Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-18

the auditor by reputable people, but no
action was taken. The company was
permitted to run until the insurance COM
missioner of Texas excluded it from that
state and recently came to Dakota and
caused it to cease business. Specifca-
ton 8: The organic act provides that the
governors salary shall be $4,000 and
$500 for contingent expenses and clerk
hire, while the territory increased the $500
formerly allowed to $1,000, which was
appropriated by the legislature Of 1887.
The organic act also prohibits the legis-
lature from passing any law increasing
this compensation. Notwithstanding
this prohibition the legislature of 1887,
led by Aiken, republican member, who
hoped to be attorney general, succeeded
democrat, passed law in co1lusion
with the governor to tax every notary
commission issued in Dakota the sum of
SIS, three-fifths of which was payable to
the auditor for the government for such
"clerical assistance as he may deem nee
essary." Under this fraudulent and void
enactment the governor has filched from
the notaries of Dakota since March / L,
1887, the date of his approval Of it, $2,-
500. At the time this bill was passed it
was well understood that the clerical as
sistance meant in the bill was the govern
or's son, mere lad, and that it was a
mode Of increasing the governors purse
by indirection and controvention of the
organic law limiting his compensation
although it was expressly ruled in Par
rott's case, vol. l, Fed. Rep, p. 496, that
such evasion of law is futile. These are
the acts of the governor of Dakota, too
numerous to specify, have caused great
scandal in the territory, have driven the
people to such opposition that they pro-
pose to elect representatives who will
pass laws to strip the executive of all
power except those guaranteed him by
the naked orgarao act 1t has placed
him, and the party responsible tcr him,
in disrepute, and in the interest of the
public service we ask his removal.
THE MINoT POSTMASTER.
Territory of Dakota, county Of Ward:
P. H. Mcnamara, being duly sworn, up
on his oath deposes and says that he is
the postmaster at Minot, Ward county,
Dakota. Atiiant says that on or about
April II, 1883, Postofiice Inspector Irv-
ing Bath visited this city in his official
capacity. That the said inspector, on
the date aforesaid, by intimidation and
false representation, did there and then
induce the affiant to part with and turn
over to the said Irving Bath the proxies
of delegates from the county OF Ward, as
well as those from the county of McHen-
ry, who were elected to attend the Wat
ertown convention. That he enjoined
the utmost secrecy upon this afliant, and
had this affiant to understand that unless
tho said Proxies were turned over to the
said inspector, he (the affiant) would cut
his own head off. He, the said inspector,
told me to inform one Col. j. G. Ely and
Benjamin Reed that the proxies for Nc
Henry county were in the hands of ''the
right man." He also represented to af-
fiant that M. H. Day was not Cleve-
land man and beyond question of
doubt that M. L. Mccormack would be
in line with the L. K Church men when
the time came. He, the said Irving
Bath, assured affiant that M. l.. McCor-
mack would not dare to interfere with
me, that from his own personal knowl-
edge the Church delegates would num-
ber six delegates to one for Day at the
Watertown convention. He also assured
the affiant that he would use his inhu-
ence to rate atlantis Office third class
office with clerk hire allowance. He also
and further said that it was useless for
affiant to attend the Watertown conven-
tion in person, and that the affiant might
continue as in the past but by attending
the convention might be influenced to
my detriment. He, the said inspector,
in violation of civil service rules, inform
ed affiant that there was shortage of
81 900 in the postoffice at Ft. Buford,
Dakota, and, further, this affiant says
that the said Bath, in reference to
charges made against afiant by one
james A. Roake of the city of Minot,
Oak. that he, the said Roake, was a
crank and his assertions were of no
weight or consequence. He further
stated that he would recommend affiant
to the department with pleasure and as
sured affiant as far as he knew there
would be no trouble.
PATRICK H. MCNAMARA,
Postmaster, Minot, Oak.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
Oath day of May, 1883.
THOMAS MULLEN,
Notary Public in and for Ward county,
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