Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-17
IGNORANT DAG0S
Herded like Sheep to Forsyth,
Illegally Naturalized, and
Fraudulent Registered.
A Proceeding for whisA the
Parties Concerned will Repent
in Sackcloth and Ashes. y
ILLEGAL WORK.
a sample of Democratic Methods In this
Election.


On Saturday last, James McFarlaDe,
deputy clerk OF the district court for
this district, aided and abetted by i.
c. Dear. county clerk of Custer county,
took from the court house the seal Of
the court, and such records as were
necessary, and proceeded to Forsyth
and there conferred the honor and
dignity Of citizenship Of the United
States Ola thirty-nine Dagos, none Of
whom could speak u word Of English.
Think Of it, you foreign born veterans
who earned this honor by five years'
hard service IN theaylny of your adopt
ed country. Think oi II, you foreign
born citizens who have sought this
distinction only wheu sou fully un-
dprstood and realized the dignity Of
American citizenship. Think Of II,
YOU native born citizens, whose sons
have 10 live here twenty-one years be-
fore they can grasp the political power
placed in the hand. of these ignorant
Dacn., who probably have been less
than a year in the country, by 4 stroke
Of the pen
Who did Il?
The democratic party Of Custer
county, by its chairman L. c, Dear,
who is again before you ~ candidate
for the Office Of county clCril. II viii
no d0uht be pleasing information 10
the taxpayers Of the county, who Gelp
pay Nr. DCai'. salary, to know that
at time when the law required him
10 be in his Office attending n hi,
duties, he was awny from Ne post ot
duty and eugsgeJ In naiufaliZing q
lot If ignorant foreigners, in order
that thew might vote increased taxes
on tax PAYERS ty rr-electiug the ring
ur Irvine, Dear. 1h1mpson, schwartz
et u. n Office. It isa pleasant fature
Of our polittcs, this Introduction Of the
Dqgo who works . few weeks on the
grace, md then through the in'eryen-
ton # the democratic party, marches
to the polls end puts ia q vote that
counts for ne much ss The vote Of the
largest taxpayer in the county. But
this is sdrmocrtic politics as interpret
I'd by the ring that have held posses
sion of the court house FOR 20 long III
the taxjnycrs Of Custer county don'f
want them any longer, they will
ring IN erourh Dogos to cancel thew
cf the taxpayers, and keep right on in
the NAL administration Of our Affairs.
Bat there is another phase of this
Dapo matter that affects Mr.. McFar-
lane personally. AZ already recited, he
is the deputy clerk Of the district court
and the custOdisn Of its records and
seal. The law requires that the rec-
ords anl seal snail be kept at an Office
al the county SCAT. where they shall
be open for the examination Of any
person during the business hours OF
each day, Sundays and legal holidays
excepted. The law further provides
I that any district officer who shall fsil
o perform any duty by law require d
of aim as such officer, shall be guilty
/ OF mi-demesnor, and upon convic,
ton sh,ll be fined in any sum not less
than fifty nor more than one hundred
dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the
county jail for term # not more than
ninety days, and shall not receive any
fee whatever for the performance OF
the duties of bis office. On Saturday
last no less than three aliens who are
residents and taxpayers of this county,
presented themselves at the Office OF
the district clerk 10 take out naturaliz-
alton papers. The Office was closed
and they were unable TO do so, and by
the failure of the clerk Of the court to
perform his sworn duty 10 the matter
OF issuing their papers, these residents
and taxpayers are disiranchised. IL
was of more importance to the demo-
cratic party that lot Of illl,erste Itsl-
ians, who work for seventy five cents
day and drive hone st labor out OF the
field, should be fixed to vote, than
that these taxpayers should be permit.
ted to have voice in the admlnistra-
ton of our county affairs.
Not only did Mr.. McFarlane by de-
serting his Office as above recIted In,
cur the penalties named, but In issu-
ing citizens papers TO these Italians at
Forytb, be was guilty Of performing
an illegal act. The law does not con-
template or permit the conferHng Of
citizenship upon an alien. at any other
place than at the Office OF the clerk Of