The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-05-13

h benefited and maybe the state
offirprs would consider some eligible
nersoh in Northeastern Montana for
I public position. Who knows?
a0UR COUNTY COMMISSION
ERS." as Hans Rasmussen humOr-
ouslv calls the trio who now take
care Of roads and bridges and do
mndry other Jobs of an administra-
tive nature, cannot complain of be-
mg subjected to any harsh editOri-
al criticism in the Producers News
since they assumed office the first
Of the year. They surely had Gam
pie room and scope enough" to make
a record in the direction of square
dealing with the public and honest
and efficient administration of cOun-
ty affairs. Have they done so?
Those who have been reading Hans
Rasmussen's unanswered and un-
asWerable articles will hardly ans
Wer in the affirmative. As a mat
ter Of fact the history Of careless,
inefficient administration Of their
public trust by reckless, incompetent
and sometimes dishonest County
Commissioners in the past does not
reveal anything as raw and crude as
has been Dracticied since the pres
ent ncumbents assumed office. The
public funds have been well nigh
depleted by extravagant purchases
Of expensive machinery; the office
o. county commissioner has been de-
neaned and degraded by reason of
ne tact that loan sharks have been
able to use members Of the board for
lhe unauthorized destruction of pub
dc property when it suited their
ends; lawyers have been hired in a
case where sound public policy and
ue nature Of the case dictated the
matter should be left in the hands
u me Attorney General; favOritism
mas been displayed in disalIOwing
.e Claims Of all local doctors but
nose who are in the charmed cir
20 l ; rOadbuilding has been put on
us plane Of political expediency
sule tne county surveyor has beer
u.syJflLmmated against and dispensed
eul because he would not submit
aasehy to the whims and cOndOnt
'l' transactions of some commits.
'iOnefs drunk with power.
~ y. was remarked at the outset Ot
,:ls sa 'neme we have not hitherto cri
a''Led the actions of "Our COun
commissioners" and would no
~ sg y Il we thought they paid NOR,
ff'.N''ioh fioh TO administering the af
,als .aa OF the county and the publi
ta ia.ler tnan IN their own private in
"lss'' We believe in the motto tha
~: sl'.! GOg has his day and that thOs
,'C'ea ~! to public office should hav
!. 'aI ehance. Frank French wa
n ,0s s'lected by the people last fal
eool o Haa an opportunity to max
ST SVJu What happened? FrencI
., s',Sa'ed u with excessive power for
~ me people who elected him an,
0ised Di1suned that he could do as h
ssn- aseG' French is referred to he
IN a'g n ne Is the directing genus q
6n. e board. IversOn sneezes ever
,an a'e frank takes snuff. True I've,
ion. was elected by the farmer
Vba- a years ago but he BETRAYED theI
ba.a' basu '3e first i'll wind blew as Juda
nstt:5 sssu ms God of old. He wa
sfreot sou On the back by some mai1
con0Ie' rIels' who are Of an inferiC
n dTpleA W themselves and he resnon,
bed ~ feline that purrs when ruI
a Inaal a'Olg the spine. IversOn is in,
en- ap I Of animated grease that .,
wonI5 i5Ose who pat him on the ba,
Ia - ~ more invite to their hom,
fsmS: ~ down to dinner with tbo
fou corIS man lhey would a DOlecs
Of gT Ird could no more make a NAN C' q
purso r,erson @ than you could a si
vas rSe 10. out Of sOw's ear. Whoev y
boyeoS,tstI, StI distributing grav matt
hs SVT.Ied '5I lversOn. Whether rsrs crav
en.lenu s through the back door Of . SEoO ,ToO
destrgsg,.ed dgged local attorneys = Office "oO
hest y public property At the the
circliUn ~ a discredited loan shark
covotos around the streets ii-a
foiloUsi.w fio,e when he comes 'S to toKe mxe
dlO5xlng d. 5all French like a Chinese h .O@% i,
Son aiog !. does a fat MaNdarin ri5Se p. p
IH.sm1s.ia1;n y a nOnentity. He HsliI, Is > bean ~
as ee,llng nes. human garbage . tSa4 hap
anything to be. Oe pOSsi
pTrr
He i FRENCH is of different mo,
that : IA a man with the ''iehS irtalI;mN, %oS
Iversoonne one hyDnOtizedd do EnowennEsl mselllgSl
'OOks to for guidance. '''