Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16
Corruption In Government
BY A. w. CONAWAY.

By A. w. CONAWAY. =
The conduct of the oil inspection bureau
reminds one of the famous Teapot Dome case in the
Harding administration of national government First
guilty pleas of Guy Fuller and Marshall Webb and subse
quent sentence for Fuller and reports that George
H. Griffith former State Oil Inspector and of the MEX
lean Generals" has pleaded guilty wfu misconduct in
office Judge Hugo Han in whose court the guilty plea
entered has deferred sentence until February 81 during
which time Griffith in compliance with the judges ORDERS
will get his affairs in order for Jail sentence which has
been promised him.
Revelations to date in the conduct of the oil inspection
department have been brought about through nvesga
ton which started several months ago and may be
the means OF bringing out corruption and abuse OF
the peoples confidence An abuse which former governor
Hamar Petersen endeavored and with fair
thank good Providence before the June primary
election when he almost defeated Elmer Benson for the
nomination for governor.
1.-THE chickens coming home roost" and the people
of the least feel contented that have begun
to pay for their betrayal of confidence 1t crime of
great magnitude when person. placed in public trust will
betray those by whose hands he being ed while working
for the betterment of his ends. And is crime of
greater magnitude when placed in that trust will
reap those benefits at the of the
who find themselves in such miserable straits.
Those leaders who, either by their arrogance ignor
would not listen to the voice from without the dark
should likewise feel certain grave responsibility for
betrayed confidence Who broke up the Farmer-Labor
party anyway? Who broke up the greatest that
been initiated for the betterment of
kind? Surely not Hjalmar Petersen and Others who
deavored to prevent such thing by warning the czenry
in time More surely it those who hypocrtcally
espousing the of the Masses while at the time
shouting Republican and "Reaconary" and Traitor" at
those who would attempt lead those from the bull
rushes before the flood.
But alas the flood came! And the peoples
given setback it sunk, please, in the mire
of such the Estates Teapot Dome The road back will
be long and rough confidence has been betrayed and the
poor the starving, bewdered that those they trusted
untrue their trust There is the pity The
the who must pay they always pay!
Scoundres in public trust in the category
kdnapers and those criminals who prey society with
guns for they hiding in sleeps clothing They
causing wholesale mistrist and wholesale misery.
Citizens have many times said before, the time
to keep to your liking today every day.
Not after period of lapsed vigilance not when is
sary spend hard earned money for Investigations
which nearly always dwindle into campaign fodder for
opposition political party Listen to who have made
honest record in public and private life and keep guard
yourself, by taking interest in your government!
Happily, though say that not all public officials
during past few years have been wfuly misconduct
ing affairs On the other hand would readily
predict that the number very SMALL but anyway those
men went down to defeat with the corrupt.
Let to do investigating all the time
Let make of odgven right to read observe
and act! Then can be assured that Mexican
Generals" will wreck hopes and aspirations.