Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
What Are We Doing ?
To THE EDITOR:

paper from time TO time would really
lead one to believe that Cooperstown
was almost the only modern village in
the state God-favored with clean set
of officials, and that many OF the others
we're amenable to reproach. Now what
do tind-that the requirements of the
laws of the state are being tiagrantly
ignored by some of our county officers,
and the convicted violators thereof are
treated by the sheriff. when under his
charge, with us much tender care and
solicitous consideration for their ply
sical bodily comforts as if they were
being prepared for IL puyiiistic en-
counter. Coming into town on busi-
hess II few weeks ago, found tllerumor
current that :. b!ind-pigser, whuis sup
posed to he doing 10 days ut hard
lanor, within tue unrisorous confines
ol the county s bastile. w;ls roaming
abroad Ut will-urinkin. out of boot
legsers bottles When hegot the chance,
and taking his best girl out Tor IL drive
when the weather permitted; while am
other fellow, awaiting trial, was given
the show to skip, and he took advan-
tage of it, and also that two incorrig-
ibles, who had been sentenced by u
local justice to u term in the county
''jug" for bad behavior-carrying con-
cealed weapons, vowing vengeance
upon the few law-abiding ones of the
community, and while drunk attempts
ing to clean the sidewalks with our
marshal were allowed to ''ly the
coop" the way being left open, while
the county was taxed with the expense
of their farcical conviction! And the
latest, to cap the climax, is that the
aforesaid blind-pigyer, while peraln-
bulating the public streets when lie
should be breaking rock one day this
week came across well-known boot
logger, from whom lie purchased q pint
of the "stuif that kills" The quality
Of the poison may not have suited his
experienced taste, Or perchamce tn I:
craven thing had the commissioners
offer in view, anyhow Tang gave his
fellow conspirator away, and the boot
logger, untried, lies behind the bars,
while Tang, convicted aud given 80
days by the district court, the county
paying the incidentlls, roams the
streets at large, the county paving his
board and even furnishing him body
guard at times whenever the suddel
atmospheric changes endanger his
voracious appetite!
Who ever heard of such a farce
enacted right under the proboscis of
the prosecuting attorney? Why. all
things considered. the doings west Of
us pale into a shadow, and before you.
Mr.. Editor, ask the Bismarck people
to take out the ,noat, please see the
beam is extracted from your own eye
in this regard. BY way of wind-up,
l would like to ask Mr.. Bartlett: Has
the sheriff of Griggs county your con-
sent to do what he likes? Is he carrying
out the mandate of the law he swore
to uphold. obey and dignity, and for
doing of which the county pays him !?
Further, is lie charging for the board
of the Daily boys? Did he (Jackson J
send out Tang to look for victims, SO
that he and the other fee-paid official
vampires could extract more money
| from the sweat bedewed taxpavers of
the county?
Drive away from the county temple
such legerdemain performers, no mat
ter to what party they belong. Let
this affair be inquired into, and If the
allegations made are facts, impeach
Jackson: have him removed, and put
in his place q man who will do his
duty and keep his peldge inviolate. Tie
"doiugs" and delinquencies of officials
should not be hidden behind party
"stovepipes;" expose them baldheaded
or otherwise for the good that will en-
sue, and those to come will note your
wisdom. enclose my name, and wish
to subscribe myself
A TAXPAYER.
Washburn Twp, Dec. q. 1897.
While ''Taxpayer" seems to have
struck the keynote in regard to the
Tang matter, we think he is unduly
severe on Sheriff Jackson in regard
to the Daily affair. That was COM
promise with the other officials and
Mr.. Jackson was in no way to blame.
In the Tang matter the sheriff cer-
tainly deserves censure and he is get
ting it on all sides. States Attorney
Bartlett we'll and faithfully performed
his duty when he secured the convic-
ton, and Judge Glaspell fulfilled his
his duty when he sentenced him. The
people are getting tired of the farce
and propose to tl'is a hand in the nut
ter themselves-and it is high time they
did. We haze no criticism to make of
Mr.. Jackson as q citizen, but as q