The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-10-30

CAOp edCu yedA W pay ClAo JULIUS
ON their notes, but we don t
think that they will be- allowed
in the voting booth with them
to take their elective franchise
away from them and we don t
believe that any voter is going to
be influenced by any one Of that
caliber..
This county division is rather
a queer proposition, the same
people that started this PROPOSE
ton in the spring have been at
it all summer except at the pri-
maries where they had hoped to
get on the pay roll. When they
failed they started up the pro-
position anew and started one
bootleg proposition after the
other. The only reason their pro
position was not filed was be-
cause theiF petition did not have
enough signers. Now they are
sore and they cannot stand to
see the county divided on equal
Lines. The voters will be flood
led on all falsehoods that can be
manufactured to try to defeat
the Hanna proposition. You
need not be surprised at any
thing you hear or read. But we
believe that when the people
stop and study the proposition
and consider what has been be-
fore them for the last ten years
that they will see that this is
the only proposition that has
been gotten up without any spite
but with the best interests of
both counties. You will only
have to read the comments from
the. different papers to know
that the people all over the
country are in favor Of this pro-
position. There is no reason why
this should not be supported
and put an end to the propo-
siton forever and let the people
have peace. As general rule
they all are sick and tired Of this
proposition popping up all the
time.
The same parties who are
now opposing the county division
have tried every thing in their
power to gain their point in hav.
ing a bootleg county and giving
Garrison the county seat. Not
anything else has been taken
into consideration. They promise
the people at Wilton if they
would stand by them and would
vote for the proposition they wou
vote to get them in Burleigll
county. On the east side they
Offered to take off part Of Nc.
Lean and give to Sheridan if
they would support the PROPOSE
ticm. The county seat was CT
fered to different towns if
they would support the PROPOSE
tion and everything else they
could think of was offered for
trade. Their scheme was so raw
it fell through and now they
want another chance to present
another bootleg proposition two
years from now, it would be the
same thing as we have had fo1
the last ten years. For that
reason the people are unanimous
fer putting an end to it. Pa
pers have been circulated fol
an expression as to the division
and wherever presented it seems
{ to meet with favor, have only
heard Of a few and they are
candidates who are afraid and
think it will lose votes in a few
localities. In Washburn 13t
! signed up in a day and a half
Around the county it seemed 50
unanimous that no further ef'
fort was made for an expression
Now the people Of Hanna
county who have circulated the
petition are not politicians, they
are upright business men and
they want It Understood that it
is straight business PROPOSE.
ton. They have done their
work in the day time and have
mot sneaked around at might
like thieves and they have done
their work in a straight business
like way. The people should
treat them the same way that
they are entitled to: You will
see if you study the map tha'
the lines are straight, everything
on the square as it has beer
from the beginning and will b.
until the finish. Mclean count.
will be nice looking count,
and have. ample territory ant