Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-08-28

technical points the gang claim to find
in the law books, and upon which is
based the fraudulent commissions claim
with which the people of Ramsey coun-
ty have Of late become quite familiar
Is it reasonable to claim that Rolette
county, with its acres of everlasting soil
the best security in the world-should
pay nearly 40 per cent a. a bonus for
money? Is it reasonable to claim that
the officials If the Northern Pacific
county referred to should have permit
ted its treasurer to illegally lay his hands
upon $3.50 of the peoples money? And
how much that county paid as bonus on
its bonds and into whose pocket the
"balance" went will never be known to
the toilers who pay the taxes. Burleigh
county incurred the greater part of it's
enormous Indebtedness to pay a man.
moth bonus for the territorial capital
when it was removed from Yankton by
a gang Of trading politicians. Who
reaped the benefit? Why the men who
engineered the removal-not the men
who remain IN Burleigh county to pay
the bonded Indebtedness. The remov-
alists purchased large blocks of land in
and about Bismarck; then they pointed
out to the taxpayers the "great advan-
tage" there would be in making Bur-
leigh the capital county, induced the
taxpayers to vote bonds for a bonus, re.
turned to Fargo, located the capital at
Bismarck, sold out their property at a
big figure and left the people to pay the
bonds when they fall due. The remov-
aIists danced, and the taxpayers Of Bur-
leigh county were kindly allowed a GER
tain number of years in which to pay
the fiddler. Now the men accused of
crime who are lying in the Burleigh
county Jail can't be tried, because there
is no money to pay court expenses !;
while the men who brought about this
shameful condition of things are scot
free and are allowed to enjoy the profits
of their plundering scheme.
It is full time that a restraining hand
were laid upon the lei who are work.
ing the ruin of Dakota. No territory
ever suffered as Dakota has suffered at
the hands of county and municipal Off
cials. Men havee edged their way into
Office who have no regard whatever for
the future welfare of the territory or the
counties OF municipalities in which they
live. Their first work after being in.
Quoted into Office is to begin an organ
lied and systematic raid upon the pub.
lie funds. This has been true of too
many county officials. 1t was true Of
high territorial officials in the past, but
an honest, independent and united eff
fort succeeded in driving the big plum
derers from Office and some of them
were driven from the territory. Blu
many of the small rascals are still in of
flee. Their policy is the same policy
that made their prototypes notorious
and forced them to the shades of private
life.
Ramsey county is to be congratulated
upon the condition of her %exchecquer
Her Indebtedness is only about 2 pc
cent Of her assessed valuation. 1t shoul'
be kept so by putting good, straight me,
in Office. The good conduct of an of
fetal should stand as u recommendation
in behalf of his preferment to faces o
public trust ; and on the other hand, tn
treasury.bleedlng tendencies develope'
in the official life of those who wink a
fraud and do not hesitate to openly pal
tlcipate in it should forever debar then
8 from d%lsgracing a county or municipa
Office. Make your local government
clean. and your territorial or state gov
eminent will be likewise pure. To
many good men--too many of the solid
cautious farmers and business men
, stay away from the primaries, leaving
t the conduct of these important gatnel
. ings to the professional politician who's
motto is, "Anything to get there" You
professional politician has in view hi
own personal advancement and privat
: gain. If he gets into Office he is you
agent, and if he fails to render q prope
J, ard honest accounting he is as much
I public enemy as the rascal who waylay
9 you at night, knocks you down and II
lieves you Of your pocketbook.
The INrER.OcEAN is aware that tn:
doctrine will not set well on the officit
stomachs of the crooked crew who hav
: wrought the ruin and disgrace of som
e of the best counties in Dakota !; nor wi
It it 60 easily down the Threats of some
e our neighbors who have been "tried an
found wanting" Yet We are convince
that it Is good logic in the interest {
good government, and if the she
pinches we can't help it.
"~FoLKEBLADET' is the name of a ne
> paper at Lakota, by "Chas. D. Blai
= Udigivcr." 1t is published in the Scar
dinavian language, and we notice tn:
: a large number of the boys "Snokke dc
Norske" with great %fluency. For ii