Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-23
The PrintinC SWindlc,

lie and given to private individuals to
subserve political ends, we will call it by
the plain Saxon word, s'sindlang. 1t is
nothing more-nothing less. Elcyen
Hundred Dollars in round numbers
have just been allowed G. II. Davidson,
for doing printing for Mower County.
The bill for the delinquent tax list
amounted to about .Secen Hundred
Dol1urs, at Is cents per description the
sun which was allowed. 1t will be re-
-1ucmbcrcd that the TRANSCRIPT offered
TO DO his work for three cents per dcs-
cription or one fifth the sum paid. 1t
also offered to do the other printing for
one half the rates allowed. This would
lave been a clear saving to the county
Of SIREN Hundred and S,rty Dollars,
which sum has been taken from the
pockets of the tax payers, to feed the
little crumb picking Register, and all
done at the dictation Of Harvey Allen
Comfy Auditor. The Board of Com
missioners ordered him to let the work
to the lowest bidder but he positively
refused, thus perverting his Office and
the money Of the people to the base use
Of paying off his old political debts.
Here is another illustration of the man.
ncr in which this old, corrupt, rotten
dynasty, known as the Austin Ring
dispose Of public funds. But the days
Of deliverance draw near. The scale,
are falling from the eyes of tax payers
and they are rising en- mass and put:
ing shoulder to shoulder in the great
and noble work, ofremoving those who
plandcr the public treasury. Let this
work 60 on.
County superintendent.
We are informed that the Board of
County Commissioners have appointed
Dir. F. A. Pike, county Superintendent
of schools. This is political move of
doubtful character. 1t is indeed sad
thing, that the most important office in
the county, one that effects the welfare
Of our entire people, should be perverted
to serve the base purposes Of political
hucksters. Only one more direct and
fatal thrust, than this could have been
made at the school interests of the
county, and that would have been tc
rcappoint the present incumbent. Mr..
Pike is a man of narrow mind and char.
rctcr, and views everything from his
own diminutivc standpoint. The ten
dency of his influence will be to dwarf
everything with which he comes in con.
tact. lie opened a school in Rochester
two or three years ago with quite q
flourish Of trumpcts but soon ran out
lie then came here and Immediately
identified himself with the old ring
thinking that by doing little of their
dirty work he would gain influence
Ills first public spirited act, was to get
upa quarrel in the Teachers Association
which before his advent had been entire
" harmonious. As a teacher here, he
has made an entire failure and petition
is being circulated to request him to
resign. We un!v: stand that ore Of the
school board recommended him fol
superintendent for the purpose Of get
tin. rid Of him. Hero is another fine
illustration Of the manner in which the
whole county is made to suffer, to graf.
ify the political Vaccinations Of this old
ring.
We understand that Mr.. Williams, Of
lie Roy would have accepted the ap.
1",int.nent--a man in every way com
pctcnt but the log rolling powers were
afraid Of him on account of the ':sell" oil
last year. Mr.. Lee, of Frankford a
very competent man was also candid
ac for the position, but he did not
met the requirements of the ring.