The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-06-01
THE NEW EDITOR"
GARRISON, N. D., May %. 'O'


EDITOR LEADER
: SIR: There was great excite
ment in Garrison last week whe1
it was reported that there was {
new editor on the Independent ane
that the issue would be a Cracker
:, jack" and the new editor began
splitting and between snorts gave
the whole thing away; told how hi
had given it to the states attorney
the republican central committee
and the old gang, but when the pa
per came out and people read the
same they were much surprised
to see the "old re-hash" that the
old settlers had read so many times
before in other campaigns; also
to find that the "crackerjack" had
signed himself"S Scandinavian Amer
lean from Martini" when he should
have signed 1t "crackerJack."
The citizens stood around
in wonderment and for the first
time in her history business was at
a standstill in Garrison while the
author extolled the beauties of his
articles, how it was a "crackerjack''
and "would fix 'em plenty" Not
being satisfied with telling it to a
few and breaking the news gently
SO as to not throw the country out
of its equilibrium, he must give the
news from the house tops that he
was the author and Cracker jack"
We admit that he don't believe
in a square deal, but why should he
address a letter at this time to
States Attorney Nuessle, when the
"crackerjack" was states attorney
at the time the dipping tanks were
purchased and drew a salary for
months afterwards. Did he make
an effort at that time to stop the
action Of the board? Did any one
hear him mention reform while he
was on the pay rolls Of the county?
The proper person to have adj
dressed that open letter to would
have been the states attorney at
that time and signed it the crack
erjack." Now every body knows that
if this "crackerjack" had been
elected two years agono one would
have heard of the dipping tank steal
Everybody knows hat he is sore
since he has been left off the pay
rolls of the county and it is hard
for us to disbelieve but what the
writer of the "crackerjack" article
was probably interested in the
dipping tank purchase.
1 have examined the deal very
close, and if any one will take the
pains and look over the petition,
which was presented to the board,
you will find that nearly every one
of them is now styled as "good
government" men. The present
states attorney and all the men,
bers Of the republican committee
were opposed to the deal and one
member Of that committee saved
$500 for the county. The then
states attorney must have endorsed
the action Of the board as he never
raised his :'crackerjack" voice un-
til he was elevated out of Office.
admit that there is a good deal
Of credit'due him for his ability in
managing the ReformGe rmans also
In trying to disrupt the republican
party of the county, but knowing
his grievance, since leaving him off
the pay rolls, we must make some
allowance for him. The party is no
lgood unless the ex-states attorney
is at the head of it.
Ex-states attorney, I think that
it is an insult to the Scandinavians
to try and be one, when every one
knows that you have hated them
and the Germans ever since you
were elevated off the pay rolls.
Now we should have no objections
to your admitting that you were a
"crackerjack" if you had stopped
the dipping tank steal while you
were in Office, which was your duty
to have done SO.
Mr.. Ex-States Attorney I think
you are right in line with ,ex-con-