The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
The Moth on Five Commissioners.

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The following extracts from newspapers pub
lished in the northern portion OF the county,
showing their feelings in regard Ia the recent
appointment Of two additional commissioners,
demonstrate what we Of the south have to sx-
pect of them in the way ef political fayors.
They are profitable reading and we recommend
q careful perusal:
a.b DETROIT INDIGNANT.
Detroit Free Press: The Detroit committee
composed Of +. b. Smith, @, .B. aGtout, 8. G..
Hedger,t. B. Mallory, Col. q. b. Peck, w.
o. Amphlett and w. w. Wilson, presented the
name Of W. o. Amphlett for commissioner to
represent the northeast portion of the county,
which certainly has just right to be recognized.
We do not condsm the action taken by this
honorable body of hrst-clsss frauds, on the
grounds of defeat, but we condem Hurlbut,
Bacon and Patton, for the low-lived underhand
game that hey reaDrted to, TO defeat the people
of this portion of the county. It has become q
known fact that Bacon, Patton and Hnrlbut
had before the meeting was called, decided to
defeat any proposition that m ght be presented
so as to secure for Warner and Frederick this
important Office, which by 30 doing would help
them out in their future deyilisR schemesa OF
all their cpptriyances, mutterings, figuring,
gestures, etc., used by these three Ignorant
schemers, for the purpose Of 6eceiving the De-
troiters was simply Ridiculous, but the climax
was reached by Hurlbut springing to ,hia feet
aud attempting, IN his stupidness and ignorance.
TO showswhy the people near Rondell were more
entitled to a commissioner than the people OF
Detroit. The only argument produced by this
bull-headed monkey was that Rondell was en-
titled to the Office because, as he stated, hel
citizens hhdifor five long weary years been COM
pelled to live oniSmpskrats, frogs and gophers,
while the settlers of Detroit had q grand hotel
to live In. Such cussed ignorance for an argu
ment was never heard of before. His suffering
speech, combined with the low, sneaking way
/ the other two had taken TO secure their end
would disgust any man with common sense, We
have heretofore kept silent on the division ques
ttion, but now after Witnessing the utter indif
ference paid by the officers of Brown county to
Ethe welfare of the people of this portion, WI
shall take decided stand for division, and de
all in our power to secure that end.
DISHONESTY.
Columbia Dispatch, By reference to the pub
lished proceedings of the county board il will
be seen that Aberdeen and the south part of the
i eennfS4 ~ have accomplished their leng desired
wish FOR the increase of the members of the
] county board from three to FIVE members
This aotion.was brought about under the pro-
visions of an old law, which we are reliably in
formed, was repealed at The last session Of the
legislature. Such being the'ease :2nr southern
friends will have hsd their labor Tor their pains
IT it is not true we win have an opportunity tt
witness the sweeping reduction of public ex
penditures which has" been promised under fiye
commissioner rule It is due Mr.. Swift to stats
that he simply performed his duty in this pro-
cedure apd did il fairly, bat OF Mr.. Hurlhui
no such admission can be made Had he beer
allowed to carry out his own wishes in this nm
dertaking lis extremely doubtful ii any of th.
present county officials won have been left il
ofice. His conduct in this instance was il
keeping With al his dishonest p,aptices. W.
should be. thankful there 10 but one. Hurlbui
on tne county board. J. 4,.b
PUT UP JOB.
Columbia Seutinels The dratter of increas-
ing the number OF county commissioners from
three to FIVE was sprung at Monday evenings
session of the board, and the additional mem
bers OF the board were. appointed yesterday. A
majority OF those having sppointiye power hac
| evidently previously decided what territory
should be embraced in the new districts anc
who should be appointed, as the fact that ths
men appointed were on hand ready to be swoys
| in goes to show. The matter has been kept
very quiet probably FOR the purpose sf better car
| rying out the pre-arranged plan by bringing il
unexpectedly in the night time 30 that no part
| OF the county except that intended to be favored
! should be represented before the board Ths
south hale of the county already had eight
county offices and the north half only two. ant
1t wsuid have been just distribution, to hay.
given ore of the commissioners to the non tn
east portion of the county and one to Fredericl
and an earnest effort To have the re-districtins
done on this plan was made, but of course tsilet
as it was not according to programme. I.
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