Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-10-02
A Few Pertinent Questions.

The most solemn time in war is
just on the eve vt battle, and we
are just at that point; on Friday,
October 3rd, is to be fought, not in
blood and carnage, but in patriotic
Eff ,rt to do justice and secure re-
suits beneficial to the peolla of
Harrison county. 1t liz not reas-
enable to suppose any great num-
Der of the voters of the county de-
lsire to 80 vote as to injure the peo-
Pile of the county, and in order to
properly understand the true iss-
ne now dividing the public opinion
as to candidates for office in this
county. and as some of our friends
are contending that it ia the duty,
not only of the dam ocrats but of
the republicans as we'll, to elect
Gilmore and Hall to the position
of Supervisors, and for a reason,
give the fact, as they say, that it
these men are elected they will re-
fuse to pay certain County Road
Warrants. Now what the people
wish to know is: Ii it ia necessary
to elect Gilmore and Hall to pre-
vent the payment of these, 80 call
ed, fraudulent county warrants,
why is it necessary to elect the
county auditor to a third term who
issued these very warrans now
ia controversy? If it WAS wrong
TO issue these warrants, who iss-
ued them? We answer, the Re
publican County Auditor, who is
the probable candidate for re-elec-
ton, and If nominated, will re-
ceive the hearty support of theee
very honest men who advocate the.
nomination and election of Gill
more and Hall to keep from pay
ing these very warrants issued by
their own County Auditor! If
a more Inconsistent proposition
could be thought of we can't see
what it would be. It is like man
stealing a horse aud then sending
u man out to warn the public not
to purchase the horse because it is
stolen property, and then claiming
credit for honesty for warming the
public. 1t it was wrong to accept
the warrants, it was certainly first
wrong to issue them, and we can't
understand why we should elect
Gilmore and Hall to keep from
paying the warrants and then elect
Huff County Auditor, for issuing
these same orders. We are not ar
guing for or against the legality
of these County Warrants; that is
a legal question to be settled by
the courts; but if not legal then
the County Auditor and not the
Supervisors is the guilty party.
Another peculiar thing is: why
are these men so anxious to elect
democrats? 1t was never thus be-
fore. To read their circular it
would Indicate that Gilmore and
Hall are the only honest men in
Harrison Co, and therefore to save
the county, both democrats and
republicans are urged to unite in
electing these two men to office,
and that too in the face of the fact
that not single township compo-
sing Gilmore's old district favors
| his election.
These removed Supervisors are
not candidates, and therefore not
y question; we take it that the ma
!ority of the people of Harrison
County, of all parties, are in favor
of honest mon for office, and we
scout the idea that we are reduced
to the necessity of electing Gill
more and Hall to save the county
from everlasting ruin. Harrison
county prosperity is not depend
ant upon any two or one hendred
men, and if Gilmore and Hall, or
any other man or set of men now
living should pass away, Harrison
county would continue to prosper
and her people be happy.
The more we see and hear, the