Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-02-19
TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT?

There appears to be some trouble in the
offing for the Sheridan County taxpayers
Association. lust how much it will amount
to is questionable. We understand the dlrec-
tors of that association are level headed
men. and may be able to overcome the OBJ
stacle of having Charlie Taylors yes man
Hans Henderson as its president, but from
now on every known effort will be used to
convert this organization into a political
weapon for the reds and communists OF tilis
county. Henderson will be dictated to and IN
structed by Taylor, just a he is trying his
utmost now to keep the board of county
commissioner in a turmoil by daring to tell
Carl Hansen lust what he must and must not
do.
TAYLOR never made a success OF any
enterprise he has ever undertaken, and it the
directors of the taxpayer association allows
his man Friday" to take any active part IN
the management, it is going to land squarely
on the shoals Of disaster.
We want to see a taxpayer $ assocla-
ton prosper and flourish, and the work so
well commenced by the present organization
should not be allowed to die, merely because
Henderson was placed as its nominal head.
Several parties have called at The Her
aid office and have condemned this selection
of a president. The Herald editor has not
asked anyone for their opinion about it, but
from all we have heard we know that scores
of intended members in this vicinity will not
take any part in or become members OF the
association with the present president at its
head.
Most of the people who have offered
these suggestions nave stated it is merely an
other political manoeuvers OF the reds to
again ride into office by trying to control
the work Of the taxpayers association.
One thing is certain now the western
part of Sheridan county will not fall in line
or Join this organization, as they know Hans
Henderson too we'll. If Mr.. Henderson wants
this organization to flourish, he should re-
sign at once, and the taxpayers association
should select someone for its president that
will not be a willing tool for any newspaper
or any political organization or any past or
present alleged political boss or clique.
We want to see the association become
a power in this county, but we know that
it will deteriorate and instead of being an
instrument of good for the citizens of this
county it will become a tool for the reds if
Henderson or Taylor are allowed to domin-
ate or even attempt to dictate to it.
Why should the taxpayers association
have to shoulder such a burden for a presi-
dent and also a president by proxy9 Har-
derson owes money to Sheridan county
when he sued our board Of county commits
sioners and tried to GUST Edward ~lverson and
Frank French from the board some years
ago. This is in the form of a judgment
which he has never paid back to the taxpay-
ers. Taylor is likewise, as editor and man
ager of the Producers News that has failed
to pay the taxes which accumulated against
teh Producers News plant for a number of
years and which that organization managed
to evade by moving the plant to another To-
cation in P~lentywood. Those taxes amount
to nearly $500 including interest at this
time, but there seems no way to collect
same, as Taylor knows the game Of tax ev-
aston so we'll. His signature is on the assess
ments in each instance.
Taylor will use every effort to control
the taxpayers association, and that is to be
regretted above all thing at a time when we
need an organization Of this kind where no
favoritism should be shown to anyone, or
where it can be turned into a nuisance in
stead Of a benefit.