Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-17

matter, or condemnation Of the meth
eds therein, having appeared in the
paper OF your friend, Mr.. Patterson:
| Mr.. Heroiz Is unfortunate Ia his
reference to his record as auditor and
As treasurer. 1t is we'll known here
in Linton, where the people have had
ample opportunity 10 observe events
at the county building. that the Of
fees OF auditor and treasurer, during
Mr.. Herolz's administration OF them,
hate simply been side-shows to his
real-estate business and his interests
as q politician. Take one example,
for instance: Last winter, during the
money stringency, and when only ,
few dollars at time could he Oh
tanned from the banks. Treasurer
Herolz right along used the cash
taken In for taxes and in lieu thereof
deposited his own personal checks in
the bank: thus enabling him, when
other people had but little ready
money, to have considerable cash
capital for speculative purposes. This
action WAS so rank that States At
torney Lynn said TO him: Mr.. Her
ola, you are guilty Of eIMbes-
sling the funds Of EmMOns
county" 1t was the knowledge of
these things by the people of Linton
that caused the voters Of this pre-
cinct to give majority against him
at the primary. notwithstanding the
unanimous backing he received from
the money interests Of the town, and
Notwithstanding his dirty circular
against Mr.. futile, supplemented by
the admonition posted on Broadway
in public place: "Vote for Streeter
aud Herolz.
And this. Mr.. Herolz, is but sam
pie Of the ''clean record" you have
made as an officer Of this county. 1t
is about as clean as your political rec
ord in leading wife to write . sour.
rilous letter attacking her husband
who is and has been for long time
paying her three hundred and fifty
dollars month-using that letter to
help your own cause At the primaries.
and then. after election believing
that no one would be able to connect
you with the letter., denouncine the
publication OF the letter as dirty
politics" Haven't the people reason
to believe that man who would do
such thing would become party to
any dishonest or illegal deal that
might take place at the courthouse?
Why, II he was not privy to the trans
action and friendly toit, did he remain
absolutely silent for six weeks after he
had been named by newspaper as
being closer than any other Official
to the members OF the county board,
and only after those weeks Of silence
appear In print to throw all the re-
sponsibility on his friends, forced into
publicity by the constant prodding Of
q newspaper? Would 1t not appear
that he waited week after week, hop
ing that the storm would blow over
and that he would not be compelled
to appear in print: And, finally, is
there not reason to believe that a.
man who would lie by implication in
the dirty-circular matter would lie d.
rect when an attempt was made to
connect him with a bridge-letting
grafts
In conclusion, Mr.. Herolz = refer.
ring to that part OF your letter In re-
lation to political matters-the editor
of the Record makes this proposition
TO you: You may rest assured that
Messrs. Tuttle and Streeter, after
carrying the two county conventions
Of this district by So to Is in one coun-
ty and 81 to ! in another, do not in
tend to allow you and John Storey,
who assisted you in kidder county
in the circular matter, to enjoy I'M
contested the results of your dirty
work in the primary campaign. Tut
tie and Streeter will be independent
republican candidates against you and
your side-partner in the coming cam
paign. You cannot reasonably Oh.
ject to this. fou, yourself, estab.
llshed the precedent. 10 the year
1900 Edward Braddock defeated you
fairly and squareiy 10 the rspsblicas
county convention. There were %
libelous circulars gottes out agaiast
you, aud no democratic chairman was
canvassisg the county against you,
- was done by Boss Rocks agaiast
Streeter 10 the recent primary cam.
paign. Yet you ran Independent. and
then as now and at ell times between,
Mr.. Rocks the great artist In play.
Ing .'both political ends against tie
middle" worked for you and you
won. So, when in the coming cam
paign you grieve TO q voter because
Streeter is running against you. don't
feel sad should the voter respond:
"Well. what Of it7 You did the
same In 1900. Your political chick.
ems have come home to roost.''