Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-10-21

hank iD 81, ug-iaes. N.nlar Of our
wHEs yre".a rl f.g, un uand iu
rrtIal w0-.- urrfHau frau 100000
s3)0'oH- rl.g. an# when rra lime
nuo- t,ru.I. .n.r.gg.E mlFs, they
ur advised 8aI Ship H far rlui.l to
-.lU'. 'n.rGenU0a Iu0, T.f.s fool.
l.H HoHa'.. ... .Ir ... b.aE .5 q
uuHd... rEp pence. aa t4r H.u.g cues
ua"'- ra-r 0u ths HeEf tnia. uu. the
alw le4sn'. alHHa .0 .s Hnu.. -aper-
ai Ifmss aWng Hs. Hr.Ur.uuur.'s
iu1r ys.I- Ii IDcymNr.a. a- treasurer
~ tbs rpuufy, tL'- lI- been done aud
tha ea-u -bov3 90 hs 90 hsud Us ,he
i-ca-uTsf's book ha. been displayed
and found 10 bs correct, bur, ia the
language Of the Courier. "wuo-e funds
were they Sot one of tha vast pile of
lil,s, nos one Of fhe bright geld pieces,
was branded &C. c., 'nor vas there any
other indication TINT tbe whole sum
OF any pact yf IL belonged 10 Custer
county; but il agreed iu amount with
what the Treasurer had OF hand, and
the bank admitted that tt,r owed il
10 him on hls deposit. MS being
satisfactory to the eommiE lnefs the
oilicisl-snglv or dDubl, charged
With The responsibility n he funds
bad hiz account approved, uud The
money weLu back 10 81. Paul n Chi
cago, But the Courier has another
siriug 10 rull sud II We had been be-
hind him when his hand was Uu it,
ond the muscles Of hi- srm tightening
for a yank, we should In all kindness
have Said 10 him, "ltt gun-but We
were not there, Dor wss there, il APP
pear, anyone else 10 give him good
advice, aud he pulled Il; aud here is
the result:
Again suppose that one occupying
this double relation 10 county and
bank, desires dUri, Q hi whGletsrm of
Office 10 ure for bis own private specu-
iatOu !hr whole of the county funds
~ hl- hand, where L. tie check upon
1t? lie need not draw any checks.
nor l'aye any traces Of tie fact II his
using the county money. There il
nothing by which he could be traced.
These and kindred considerations
which we may consider at future
time sre potent reasons 20 cause every
intelligent voter to pause and consider
this matter.
Does the innocent little Courier be-
lieve that there is no other way to
benefit by the control Of large public
fund than by drawing cheeks on IL?
1t has never heard Of county treasur-
ers, down in Massachusetts, for In
stance, being allowed an extra large
line Of discount for their personal uses
by the banks with whom they depos-
tied the public funds? Did IL never
bear Of eodnty treasurers. this time,
perhaps IN Rhode Island. getting a
handsome allowance OF interest on the
laily balances Of the public unds in
be keeping Of the bank? No? Well
hat is strange; but such practices OBJ
ain, dear little Courier, sil over the
Union and sometimes in the terrific
ies. These things make it upneces-
sry 10 Draw checks, aud no trace is
eft.
After making all these dark inuen-
Ioes, the Courier attempts 10 square
tself by saying that "In sll that we
rave said We have not Intended any
hing derogstory to Mr.. Bstchelor as
IN individual, But he has offered
limseli a. candidate and has been
put forward by party asking the suf-
RACES of the people for him." The
inference is that there II a sort of q
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde duality ex-
sting in Mr.. Bachelor As an individ-
lsl, and Mr.. Bachelor as candidate.
That Jekyll Bachelor il sbove re-
prosch, bat that Hyde Bachelor is so
open 10 grave suspicion OF misdemean-
Dry and double dealing that il would
be entirely unsafe to elect him to the
office of county treasurer. III there
was ever nonsensical and absolutely
polntless argument put forth Il is this,
and il is not even worth contesting,
We will be more generous, fAirer,
and more buslness.like than the Cour-
er, and concede to Mr.. Merrill, the
democratic candidate, both cspability
and honesty; everything, In fact, eI-
,ept that, should he be elected. he will
DE- able to tell when the money is
whose money II Is. But
here is most potent reason, and one
which underlies the whole matter, why
le should not he elected. Disguise 10
= you may; asseverate 10 the contrary
III you are black in the face, and the
act remains that Mr.. Merrill is Mr..
'rsndepburg's stool pigeon, and
ierrils election simply means the
OF Brandenburg In Office
,r another term. II there 10 any
Afety TO the public In matters Of this
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