Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-06-27
FACTS VS.. FICTION.

The editor of the Hot Air department
has been working overtime for the past
few weeks grinding out a nice assert.
nent of political palaver for the mis-
information of the public. Without
regard for the fact tnat there is no
campaign going on at this time and
that his efforts in this direction have
not aroused the slightest interest. he
continues to assault the character of
every man holding q county position
who is not Of his own particular brand
Of politics.
The hot air has been directed chief
ly against the chairman of the board
and the county clerk, while the News
has come in for Il fair share Of abuse
and villlfication ever since it's owner
had the presumption to remove to For
syth and open up 4 business without
first asking the consent of Hot Air's
predecessor. The News out of con-
s'deratlon for its readers will spare
them even q SYNOPSIS of the various
unfounded charges, nor do we care
enough for a controversy to quote anv
or Its borrowed wit. But one or two
H,ngs are worthy Of notice since thew
reflect on the integrity and ability of
some OF those in charge of the county s
affairs.
For instance County Clerk Bailey is
Charged with being the only man
holding an Office in the county who
employs deputy at the expense of the
county; and further that he is incom-
petent and the work of the office has
Jagged behind. This is a lie out Of
the whole cloth as will be shown by
- examination of the commissioner $
proceedings. MIR. Bailey attends to
the work of the Office personally and
the only assistance he has is that of a
copylst who is paid out of his
own pocket. The fact of the matter is
that the only officials employing depu-
ties who are paid out of the county
funds are the sheriff and the assessor,
both republican officials.
A general charge of incompetencv
h'nst have more than mere superheat-
ed air to sustain. The assertion that
Ar. Bailey is not competent to man.
age or edit the Hot Air department is
rather compliment as it would be
difficult to find man who would
plead guilty to such grotesque ability.
80 far as the work of the Office is con.
cernen, it is in first class hape. At
the very time these charges appeared,
the deeds on file were all recorded as
the self appointed reformer might have
discovered had he taken the trouble to
make an examination of the books.
The commissioners need no apology
nor defense-in bringing the Hot Air
print shop to time and demanding
fulhllment of their contract they were
acting in the interests of the county.
The fight being waged on the News
has aroused but little sympathy for the
hot Air sheee-business continues to
Come into the News office in a most
gratifying manner, and it's circulation
mas already passed the high water
water mark Of its contemporary and is
steadily climbing upward.
The News will continue to print all
the news and attend strictly to it's own
Emitting. 1t is so thoroughly estab.
lished that it can withstand the AZ.
tacks OF its jealous contemporary and
has no wish to engage in newspaper
fight. The above bare statement Of
conditions III the court house are given
III justice to the officials attacked and
as there are no grounds whatever for
such malicious statements as circula-
ted by the Hot Air artist, the News
VIII consider the incident closed.