Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-12-23
Which Same he Believes to be the
Deputy Register of Deeds and
County Clerk.
A Card Advocating the Organization
ofa Bismarck Chamber of
Commerce.
Church! sSeryices at Bly's Mine-TO-
Nights Christmas Tree-Personal
and Local Scraps.]


EDITOR TR1BuNE.-Your paper reached my
Office yesterday wioh its columns heavily
freiohted with news and other ma tteT, among
which I find long -winded TRADE of insinua-
tions at me, and signed "a Tax Payer. At
first was dazed at the brilliancy.of his fire,
but as the smoke lifted gazed upon the griz-
zled face of the old veteran behind the bat
terry with his mouth about as full
of public teats as any in
dividnal that walks Dakota. First he is depu-
ty register of deeds; second, deputy county
clerk; third, deputy clerk of the court. He
answers questions in regard to the probate
judges Office. He was for awhile deputy city
clerk, and is also clothed in alddermanic
fo5es, and tears often can be seen to start
from the corners of his eyes as he looks visit
fully at Dame Oolumbia's voluphous
bosom and wishes for an enlargement of his
mouth to make room for another teat. He
says in his article take considerable inter
est in county affairs, especially in relation to
expenses, and will not dispute his word;
but in regard to the destitute man whom he
alleges weighed one hundred and ninety-fv
pounds and cut four cords of wood day
while I, as commissioner, paid his board, l
call upon him for the name of the person, and
the hotel keeper. as it is fling not only at
me but at all the hotel keepers in the CITY.
As to his hint Of my representing Painted
woods district the commissioners record
shows me to belong to Bismarck. AS to the
public schools the mothers OF the children
of Bismarck, are all Intelligent enough
to know that wise laws foster them. AS to
my insinuatine or conveying the impression
that Mr. Mack or any other human being
was pauper, he is entirely wrong, as the
mention of the word is hateful to me, and is
only used as brand by tyrants to burn the
souls of the victims of misfortune, helpless
under their heels. There are too many bril-
liant names in our country annals who, from
the depths of direst poverty have scaled the
topmost round of the ladder of fame, for any
American to use the soulless word. AS
ssTax Payer" is a new duck used for de-
coy will he please state in defense of the
present board of commissioner whether they
have legally and lawfully advertised for pub
ic bids to perform public work about the
court house grounds the past years. whether
or not they have advertized for cord wood to
be furnished by the lowest bidder, and will
he investigate as industriously as he did the
bones thrown b the poor and state that it
was ten dollars instead Of hundred that
Judge Barnes fined the saloon keepers for my
efforts in trying to turn the money into the
school fund. Now, hoping that another pub
lie teat will stop the mouth of tax payer IN
the next revolution of our county affairs, and
wishing him long life and happiness, and
having no ammunition to waste in skirmish-
ing after masked ducks, this is the last turn
of the .crank'' for you Mr.. "a Tax Payer. !"
JAS. A. EMa6oNs.
Bismarck, Dec. "a, 1881.