Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-07-24
Of the Peoples Mass
Convention Of Jefferson County.
n. r., Held ut Boulder City,
Saturday, July 18th, lS74.

Chalf.s consisting OF Robert Fisher, j. G.
Sanders, N. Merriman, III. Duns and Hlrau
Cook.
On motion the meeting took recess te
give the COMMITTEES time to report.
On reassembling. Mr.. Fisher reported the
following rs the result Of their hbor:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
lst, Address by A. NJ. Voolfolk. ESQ.
M, Nominating one Car for Mem.
Der Of the Legislative Council.
81, Nominating two Candidates for Mem
bers OF the Legislative Assembly.
4tll, The appointment Of Committee Of
five to confer with a like Compittee from
Gallatin County. for the purpose Of nominal
ing one Joint Member of the Council and
one Joint Member of the Assembly for the
Counties OF Jefferson and Gallatin.
9Th. Nominating two Candidates 1or
County Commissioners.
9th, Nominating one Candidate for County
Treasurer.
7th. Nominating one Candidate for C5uety
Assessor.
9Th, Nominating one Candidate for Coanty
Superintendent OF Public Schools.
On motion this portion Of the report was
adopted.
The Committee further reported the fol-
lowing resolutions as their platform, which
was unanimously adopted aud the Committee
discharged:
RESOLUTIONS.
The citizens aud taxpayers of Jefferson
County, irrespective Of party. In Mass Meet.
ing assembled
Resolve-That they hereby pledge them
selves to ignore all party fealty in County
and Legislative Offices aud to securesf0r our
Comfy honest and good men to fill these OF.
fees is our sole aim. and that In attempting
this We are aware we will mett with the op-
position of old party hacks, whose sole aim
Is umce Ytgaruless OF the welfare OF Inc peO-
pie. Therefore be it
Resoluea-That we will support no man for
Office who does not fnlly concur with US that
the affairs Of our Courty has been conducted
in a profligate manner. No other evidence
OF this fact need be set forth than short
summary OF the report cf our County Con.-
missioncrs in their financial statement Of the
affairs of our County. That document ex-
hibits the glaring fact that We have in the last
twelve months sunk deeper in debt to the
enormous sum OF ten thousand dollars; when
1t w.A be remembered ttat no part OF this
ten thousand dollars has been expended tor
County buildings or any other permanent or
general improvement; and. that in the two
years previous to the report already men-
toned, our County accumulated debt o:
about $4,000, while in those two years our
County buildings, consisting Of Court
House and ;;a:: :.ayc leen built ut the contract
price Of not to exceed $22,000. This then.
exhibits the fact that we have acl undated \
debt OF about $l4 600 per annum in round
numbers in the Iaet three years, aud our next
report ending March 1st, 1875, will certainly
develop the astounding truth that our County
will be over $50.U00 in debt. These facts can
not but impress every taxpayer with the ne
cessity of immediate and determined resist
ance to its further entrenchlnent or utter
ruin. and bankruptcy must inevitably follow,
and that nothing but the total txtermluat,on
Of this canker-worm which is rapidly sapping
our life's blood will prevent it.
Resolved. Thtre1ore. that the mea nomi-
mated 70: County Commissioners and Men,
b.rs Of the Legislature. in particular. are
to unq,laldietlly pletl- e themselves
to use ali their energy aud employ every
rem edy within their power to stop this eh-
gulphing tide Of ruin. and to secure this end
our Members OF the Ley islature are instruct-
ID to favor the further reduction and equali-
Eation Of fef now paid to the various officers
!" our County; to strenuously advocate the
amendment Of the present law SO Us to COM
pei li,ixants in the D strict Courts to pay IL"
per diem of Petit Jurors empanelled therein,
md hereby relieve the several countits Ut
zreat burden which they are now Obliged to
,ear, and to advocate the passage Of such
other wholesome and beneficial Law rs will
.heck the steady march Of advancing ruin.
md to accomplish these objects we inv te all
rood citizens. irrespective VI party. in our
county to unite with ~ In our ~ff1rts I'd re-
leem our county FROM It's present financial
A. N. Voolfolk, Esq. was then introduced
o the Meeting by ito Chairman aud delivered
IN address which was listened to with mark. |
u attention. At the close of his remarks
lr. j. G. Sanders introduced the following |
which was unanimously adopted:
Resalsed-That the thanks of this Meeting. |
Of the citizen taxpayers Of Jel1er-
on County, held this day At Boulder City be,
nd they are, hereby rendered to the distin-