Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1886-09-16
TAX Payers asroar

taken mp their pens In defense of Register
heelers banking operations in the court
mouse. One of them charges the writer
OF being candidate for office and the
other thinks We want to loan money at 8
ana 4 per Cent and buy codnty warrants
way below par and for these reasons they
seek to show that We are preiudiced
against Dir. Keeisr. This We deny. II 10
not Mr. Keeler We are after but that pri.
vate business Of mis- which be is conduct.
ing at the public expense. But sey We
are preiudieed against him. We think
We might, II we we're SO disposed, show
from the public records OF this county
that the business relations at present OK.
'sting between the two editors aud the
present Incumbent of the registers Office
are OF such q character that the public
would be justified in taking their tssti-
mony In Iis behalf with great degree o
allowance. So on the line Of prejudice Q
stand about equal. One Of the editors
says Of the register that he is ''most
cautious, capable and efficient public
officer" We cannot say whether he is
or not, and We would like to ask the
Journal man how he made this discover, !,
for the fact is, while Mr.. Keeler has been
In Office nearly two years, he has been 80
engaged with private business that he has
found no time to devote to the ofice. Has
he recorded any instruments with his own
hand2 II SO, in what booksY Has he
over made an abstract ard certified to il
with his own penn II W. whose: Nearly
everything is done by dspulisr, We all
know this and obod, KNOWS ii better than
the gentleman who cal.s the Journal. for
We soc by his circulars that "a Is loaning
money ON land. Let ms usk you right
here Mr.. Journal n4an who makes your
abstracts. Mr. X. or his deputies, The
same editor says 'mneh testimony from
the business men Of Heron aud Pierre
that the duties OF tie Office have been
faithfully performed. In answer We say
you are too far from ho..e. We need no
advise outside Of HaLd county about
Hand countys busiL ~. !, lii.rs, We are
Informed that the loan cor'p,ny that has
probably loaped D ,iI money in HIND
county than any other hrs Recently EN-
ployed private s.iLeD oi Miller 10 make
their abstracts. We refer to ormsby.
Graves 4 CO., II Huron. now the Amer :
can Investment ~.
Both the papers qrots the resolutions
OF January, 1855, passed by our beard Of
county commissioners, aud both declare
that the object OF these resolutions was Ia
prevent certain Gntgoing officers from
holding on to thei. comfortable furnished
rooms In the cour house. This Is news Ia
us. III there is ia sio meniber on she
board that will endof.n Nr. keeler's pasl
course in n'turning the Ace ,sters office in 4
q private business place. and drawing thu
public there by that advertisement o
money to loan We gould like suei
member to do 90 over his own signature
We have too much respect for our Hon.
| commissioners 10 believe they will say
that tho spirit OF that resolution has nsi
been violated. Both the papers say tha,
the $26, 100 viii be renewed at one aud one
half per cent. and not two per cent. ]
/ belisye It does. stand corrected. Bat
the same advertisement says that that ap.
plies only TO money that has been loaned
TO individuals" Mr.. x. says In ths
same ad "sli money that have leaned foi
Incorporation will be renewed at pei
cent. per month" Right here we want
to correct the impression you ere trying "a
create In favor OF Mr.. Keller. When he
loans at two per cent is he doing any bet.
ter than the banksi The writer had 90.
casion to borrow from one ef the Millei
banks nearly year ago and We were moi
charged over two per csht. But II our
register loaned at ten per cent straight
then he should not be allowed to do SO in
the registers oihce. II 1t was right %
loan there We would beseech Mr. Keeler
to get that one per cent. money out now
among our farmers and enable them to
hold their wheat till sitter January l. rs he
contemplstes. But Clark says now IN all
candor 10 it any worse for the register 70
do such business than u Is for otLer coun-
ty officers. &c.' We say host snph.stic-
ally yes, certainly il is worse. None Of
the county Offices except the registers
Office and tressurer's ofice pay enough
stsrcely, to use the language Of the
Tribune man. ito support sn ordiupy
family wesre TO generous people TO
want any mans family to suffer because
he occupies pubic ONCE. II II 70 all
right for the register to loan money md
buy varrents Why ia n that the clerks Of
the county commissioners ip almsst every
shts In the Union are prohibited from
speculating in county warrants. We
think 1t is from reason Of public policy
we might sxy for the reason that fegis-
lators have dsemed II viss TO remove 40
far rs possible the temptation to specu-
late for proAt by virtue Of an Official po-
sition. One Of the editors says there 10
no law agains, IT, We say there is-thc
law of public sentiment. The people are
the court. We are preparing an appeal
and We nov give the defendkns notice.
Come on with your evidence, but don't
forget We shall object out right TO inter
ested Witnesses, or else ask the jury to
accept the Testimony With |. gss.t degree
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