The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06

TIE CAT Is OUT AT EAST
The Contemplate Scheme of Plum
der Exposed.
A Rapid City Law Firm Displays Huge
Hunks of Patriotism for Personal
Gain Only and tho Poor Old
journal is Mouthpiece.
The contsmpta bic, cowartlly TRADE Of
abuse against the county commission
ers, which came out through the Jour
nal during the past month was we'll
understood By those who knew the
facts, but now tho motives Of these big
hearted Statesmen, these men who were
80 scared abont populist repudiation,
who pulled the string that worked the
jumping jack that turns the crank that
runs the Journal, are now laid bare to
all.
A certain firm OF we'll known attor-
news who are agents for property on
which there was about $4,000. back
taxes, besides $3,74O interest and pen
atty vent before the board and tried
to get the tax cut right in two IN the
middle, assuring the board that their
clients would never pay cent more, at
the same time we believe the money was
at their disposal to pay them IN full,
but the board refused tho request but
did pass resolution knocking off iuter-
est and penalty on all property thathad
been twice advertised and sold for the
tax but included provision therein
that no warrants we're to be received
for such taxes. This last provision has
been the principal cause for the most OF
the abuse, as these attorneys and their
friends could apply sixty cent warrants
at their face, had this provision not
! been made, which would have netted to
them the neat little sum of 5000 on ;l,e
city property they represented.
They 60 before Judge Gardner and get
preemptory writ of maDdamus COM.
pelling the treasurer to receive warrants
"a full hearing was never had on the
writ as the states attorney knew moth.
ing OF the case and being out OF town we
are informed request Was made bv the
treasurer to have tho case postponed
until his return, but it was not granted
and one side heard only; and mark you
this was on tho 9th OF February and
not a paper was filed in tho case It'll
March 4th and none knew of it but q
chosen few Of these big hearted states
men, until the taxes were paid On this
vast amount Of property with warrants
under the resolution free from penalty
and interest and giving these attorney
a rake-'ff OF ABOUT $500 on the war
rant scheme alone. Why did not the
journal publish this important decision
OF the court? Was there anything abou,
| this decision that was loaded or that
would give away the dirty motives O
the former malicious articles? All, sha me
on such trucking, fawning, pusillaminout
| journalism.
] Readers, we are not here saying g
word about the correctness OF the
judges decision, or as to whether the
county is )ooser or gamer by receiving
warrants instead OF cash we leave vo.
to judge for yourselves. But look Al
the spirit which actuated these mer
to make the cowardly attack upon the
members OF the board; lnsinuating that
they were poor men and not capable O
attending to county business; all fo1
what? Simply that they might fill thei
own pockets. What would have becom,
of the other hall OF this money mad thu
board cut this tax in two as WAS re
quested by these men? Suppose they
would have given 1t all to their dea1
English clients. Yet these are the very
men who yell anarchism loudest anC
prosecute hardest when some poor fel
low goes crooked through absoIut,
want and necessity. A brilliant ex
ample for great fnanciers to set. O yeI
put men OF financial ability like these a
the head OF caunty affairs. A man who
would stoop to such business woult
steal a ball from blind tumble bug.
A Conversation Overheard.
NJ