Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-01-15
BOHEMIAN, M. T., MONDAY, JAN. Is. 1877

private individuals can live D-yond their
means without fraud and swindlipr. some
Oony mnst pay The bills. The chief and
growing evil Of the present day is local
| Indebtedness. and TIL uIspOs,t on of The
people 10 live beyond their III. ans. amhi-
uous 10 seem, Father than 10 be. wh.,
never Dlusb to cOntr ct Il debt with no
pacity 10 pay; WHO i've on counterfeit
Ians, o"rio"ed tinsel and splendor, won
by f.s preteuses.
The rsp'.l increase Of county indebted
ness and the decline Of county c,edi,s
should demand the exercise of the sire,
est economy on the part Of county offi..
| ers. Some of the count,e, now siand an
| TIE very thr. shol I Of bankruptcv. md
others are rapidly approaching 1t. Unless
sn immediatr- r~Medy Is provided. it viii
he beyond the power of the Leg,>lntu, q
| To Afford them aoy assistance. If COUNTY
al MS cohtinne 10 be con iuctei as here
lofore. the time cannot BE- far d..,aur
when some If the counties n. ust surran.
der their org ,niZaiin, for the w.u, uf
REVENUE or credit 10 defray, current ex-
penses. Soon the warrants of some of
'le counties will be SO low in the marker
mat no cii7en Can afford to dischary. The
duties Of q county office and receive war
rants as compensatory. Ireyret tl,a: the
legislative power OF the Tcrri,ory has not
long since been invoked 10 arrest the
steady increase OF COUNTY Indebtedness
nnt, IN my Judgment, the time has mr.
rived whe" the responsibility must Le
met ami discharged. and trust 9. other
legislation WIZ! ne deferred unt, Won prc
vtuc Tor The carly removal nf the Ii r. :.n
of county indebted, css that hangs likea
millstonr on the necks of the people IN.
rene ~ is pam: REDUCTIoN OF ExrxN.
sEs AND I>CREAsE OF REVENUES. This
can tie accomplished by cnnsuidat,nr
county offices. as heretofore +, commend
ed. ana reducing fees and salaries. The
revenues can bc largely incre SD i,y
placing al CLASSES If nrnpeesy on the tax
Inst, removing ali exemptions, except pub
NC property; .y imposing special tax of
twenty-five" cents ON every gallon IF .a;r.
i,uous liquors consumed III the Territory
anu increasing the Incense tax Of dealers
in splriluors and malt liquors and tobacco
Your pr dpc ssors adjourned without
any provision inr ihs tp"e, m ,lutctauce
anu treatment Ot tho Insane Nv recon-.
Mcnd ,t'"ns contained In my Third Bier
n'al Message upon this suhject are again |
renewed. The present silustiOn of the !
iDsare should enlist the warinest symna,h- |
les ~ a"y feeling heart. and irresistabiy |
lnv"k. the bcmvo ercc Of the Territory !
most earnestly hope that this Leyis.a.
tive Assembly Tili fully di>ch .rye the
"bi'Sa''ors & The people. t. these chill
dren OF sorrow. The duty of fulfilling
these obligations ~ clear. y d the benefits
0f its peri 'rlDtr evident. The social
onr p-Ope can not he wpat
!; shotId b.. w'ile a Glass Of gullrless and
helpless victims OF physical Or menial dis.
Ir1er rrinainS uurelrv-d Nor is the
tu'y Ut relieving the dependent iniirm
IS imprra'v-Iy ,i;r:s,ei by siIeat,nns
Df ecOI0Iny fiian by ps,der .iitus of
human philanthropy. The unfortunate
must be sus'aine by s0cis yin sl,lne way
Shall il be by chanlng them TO The f1.Srs
VI .l.ir gloomy celia. or shall they have
sndrst and most humane ca,e and the
pest and most experienced pleiiral treat,
nent that ilOnry can obtain?
The responsibility of a correct decision
ests with you. II is the 0pinOp OF m.di-
al men ut experience in the treatment of
insanity. that very large proportion Of
insane persons are curabie, if skiIiul
reatment Is afforded them at an -arly
tege Of the disease Ii cannot be claimed ,
hat this unfortunate class in our midst ,
as received any treatment heretofore. +,
encs we have large rumber iEat are
ow probably incurble end will remain
pnblic charge for life. I confidently I
Ope hat the condition of this unfortu, 8
ale class of our people viii receive Jour I
nm diate attention. |
in speaklny on t'.e railroad question no I
are made
The question whether any further leg .
latiDE ;s ntccesssary to give the people |,
t ,hc Big Horn country a legal county f
rgauiza,ion. should ia: numbers Of p..r- n
ms wtO may setlle therein within The y
ext TWO wears jus'if" il, is submitted for II
our consideration and action. should any I,
,,loa in your ju!ge'nent be "ec" essary: D
The military campaign conducted by n
rigader General Crook. U. $ A.. ii
rains, lie Sioux Indians in Eastern =
,ontana, is happily approaching a snc- u
.ssful rrrEnation. Assurances are 8,
ven by high military authority that the d,
I,npa gn against the indians shall moi
ase uulil .uey sn',nli! To the authority Il,
the General Gov ruGl"nl. ANA give Il!
,arnntee Of future peace. Peace with re
e Indian. in Eastern Montana once rs 81,
red. q safe line of 0ve,la ID commun;- W
lion will hs opened between CENTRAL "
,-ana q ID Bismarck. tn western ter vi
inu. Of tn; casters vision Oi the +. b.
r. A highw ~ from MO.tina ~ Bis
arck protec ed from lniisn lcprcda-