The Dickinson press., 1889-08-10
Aud Called Down.
DICKINSON, ArGrSr s. 1889

EDITOR PRES>:-A few words in an-
swcr to George Aud, champion of the
Dickinson Whangdoodlr. George
with an affectation of candor which
makes those who know him smile,
lodges the issue and treats the matter
us if it were just whether oT no IN or
ror had been made in the assessment
rolls. lie claims to have found an
error; wonderful. surely! | defy any
man to produce All assessment roll
from any county in the United States
free from error; with the utmost skill
and care errors will be made in such
things. The trouble between the
Whangdoodle and myself did not
arise from that. Inever claimed that
my assessment was absolutely with
ont error. To have done so would
have been to prove myself Il fool.
What l object to was Il charge that the
assessment WAS corruptly made with
the conniveance of Commissioners
Lee and Underhill. That was Il mali
cious libel. While Lee and Underhill
were doing such work. where was
McGillivray! did lie not have sense
enough to see! or was he also working
for 1.-The ring" Examine .Auld's de-
Tense of the Whangdoodle; it amounts
to this: that l assessed y lot to w. +.
Cunningham at Il valuation of $500,
on assessors slip, but that in making
up the assessment roll from the slips
this lot was put ut Il valuation of $l25.
In making IL e assessment roll it is
usual to use the old roll rs IL check to
avoid missing anything. Lots are usu-
ally assessed from year to year ut
same valuation unless there has been
chagc by reason of building. The lot
in question was vacant ut time for as
scssmcnt the prcviuos year. The i'll.
crease was owing tn the erection of IL
small building. Mr.. Rieshnck in maxi
ing the new list had apparently by in
a%dvertemce followed the valuation in
the old list, an error which may occur
with the most careful.
Now what was there to support the
malicious charge of the Whanydoodle
that two commissioners and the asses
sor and his deputies had c%onspired to
defraul the county and iloora "ring."
Who is w. +. Cunningham! An hon
est working man, who will be surrris-
ed to learn that four OF five county
officers had been pcrjuring themselves
to save him u few dollars of tax. To
What ring does he belong! At last
falls election he voted for Mr.. Auld
for Register. And the day before that
election Auld paid him back 15cts. fol
an over charge on recording II deed
with an explanation of the "mistakc.'
WHO is Riesheck! For honesty Inc
stands away above Aud and tho
Whangdoodlc. He was elected t.
office on the same ticket with Mr.
.luld and sailed Oh the same boat Will
him. If he, like many more of MS
has become dis5usted with .Auld and
his methods, the latter's Opposition IL
ret his heel on somebody neck may
account for it.
Perhaps | ought to he ashamed o.
slapping the Whangdoolle's mouth
but think it did him good. Ever since
he came to this county he has been Ii
beling ON best citizens. Sheltered
behind his utter insignilicicnce, Ii,
seemed to he able to do so with i'm.
punitv. To sue him for libel, would
lie the same old story. of sue Il bcSSll
and catch Il louise; to prosecute hin
criminally, would only provide hin
with better board than he can procure
himself; to prove him liar, would h'
II work of approximation since he die
that SO thoroughly at the republican
district convention ut Mandan, las
spring, and to reply to him would
swell him dangerously. When ] quiet
ly showed him the proof that he mis-
represented me, he remembered thu
advice of r. NJ. r., never to rctract
and in the language of Boss Tweed
asked, well, what i'm the HI ar
you going to do about it," That qucs
tion got ne. What could l do! jus
slapped him,
:. TiMOTIIY Cr>KELLY.
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