. If Mr. Greer had been guilty of half the things charged against him he should be criminally prosecuted. But because the recall furnishes a weapon for attacking by slander and innuendo without proof of accusations, it is repulsive, as it is unfair. Mr. Greer deserves credit for awakening Ashland to the value of its mineral waters and beautiful park as a community asset. That he has not accomplished the result sought without scandal is unfortunate, but the people of Ashland have only themselves to blame, for they approved by decisive vote the letting of contracts without competitive bids and silenced critics by public disapproval. It was perhaps poetic justice that Mr. Greer should be compelled to take a dose of his own medicine, for as an unfair defamer and slanderer of public officials he has few equals. At the time the recall petition was filed he was busily engaged in attacking by abuse and innuendo the good and fair name of the county court, without the shadow of suspicious circumstances against their integrity that attached to his own conduct of affairs. Recall elections create factional discord and leave running sores in communities that prevent the harmony necessary for progress. They are expensive, in more than a financial sense, and accomplish nothing useful because they are doomed to failure when based upon personal animosity, selfish greed, gumshoe politics and petty spite. EAGLE POINT EAGLETS There was a party passed through here last Wednesday with an auto truck load on their way for Union creek. One of them was the same man who had a store there last summer, and I understood that he was going out there again to rebuild his store building, as the house he occupied was crushed last winter by the snow. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 27, 2016 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501