The daily sentinel., 1903-03-21
ON THE CARPET
Harris Renigs on His Own
Proposition-Plays a Dime
Museum Stunt to the Dis
gust of Chamber of Com
merce-HiS Goose Cooked.


the Court house last night, at the call
of President Roberts. to give proof of
their satisfaction and approval of the
promise of the board of county COM
mlssloners to appropriate $500. 90 to
push forward the work of attempting
to secure the building by the govern
ment of the High Line canal project,
extensive surveys for which were made
by the government during the past
five months, under direction of Engin-
eer Matthes of the government hy-
geographic department.
The object of the meeting was stat
ed by President Roberts and the prom
Use of the commissioners that if pub
lie meeting of the board would be
held and endorse such appropriation
that the board would make same.
After the statement was made and
the action of upholding the action of
the board of county commissioners was
about to be made, an obstacle was
met in the shape of an objection being
made by James U. Harris of the
as surprise to the chamber was, that
his bondsmen. or at least some of
them would not endorse any such ap.
preparation. He was asked whom
the boDdsmen were and he replied
that William Campbell was one of
them. AT once a number of the mem
bers of the board rose in protest at the
action of Mr.. II arris and his bonds
man and protested that he had given
tacit assent to voting for the PROPOSE
ion. if the board of directors could
secure favorable expression from the
entire membership of the chamber.
Campbell insisted that he would
not consent. Orson Adams stated
that he would be one of several who
would give an Undermining bond to
Mr.. Campbell or Mr.. Harris. Camp
bell replied that he would have to
have the monev. that promises or
nothing else would do. Mr.. Adams
then went out and in short time re-
utrned with $500. 90 which he said he
was willing should be placed any
where for the purpose of indemnify
ing either Harris or his bondsman,
should any loss occur.
1t was then stated by Mr.. Campbell
that it was his understanding that to
make this indemnity of any effect it
would have to be made for six years.
which is the statute of limitation in
this state. Mr.. Adams instantly re-
piled to that, that as far as he was
concerned he was willing to put the
money up for ninety nine years.
Then Mr.. Campbell said that the
matter was perfectly satisfactory to
him. Then came the surprise when
Mr. Harris. with that air of injured
innocence arose and made the state
ment that he felt that his intergity
had been impugned and would now
under no circumstances vote for the
appropriation. as member of the
board of county commissioners.
No one will be deceived by the
grand stand play that Harris made
last night at the meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce. He has been play
ing to the galleries so long, that a
child understands his every move
which is to pretend to be the guard of
the peoples rights Harris Is
small potato to stand in the face of
the desires of the entire county. as it
is affected by the building of this
great irrigtion waterway. He prac-
tically slapped in the face 1876 of the
city's best business men and their best
business interests last night.
1t is too bad that an enterprise of
that magnitude might be defeated by
the bull headedness of one man. who
does not protect anyone, except his
own political interests, which we can
tell him are nil in this county from
now and forevermore and a day.
There was not one citizen who was
pr ssent at last nights meeting. who
was not thoroughly disgusted by the
man play. 1t was so apparent for what
he was striving. so silly, so beneath |
what should be expected from a man
who unfortunately holds the promi- |
nent position that he does, that all |
mentally pray that the county may