The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-07-22

if he gets a job it must be by the
back door or deputy route. Oscar,
naturally demanded guarantee and
undoubtedly got the guarantees
and what? Why, the undersheriff
job of course. Hans Madsen was
too strong a man for the economy
league" to ignore, he would add
strength TO and help nominate the
Froid Olson for county commission
er, besides he had saved the tax
payers money, thousands and thou
sands and thousands of dollars
more and more each succeeding
year that he has been in office un-
til now the sheriff's office is now
a huge source of revenue to the
taxpayers instead of an expense
which all sounds good to the tax
payers and was an eminent of
strength TO an economy ticket that
the Economy league" could not but
take notice of, and made Sheriff
Hans a perfect economy candidate.
Of course his having had such
chair warmers as Bob Smith anu
Franc Murray on the payroll all
these years doing nothing but
drawing their salary was not SO
good. Of course Hans canned"
Bob Smith, July 1, as a special
economy" gesture for election
purposes and in preparation for
carrying out the agre ement with
Oscar. 1t was a nasty piece Of
political ingratitude, a sort of
"biting the hand that had fed me
for three aid half years" on the
part of Bob when he filed against
Hans, but the cruelest cut of all
was when. Bob promised to run the
office of sheriff all by himself ana
thus save thousands of dollars
more of the taxpayers money that
Hans has been wantonly squander-
ing in hiring "chairwarmers," in
GLIDING himself that should not
have been spent. 1t was not good
politics to let Franc Murray "off
the chair" when Bob was let off,
for Murray was expected 10 deliver
the Catholic and Knights of Column
bus vote to Hans, and then if let
out, Franc might run against him.
Yet, the plan to keep the Catholic
vote on his chain failed when Joe
Redmond got into the running.
Franc. according to arrangements
with Collins, will stick on the job
as undersheriff until January LIST,
believing that he will hold his job
when he will be pushed onto the
CREASED board and slid out as Os-
car slips in. So Oscar and Hans
will work hard for Hans and Froic
Olsor's election so that Harry will
get the printing contract and Os-
car get on the county payroll which
will save the taxpayers a lot of
money.
So that is the why and where.
fore of the Taxpayers Economy
League its organization and racke'
that was so magnifiently en-
dorsed at Tuesdays primaries.
Lost -Four Places at That
The economy gang at that los
four places out of the that wer,
contested: namely Harry Sparkling
Medicine Lake merchant, French
Dolin" man beat Economy Leagu
man Edgar /. Syverud of Dagma
for the legislature. Of course
is well known that the Polk-COl
Inns Bennett gang double crossed
poor old Edgar l. at the last min
ute and threw its support to Spar
ling in an effort to salve Med
cine Lake for the defeat of Com
missioner French, as a basis Q
lining up that town for the "EconC
my League" ticket at the geners
election. Also Economy League
James Michels was given the dag
ger in the back the last minute fC
Paul Kurtz in deal for the Rec
stone vote. Jim Michels was picl
ed by the Polk-C ollins-Bennet gan
to lead in the Catholic vote aftt
Albert HOLMAN had been turne
down for the Economy League
Endorsement for assessor: tn
vote had to be considered and
was the only way out as Chri
Christensen had TO be nominate
for assessor in order to attract Il
Danes to the Economy Leagur
. ticket, and as HOLMAN could n
be renominated for treasurer, S
Michels, it must be-he could be
double crossed at the last minut
so the Catholics would not fino
: out until it was too late.
: The next Economy League
r who bit the dust was Grant Bak
well. Blackwell was nominated
hold Medicine Lake in line aft
French had been given the az
and Grant also Saved" the ia
payers fabulous sums in speci
terms Of district court to try o
man, and in bringing materi
prosecutions against those who h
opposed him for office. Well.
taxpayers just seemed to have
d belly full of Blackwell and inccml
e tence. and just ignored this "ecor
n mizer" on primary dav.
The last Economy Lacquer"