The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-29

One Of tho principal counts in the indict'
ment Of the Democratic against the Repuolt'
can Party isthatth latter insists that, unde
Organic Act, tho Offices Of Auditor anG
Treasurer Of Montans are xrpOintive by tn
Governor and Council. Az premise. VI
call attention tn the fact that this point Il
this year conceded BY the Democracy. inas
much ~ they have mAl1e no nOmina
tons for those Offices Az On item ut new
We also state that the Governor mas nOmina
Mr.. r. o. Hickman, of Madison. - Treas
urer of Montana, snd that having giver
proper bonds be now demands the Office o.
Mr.. Barclay.
These ne the circumstances that led e
It: In 1867 the Legislature elected VIM. H.
Rodgers Auditor md ". g. Barclay Treas
urer. and drove John H. Ming and John j.
In 1860 the Legislature enacted that those
officers should lie elective by the people. ant
re elected Messrs. Barclay and Rodgers tn,
Republicans denying the legality Of thu
whole proceeding. made no nominations.
The parties elected tiled their bonds and
took the OhiceA Governor Ashley denied
the legality Of the election. and appointed
officers who qualified, fled their bonds. and
demanded the offices. The incumbents re-
fused u surrender. appealed to the District
Court. were beaten, appealed to the Terrific
rial Supreme Court, were again beaten. and
again appealed to the Supreme Court of the
United States. where the cass now 10.
In the meantime-some time last Spring
It ives discovered that by the death of ONT
of Mt. Barclays bondsmen, and the re
m0val of another from the Territory, hil
security bond, (which originally was only
81, 900, while the moneys at times in bis
hands aggregated &c. OO) had become &C
little that the Secretary Of Montana, under
the Territorial law. demanded renewal Of
them to indemnify the Territory against
loss. Mr.. Barclay asked ten days to renew,
more days which was granted. He then
asked thirty days more, and that time hav.
ing expired July 10Th. and he refusing Ia
renew his bond, the Office under the Tenure
of office oct, passed by the last Legislature
to keep Messrs Barclay and Rodgers in Of.
fee, became vacant. Still. hOwever. he has
up to the present refused to surrender the
Office.
To farther complicate this muddle,
Messrs. Barclay and Rodgers qusrrelletl
some time since about the payment ut NJ.
tOrncy's fees IN the casses in Supreme Court,
and denOunce each other in unlmexsured
terms. Mr.. Rodgers publicly alleging Mr.
Barclay Is dcfaulter. has commenced Nm
action Of mandamus in the District Court tn
compel Mr.. Barclay to turn into the Auditor
certain bonds and coupons which nlaturetl
last March, and should have been paid and
returned u the Auditor 1t the last quarterly
settlement. Mr.. Barclays surctics have EN-.
plOyed counsel to look after their interests
In the affair.
The tax payers of Montana will apDrcci
ate the situation. The Treasurer refusing
to give up his Office under the decision Of
the Courts, also refuses 10 give surety for
the funds he handles, although openly
charged - q defaulter and sued for maL-ad
ministrs,ion by Auditor Rodgers. And he
further slub6Ornly holds his grip on the
Treasury keys and refuses to give up his
Office to his successor. although his office Is
vacant under the oct If The Legislature Of
1870 (scc. 8, p. 81, and his successor dc.
mands the Office.
Havi z ever held that these Offices are %.
ps,intive; that the course Of Messrs. Rodgers
ard Dsrcfny snsa 49, Tenure Act of the lie.
gislaturc was gr,ss wrong 10 lho-p,anlAA
frsught with interminable difficulties aud
imposing great and useless expenses, VIC
claim that the facts ut to day demonstrate
and prOve II, and that - . safeguard from
outrageous partisan legislation imposing
enormous expenses upon the people. the
Democratic monopoly Ut the Legislature
should be br0ken up. This you can do ut
the polls. and We call upon the tax payers
of Montana to have due regard 10 their
rights. On the 7th Of Angus t, aud vOtc for
nvnNd 1evial,oiDn rather than narli lean onf1s