The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1922-11-03
Remained For Democrats To Do
The Dirty Work
Committee In Put Candidates
Resort to Lies Misrepresentation Dirty Methods

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in the county. This was the only fall
way we could see in which JUS
comparison could be made, and VIZ
did not use the year the county was
created to do it. OF course the show
| ing was very favorable to the pres
ent administration. Now comes the
committee and makes a comparison
but they pick out only three offices in
the county commissioners, ASSESSOR
and treasurer. They must be the three
they are after worse. So they go tC
work and compare the costs of THESE
offices with especially selected coun
ties throughout the state, that look
good to them, like Powell, Prairie and
Wibaux, stating they are sixth class
counties Another lie. Wibaux is in
the seventh class, the same as Nc
Cone. Now this means of comparison
is the most unjust we have ever seen,
because you cannot find two or three
counties where conditions are exactly
the same, and In making a comparison
OF this kind there are many things to
take into consideration. Tney picked
only one neighboring county. Wnat
about the rest? Now here are few
more sixth class counties in which
we find the expense OF the assessor s
office, for instance, as follows: Raw
ALI S7,762.60, Lincoln S7,6Uo.30 and
here is one they surely overlooked.
Sweet Grass, 6th class in which as
SCISSORS office cost only S3,413.13. We
wish to call especial attention to the
unjustness of such comparisons by tax
ing Prairie county into consideration.
The valuation OF Prairie is just a
trifle over 000,000-just enough to
put them in sixth class. By the way
McCone'S valuation is nearly $5,OU0,-
900, SO we are in reality getting sixth
class service, under seventh class pay.
or Prairie countys valuation, one
third is railroad property. Consequent
ly does it not stand to- reason that
the cost of conducting the assessors s
and treasurers office in particular,
would come considerably cheaper?
Railroads naturally don't let their
taxes go delinquent. And for the as
SCISSOR he gets one-third of the valua
tion from two railroads alone. We
don't need to tell you that here in
McCone we have no railroads and our
is based solely upon real
and personal property, naturally
much more work in these two
particular offices. Do you see our
point? The unjustness in making such
We certainly would
think the Democratic committee would
haye used their heads little any
way Hold on! We discovered some
thing. Daniels county is seventh
class same as McCone and has a
valuation of only $3,280.313. A valu-
alton of nearly two million dollars
less than McCone, but it cost $5,411.I5
to run the assessors office over there
this last year, only $3.50 less than
McCone. Now in this case which as
SCISSOR gave the best service, Daniels
Or McCone?
And it will be found that the same
holds true in other instances. Reports
show that it cost no more to run the
assessors office in Lincoln and Raw
ILL, sixth class counties than it did
Jhouteau a 4th class county. Park
county is another pet" county they
lave singled out.
Martinsen out on the farm? Sure
le is. Since there is no work to speak
If in that office just at this time of
he year what does it matter if he
loes spend a couple months looking
Lfter things on the farm. An asses
jor don't get rich drawing S125 per
month. Martinsen saved $2,5O0 in his
'ffice the last year, but no mention is
made of that by the Democratic COM
nittee, but they find it more effect
We to holler about him being out on
he farm. Why not give Mr..
dartinsen credit for getting out
arly in the spring when snow
nd mud was "hub Deep assessing
stock out in the bad lands?
dr. Taylor, his deputy is helping out
n the treasurer's office and is not
ut campaigning. So far he has been
,one only four days this fall, while
IN trip to his farm near Weldon,
nd then his wife took his place.
The Democratic committee boasts
hat Burch will not have any outside
elp except during the rush season,
ut we have no assurance as to wheth-
r there will be any limit to field
equities, or if he would continue the
resent honor system of assessment.
Vhich would prove the. cheapest?
And now we come to the treasurer's
ffice, on which seems to be centered
he most bitter fight in the present
Why even Charley Daily,
1rmer treasurer, showed under in
ne primaries of 1920 is here from his
resent home in Portland, Oregon
)Oking after business matters and In
identity taking very active part in
1e present campaign presumably to
ee that Jack Kendig is defeated.
In commenting on the treasurer's
ffice the Democratic committee,