The Greeley tribune., 1911-03-30

integrity Is beyond question, they
would openly request an investiga-
ton Of the county affairs. Coming
from Judge Br.dield, the petition
would have weight, it would inspire
confidence at large that all was well
and at that might even bt turned
down by the district judge. They
knew when to play trumps and who
to play them with. just As they
packed the tax meeting Of the Gree
ley Commercial club they hoped to
fOFestan the committee that IL now
working at the instigatiOn Of the
tax payers to find out II the county
money is being properly expended.
PLAY SMOOTH GAME
They knew that alteF the county
commissioners had lodged the meet
ing of tax payers assembled to hear
from the commissioners direct, this
being followed BY . former commis-
sioner returning $500 without max
ing any public explanation. there
would be something popping. They
knew that the people would stand
exactly 80 much before revolving
and they figured that the limit had
been reached. Then with the
suavity born of controlling the
party in power. they wisely eonclud-
ed to beat everybody At calling .
grend jury.
Before word had been published
in Greeley abort Mr.. Estes returning
$500 to the county, the o6icial organ
Of republican manipulators came
bravely out with a defense Of un-
known pay rolls and . plea for more
money for the county officials. In
other words, inspired by its repub-
lican dictatosv, It pleaded not guilty
before any charges had been made.
DECIDE ON GRAND JURY
After this carefully studied mast
ergiece Of defense on the part Of the
! frightened few, the move for seking
for . grand jury was decided upon.
It woald have been taken in good
part BY the people II only they had
asked the county commissioners to
mske the appeal, or II Mr.. Estes had
requested some such move. Judge
! Bradfield wss tho logical men, be
cause he has not OF never has had
anything to conceal about his Office
and he might be Investigated every
day. The reason he fell an easy VIC
tim to his political advisors was be
cause when Mr.. Estes paid back the
$500 to the county he intimated
that he was not alone in having
overdrawn the salary allowed by
law. Then came the story thst in
Judge Bradfield's court there waa
$40 per month being paid for clerk
hire. This is unfmpOrtant, II true,
since It II an established fact that
two clerks are kept busy on the
county court business and there il
NO provision in law for clerk hire
The judge il supposed to pay tllie
from his own salary. He smarted
under the odiium of inuendos and
was ready to ask that the atmos.
phere be cleared.
Other officials were named BY
Mr.. Estes as having received salary
money in the same manner that he
had received the sum he returned.
| RECORD OF DICTATORS
The director generals Of the grand
old party are not asleep. They art
on the job every minute. Here Il
their record:
Packed the meeting Of the Gree
ley Commercial club, presumabl!
with the consent Of the officers.
| Kept the county commissioner
away from the tax payers meeting.
Named q republican city ticket
which tickled the citizens ticket b,
naming one Of its candidates, in tn
hope Of stesliDg tho non partisan I'D
ministration from tho city.
Sat on the lid too long in lettins