, 1885-03-07

squandering public funds. Hold on,
Mr.. Tribune, do not be too ready to
make charges against men just COM
ing into Office. There Is a good and
binding section in the code Of this
territory that would prevent COM
missioners from making such an In
vestment even II they wished ever
50 much so to do. 1t was put there
to prevent designing men from fore
ing the burden Of debt upon the
shoulders OF taxpayers, and that
provision stands in force in this case
as well as in the case Of erecting
county buildings. Look it up and
ponder upon its language. On be-
half Of Messrs. Piper and Anderson
allow us to say this much to the Peo-
pie Of Spokane county; Had such
men been elected commissioners sew
eral years ago, the county would not
be now under the vice-like thumb Of
single Individual, and instead Of a
depleted treasury and warrants 60
ing begging at heavy discount,
Spokane county would to-day be SOL
vent, taxation reduced, and its hn
ances in such a shape that the people
would have no fault to find. 1t is
easy enough to make wholesale and
sweeping assertions and another to
substantlate them. Considering the
manly stand the Tribune took in the
recent attempt on the part Of public
officers to rob the county treasury, 1t
surprises us that 1t should so ungen-
erously attack a board OF commits
sloners whose actions at the start Of
their term promises so much for the
benefit of the whole county. Per
haps Il has suddenly discovered two
men In board who will not bear the
yoke and who are not Of the metal to
quietly submit to be driven like
dumb cattle. With such watch dogs
as Piper and Anderson to guard our
eounty's welfare, the people can rest
secure and feel that for once, at least,
the entire county is to have a voice
in the management Of public affairs
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FROM what we have seen in the
last board we are led to. believe, and
in fact it has been intimated, that
two Of cur supervisors are riding the
same horse. However, one OF them
always behind and the other holds
the reins. It has also been suggested
to us, which occupies the saddle.
We, however, leave this In the form
OF q cOnundrum for our readers to
guess. II they cannot guess we will
tell them at some future time
Tribune
This invidlous slur can only be
reflection upon DR.. ]. ]. Piper and d.
F. Anderson, two as worthy, pains
taking and falr-minded gentlemen
as were ever elected to Office in this
country. We are totally ut loss to
know Just what the writer means by
the inslnuating language, but It is
evident the trouble he goes to to rub
down the back of Mr.. Hallett that
that person cannot be included in
this ambushed attack. 1t seems that
the people of Spokane county have
elected two men on the board Of
commissioners that the Cheney gang
cannot .brow-beat into submission,
and who will not bow their heads to
the dictatOrial mandates Of small
faction, and so the population looks
to their ever ready organs to grind
out the usual abusive viliacations.
The people Of the county can rest
assured that a commissioner is doing
his whole duty, without fear or favor,
whenever the county seat papers
pitch into him, When they COM
menee fulsome flattery it is safe to
gamble that the person they are tick
ling has given himself up, body and
breeches, to the few who insist upon
running the county to suit them
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