The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-10-06
The Situation at the
County Seat Issue
From. Wolf Point Heraldl

/ ChaG the conditions existing In RooSe-
velt county is attributable to Poplar,
that the City of Poplar and the old
grating gang are identical, and there
fore Poplar should be defeated for
the county seat and the seat of gov
eminent removed to Wolf Point in or
der to insure permanent governmental
decency and honesty. This making
of the identity of an inordinate munich
pal corporation Identical with the iden-
tity of an individual is new thing in
logic and politics-people will be in
terested in observing what effect bunk
of this kind will have upon the think
ing, tax paying public who must de-
eide the county seat issue.)
"As the peak of the harvest rush
passes, interest and attention become
more centered in the November cleo
ton and this is especially true in this
county. The voters of the county rec
ognize that the election of the "clean
house" set of officials, and the per-
manent locating of the county seat
are issues that touch both individual
and public interest in vital way and
deserve their careful attention. Those
communities from which came the
"housecleaning" sentiment and the
big primary majorities for the ticket,
are sensible of their responsibility for
electing the ticket, notwithstanding
the opposition that has developed, and
may be expected to grow in certhin
other communities.
Between the election of new set
of county officials and the decision as
to the permanent location of the coun-
ty seat, there is close relation and
this is the way the matter is viewed
by the people of the county in gen
eral.
"By the provisions of the law the
county seat election of two years ago
eliminated the number of towns elig-
ible for the honor to the two receiv-
ing the highest number of votes. AS
result Wolf Point and Poplar are
the candidates to be voted on at this
election. The issue is clean cut be-
tween the two with the decision up
to the voters and in making their de-
cision the voters will be governed by
their interests and the county well
fare, present and future. In determ-
ming those interests the history and
present condition of county affairs,
and records and actions of officials and
individuals will be carefully consider
established bit of philosophy that the
safest guides to the future is the ex-
perience of the past. The records of
individuals tell their story, even
thought it is told incompletely.
A POPLAR-MADE CONDITION
Poplar, through the mechanicians
Of its politicians, succeeded in having
Roosevelt county created through al
division OF Sheridan county.
"poplar. named the first set of off
Gals for the county.
Poplar selected Mondak as the
temporary county seat of the county.
Poplar had an understanding with
the other towns of the county that
Mondak should remain the temporary
county seat of the county until the
permanent county seat was chosen.
Poplar, in the election two years
ago, engineered the campaign that
elected that first set Of officials to a |
second term of Office.
Poplar, having, according to the
county, received at the election two
years ago a few more votes than any
other town, violated the tactic agree
ment with other towns and in great |
haste grabbed the temporary county
seat away from Mondak and estab- !
lished it at Poplar.
Poplar, by its premature and I'M
warranted action caused the county !
great loss through the abandonment
of county property; and great expense
through the reestablishment of the
county offices and institutions.
Poplar, through the administra-
ton of it's hand picked county Off
Gals, has gotten the county into a
serious financial condition as revealed |
and proven by the state exam
iner's report published during the late
primary campaign.
"Poplar's we'll trained and obedient
officials having brought the county to
this deplorable condition sought to
conceal it from the public by failing
to place the Examiners report in the
county files Or publish it-leaving it
for other communities such as Balm
vile, Froid and Wolf Point to get the
truth to the people.
The Question the People Ask
Poplar, during it's term of self
liHpOSeu pFOudtlOt DIS temporary Couu-
ty seat, has caused the county heavy
losses through favoritism, failures,
and the like. AS. temporary county
seat Poplar has been painfully and
alarmingly expensive to Roosevelt
county. It appears to be the fixed
habit of the Poplar powers, who have
so far controlled the destinies Of the
county, to get theirs while the get
ting is good. Thel are now, out to
make the getting still better and a
steady thing.
"Is it any wonder the taxpayers Of
the county ask each other the very
pertinent question: eff Poplar has
done this much to us as temporary
county seat, what in the name Of COM
mon sense and caution must we expect
she would do to us if she had the
county seat nailed down." ss,s
'Is it any wonder the people see so
plainly that it is not a matter of the
cost of moving the county seat but
Of the cost of leaving it at Poplar?
ssThe eastern portions of the county
have a good grasp Of the situation
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