The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-07-06

paign should be made the occasion
OF patriotic rejoicing, for the who'll.
OF its course of half a century has
been death strggle with difficuul
problems, and it has been universally
crowned with success. / believe thai
when differences of opinion arise
between individuals or factions of the
party, that they should be discuss
ed in a fairand charitable manner
with a view Of harmony and the good
of all.
believe that no good republican will
cut down and destroy a co-worker be-
cause of a difference Of opinion, both
of which are probably sincere
I will go further: I believe that
no good republican will be unchari-
table Or unjust with his democratic
neighbor, for in case of imminent dan
ger or national peril do not demo-
Gratis come to therescue as freely as
We do ourselves and shed their blood
with ours?
What is good for one is good for
all, SO our discussions should be free
from bitterness.
7 am about to discuss a subject
that has been agitating the public
mind for at least six years, rather pri-
vately I admit. but I have reasons to
believe it has been general.
OUR PUBLIC FUNDS,
THEIR CARE AND USE.
The safety of the public money
should be the first consideration and
it seems to bewell provided for in
our present law, and as every prudent
man of business deposits his cash
with the banks, I think the banks are
the proper repositories for the funds
Of the county or state.
CAN OR SHALL THEY
BE USED FOR PROFIT?
AS the banks all over the country |
encourage time deposits bearing inter-
est, it goes without saying that they |
would be willing to pay interest on
the public funds; if it were not a. !
gainst outlaws for them to do SO.
'Tdleness begets vice. and I be-
1ieve that it is true when applied to |
money, as when applied to men and |
boys.
Keep $125,oOo to 100000 in the
vaults and how soon would it
be relieved byrobbers?
Keeping it idle is a temptation to
the officer in charge to use it for
speculative purposes, and even if it
is not so used he is accused Of using
it, and the record of ruin that has
been brought upon bank officers and
State and County treasurers by having
arge sums Of money in their possess
on is enough to demand a safe and
ast system of using the public funds
or profit, and accounting for such
profit as accurately as the principal
tself
The moral effects of such a plan
will outweigh thousand times the
benefits from the interest received;
tut that will be no small matter, yet
It were, it should be looked to
or economy in public affairs is just
IS much virtue as in private af- ,
airs.
Some say that this is more fuss
han feathers" let us see!
Chouteau county had on June list.
balance of $12S,96990 This is ;,
rbably about an average for this !,
ear and at per cent would earn
5,15S76.
Is $3.50 not worth saving? Let me F
SIX the average voter if he could not F
tx himself a pretty comfortable home
With one years interest? Yet this a
viii increase for We are even at this v
ime, only pioneers with bright A
uture before us and we will demand n
II the public utilities that any people O
njoy and we will appropriate the mon a
y to get them. s
Again: We have a sinking fund of
43, T49 03 to anticipate the payment OF q
ur bonded Indebtedness, and if it il
uns Is years and the interest added O
to the principal, at the ex- Fl
iration of that time the profit would d
mount to $35,042. Is this sum worth II
aving? 6
I believe every voter who reads this
1ill agree with me that this is an n
important question and that it is an 4
.em of value to every taxpayer, but y
he moral advantage far out weighs r