Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-07
OFFICIAL PAPER OF RAMSEY COUNTY.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF RAMSEY COUNTY.
fair, even if they tried to be. Monday evning's Journal Of this city
cam out with an article headed in "barn door" type, stating that
rise to ask to whom is the appointment displeasing? Will the
Journal kindly name some of those who are doing the kicking? II
either Democrats or political renegades who never belonged to
any political party, but are ever out to "cut and slash, creating as
the dctators. To the Republicans Of the city and county, we be-
lieve that the appointments of Sheriff Olson are entirely satsfac-
c.. Kennedy is a man who has made a signal success, and this in
the face of many adverse circumstances. He is a man who is a
first class citizen, and has the respect of all who know him. He is
an educated man, being a lawyer and for several years prachced
law law in ant this city Sis but 2ato for fa tine past pa th six ne or Gfgnt n years of has te 1 cnnnf Gn
He brinsg to the sheriffs office not only his ability as a man, but
she sheriff nGs as sr many things arise in the routine of business connected
with the sheriffs office which require the knowledge of law to pass
Mclean and it goes without saying that he has made a splendid
official, and as to his being satisfactory to the people we have only
nation for sheriff. He carried this city with a larger majority
than any man who ever ran for the office in the county before. No
appointments, the kicks are coming from a few self appointed die
dictators, who would like to be political bosses, but find that they
can't. Will the Journal kindly enlghten the people by giving the
names of the kickers.
In handing out the official i nswSpapsr sI pISm s the T;n new !. board T1ef Of
commissioner districts out in the cold. The outcome is that both
the east and visit side Of the county are left with no official county
newspaper. This is not fair to the taxpayers of the county, and
while the controlling members of the board may think that they
it would have been wise to have made a move equitable distribu-
For the past year Ramsey county has had the best court mouse
janitor it has ever had in the person of Valentine Gerhard. He
has worked almost night and day to keep things right and the var
ious officials of the court house have had nothing but words of
praise for his services. He is a man with a large family and had
purchased a house OH monthly payments, and was making an eft,
fort to get along in life the best he could. When the board OF
county commissioners met this week and was leorganied by the
three Democratic members, about the first thing that happened
was to dispace Gerhard in order to make room for a good derh0
crat, Mike Fitzgerald. AS soon as the people learned of the action
of the board a petition was Immediately circulated and generally
signed asking the board to reconsider their action and keep the old
ianitor. This petition was duly presented, but the three demo
cratic members stood pat, Notwithstanding the fact that they even
been one of the faithful and now that the democrats had control
of the board he must be given a place. Probably no act OF the
board has brought forth more unfavorable comment than this one.
If Valentine Gerhard had registered as a democrat at the last cleo
ton he might still be janitor at the court house, as before he was
ousted from his job the matter was looked up in the auditors Of
flee and it was found that he had registered as a Republican. When
it Games to playing party politics over the janitorship of our court
house it is getting down to pretty small potatoes.
With all due respect to the tax commission, and taking into full
consideration its efforts on behalf of the taxpayers we cannot help
but feel that when it criticises other departments OF the state
goe1nnent for unnecessary expenditures and overlapping OF WORK
it has gone outside of it's duties. We believe thorough in pub
icity; it is the backbone of the newspaper business. But we believe
from a perusal Of the bulletins being sent out by the tax commits
sion to the newspapers Of the state, that there is too much evidence
of a desire to magnify the importance and dignity OF the tax COM
mission, and too little evidence of cooperation on the part of the
commission with the other branches of the state government. we
do not wish to be considered opposed to the principle OF a tax COM
mission which will remedy some Of the patent defects OF our pres
ent system of revenue and taxation. Everyone who has given any
study to this matter knows full well that there is a crying need
for reform in both listing and fixing the value Of the property TO
the purpose of taxation. However, we are not convinced that the
tom and Great a great deal of noise without producing any practical
result along the lines for which it was originally created.-Walsh
County Record.
About a week ago the Journal announced that Hal S. Davis would
go to Bismarck and remain there during the session OF the !eg1sla-
ture and that the readers of the Journal would, therefore, be able