Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-20

The vo'ets of Custer county do not
nt+d to be told that to the republican
county commissioners, who have held
| the re1DH of ,unty government for the
past decade. ~ due the extr,catIon II
| the county from bankruptcy aud H.
prosperous condition. Ever since the
| Democratic wterktrs of 1eh2 We1e ltI.
| islA1 Ell out of office. the Taxpayers
the county have turned fnr reIIeftu Tie
republican patty IN the uatter OF thu
important office Ut county con4nlls-
| eiuuera, and tt.. |. tAi h and cuufidenr
has not teen misplaced. All throuet,
! tie rtorkan,zatlun U1 county affairs a.
er tn wreckiuY OF iS>2 :. during ia"
nnerous period uf funding the float d.:
dtbt; during the no ltss et|tic.I p+r:t's=
nf the segregation at Yetiow+tot,
{ ,unty aud the adjustment with IT,
Iatt+r If the cuuuty debt; and duEit-:
,, the mnre recent ytafs Whtu the Aprlt :
citinn 1T tcnlintuic trinc'rl+s hu+
br' uBht u 10 nnr present. healthl;
and prosperous onditlou, the repuhji -.
c4u l'rr'y has held the power uns
hetn le~I,on .itle ftr the results 4
county government.
1t IL not ntce"s Try for the JOURNAL
t1 cite instance. to confirm the general
statements made ahove. Every tax
payer kuows the half has not bttn
said, End that the county IL safe ~
lrng IN It Is In the hand- of eotnmis~
~ioners endnrsed by the republican,
party. While it ID the regret "f every
re'ident OF tue county, that The pre--
ent very efficient board Ut commission
ers, declined q re- election, it is believed
that In the candidate. fnr their vacan-
cier, the men named b; thu repubIl.
can county convention will he found
worthy su ,cessors to those who will
sot II reti4e.
William Harmon is known through
nut tht leugth and breadth Ut this
county as all earnest, whoie-souIed IT.
publican, Ii Pro.r ssive cltlz-n, u sue
cee~fnl business nAn aud one who is
doing quite ~ n1uch m any other une
tnan In the county to develop lte re.
sources. He owns one of the MOST AL
tractive rAnch*s in the county, near
Ekal ska, " here he and his family fe-
side, and whtre he IL demot strating
on An extensive scale the fact thut
Montana can raee mules second to
none In all desirable qualities. A. IN
individual Cap1. Harmon is Que Of the
hcavte1t lax payers In the county aud
In this aud plher directions IL closely
interested In the welfare of the county.
Hia candidacy II MT Of his own SEEK
Ing, but is In compliance to thu almost
unanimous demand of the people liv-
lug north If the Powder river, who
irrespective of party, insisted Oh bis
becoming a candidate. Capt. Har-
mon 10 man of mature experience,
well-founded business principles and
wi&ha1 thoroughly progressive. While
he would not vote one cent In extrav-
agance, he would not be niQgardIy In
considering the necessary expendt-
lures of 80 large and growing a county
az NUS.
Thomas E. Hammond, the second
Of our candidates for county comm's~
sloners, IL one Of the honored old ct.i.
zena Of the county. Like most of
those who came here III the early days
he brought nothing with him but his
willing hands and brave heart, aud
which have aided him to fix ht the hard
battle from poverty to comparative
prosperity. Mr.. Hammond Is nne of
the best known and most highly re-
~pected ranchers of the Yellowstone
valley. He resides NEAR Forsyth. and
In the course If yea rs Las accumulated
a few cattle aud sheep and as II result
of his own laboIs. finds himself now
in q moderately prosperous condition
Tom In a hard headed fellow. Full al
what people call ''horse sense" aud
thoroughly competent to take >'ar6 in
the management Of our county affairs.
He will be 1.-THE member from the
country" and will readily understand
the merits OF the many petitions that
come before the board from localities
that are sorelv In need of relief, but
don't know just how to set It,.
Judson w. Watson, who completes
the list of republican nominees fol
county commissioner, Ia also an old
time and honpred citizen of the coun"
ty. For ten years past he has been a
} merchant IN Miles City and doubtless
has a larger circle of friends in the