The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
BRADLEY FLAT BUDGET.
TO The STAR:

BRADLEY FLAT BUDGET.
TO The STAR:
am somewhat astonished to learn
that have wounded the over-sensative
feelings of some of our county officials
and with my usual sympathy I hasten
to pour oil on their lacerated wounds
in order that they may come forth
healed and invlgorated to do what is
right in the future. As the hair of the
d5g1s good for the bite | shall pre-
scribe mild dose Of their own medi-
cine to be taken with due allowance
for erring humanity in general and
county officials in particular. Il !
have made right diagnosis of their
case they have had little too much
Acorn Of late and they evidently want
a change. This cannot be permitted
however until they show a disposition.
to act justly and inpartially to all the
citizens and residents of this county
which they swore to do when they took
their oath of Office. They have no.
right in their official capacity to dis
criminate between individuals and
corporations: they have no right to
place a burden on one person or COM
munity to the exclusion ..of another
person or community; they had no.
right to saddle off a part Of the Hot
Springs road district onto this district;
they have no right 10 show favors to a
cattle company that they do not show
to an humble individual and they have
no right to take the official printing
from one paper and confer it upon an
other without first advertising for bids
to do the printing. Gentlemen, this is
all spite work and will not so down
with an intelligent community. 1t is
not an established fact yet that you are
in partnership with the Taxpayers Of
this county wherein they furnish all
the money whilst you furnish the
brains. Then again, why be so dark
and secret about your official business.
You gave $3.50 for an expert to over
haul the books and the people are
awaiting anxiously with abated breath
to know what he found. Mr.. Powell
had the manhood to tell you that he
did not care if Acorn did talk about it
but it seems the rest did not ccinside
with him bat concluded to wait till the
last day and the last hour and the last
minute provided by law before making
it public. That is all very well but it
dent satisfy the people. Then there is
this Minnekahta assessment affair.
From the high altitude of Bradley Flat
it looks phenon,inal. Where, on where
is our 81 200 legal accunien? ! have
been told time and time again by one
of our commissioners how ignorant 1
am but you can all see that am
willing to learn. Pope very truly
writes that ridicule is a FOOLS weapon.
/ have always found that when persons
can not answer any questions without
stultifying or eliminating themselves
they will resort to ridicule. 1t proves
nothing and generally reacts upon its
author. County officials are not above
suspicion and oft times not above re-
proach. Why let tyour hide-bound pro-
celivities keep you from the path Of
duty? 1t is injury to the county; it is
an injury to Hot Springs;it is an injury
to yourselves. This placing that re-
port on record does not satisfy the
public by any means. Why not have
| it published SO that everyone may read
it! How many Taxpayers are there in
this county that want to make jour-
ney to Hot Springs to look over that
record? l opine not one. Although
acknowledge that am very ignorant
and very stupid / must also acknow-
ledge that it looks very right and also
very proper to advertise for bids OF
proposals when we have any county
work to do and thereby give everyone
a chance to compete for the same
Another thing that wish to agitate
is this: We have had two supervisors
appointed in this road district at differ
ent times and neither one of them has
received any official notice. As there
is a limited time fixed by law in which
to qualify, and as our county commits.
sioners are s,lch sticklers fol- living UP
to the letter of the law although they
oft times break the spirit and intentj
it looks like wilful neglect in not noti-
fying appointees. The courteous
gentleman WHO assumes to hold the
destinies of Fail River county in his hat
he who assumes to know what people
want and need better than they do
themselves; he who relegates belated
excursion,sts who seek his hospitality
to a shed, there TO inhale the odors Of
the elegant but defunct skunk during
the long rainy hours Of the night had
better stick a pin here and remember
that for his action in uniustly changing
the boundaries Of this road district he
has incurred the enmity and reproacll
Of everyone who has any knowledge Of
his acts and motives. The feeling Of
hostility toward our county officials is
but the natural outgrowth of thir own
acts and is not confined to Bradley Flat
nor to any other one community but is
widespread throughout the county. II
has injured Hot Springs more .taar
most Of her inhabitants are aware Of
7 A beautiful resort like Hot Springs
with so many natural and. prospective
advantages cannot afford to antagonize
all the outside communities around hel
by supporting or even encouraging Z
combination that brings but reproacl
with their every act. / am notexpect
ing that this county can be run at {
mere nominal expense, but ] do expec
and believe that we ouget to get some
thing for our money besides assumption