Daily inter mountain. [volume], March 22, 1899, Page 2, Image 2

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IIAHÏ INTER MOUNTAIN
Issued Every Evening, Except Sunday.
1NTEB MOUNTAIN P3BLISBIM6 CO
M. A. BERGER. Manager.
26 West Granite street. Butte City, Mont.
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Official Paper of Silver Bow County.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22. 1899.
Republican Ticket.
For Mayor.
JOHN N. KIRK.
For City Treasurer.
BEN E. CALKINS.
For Police Magistrate.
JAMES C. SULLIVAN.
ALDERMEN.
Second Ward.
O. N. PERRY.
Third Ward.
P. F. BOLAND.
Fourth Ward.
CHARLES BAÜSMAN.
Fifth Ward.
JOS. ARCHAMBAULT.
Sixth Ward.
H. KROGER.
Seventh Ward.
W. C. THOMAS.
Eighth Ward.
E. D. ELDERKIN.
Republican Resolutions.
At the threshold of the
At the threshold of the city's cam
paign, we, the delegates of the republican
party, in convention assembled, con- i
gratulate the party upon the harmony
and unanimity of all republicans in a
united effort to redeem this city from the 1
rule and misrule of democracy: and sub - 1
mit for your consideration the following
resolutions:
That the exigencies of the situation de
mand th.- earnest co-operation of all good
citizens; in the ejection of men to public
office whose ability and reputation in this
community guarantees the faithful dis
charge *of every duty imposed upon them,
and who will jealously guard the inter
ests of our people.
That in the interest of labor and good
government we demand that the affairs
!
I
to
of this city and its officers shall not b
dominai, d or controlled by any corporate
power: and in conformity to the tradl-i.
.. . , * , , ir
tions ot the republican party.we demand j 11
that . wages be maintained at a high j
standard; and. further, that no employe i
of the city government be paid his wages i
in depreciated warrants, and that he lie j
not assessed for the benefit of any po-1 1
litical organization.
We condemn the secret levy of tolls
upon inhabitant.' of this city as notori -1
ous violation of the law; and we further!
record our condemnation of the extrava- |
gant and improvident expenditure of the!
large revenues collected from the peo'il
of this city, for which no adequate pro
tection is afforded against the assaults
of road-agents and thugs, and depreda
tions of housebreakers and thieves, who
rob the people of what little is left after
the visit of the tax-gatherer, under the
present and past democratic administra
tions; nor is the faithful expenditure of
such revenues observable in the proper
care of the streets and avenues of this
city, or improvement of sanitary condi
tions.
That the interest of the taxpayers,
the upbuilding of the city, and the pro
tection of the homes and firesides of our
people imperatively demand retrenchment
and reform in the administration of the
affairs of this municipality, and the
faithful expenditure and accounting for
the large revenues of thp city.
That the protection of the interests
of this community as a whole is a para
mount issue in thc city campaign, and
we unhesitatingly condemn any effort to
convert the machinery of the city gov
ernment into a vehicle for the financial
and political ambitions of any man or set
of men.
That while we recognize the fact that
no issue of a national character is in
volved in the struggle for honest, effi
cient and faithful government in the city
of Butte, as republicans we desire to
express our admiration and approval of
the course pursued by the national ad
ministration in conducting the Spanish
American war. in bringing it to a suc
cessful conclusion to the credit of Ameri
can arms and in handling- the problems
growing out of that conflict to the last
ing honor of the nation and the glory of
the flag.
That we commend the valor and patri
otism of our brave Montana boys and ail
those who responded to their country's j
call, and who are heroically defending!
the fiag in the far-off islands of the sea, j
that have been thrown by the exigencies
of the war under the protection of the |
American nation, and we bespeak for
them the love and confidence of all our ;
people and their recognition in the walks j
of peace, and we condemn the attempt of j
any political organization to cast a slur
upon their achievements.
Silver Republican Resolutions.
"Whereas, The forthcoming city elec
tion will be a contest for good local gov-!
T ,r ptrb.!er 0 b,! n it n ° !SSUeS ° f a n 11 jn -i
al c haracter, be it
"Resolved, That the silver republicans :
of the city of Butte in convention assem-;
bled place no ticket in the field, beli. ring!
that the ends of good local government j
can thereby be best conserved.
"Resolved, That we condemn in un- !
measured terms the action of the silver
republican members of the Sixth legis
lative assembly in proving traitorous to
the trust reposed in them during the re- .
cut session of the 1« glslaiure in the selec-,
tion of a senator to succeed the Hon Lee
Mantle, who was indorsed by our party
in state convention and whose record as
a silver republican has been indorsed by
every member of his party.
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS.
The 1
position
No one who is familiar with political
ethics can honestly criticise any demo
crat who sees fit to vote the republican
city ticket. Through the course pursued
by one wing of their party democrats are
completely absolved from party allegiance
in the present campaign. Political cus
tom, grown into an unwritten law, pre
scribes certain rules of conduct for party
conventions to follow '.hut are just as
binding on such bodies, as tests of party
fealty, as they are on the individual
members of a political organization.
In the first place, a convention, to merit
recognition from a party standpoint,
must in no way contravene the prin
ciples enunciated by the national organ
ization, and, in the second place, it must
at least tacitly recognize ttic rights of
those who have been duly accredited with
official positions by higher authorities in
the party. For instance, treason to the
policies of the president of the United
States, if in accord with the principles
of the party that elected him, on the part
of a political convention, would absolve
members of that party from the support
of its nominees. A convention cannot
apply a test of party fealty to members
of a party when it is itself unfaithful to
party requirements.
Applying this rule, universally in force
in the political world, to the late city con
vention of the democratic party, it be
comes at once evident that no democrat
is bound to support its nominees on party
grounds. A democratic legislature, elect
ed on a democratic platform, elected a
democratic senator who is avowedly in
line with democratic principles. Next to
the presidency a senatorship is of para
mount importance to a political party.
islature in naming a senator en
viewed him with political leadership in a
of influence and authority
Political ethics implied acquiescence on
the part of subordinate political conven
tions in the official acts of a legislativ
body selected by the party as a whole.
The least that the late democratic con
vention In this city could have done was
to have refrained from any mention of
the senator-elect, if it deemed him un
But when
worthy of official recognition
, , ... „ „ „ ___,,
ir denounced hi n as a criminal it made
11 u
tlle S ame allegation against the lcgis
lative body that elected him, and ma
hpd thc intelligence of the democratic
1
party of this state which elected that
, , .. . ... , „
body. In short, it \ îolated 1 ;
c „ dcntfS> over-rode all political cus
|
toms and practices and practically placed
itself outside the pale of its own party.
itself outside the pale
Thus from an ethical standpoint the
convention held by the hill democracy
was a political maverick, and no demo
crat is under any obligation to support
its nominees as a matter of party loyalty.
It is a case wherein the independent
democrats have crowded ont the icgulais
and taken charge of the local affairs of
that party. It is a situation of an ab
normal character find is perhaps the
legitimate outgrowth of a party feud of
long standing.
PLATFORM UTTERANCES.
The Anaconda end of the Butte city
campaign devotes a portion of its valu
able editorial space to the Inter Moun
tain this morning, the following appear
ing among numerous other pleasantries
of like nature: *
If the democratic party chooses to de
nounce Clark in its platform, that is none
of the Inter Mountain's business, unless
it is under obligations to defend him.
Our esteemed contemporary is labor
ing under a groat mistake. It is the busi
ness of every citizen to cunsider the plat
....
form utterances of every political party
• t tho contr ol of public af
that aspues
fairs it is, indeed, an innovation in the
political world if the anti-Claik res u
. in the p i a tform of the hill demoera
' ...
C y are private property, and citizens who
are interested in the democratic row only
insofar as it has a bearing on public af
fairs must "keep off the grass." To thc
average reader the logic of the Standard
jn appear to be faulty, to say nothing !
of the bulldozing spirit with which it is '
UL 1 ,
d
expresseu - !
This paper certainly reserves the right,
. American manhood, to dis- !
innerem j
cu< _- g the platform of any political party 1
. . ...
from whatever standpoint that may seem
mos t likely to conserve the welfare of the
pu blic. If the resolutions denouncing Mr.
Clark are "none of the Inter Mountain's
business," then they are the business of
no one concerned in the issues of the city
campaign, and are intended for purely
ornamental purposes. If they cannot
stand up and maintain their rosy com
plexion under fire, why were they incor
porate«! in the platform? The fact is,
they have no business there, for they are
not pertinent in any respect to tlie ques
tions of municipal government ihvolved
in the present city campaign.
• •
•
The character of Mr. W. A. Clark, and
a history of his political crimes, have no
more to do with the question of good lo
cal government in the city of Butte thhn
the biography of the buccaneers wjio
plowed the Spanish main. It was
wretched taste, and poor political judg
ment on the part of thc democratic con
vention, to permit an extraneous issue of
this type to take the place of questions
that have a direct bearing on municipal
affairs, in thc platform of the democratic
party. On the face of things it showed a
disposition to deflect public attentipn
from local affairs by precipitating a dis
cussion of the merits and demerits of a
factional fight in the democratic party.
The more the public loses sight of the
corruption and lawlessness rampant un
der a democratic administration—the
more indifferent the public becomes rela
tive to a continuation of tills sort of thing
in thc city of Butte—the better will be
the chances of the hill democracy on
election day. Hence, the inference is that
three-fourths of the democratic platform
was devoted to the denunciation of Mr.
Clark to obscure the real issues of the
city campaign. It is because the Inter
Mountain -has pointed out this fact that
it is politely informed by the newspaper
Chesterfield of democracy that the Clark
resolutions are none of its business.
* *
In no instance since the city campaign
opened have we assumed to discuss in
these columns thc merits of the anti
Clark resolutions in the democratic plat
form—in no instance has this paper
passed judgment on the truth or falsity
of what they contained. But we have; in
sisted that the proper place for the anti
Clark men to make their fight against the
senator-elect is in the senate chamber,
and not insult the Intelligence of this
community by dragging the subject ipto
the city campaign to the exclusion of
other questions vital to the well being of
this municipality.
We have repeatedly stated that it is not
only the privilege but the duty of the
anli-C'lark men to make good their state
ments concerning Mr. Clark before the
proper tribunal in Washington, if they
have in hand the. evidence to justify the
linis of corruption so freely made. That
the forum in which the question of
racity must be weighed and the issue
determined. No good citizen will lift his
hand against a most rigid investigation
into any allegation affecting the good
name and integrity of men who have been
designated to represent this sovereign
commonwealth in the congress of the
United States.
Having failed before the democratic
legislature of this state, having failed be
fore a duly accredited grand jury in the
county of Lewis and Clarke, the court of
last resort is the senate chamber in
Washington. If successful in that body
the triumph of the anti-Clark men will
be complete. But we submit that the
fight on Mr. Clark is out of place in a city
campaign where local issues are alone
involved, and it was a disgusting politi
cal potpourii of venom, weakness and
fear that projected such an issue into the
contest for good local government in the
city of Butte.
Lieut. J. M. Kennedy, who risked his
life in the Philippines, "upholding the
honor of his country" so fervently al
luded to in the democratic platform, was
turned down for police magistrate in
Anaconda by the same crowd that is run
ning the democratic party in Butte.
Mr. Kennedy was a good enough
man for democratic speaker of the
house of representatives two years
we
tho
The
the
She
She
Yet
For
! ago, and he was a good enougli |1
' man for assistant chief clerk of |
,
the lower branch of the late legislature, !
! „ , , „ sh(
but he was too good a man for police
! magistrate of Anaconda and the gang
j
1 knocked him out. How the hill democ
racy does love the soldiers!
It is the duty of every citizen to regis
ter and to register at once. This import
ant duty should be given prompt atten
tion.
KENTUCKY AND MONTANA.
It will be gratifying to the Anaconda
Standard, which is now running the
democratic party in Butte, to learn that
Col. Waft er. son, the eminent democratic
editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal,
agrees with it on the proposition that no
further effort should be made in behalf of
the ratio of 16 to 1. The distinguished
Kentuckian says:
The people are not thinking, or caring
a tinker's dam. about free silver at the
n^pio of 16 to one, or any other ratio. The
very formula is a figment of the effete
fancy of political mendacity. The whole
subject smells to heaven redolent of the
decaying carcass of democratic humilia
tion and defeat. Its revival in I960 will
be the signal for a half dozen side show
tickets, from the middle-of-the-road
populists, headed by Tom Watson, to the
immaculate mugwumps, headed by
Grover Cleveland. He who Is fooled by
such a fraud must be a fool indeed. The
people are thinking about their country,
its integrity ar.d its glory. They are
thinking about the boys in blue down
there in Manila, and Porto Rico tend
Ctlba. * * * The farmers are looking
to markets. The manufacturers are look
ing to markets. All enlightened men have
tht-ir eyes upon the 'open door.' Who
rttres a. 2-ee.nt note about free silver? If
its advocates had the least particle of
practical wisdom, etc.
While the' colonel's attack upon, the
ratio is characterized by more dash and
vivacity than that of the Anaconda
Standard's, it is not so argumentative.
Instead of dancing a highland fling all
around the subject the Standard sharp
ens its meat axe on both sides, and goes
right to the core of the proposition as fol
lows:
The Standard is or.e of the newspapers
that have felt that an exact statement of
the ratio is not a vital factor in silver's
restoration. The ratio is a matter of law;
it has varied, slightly in our own cur
rency: our ratio has also varied slightly
from the one that has ruled' in some other
countries. The world's exchanges practi
cally fix the ratio.
The Standard makes by far the stronger
attack on the ratio and shows that Ken
tucky canroteomparewilh Montana when
a deadly blow is to be administered to a
public question. Moreover, the Standard
is more philosophical than Colonel Wat
tereon in accepting the inevitable. In be
wailing the political Situation the colonel
•tel
says: "It is too bad. It is too beastly
bad. The senate gone. The house gone.
The president gone, Most of the states
gone."
Now, the Standard didn't carry on in
that way. It d.idr.'t say: "It is too bad.
It is too beastly bad. The gambling bill
gone. The prize-fighting bill gone. The
senatorship gone. The legislature gone.
And Bob Smith isn't feeling very well
himself "
1 1 had too much courage to give way to
its feelings in that way. It merely work
ed a few extra shifts to prove that the
four silver republicans in the legislature
were responsible for all the crimes and
mistakes and errors of judgment that oc
culted, and let it go at that. Again we
say, Kentucky suffers by comparison
with Montana.
In reporting the proceedings of the sil
ver republican convention the Anaconda
Standard made "national issues" in the
resolutions read "material resolutions,"
thus changing the sense completely. As
suming that it was a typographical error
j
j
we have quietly waited several days for ;
tho correction it has not seen fit to make, j
The silver republican convention did not
resolve that no "material issues" are in
volved in the city campaign, as the
Standard made it appear. If an uninten
tional error on the part of the Standard,
the correction should appear.
RHYMES OF THE DAY.
. .
She is young and she is pretty, she is sen- j
sible and witty, and in al! her native |
ciiv is regarded as a belle. i
cu> is rug j
She is charmingly vivacious, not offen- i
sively loquacious, and could always ;
count her masheis by the dozen, so |
they tell, i
Yet her chummies show with malice that
their hearts to her are callous and it
fills her earthly chalice full of envy
to the brim.
For the modern little Venus has no
stead of the genus soldier fighting
Filipinos and she isn't in the swim.
—James Barton Adams in Denver Post.
RONDEL
With the quickness of thought Dolly hid
when I sought her,
Not knowing the worth of the gift I
tiad brought;
But, a trice and. behold! in my arms I
had caught her
With the quickness of thought.
,„ h * '■■— 7 --- |
' With "the quickness of thought. :
;
- - blushed—I own it-she '
sh( ' pouted amt mu. neu Bne |
fought,
For, I 'fear, in my haste, I somewhat
overwrought her,
And then what a change'-she behaved j
as she ought.
For, with smile and caress that the,
graces had taught her j
Sh Yad U boughf thP b " X ° f b<ln " 0nS 1 I
And lisped: "Daddie. dear. Use oor lov
ingis' daughter!"
With the quickness of thought.
—Chicago Record.
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in
to
LOVE'S POWER.
No father's house is full.
E'en tho' there seems no resting place for
more;
Forgiving arms and doors do open
wide,
If one repentant child implore
Outside.
No mother's heart is full.
Unless it be with longing, burning wild
Ileart-throbbings that no cheerful face
can hide—
The wish to clasp lier sinning child
Outside.
God's flock is iv. vor full;
Fear not to boldly enter at his door,
None ever were refused who there ap
plied;
Ho hath abiding place for more
Inside.
—Chicago Tribune.
PECUIAR AND PERTINENT.
There are 9,000 cells in a square foot of !
honeycomb.
A turban uses up as much as from 10 tu !
11 yards of cloth.
The game of billiards was introduced ;
into Europe by the Knights Templar.
It is said that the Turks were the first !
to bury their dead in cemeteries adorned I
with ornamental headstones.
EVERY REPUBLICAN VOTER IN
THE CITY SHOULD BE REGIS
TERED.
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RISING SUN FLOUR, hard w
(none better) ..............
Montana Bread Flour, per sack
Best Pastry Flour, per sack ,
Graham Flour, per sack .....
Corn Meal, per sack .....
Buckwheat Flour, per sack ,
Ranch Eggs, per dozen ......
Five Gallons Table Syrup ..
Utah Tomatoes, per can ____
Fancy Onions, H pounds for
Fancy Lemons, per dozen ..
Oranges, two doze^ for ......
Corn Starch, per package _____
Gloss Starch, per package ..
Ammonia, per bottle ........
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Thursday evening
Wednesday matinee
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5 Per Cent Interest Payable
Quarterly Paid on Deposits.
----Money to Loan on
.... Real Estate...
Trustees—Lee Mantle, president; Chad.
Schatzlein, vice president; Fayette Har
rington. treasurer; Charles R. Leonard,
attorney; A. B. Clements, secretary:
F. Aug. Heinze. Henry Mueller. Frank
Haskins.
JOHN A. CREIGHTON........President
|g. W. STAPLETON......Vice President
T. M. HODGENS..................Cashier
State Savings Bank
Paid In Capital ...................$100.009
Surplus and Undivided Iroflts.... 60.009
Corner Main and Park Streets, Butte,
Under State Supervision and Jurisdiction
Interest Paid on Deposits.
j Sells exchange available in all the
j principal cities of the United States and
trope. Collections promptly attended
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS.
DIRECTORS—J. A. Creighton. Omaha;
G. W. Stapleton. A. H. Barret. E. D.
Leavitt, S. V. Kemper. T. M. Hcdgens.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BUTTE.
Andrew J. Davis................President
; James A.. Talbot..........Vico President
E. B. Weirlck......................Cashier
George Stevenson......Assistant Cashier
A General BanKiiii Basra Transitl
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
We draw direct on all tho principal
cities of Europe and issue our own let
ters of credit, available in all parts of the
world.
Special attention given to collections.
27 N. MAIN STREET
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Daly. M. B. Brownlee. F. E. Sargeant.
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BANKER'S
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I Transact a General Fautm r«m
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W. A. Clark & Bro
(Successors to Clark & Larnbie.)
BA NKE RS
Tiansacts a General Banking Business
Buy Gold Dust, Gold Bars. Silver Gu.
lion and Local Securities.
Boxes for rent in the only Safety De
rosit Vault in the city.
F ' exchange available In all of the
principal cities of the United States ami
Europe. „
Special attention gi 'on to collections.
ALEX J. JOHNSTON. Cashier.
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