The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-06-23

county auditor >Halden mad De-
come so poor in public opinion
that there was none to do him
reverence until the distinguished
editor of the Biwabik Times
broke forth in eulogy in the
issue of June 1.
While we cannot begrudge
Konge ,Odin one faithful friend
and admirer, the recent outpour-
ing of adulation, flattery and
sweet smear is entitled to rank
with some of Mark Twain's fun
niest writings. AS to facts, it is
! extremely meager, as any citizen
Of rs years residence in St. Louis
county can testify. Here's the
outpouring Of "long sweetenil' -
viz:
1.-THE truth about the strenuous eff
fort to get County Auditor Halden
will out some of these days, and
when the public does get wise to the
why's and wherefores we predict that
Mr.. Halden will go back into office
with a majority that will eclipse any,
thing he has been able to accomplish
in the past.
years, has tried to stick his fingers
illegally into the county treasury has
found Halden standing like a stone
wall against his efforts. These men
can now be counted by the thou
sands. They are out to get the scalp
of the auditor and are keeping up
the campaign the year around. 1t is
therefore to be expected that they
will cajole some other mighty fine
fellows into following their course in
bucking the man who is putting St.
Louis county where it belongs-the
most prosperous county in the state,
roads in the country.
With a county that is a common
wealth in size, and with the use of a
small road fund until the last few
years, Mr.. Halden has been able to
make a showing that is credit to
himself and to the individual county
commissioners. With a real county
engineer, and with increased eff
cheney there will be a still better
showing in the future.
To our way of thinking, Mr.. Halden
is just the man for the big job that
he holds, and that the people ought
not to allow themselves to be fooled
by the claquers and their dupes, who
would have Mr.. Halden ousted that
they may get their fingers in the
treasury.
The opening lines Of the fore
going joke Of the season would
indicate that auditor Haldtn and
his lone apologist have decided
to work the sympathy racket.
play the martyr role, pose before
the people as the picked victim
of bad gun men who are out to
"get" this immaculate Lily Of
the Valley, this Apollo Belvedere,
this one man who can keep poor
old st. Louis county off the
rocks Of ruin.
When the people tire Of a
Stacker in the auditors office
and then review his record to
finally determine if a change is
advisable, they are accused Of
secret, sinister and mysterious at
tempts to "get" him.
Excuse our laughter, but when
this ingenious chap up in BIZ
wabik hands out CUFF to the
effect that auditor Halden s
chief opponents are several thou
sand men who have tried to raid
the county treasury in the past
and had their knuckles raped,
therefore now are trying to
"get" Halden in revenge, it is
a roaring joke, yet one in which
improper liberties are taken with
facts and the English language.
Such dope as that more properly
should emanate from Kaiser Will
helm, editor Koen's old country
cousin, if names indicate any.
thing.
/ Nearly every man who has
trifled with st. Louis cash for
the past twenty years and been
caught at it, either was a politi-
cal friend or protege of Odin