The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-06-15
BRADLEY FLAT BIZ
E plroR STAR:

against damage by hail, and we can
now breath easier as we nov feed
armed against II worst enemy.
Over hill AMI dale and woodland the
summer sun shinessorth bringing once
again into active life the grasses
tation and foliage and also the hurry
and activity Of the farmers life. as it is
written as We SOW SO shall We reap. The
season is backward but almost every
one up this way is through seeding
and will now be able to devote their
time and attention to the thousand
and occupations that 20 TO make
up the farmers life and keep him
out mischief, temptation and harms
way.
We will now have time to scan the
field Of political action and pass upon
the merits and dement's Of the ditfe.-
ent stars that will illuminate the
galaxy of official aspiration. am not
unmindful Of one fact which is this.
that the best men who are controlled
or led by no clique or faction, are the
only ones that can succeed in capturing
the county offices of Fall River county
this fall and it is also the prevailing
opinion of every voter almost, that
few of the present encumbents should
succeed themselves. although. as | un-
dcrstand. several of them have gotten
their rods up. ready and willing to be
struck by political lightning at the
next election. 1t is an understood fact
that we want no Anticipated old fossils,
relics of departed gcnerations-wEosc
greed Of gain and prefermcnt over
balances their sense of Justice and
honesty-to govern Fall River county.
There are too many laudas'es
and jan-faccd specimens OF human-
ity now posing for official positions to
make it easy to tell the genuine from
the counterfeit. There is only one
standard that | know to go by and that
is this: to reject all men who aspire to
Office and select some one who don't
want it, but will fill it with justice to
his constituents and honor to himself.
The man that seeks Office is nine times
out of ten a fraud and has some sinis-
ter motive in view. Especially is this
the case with county Offices. The
appointment OF DIR. Stanley rs pro-
bate judge gives general satisfaction
and is about the only thing our honor
able board has ever done to comment
themselves to the people generally.
and | shall not withhold my mead of
praise for their action. albeit it was no.
done till the eleventh hour. Apropo,
to the actions of our honorable hoard
/ will relate a little story that | heard
the other day at the Springs. Shortly
after Mr.. Norton's salary was raiSee
the courteous gentleman who was in.
strumcntal in raising it came aroundil
a sort of a I scratch Your back you
scratch mine way and said: now you
work against me: see what | have dom
for you; got your salary raised. Pooh
saws the willy dcciple of Blackstone
you spoilt the whole thing: ,.if it had no
been for you | would have gottel
fifteen hundred dollars per year, 70,
have knocked me out of three hundred
dollars. Now Mr.. j. goes round ex
planning to the people that he mad
the motion to have Mr.. Norton's salar
raised to twelve hundred dollars an,
the full limit fixed by law. II is cas-,
to be duped Mr.. j. but it is very har
to dupe the masses. That whitcwasl
ing scheme of not publishing the repo,
of those experts is in strict violation Q
the law and [ have talked with
number of intelligent aud reputab
citizens who think they all ought to
arrested for their many acts and mi
demeanors. 1t is a fragrant outrage
perpetuate such men in ott;c
Mr.. Harris hs
probably done as we'll as anyone coul
have done in his position with h
surrounding. OF our commissioners
think otherwise. There was a warral
drawn in favor of MIR. Norton for G
penses in that Thomas case which W
tried in Custer county. that wish
comment upon. Now who requisite
Mr.. Norton to interest himself in ths
case? was it our county commissions
and if so what right had they to do 81
That was a case outside of Fall Rive
county and our officials had no right
pay out the peoples money on any SUI
proceedings. Mr.. Norton showed Il
the section of the code upon which
based his application for this grab a,
l herewith give it entire. Pla
language cannot be misconstru'
with impunity and 1T were better f
him had he not brought any law
bear on the subject at all. Folio
ing is the section Of the code referr
to:
Section 1873. Political Code. ga
district attorney shall not receive al
fees or rewad from or OH behalf OF al
prosecutor or other individual
services or in any prosecution o, bu
ness to which it shall be his otiici
duty to attend. Nor be concerned
attorney or counsel for either par
other than forthe territory or county
any civil action depending on so.
state Of facts upon which any Grimm
prosecutions commenced but undett
mined, shall depend: nor shall al
district attorney while in office
eligible to or hold any judicial off
whatever but If the district attorney
n county shall be requested to go
another county o. from n part
another of his county to transact al
business as district attorney, he sh
be paid by his county the amount
his necessary expenses i'll transacti1
such business IN addition to the sala
fixed by the county board. If That
not plain language what is it? IT.;
IN transact anv hncinaSS ac iiSfl