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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1904.
Republican National Ticket.
For President—
THEODORE TH006EVELT,
Of Mew York.
For Vice-President—
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.
Ot Indiana.
FOli GUIi:i JUSTICE.
One of the important state offices to
be filled at the election in November is
that of chief justice of the supreme
court. There has bnen very little dis
cussion of probable candidates for
this position of honor and trust, but
the Libby News suggests a nominee
who would undoubtedly command the
support of republicans in all parts of
northern Montana. It makes this fa
vorable mention of Judge Henry C.
Smith, of Helena, who was in the
field as a candidate for the republican
nomination for associate justice two
years ago, but who withdrew prior to
the meeting of the state convention:
For its part the republican party
has an abundance of material from
which to select a candidate for this im
portant position. This being so, it
remains simply to make that selection
which will be for the best interests of
the party from a political point of
view. Unfortunately, conditions are
such in Montana that the rank and
file of the party demand that a candi
date be uamad who has not only no
possible connection^with either of the
two big mining corporations iu Silver
Bow county, but a candidate who is
so situated that it cannot possibly be
said that he is in any way connected
with those corporations.
Such a candidate would be Judge
Henry C. Smithjof Helena. Through
all these years of bitter controversy
between these two big concerns Judge
Smith lias retained the confidence and
respect of all. Although judge of one
of the district courts in Lewis and
Clarke county, with his residence at
the capital of the state, where much
of the political lighting between these
corporations has been carried ou,
Judge Smith has never in any way been
aligned with either of the contending
parties.
From the viewpoint of fitness for the
position Judge Smith has no superior
in Montana. Among lawyers he is
considered one of the ablest jurists in
this state: and in addition to his
knowledge of the law lie has the judi
cial mind, that which few possess and
without which the ablest lawyer may
make but an indifferent judge. Among
his neighbors and those who know
him he stands ace high, and a good
idea of this will be obtained from his
political record while a resident of
Lewis and Clarue county. From a
geographical position, considering
his availability from the viewpoint of
political exigencies, he is iu the right
place, and the strength he will bring
to the ticket in his county is a factor
which will weigh heavily for him when
his candidacy is considered by the
state convention at Billings.
A man's standing with his home
folkt- is generally regarded as the best
evidence. Taking this view of the
matter Judge Smith's record in Lewis
and Clarke county gives him a splen
did certificate of character. He has
run for district judge there twice, be
ing elected each time. In ISiHi he was
the only republican elected. Again
in li'OO he was one of the two republi
cans elected iu that county, and in
that campaign he ran over 900 votes
ahead of the ticket. This is pretty
good evidence as to his standing'with
those who know him best.
A dispatch from Steubenville, o.,
says J. 11. Timberlake, a democratic
candidate for congress in the sixteenth
district, has declined lhe nomination,
stating that he is uuable to support
Judge Parker, his party candidate for
president. It is believed, however,
that Montana democrats who are
seekiug preferment will not decline a
nomination if it is presented on a gold
platter or any old thing.
T he nomination of Senator Davis as
the democratic candidate for vice
president is explained in a recent dis
patch, which says he is a very rich
man. He is said to be worth as much
as $20,000,000, and has promised to
make a contribution to the democratic
campaign fund to the extent of half a
million dollars.
According to Senator \V. A. Clark,
the nomination of Judge Parker for
president means that Montana will cast
as many democratic electoral votes as
Pennsylvania. In making this pre
diction, Senator Clark knows what he
is talking about.
LEGISLATION FOR STOCKMEN
The announcement that a meeting of
Montana stockmen will be held in a
few days, for the purpose of selecting
a committee to have charge of legisla
tion affecting live stock interests, re
calls the action taken by the stockmen
some time ago. Among the resolu
tions passed at their conventions was
one iu which Montana citizens en
gaged in the live stock industry were
urged to organize in political matters
—to select or support candidates for
the state legislature who are known
to be friendly to live stock interests,
and to demand the enactment of laws
desired by stockmen and farmers.
Reference to the proceedings of
Montana legislative assemblies shows
that the railroad corporations, the
mining industry and other large inter
ests have secured legislation by or
ganized effort, and those engaged in
the live stock business can accomplish
similar results by adopting the same
plan. The selection of a committee to
have charge of legislative matters is
one of the initial steps toward secur
ing the enactment of laws desired by
the livestock and agricultural inter
ests of the state.
In discussing the advantages of or
ganized effort, the Stockman and
Farmer says: Observing people have
noticed recently that the politicians
of the state are paying more attention
to Lhe "rancher" than in former years.
It isn't that they care a cent, more
about the "hay-digger" than they did
before, but there are more of them
now, and the wise manipulator of
party politics knows that if they
should stand shoulder to shoulder for
one campaign there would be a differ
ence in the legislation found on the
statute books of Montana. The lack
of livestock legislation is due solely
to the fact that, with all the attention
to many details of the business, there
has been no solid, organized effort
toward legislation. What do the
stockmen and farmers want?
( 1 ) They want just assessment laws,
by which corporation property pays
taxes on its market value, the same as
is paid by livestock and farm lands.
(2) They want the man who has
bought railroad lauds for the purpose
of making a home and cultivating it,
to have the same valuation (for taxa
tion ) placed upon it as was fixed upon
it when the railway owned it.
(3) They want an official body with
power to compel the carrying lines of
this stale to move the products at a
fair aud just rate—a rate that will en
able the Montana producers to reach
the Montana markets iu competition
with the producers of other states.
(1) They want a law that will tax
valuable franchises for public utilities,
and. prevent any more of them being
given away.
(■'>) The> want il more liberal share
of the tiix money for educating the
people along improved methods of ag
riculture, and its allied industries.
They seriously need abler men and
less politics at the head of the public
school system of the state.
( t> ) They want better road laws,
and more money raised anil expended
ou the public highways. No class of
men lose more time and money by bad
roads than do the farmers.
Stop nominating and electing legis
lators that do not know where they
stand on matters affecting your inter
ests. The stump speech promises are
political buncombe. Find out where
these men stand before sending them
to the legislature, and see that they
are right. If they are not, see that
they stay at home.
hei oiu: am) after taking.
Tiie Bozemau Chronicle, recognized
as oue of the leading democratic news
papers iu Montana, has taken its
medicine. In its issue of Juneti, it
made this reference to the democratic
national convention:
"Shall the democratic party face
about aud solicit the support of the
Belmonts, Hills, Clevelauds and J.
Pierpout Morgans of the country as a
favorite of Wall street and corpora
tions and trusts, or shall it continue
to antagonize these iutlueuces and
appeal to the common people for
support? We hope and believe that
it will take the latter course."
In its next issue, having learned
that its party had surrendered to the
Belmonts, llilis aud others, the Chron
icle took its medicine iu these re
marks:
"The disposition of the rauk aud
file of the democracy of Montana,
ninety per cent of whom have in the
past and do at present believe iu the
principles of the Kansas City aud
Chicago platforms aud follow the
leadership of Win. J. Bryan, is to
buckle ou their armor and support
the national ticket aud platform with
all their might."
T he Ohio judge who decided that
the husband is head of the household
is evidently an unmarried man, aud
at some future time m ;.y have occasion
to change his ruliug upon the ques
tion.
It will be admitted by Mr. Bryan
that the "crown of thorns" pressed
upon his brow at the St. Louis con
vention by the Hill-Belmont combiue,
is the real thing.
packers fear trouble.
Large Force of Police on Guard to Pro
tect Non-Union Workmen
C hicago , July 18.— The second week
of the great packing house strike
opened this morning with all condi
tions unfavorable to a peaceful settle
ment of the differences between em
ployers and employes, and added
grimness and determination is openly
expressed on both sides. The impor
tation of non union help continued to
day. One hundred and fifty men ar
rived by an early train and were es
corted by a heavy guard of police to
Armour's plant. The strikers gath
ered about the vicinity of the yards
early, despite the terrific heat, but be
yond a subdued greeting exhibited no
outward sign of displeasure.
The situation is such, however, that
trouble is anticipated at any moment.
The packers claim thus far to have
1,000 non-union men within the yards.
The union men say two-thirds of the
new arrivals will quit as soon as they
learn of the strike conditions. One
hundred anil twenty extra police went
on duty this morning iu the yards dis
trict, making a total of about <300 now
pressed into service.
S t. P aul , July 18. —The strikers
today allowed all the women employed
in Swift & Co.'s office to enter the
yards, but barred the men. Pending
the arrival of the sheriff the clerks
were lined up on one side of the rail
road track while a strong force of
pickets on the other side prevented
them from going into the works.
S t . Louis, July 18. —The effect of
the injunction issued by the St. Clare
eouuty circuit court, Belleville, Ills,,
restraining the striking butchers aud
meat cutters from interfering with the
operation of the East St. Louis pack
ing houses, or the non-union men em
ployed by them has served to intensi
fy the situation. The strikers have
taken it to mean that the packers have
determined to operate their plants at
once with large forces of non-union
men, and the pickets have been in
creased in the vicinity of the packing
houses.
The Hoodie Issue In .Missouri.
J efferson C ity, M o ., July 18.— On
the day before the democratic state
convention convenes Circuit Attorney
Joseph Folk, of St. Louis, seems prac
tically assured of the nomination for
governor. Even his most determined
adversaries cannot at this time name
a probable candidate to defeat him.
The following is from the plank on
the boodle issue, which the representa
tives of Folk will ask the state demo
cratic convention to incorporate iu the
platform tomorrow:
"The paramount issue before the
people of Missouri is the eradication
of bribery from public life iu this
state. We declare unrelenting war
against corruptiouists and here an
nounce that there is no room in the
democratic party of Missouri for a
boodler or eorruptiouist of any sort.
We repudiate their support, invite
them to leave the state, and offer them
shelter only iu the penitentiary if they
remain. We have confidence in the
honesty of tue people, and to them we
appeal for success. We invite all
honest people to join us in this cru
sade against corruption, it is the
vital principle involved in this cam
paign and on this issue we stake the
hope of the democratic party of Mis
souri.' '
Intense Heat lit the East.
CniCAUO, July IS.--This was the
third day of the present heated term
and while the mercury only reached
02, two degrees less than yesterday,
the number of prostrations was
greater. There were six deaths dur
ing the day and 2i> prostrations. The
hot weather is expected to last for a
day or two longer.
M ilwaukee , July IS.—The hot
ather still continues in this section
without a sigu of abatement. Foui
prostrations were reported to the po
lice in Milwaukee today. Thermome
ters hover between 1)0 and itfi degrees.
O maha , July IS.—Two deaths and
mother serious prostration resulted
today from the intense heat which car
d the thermometer to 97 degrees at
one time during the day.
Kailroiid Will lltiild Canal.
T oronto , Out., July 18. —The irri
gation seheine which the Cauiuliau I
ci tic has now under way is undoubted
ly the largest undertaking of its kind
on this continent. It embraces
area extending from Calgary for 1">0
miles, and runs 00 miles north aud
south. Through the center of this
tract the main line of the Canadian
Pacific runs. The greater part of
three years has been devoted to re
counoisance and preliminary surveys
of the proposed canal scheine aud the
laud to be served therefrom, aud the
result shows that about one-half, or
1,500,000 acres of the block eau be ir
rigated at an ultimate cost of between
$4,000,000 aud $5,000,000.
A main catial 20 miles long, with a
bed width of i>0 feet, aud carrying water
a depth of 10 feet, is under construc
tion. Some 85 miles of distributing
canals have al?o been located, and
the completion of this section of the
scheme at au estimated cost of $1,300,
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N ew Y ork , .Jul\ IS. — Work on Sen
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enty-ti ft h street and Fifth avenue is
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O maha , .July IS—The Chicago &
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dition to its regular train to Bone
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