Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-10-21

make a rev remarks To the tdXpay-
ers Of this county through your pa
per. The Indictment against the
commissioners was quashed. The
editor Of the Record says il VAS no
vindication let US see. We had a
grand jury; they had the case four
days before them They had four
Of the commissioners and their rec
ord They had the county auditor.
also the county attorneys, and with
all they could not find enough
against US to make a straight indict-
ment. If they could. don't you
think they would 1t was a sworn
duty.
Now, this was in May. They
found Us incompetent. The COM
missioners waited to see what would
be done. In July Sheriff Jones
served a copy of the findings Of the
grand jury, and in September a
summons to appear before the judge
of the district court. We appeared.
The judge showed IN few remarks
that there could be no trial, as there
was nothing to try. Now, you will
see that the serious charges that the
Record speaks Of are mostly in its
own columns. They were put there
to elect Streeter, and they elected
him. Now, why isn't he satisfied
The only reason is he wants to be
elected again But is it fair for him
to he elected twice with the same
SANDER? Don't you think he ought
to SANDER some one else7 He per
haps will before election.
Now, Mr. Taxpayer, you had
special election. Do you remember
it? 1t cost the county at least $1,000,
and you know it was brought about
largely by the influence Of the Rec
ord. To elect man not living in
our county. and some say not in our
state. You have.had a grand jury to
investigate the commissioners, on
account of the inflamng articles Of
the Record They indicted some
blind-piggers; but we don't need
grand Juries to indict blind-piggers.
They didn't find any bridge graft,
and they didn't find any malfea-
sance. Had they done so. they
would have made mention Of it in
their Indictment.
Now you will notice that Streeter
apologies for the grand jury He
thinks they were not competent.
Now as Streeter is not satisfied
and he makes the charge Of nalfeas-
ance, graft and of paying $1,000
more for bridges illegally let by not
advertising than we would by adver-
Using. Although he puts in last is
sue $1,000 more than the same com
pany offered to do it for. three
months prior, meaning the time
when the bridge company made the
offer without our advertising. You
remember that he said last fall we
were paying $1,000 more by not adj
vertlsng, a little change in this
charge
Nov as streeter calls US babies,
and that We have crawled out
through a knot-hole, will open IN
the case with him. We each put up
500 in the bank; each pick a man;
then the two pick the third man; all
must be business men Of Linton;
they to take the records of the com
mssioners and if they find any NAL
feasancc OF office or graft, or where
the commissioners paid $1,000 in e3-
cess by not advertising for bridges,
as has been charged, all the money
goes to Streetcr. If not, it goes to
me. Each to pay his man chosen.
and thetone that wins pays the third
man.
Mr.. Taxpayer, take notice, it
doesn't matter how much of your
money is spent if it only elects
Streeter. Mr.. Streeter is our re.
preventative. Don't you think his
slanderous articles are becoming to
representative Don't you think
that it would be more becoming il
he would just give facts, and not
maiciously state overdrawn visions
Don't you think he ought to be NOR.
for harmony than for dissension ant
strife? But expect to see in hi
next issue more SANDER, more ma
liciousncss, and an announcement
that he is a candidate for som,
office. IL not in this issue, in som,
ther soon. for he knows no Other
way of conducting campaign fol
Office than to SANDER some one. II,
doesn't run on his own record; fol
the greatest record he has is tn,