Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-10-15


n"htnE To hide H. stand. to d.,
| ef"re the reop~ Of This c,uuty Nv ).
/ public servant wi,n%e tt1}ciul c+r+erd +
f1~" criticism. HI- phrty felt this
'tro g'y that h" wn* hnnnrrd with th
highest compliment that c.>l1f> Il. r4t,
IL rrd, AnH It lo k. n the honest W
| +r- ot the cnnntv ~ rA,%fy it4 et,ttnr~ y
'n+nt n' him tr au overwhelming r.
| ti+c'tou. + ere may he n4en in It.
rtrublfah party WHO do mt like f.
J'nts. Ih-r~ Are few men " mo Ca;
4" through All t!1tctn1 career Wt.ho,.
treadlrg upon -rnebpd>'. ties; but j
there are rnch. VT ak the e lueu
whether ~ republicans they c.n ju4ti.
ty themselves In permitting their rer.
-onal ui=iikt- to influence them + far
rs |" aid Ia the defeat Of Il reputi call
who i1n~ made such Ut, excellent rec.
t ora IN tt}i:r aud proved >0 triumph-
an'ly hat the republican party ia
h"llIlnating *n'i elttt'ng men to ott1r+,
makes 30 nirtnkts. Il there III single
candidate iii our ticket who deHerv r
the united III d ""rliAl support uf tie
|nrty. that une II + tnluuu J. Jones,
For County Clerk tue reputIicaps
p1e+tnt THAT efficient and universally
popular young republican, Angus II.
S~+rot'gtr, fnmi1tarly known 10
everybody ~ "Joe.' ln residence
III Custer county extending over
term Ut twelve yt4rs, he hrs >o con-
Quoted ltltu-eif that the re are few meu I
VIII" have 10 large IL circle of purely
per- DUAL ttienu4. He first entered he
service Of The county in January, i6s5,
az deputy county CLERK, reslguitE thls
position III the fall OF 1858. to accent
mercantile p sItton. Iu the great
campaign OF 1850, he wa- unanimously
called upon by tue republican party to
undertake the nAn's jub OF defeating
the then popular democratic candidate
for county clerk, l.. c. Dear, ann true
to tue esfimate placed upon him by
his friends, he did it handsomely. !
When be entered upon bis duties Us
county clerk tn January, 1890, be
foun1 the "tt1ce In chaos and the
clerical work fully six months betind,
but by hard work aided by the expert
ence be bad gained during bis term az
deputy, he soon had all matters W to
date, In which condition they have
since been kept and are now. While
under the democratic regime two dep
uties aud a principal could moi keep
up 1t work, during the flfst year Of
hts iucumtency, "Joe' managed to
get alou% without any deputy, and for
|he past two years has had but one,
Notwithstanding that tie growth of
he county and the enactment OF u-w
avs has largely increased the work 10
DE- done. Ali important matters have
oeen attended 10 BY him
oersonally, notably the figuring
If the tax Int, which Heretofore had
'equirt It the services OF An experienced
accountant ut all a1dl,iouaI expense 10
he cnunty. Moreover, while it had
1ten Tie invar!ablt custom Of The office
q turn in the tux ti1t to the treasurer
rom TWO tu four weeks betind time.
1ndtr The administration ui MIR. Swerd-
iger, this important duty has every
.ear teen finished Oh time, und this
ear the list WAS completed and In the ,
,ands OF tue treasurer two weeks be.
ore the time required by law, thus ,
giving the taxpayers ample notice of .
axes due.
In the performance OF his official
[uties the Interests OF the county and
he taxpayers has ever been para>
Mount, anu In the purchase OF office
with which duty the county
lerk Is charged, he has exercised such
'ood Judgment and economy that tie
'as saved the county good portion of
'is salary every year. Through bis
vide experience III the affairs of the q
ounly be has beer all Invaluable aid +