The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-04-16
Sunday, April II. 1898.
THE PROFESSOR REVIEWED.

ways OF unloading himself: one being t,
hire a hall and tell his story. and tn,
other to put it into print. The frs.
method to be successful entails the nee
.esslty OF an audience, which is not al
ways forthcoming. hence this method i.
not SO often resorted to as the more re-
liable one of putting ones ideas into type
and distributing the circular or news
paper, whichever il may be. gratis. This
As the direct road to the public for the
average man will take whatever is given
TO him. and If it be a circular. and the
contents promise to be interesting.h he will
readit
Prof. Bach is always in the condition
of the man referred to in the foregoing
paragraph. He is at all times charged
with the welfare of this community. and
at times his burden becomes so weirhtv
that he has to unload it. One of these
epochs is even now a hand. and the first
vial OF the professsr's wrath was broken
yesterday by the distribution of a small
handful addressed TO the citizens and
taxpayers and TO which he placed his
hand and seal as a guarantee that all
that went before it was gospel truth.
The professor has once before entered
the field OF Journalism in this di7ettante
manner and we recall. that then as now.
object OF his ire. the red rag that
baited his taurine frenzy was the YER.
LowsToNE JOURNAL. We seem to be
as we sincerely regret-unable at any
time to strike a gait that is pleasing to
the professor. II we walk. he prefers
that we should amble: if we amble. he
objects and desires atrot. and if we trot
he.eIther wants a walk or a g~allop.so that.
We will he still finds room to eriticise.
The present difficulty between us is.that
the Journal representing the expressed
views 81 fully seventy-tiye per cent of
the tax payers of this city. has declared
lot "a bonding Of the city to raise funds
TO erect ID city building. The professor
for reasons which we will hereafter re-
Ter to. Is opposed to such an enterprise
and IN his address to the tax payers cir
culated yesterday. charges the Journal
with having published figures in regard
To the expenses of a city hall. which are
somewhat misleading" As he fails TO
quote the alleged misleading figures. We
are left IL thed dark as 10 specifications.
but to make his argument rood he rro-
eeeds to furnish sofne figures of his own
by which be shows that the proposed
city building will cost the taxpayers the
sum of S3.E3o Il year in excess 81 present
expenditures for like service and accom-
modations. There is nothing SO accom- !
modafing as figures in the hands of a
mar who is inclined to use them freely. !
and We must say that from what we l
have seen. the professor is generous to a $
fault. If he had been one 1.-THE as law 5
'sh OF the peoples money when he en- |
loyed the proud distinction Of being an l
alderman of this city. lie would not now |
have much to boast of in connection 1
with his administration OF municipal af- v
iairs. There is just this to be said about v
the professor figures. II this city hall II
IS built. and the board of aldermen elect g
10 expend III its maintenance the amount a
oil money that the professor has so gen q
erousiy appropriated. it will cost Just II
that much to run it. If the board should
prove TO be more generous than he. il
would cost more. There is no argu
ment admissible on this point. To A f
board OF aldermen who are disposed to n
spend money. there is no limit to their t.
ability as long as the treasury contains a Il
dollar and the limit Of taxation and in I.
are not exceeded. But the +
must not hastily assume that
all men elevated 10 the office of alder h
man, are knayes or fools. and surely c.
they must be one or the other. toact up- a.
On the suggestions given by him.
Not because the professor has seen tit II
TO critlcise us in this matter. but be i.
cause We feel that our course in discus -
sing the building question has been en- IT.
firely consistent. We take this opportun-
ty to refer to it and to compare it with te
pursued by our critic. When the I'll
matter was first talked of the JOURNAL
Urged the erection of a building for city
purposes only. costing about 100000. ~
Aafer at a meeting of the Chamber of M
Commerce at which a large majority of
he business men of the city were pres tit
mt. the building was discussed. its nee ar
sslfy fully concarred in by all present.
nd on the motion ol probably the lar -
est taxpayer in the city. the city coun
II was recommended to take the neces-
airy steps to bond the city for the funds to
a public building to cost $40. 100000.
he representing as if should. o.
views of the Taxpayers and business
len OF the compunity supported this -
lereased expenditure. The city coun- ~