Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-11-01
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

SOME PERrIHEHT QUESTIONS.
The Argus desires to avoid person
alities and would gladly at all times
refrain from saying or suggesting any
thing unpleasant about any man,
whether he is an office seeker or not;
but at this time we feel it our duty to
the public and to the nominees OF the
Republican party to take mp some
what i'm detail ths malicious and wan
ton f~alsehoods which have been in
dustriously circulated by the Mud
Geyser and by certain dirty and con-
temptible hirelings; and We shall take
this occasion to make a few pertinent
inquiries about a few points in the
record of one or more of the Demo
cratic nominees.
The AInd Geyser id behalf of Mr..
Sullivan, Democratic nominee for
sheriff, asserts that MIR. Waite, the
Republican nominee, is the tool OF the
Bank OF Fergus county and is n slav
to that institution. The fact is that
Mr.. Waite has no dealings with the
bank and does not owe it Il cent, but
that Mr.. sullivan has been under
heavy obligations to it. Mr.. Sullivan
has been backed by the bank to a
greater extent than any other man
running tor Office on any ticket, and
yet, knowing this fall well, his sup
porters have the e~tfrontery to pro-
claim that he. of all men, would be
the most independent. We call upon
Mr.. Sullivan or the Geyser o deny
this, if he or it dare. We challenge
them to deny it
From the same source continue to
come the lies about Mr.. Waite'streat-
ment of his hired men, although they
have been proven false in every in
stance. The latest is In the form OF
an affidavit by one Wesley eagle,
which was published ih the Geyser
Lost praal Tonla hao haan aTeaatal
and says that David Scott induced
him to sign the said affidavit when he
was drunk. eagle is an irresponsible
fellow OF low character, but he shines
bright in contrast with the degraded
and contemplate Scott, ii he did pro-
cure this affidavit from eagle while the
was drunk. We are also sur
prised that any notary could be
found with so little self respect as to
witness the affidavit OF this poor, mis-
wretch, the tool OF the yet
meaner tool, Scott. The editor OF the
qualified as one OF the suretiesi
ior eagle, when it is well known that
ne has not anything like the property |
which he swore that he owned. Now.
wish to ask Mr.. Sullivan whether
he is responsible for or consenting to
his action OF Scott and Johns? Ii he
s not. he will, if he has II spark OF
lonor in his soul. disclaim this act
md EAST off its perpetrators. eagle
ellis a very different story now that
lie is sober and out Of Dave SCOTS
lutches. Will Sullivan disavow this
rhine, or will he try to profit by it
His action will be carefully noted byj
very honest voter.
Since Mr.. Sullivan's supporters have
AIKEN such infinite pains to Islander
nd Willy Mr.. Waite, we will take the
berty To ask Mr.. Sullivan a few ques-
These questions are based on
eports that have come to us through
hat we believe to be good authority.
Ie wish to ask whetherit is true that
hen Mr.. Sullivan, as sheriff, had one
4. NJ. Harris under arrest at Ubet,
nd Harris irritated him by some re-
lark, Sullivan knocked him down and
eat and kicked him i'm a shameful I
so that the marks of this :
Ialtreatment were plainly visible
hen Sullivan brought him to Lewis :
,wn; and we should like to know
Sullivan did not paw Harris'I