The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-06-21

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S, much .or this defamation as
sertion.
A. far as the fair-minded citizens
of Sheridan county are concerned,
we are willing to leave the whole
matter to them and trust our own
vindication st their hands, which is
NOR. than the "Pie-near" Press
would be willing to do. No, the
"Ple near" shines in the "Star
Chamber. Nothing open and fair
4 and above board for that organ.
| The "Pie-near" man never saw
prin ng machinery until he saw what
he has been enabled to buy through
the b.nevolance of the county COM
missioners and the little boy thinks
that he has the only outfit that money
, can buy. :
;. The taxpayers are not in the least
, worried about the "Pie-near" Press
printing Quilt. They know that any
papeA with nice fat. juicy printing
) contract, can buy printing machinery.
) What they are concerned about is the
paying of TWO prices for the county
) printing. Ire county would not have
, had to accept poor or inferior print
ing, and the successful bidder would
E have had to give bonds; the Produc-
ers News would have been Johnnie
5 on tire SPOT with the bonds. That
: would be all that need concern the
t county commissioners. And besides,
!. if the "Ple-rear" has such marvellous
: and unheard of laboring saving ma
: chinery, that it makes it possible fol
d that paper to do work so expeditions
Y ". aa ]. cheaLay, why should it fear to
e NEE the printers of Sheridan county
; "in fair field and no favors =
efWEy should such disgracefuf bust
mess methods have been resorted to
IS Oh, Joe, GO tell it to the "simps!
s Now in regard to the law on the
e subject, we quote the "Pie-near
y and the law:
FL "..n Act TO Provide for the Let
IS ting If Contracts for the Public
J. lrlntlng." Chapter II, Laws o.
IS Montana, Fifteenth Session, 1917.
Contract to Be Let to Wha
p" rNewspaper-The Contracs shall b
4 let to the newspaper that in the
1T Judgment of the county commission
TX ers snail he most suitable for per
l. forming such work.
ot The same chapter prescribes tn
If exact price. which may be Charge
ii for all printing for which the count,
is shall be chargeable.
it The present contract is substan
TALLY the same as that awarded t
ne JOS. .. Doiin two years ago, whe
ne competitive bids were asked TO
iwni h was in compliance with tn
sp former lawl and two years ago tn
ir contract wes awarded to the loves
at and hest BID"
40 Now, in the above quotation, Their
o. is a deception. We won't use tn
nd word sslie". We shall however stat
in the fact. The famous chapter Il c
rs the session laws Of 1917 does nc
change the law in reference to LEI
ting of the printing by bid or in on
he other matter in as much asa pune
al tuation mark. The law to a certai
re point is identical to the point When
nd it goes on to itemize more fully tt
g. maximum prices allowed for prin
nd ing.
tyl There was no more necessity. IL
nd letting the printing contract out
it bids two years ago than this sprin
,st The law is identical.
EST However, the constitution OF Il
On, state Of Montana limits the pow
cir of the legislature in the matter
he printing contracts by the following
ne Article V.-Section 80:
- @Al stationery, printing, pap
II etc., used in the legislative and 9th
departments Of government, shall
furnished, and the printing, al
W. binding and distributions, etc, sh;
be performed under contract, to
val given to the lowest responsible bi
no der, below such maximum price Al
dis, under such regulations as may
our prescribed by law"
Any lawyer knows that the coun
ro- is part Of the state governme1
the any lawyer knows that the legisls
ure cannot delegate the right to
me, 4 thing, which they are themsely
Ice- denied the right to do by the CO
stitution.
And the courts will settle Il
lers question, "Pie-near" Press, you 9
his tell your story to the Judge.