Fergus County argus., 1886-10-28

some Dciieia ihertifohi'
Now. consider every officer re-
quircd by our statutes. 10 carry on
county government. necessary. and
more. fe. confident that the office
of auditor should he created. tor
reasons tla. very business man, and
;n fact The mliority of your readers
well understand: and while all these
Offices. even the unrcmunerltite Office
q! public administrator. are import
ant to the end ri good government.
maintain thst We cannot secure the
services OF TOO good or competent cit
i1en- To i'll lhen.
Though the candidates for sheriff
heads, ~ sionary. the county
tickets. and chat office i one al. ii not
the bcs, ~alaried Office in the giii oi
the people Of II county. lei mo AK
Your readers ii they entertain the
thought that II j. the most important
to ill; Ii hey do. let nle ask. who
nudit- the ~herli's accounts and ap-
proves or diSapproNc~ oi every sum
for which 'hc county heromeS liable
There We have il in n nat shell, We
American people create state. terri
torial. county and township govern
mentS 10Y Mhaty Toenahic Us To pro
tect ourselves ana our property and
make public improvements. and for
which purpose We willingly pay such II
yer cent. per year ol the value of our
AtN. st..fa IN l.a
vices of competent citizens to attend
- he duties sappertaining q the office.
that time and experience have proven
are Necessary. and to see that public
improvements are made 80 a. to be oi
adVantag, to the ma jorily. While the
various Officers are keeping track of
our property. protecting us. and NOT
overlooking the assessments to pay
for the same. who j. looking after said
officers To see that We--the taxpayers
are not being TO Use Il Montana
slang phrase 'workedy Vino l.
Is looking ont for propereXpen'liture
of the Poor Fund" Road and
Bridge Fund. etc, etc." The insianii-
cant, vet most important. commits
~ioners. Therefore ! claim that the
most important office To ill Is that of
commissioner. DO we lack materia
to select from in the nominees oi the
two partie-? iclalm not. Each part \
has nominated three representative
men, men who are known To possess
oNer-avcrage business qualifications.
and il We We're entering an election.
ther than the first in the county.
would say. Republican. vote for your
party nominees. Democrat. vote for
your party nominees l'ut such j.
not the ease. By legislative enact
ment Meagher county has been Iii
Nide,l; the eastern portion become-
/ Fergus county December i.t. 1886.
I Bet wecn the two counties there i II
/ difference to settle; and il may be ad.
/ justed so that we start off with n
comparatively li.ht indebtedness. oi
/ the reverse.
/ Now let me ask. can new and mex.
/ perienced men in county affairs he eX-
/ pccted to cope with old hands and
secure a. equitable n settlement as
one who is thoroughly familiar Will
every matter that will be considered
/ in this coming adjustment? am sal,
in saving that all your readers vii
agree that they cannot. Then j. il
not to our advantage TO have an eN
perienced man there. ii We can posi-
/ bly, -ecare his services? BY all means
and as we have the opportunity. foi
one will scratch my ticke; ano
place the name of William Berkii
/ thereon in place of one | think les
qualified. naturally, and without ex
/ perience: and believe this l. duty
We owe to ourselves as taxpayers
T Ii single charge of maleieasanc,
could be laid ut Commissioner Bcr
kin's door, and proven. would drol
him like Il hot potato. hut of all IA,
talk have heard. not n BIT of il j. hiIt
hearsay wl,.u inquiry i. made IA, &,
/ its source.
/ 1t has been claimed. and consider
ably noi>ed about the Basin. thai
should 1crkin he elected he would ina
mediatcly take steps To have count,
buildings erected mt l.ewiStown. ever
in direct antaconism to the wishes o
he majority of the taxpayers of ia,
county. This assertion ! know to b,
false a. he has told me. aud i'm mN
presence Informed prominent and in
iluential citizens of Lewistown that
should he he chosen asa commissions
. ne NoUlu ilol SANCTION lllt erection -
II court house until the people. by pop
ular suffrage expressed desire. 10y 1
majority vote. therefor.
\ commissioner can Use his posi-
tion to advance hi- personal ends ans
also his friends. but in no instanc,
can il be truthfuly said that William
Berkin has done So.
Up to two years ago, hardly II dol
lar was spent in eastern Mcaghr
county on our public highways. You
paper. then the Mineral ARGrs. in
sisted that at least II portion of tia
road tax collected here he expende'
here; the people took mp tle hint an'
petitioncd the commissioners and n
Il result within the last two year
roads have been made paSsabl
throughout the Basin. bridges built
etc. Who are We indebted to for this
No one but VIM. Berkin.
Let the voters deliberate over til
above statements and | ann satisfies
many will feel a. do. that an oh
experienced commissioner can am
will do more for our new county tha1
an inexperienced one, although hi
moi ives bp up hest