The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1912-08-22

vantage Oh III, ana Une Argus III
it's hopeless task had about ceas.
ed TO gasp. The thing was about
to die a natural death when Bill
breathcd into its nostrils the
breath of life and it Immediately
became a living, walking thing of
action and tangibility. We say
again that the Argus could not
by it's inhamatory and unfair
methods of agitation have ac.
complished the same results in
fifty years. And yet it was by
methods more unfair than the
Argus ever dared to use, that
Lacey started the auditing ma
chinery to moving. Indeed, it
was because of this unfairness,
that the majority of the members
of the county court were moved
to take action upon it at this
time. Take their word for it.
In their signed statement, pub
lished in the Argus, Democrat
and Herald, relative to the order
of the presiding Judge against
Prosecuting Attorney GosSom,
Judges Foust and Wilks make
everything clear. That order,
and the statements exposing it,
are still fresh in the mind of the
people, and not necessary to re.
produce here.
That was what Jared things
loose and started the ball to roll
ing. 1t was an attempt on the
part of Lacey and his candidate
for prosecuting attorney to down
their opponent, swing the world
tOpSy-turvev, create a great zip
heaval, win the Argus clan and
others to their favor, but Judge :
F'OuSt and WilkS killed it Il born
ing. and it proved boomerang
At the same time, Judges EouIt
and Wilks have put themselves
on record in favor Of auditing, tC
prevent it's further use among d
gang of political trickSterS.
And Mr.. Averill of the Argu,
is shOrn of his glory for TIN,
auditing, and even failed to pc
come a party with the Democrn'
in publishing the political schem
cry that brought it about. The
Hayti Herald is the only parpel
in the county that came Ou
plainly before the election ant
told the people that the books
would be audited. All the other
papers remained silent for politi
cal purposes: to fool the people
and split the vote. On Angus
3, two days a'ter the election, tn,
county court took preparator.
steps to the auditing. Was th'
Herald right or wrong?
Should not this Indicate to Mr.
Lacey the mission of Hayti'
paper" is to tell the truth and t,
protect the people?
Lacey's attempt to wiggl
, around his former opposition t.
the auditing is humorous. Rela
tive to the courts order, he says
This is right and proper, and car
not, by any means, be taken as IA re
auditing question, tnat position bein
} we'll known tn the tan pay ers through
out the county. Several months az
a petition was presented TO the coul
asking for the audit, bat giving n
reason therefor, an the court. Know
ing of none, refuse" to shoulder til
responsibility of spending severt
hundred, perhaps thousands of do
lars of the peoples money, just b,
cause" SINCE THAT TINE COZ
DITlONS HAVE ARISEN, which,
! the minds of the court. will justify II
| expenditure, hence the order on Il
courts initiative. The Democrat ht
, at all times been in thorough accor
with the court, and until REASO
COULD BE SHOWN. was opposed
5 the auditing, but now it feels that III
D.. der CONDITIONS DEVELOPE
DURING THE REGENT PRlMA X
CAMPAIGN. AN AUDIT Is NJ
CESSARY, and heartily approves
; the act of the court. Now tn
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