The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-07

Know tn0 ana, OF course, II they dc
not, why then what they don't know
don't hurt them: but there may come
. time when they discover that they
are taking this great risk and then
It will be Is Paul said 1.-THE acouisi-
ton Of knowledge will be but the
getting OF SORROW" and it may in some
way affect the taxpayers Of this
state. We hope 50 anyway.
Now, It must be conceded, that the
Bee inspector got along last year on
the meager salary Of $1,000 plus ex-
penses-the expense Is entailed, we
suppose, when he goes out to visit q
sick Bee. But let that be rs 1t may,
al that was appropriated for him in
the last session Of the legislature was
$1,000 plus expense. Now II he could
get along last year on that salary
when the drouth and other unfayor-
able conditions were so prevalent
throughout this state that about two
thirds Of the Bees died, would It not
be considered feasible for him to 60
out now to see the few remaining
cripples for the same salary? Isn't
1t true. that our Bees struggled along
without any assistance from him ct
all until, just In the last few years?
We did not have q Bee Inspector UNI
til In the last eight years and all that
time these poor little industrious
souls were out working, not knowing
that they were entitled to inspection.
just another case Of ignorance being
bliss. I'll bet now, since they have
found out that they are entitled to
this assistance, that one would have
10 hard time getting anything out Of
them without their boss in their
midst.
We didn't have q TRANSFORMATION Of
ficer until in 1917 and then the same
Legislature that created the position
fixed the salary at $500 per year,
plus actual expense. Now II that
was all he was then worth, Is 1t likely
that he Is now worth his present
salary Of 100000 per year plus $1,000
per month -. expenses. Some will
say We'll he will not spend all Of
that $1,000 per month for expenses. :"
but did you ever hear Of Z dollar be-
ing left over that was appropriated
for any purpose7
never did and I believe I have
watched tax money Is strictly as any
other taxpayer. No 1t will oil fade
and be gone at the end Of the term.
Frankly, We are wondering, will the
time ever come In this state Of North
Dakota when these hungry political
wire pullers, for whom most of these
positions were created, will take q
look 1T their surroundings. ct the dis
tressed condition Of the people In
general and Of the taxpayers In par
ticular. and let their conscience be
their guide: and will they then soy
well, In their condition ct this time
they are not able to pay US much,
and We viii be contented with but q
part Of what We now are getting" I
doubt 1t. but the time viii come. as
in the days Of Rome, when Nero
fiddled, when the people had lost all
sight Of God and were worshiping
idolatry. that the empire will tumble
down-And there viii Be no pie-count-
|er-j Jumpers. Il this state WAS to Re
drouth ridden Is It WAS last year, II
It was beseiged by pestilence and dis
ease Of the most incurable nature:
and there were but few who surviv-
ed to tell the tale, 1t would b ons Of
chiseling, highjacking and highway
robbery without the Inconvenience Of
carrying . gun. It would be . his
tory Of those who created the wealth
Of the land living on government po-
tatoes mot inspected either) while
the salaried man lived on porter
house steaks and waved fat on the
choicest viands Of the land. L would
b Ike Dives and La1arus, Dives be-
Ing the rich man who fed "a the ut
Of the land, while poor LaSurus had
to live from the crumbs that fell from