Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1898-10-19
Editorial Notes.

the assessors office than in that OF
the county treasurer. Donald Fow.
Ter is a man competent to do the
work. Give him your vote.
Remember, a vote for Miss PEBBLES
means excellent schools for Fergus
coonty. This is a n~on-political Office
in a great measure, and competency
should be the first consideration.
Experience is proving the gold
standard to be an evil and a curse to
the producing classes" say g the ed
itOr of the Democrat. Wait until you
get the returns from the country on
Nov. s.
Our contemporary is right, "Char-
ley Long is no traitor" He is az
honest and straightforward in poll
tics as he is in business matters.
That is why the people are going to
elect him.
OF course, if Dave Scott gets to be
deputy sheriff, the Democrat will go
back into the hands of the original
owner. Such a contingency should
be spared the people OF Fergus county
in both cases.
Congressman Hartman seems to
be sadly i'm need of d bottle of Mrs.
Lydia z. Pinkham's vegetable COM
pound. "-Missoulian.
Or a box of Carriers little liver pills.
He will probably get the latter next
Tuesday night.
Democrats are SO anxious to re-
duce the expenses of the county 1T is
a wonder Commissioner Corbly does
not reduce his own salary from IS to
So per day. Eight dollars a day for
a man of COrbly's calibre is the acme
of extravaganza.
Six years ago Charles s. Hartman
stood in the opera house at Great
Falls and roasted the Democrats.
Last evening he stood in the same
place and abused the party that
made him what he is.-Great Falls
Leader.
Your vote on November 8 will go
able administration of President Nc
Kinley. Even honest Democrats adj
NIT that he has made a good record
since he took the helm. In fact, they
are proud of him as an American and
as a man. Let every man vote to
make prosperity permanent in this
county.
Congressman Hartman did not
have to sit down and typewrite his
speech this year.-BOZeman ChrOn-
icle.
No; it is the same old speech he has
been deliveringfor the past two years.
The only thing he sat down to write
was that letter of withdrawal in
which he betrayed Silver Republicans
and saved himself from ignominious
defeat.
So w. H. Culver belongs to a
party which believes in economy in
county government" according to
the Democrat. AS a member of the
school board he certainly has not
shown any great economy or execu-
tive ability. The only thing thatcan
be said against his opponent 10 that
he has held Office before. The public
found him honest, obliging. and.
withal, a man. Unlike Prof. Par
rent, he is not trying to step from
one office into another.
So Messrs. Parent and Slater are
peddling among the voters cards
bearing the national emblem. And
these same gentlemen are representa-
tives of the party which lowered the
stars and stripes at Honolulu and
were it in power today, would
have lowered the flag which Dewey
raised at Manila, where SO many of
our brave boys are now serving with
distinction. Give the Democrats
majority in the lower house today
and the flag would be lowered all
along the line.
1.-THE miserable condition OF Main
street, in front of the post Office, is a
fit subject for the consideration of
our road supervisor, if We have one,
or for those who have charge of our
work. There is not a place On
the road between here and Gilt Edge
that is anything like the condition
that Main street is in. 1t is a dis
grace to the town."-DemOcrat of
October 18th.
Yes and there are many places in
Fergus county where the roads are
as greatly i'm need of attention. 1t il
a disgrace to the county. And who
is responsible? Why, Abraham
Hogeland, candidate for surveyor on