Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-07-31
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FoR COUNCILMAN.
:. JOHN a. HEATING.
Fen REPRESENTATIVES.,
y. q. SANDERS.
BRIAN COOK.
FoR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
fvOng TERM.
HENRY FREEZER
iShort Tsrm).
CHARLES E1ADLEH.
FOR CocxrY TREASURER,
-. H. LINEBURGEn.
MONROE DUNKs.
FoR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
JOHN w. CRANE.
PL A T FOR M
AoonseA ~ the Pe~pIes' Convention ol

The citizens and taxi PAYERS OF Jefferson county,
irrespective o. party, in mass meeting assembled.
hereby pledge ourselves II ignore al party fealty
IN county and legislative ocers, and to for
our county honest and good men to oil these Offices
- our sole aim; and that in attempting this are
aware We will meet with the opposition Of old party
hacks, whose aim 10 ONCE. regardless Of the vel.
fare Of the people. Therefore be it
ksso1rsS, That We will support no man for ONCE
who does not full. concur with rs that the Affairs
81 our county have been conducted in prodigate
manner. No other evidence Of this fact need be set
5essA than short summary Of the report Of our
COunty Commissioners in their financial statement
or the Affairs Of our county. That document ex-
hiblts the glazing fact that we have In the last
twelve months sunk deeper in debt in the large
sum Of ten thousand dollars. When it will be re-
.membered that part Of this ten thousand dollars
has been expended for county buildings. or any
other permanent or general improvements, and that
in the two years previous to The report already
toned our county accumulated debt Of about
thtrty.four thousand dollare, while IN those two
csars our county buildings, consisting Of : court
hoSse anu JAIL haye been built 1t the contract price
Ut not 70 exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.
This %heo. exhibits the fact that We have accumu-
SAted dcst Of Sb ut fourteen thousand dollars per
aAnu. in round nun. bers in the last three years,
ana our next report. cptin8 March Ist, 1873, Will
certainly develop the Ting truth that our
u Will be over atty thousand cellars in ''ebt.
Thes" facts cson0t but impress every tax.payer
with the necessity Of immediste and determined re-
sstance = its ther encroachnent o. utter ruin
and bankruptcy must inevitably follow, and thst
DotAing but the total extepnstaon Of III ie cxnksz
worm. which u rapidly sappisg on LIES blood,
will ssa1cc.
Rssslsst. That men nominated for County Com.
nissoneIS. and Members Of the Legislature il par
tioalar. are requested 70 psdse them
selves y use oil their energy, and employ every
remedy within their power. 70 stop this engul6ng
tide Of ruin. And to secure this end our Members
Of The ke1slatQre are Instructed D. favor the nr-
Aoer reduction and equalization Of fees now paid to
me various onaccrs in car county: to streuu,.usy
sAvecate the amendment Of the present Law. 90 =
g csmpel tigsnts II the District Courts to pay the
~ lies Of petit juries empanneled therein, and
thereby relseve the scveraA courts Of great bur-
Hlen. which thsy are obliged to bear. and to advo-
csse The passage Of such other wholesome and bene-
sciAi laws - will chest the steady narch q i'd
I : sscsoE ruin. And-to accomplish these objects
e Invite all GO0d citizens, irrespective or party
IN our county TO unite with in our eH0ric 20
deem thu county from it, present dnanetal enS3S.
yaAOment.