Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-10-29

Bismarck for the printing Of those
ballots. Despite tts fact, that the
Record has for years kept some $500
worth of supplies which can be used
for election ballu!s and they only.
and despite the fact that the Record
institution pays its share Of the
taxes to run the county and despite
the fact that all fair-minded men be-
lieve in the theory OF patronizlng
home industry; the county auditor
quietly slipped the work to an out
side concern and let the local print
ing house down cold. This is enough
to give us q legitimate "kick." But,
listen. That was not all. Mr.. Sny.
der claimed that he let the work as
he did because he was getting a very
cheap price ON the order. And then
ne let the concern that did the work
grab off some sixty dollars above
that amount. That only makes the
matter worse 1t was unfair to
freeze out Il local institution in the
first place 1t was worse to let the
outside concern grab off an extra
slice of coin.
Mr.. SNYDER can make but one ex-
cusa or cue answer in the matter of
the ballots. He may say that he
was getting he work cheaper than
the Record had done it he election
year previous. That doesn't let him
out The Record charged for the
work that year according to the
price paid by anuther county kid
derl. and We have Auditor McWhin-
ney s figures TO prove the fact. If
prevailing prices this year were
lower or { another concern offered
the work at lower price than the
former one, wasn't it the fair thing
for the auditor to ask the local in
stitUtion if it cared to come down to
the cheaper price?
Auditor Snyder need not lay the
blame on The commissioners who al
lowed the larger bill. He alone was
in position to know what the agreed
price might be and he alone could
determine whether or not the bill
WAS according to the agreed price.
And. ny the way. look at the last
minutes of the commissioners meet
ing and see il the Dakota Printing
& Stationery Company are not secur-
ing patronage from the county; this
in spite of the fact that the auditor
admitted tina, they mad slipped one
over on the county.
And, by the way, remember that
the Record can prove that the audit
or hns had further business dealings
win the concern during the present
month, Of personal nature.
In the case of J. p. Schott it
roesn' seem necessary to comment
further on his candidacy. 1t is safe
tn say that he Will not secure cor
poral's guard among the English
speaking population. He is basing
his hopes on being able to corral all
the German republicans and the
German democrats. 1t IS hardly
possible that he will even do that.
But even if he should, he cannot be
| elected unless the remaining voters
scra Oh their tickets.
Vote for Cell or for Junge, if you
must But remember, that every
vote going to Junge gives Scilott
just that much more Of chance tc
make his unfair campaign tactics
/ good
1t appears certain that enough re-
! publcans will stand by the party
nominee for states attorney and
enough democrats will refuse tc
have Ii. c. Lynn crammed down
their necks so that the foxy politics
of the democratic nominee will not
get him by
1 the only other office for which
/ there seems TO be Il scrap is that of
sheriff Both the nominees won
their nominations in open primary
and il must simply be a choice be.
tween men The Record can see nc
conclusive argument for jumping
the ticket Hence, our vote will va
to MIR. kyes.
| Voters often complain that they