The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-10-31

90 east to spend the winter.
Major J. 8. Murphy, the "bouncing"
political Jonah from Ward County, has
come and gone from Washburn leaving
bundle of circulars scattered out like
seeds from'a Russian thistle.
Among other nonsensical and untruth.
full things he tries to claim credit for the
fire guards bills, in which Williams county
was interested IN, and the town of Willis.
ton by public meeting voted funds and
sent their States Attorney to work the
passage Of the bill. Who ever heard of
Murphy's name appearing on the head of
this bill, and that the only two that he
had his name: attached was one about
driving stock through the State and the
other one-a bill for tho relief of DR..
Smyth.
The"truthful'' Murphy further says that
the Coucurrant Resolutions appropri.
ating $1OO25 for practicable methods for
irrigation in the State, and this money
was available one year ago. Now We
would like to know what voter in the dis
trict ever heard of $l0O25, being now
available for any survey.
He also speaks of a bill taking in
Aldrich, Wallace, Dunn County. He also
said he champioped tho Gross Esrnings
law. We do not deny that. Nobody else
except the rsilsosd psoPle we're ia fazor
of u. Ever yboay talso sssstnsmbsrS tie
Sheridan banquet In sBisnarok,: the raii-
road gave to Murphy aud his associates for
trying to knock out tho 0ross Earnings
law, but tho farmers stuck up to man
against it-so whom the votes wore count
ed il the house, only Is we're in favor of
its passage.
Hedont want the credit Of attempting
to pass fhs fence Law. Why don't he do.
mand credit for attempting the passage
of the fence Law. We give credit for en-
ergetic work in that direction-even if he
did fail.
He has only m ,ntioned one bill that he
help pass. Why don't he explain the other
one of the two bills he had worked through
the Legislature. This is the one for the
relief Of DR.. smyth, The Doctor was
allowed $162 when County warrants we're
40 cents on The dollar! Why did he raise
the bill worth in cash about 65.e0.-and
he could raise It, making the State pay
10 $sS
like the Standing Candidate to explain It:
This is q part Of the work he done for the
dear people.
He says that satterlund represented
Mclean County in Legislative convention
at M,not. Everybody Who knows any
thing about that convention, knows that
Satterlund vas NO delegate there and took
no part in it whatever. The LEAD1s
copied from tho Minot Mirror its report
of the convention and the names of the
twelve men selected bv Delegate Miller
for the convention to choose any Of whom
would suit Mclean county people. Any
other citizen OF good standing in our
county wsuld have been acceptable here.
We. defy Murphy to prove that he ever
suRaasted the name of either T. ].
Hasgsbsrg OF Charles staley. How
cUdslA hot He svsa his own best candi-
date.
He further says In his circular that be
was nominssed BY all parties two years
ago, and Is kieking because he vas
not nominated bv all parties now. He
has shown willingness to stand on all
Of three PLATFORMS, sad half dozen
more, from Whist 70 hsve seen. Each of
his cirsulsrs stands upon . separate plat
form. Murphy is platform writer. He
has written 90 many he does not even
know the name of .ome of his associates
in platform construction. In ono circu
lar We have lately seen he has the name
Of Eric Ramstsd instead Of James John
son as the convention reports made at
tho time, plainly show.
It ia claimed that ono of the main ar.
guments used by the friends OF Dr..
Forbes that bis. election as suditor viii
rave that 600 that he g4-e ~ nusl'y, to
tn. county. A petition is heiu: circUla
ted that viii relieve him Of that responsi.
bility.
TIL. sams old crowd-tvo years hence
win get themsslves ON the Committsss-
then. get themselves % Delegates; 90 they
may get themselves as1esndids,ss -that