The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-01-29

EDITOR IN!oN:--This communication
ought to have been sent TO editor okthe
Journal; bat he Is engaged to "bark' for
the other side, it would probably iuc use
less to attempt to get IL hearing.
l addressed Il communica ten to the
Hoe. board OF county commissioners,
which WAS on motion laid in the splttoon:
giving my reason, why icouid not accept
the pay allowed me fer making "a pcrma-
nent booth for Rockervilic preclnct
which was published in the Journal. with
comments by the editor, one OF which
WAS, that the law don't provide for sta-
tionery, may be not, BUTT does provide
that the voting boa otsis should basupplie
with stationary, who is to pay for it?
TIE editor also intimatc5 that l ) cents
per day for man and team. ought to be
satisfactory; when, as he asserts. Ispent
several days before election working for
my party without pay and boarded my
self. Well! If did it is more than any
body would dare claim. the proprietor
OF the Journal ever did | hope your
readers will believe me when | say that |
did not refuse payment on account OF
the paltry sum OF Sl.7O which our very
economical board attempted to save
the county on my bill, but on general
principles. Some OF which are; that
when the law compels II citizen under
penalty to perform IL duty, he should be
adequately compensated therefor. ]
also take exceptions to the arbitrary
ruling OF the board III establishing the
prices to be paid for booths, the session
before knowing what the bills would be,
without notice to the parties concerned;
which | was informed by the eX chair
man was done, which proves conclusivcly.
that political capital was to be made
ont OF any mistake committed by the
Independent superintendent OF election.
so mote it be- They arc welcome
to all they can get,at my eNpcnsc. AS
the case now stands, the booth is my
property; am out 50. so in cash and my
time; and the county is ahead the extra
expense for one precinct. In looking
over the various compens;,tions paid by
the county for services rendered. one
cannot but observe thclrinequality The
farmer is compelled to serve as II Juror
Tor weeks, at Il compensation barely
enough to pay his expenses, leave alone
paying for the man he must have at
home IN his place. a fourth rate lawyer
is assigned by the court to defend Grim
inal, perhaps /, days work, and his bill
is $4,000. A road supervisorgets S1.5O
for 10 hours work (if his district is not
in debt) a county commissioner gets
$500 for holding down chair five hours
Il day. Again take two young men who
have finished their education, and grad
uated in the same class; all the expenses
OF their schooling being paid by the public
at large. One OF them goes on Il farm,
| and becomes Il taxpayer, the other stays
in town, becomes Il successful ward heeler
and ultimately an Office holder without
knowing how Il tax receipt looks. The
farmer can have the honor OF serving on
the school board at o dollars Il day; the
other as county superintendent at
S1.SOO, OF so. 600 year. Or again, one
drives a quill in the court house at from
50cents, to 81 90 anhour;the othermust
quit important work and serve as IL wit.
ness at 81 2OOaday. Even handed justice
would say, raise the one, or lower the
other. It shows who has had the max.
II ing of the laws. Nosane is to blame but
4 the farmer, and tlle only @onder is that
iiSiiic is treated as swsll as no III; for 70 tel
4 the truth he don't sdeservesIt. A body q
\ \ men who are IN the majority and dom
know noagh 10 stand upfor theirrights
ougAt not 10 have any n
! 0TTO ANDERSON