The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-08-18
WHOLE NO. 1O4.

they should should be, and though the
MAJOR has spun for every letter of the
teetotum the proceeds have been en-
(nothing) hitherto. .a. .g.aa.|
we are compelled thus to speak when
wesee again and again in the Dem0eyut
the statement that the Bannack Legisla-
ture was Republican. when it was strong
~ Democratic. Perhaps the Major is
not aware that his statement is eouiva-
lent to calling Mr.. McMath, the chair
man of the Democratic Central Commit
tee, liar; for every boy here of fourteen
and upwards has heard y. "a MS omcaI
oupacity, to the Chicago Times, at a
great expense, and stating in most sen
sational terms the result of the election
was, that the Democracy had swept all
before them throughout Montana. We
are also compelled to record the fact that
Milo Courtwright, George Detwiler, R.
Lawrence and Frank L. Worden were
Democrats, and Democratic nominees
regularly chosen and elected. Court
wright and Detwiler came from Jefferson
county, where great was the triumph of
the Democrats. r. Lawrence was ON the
ticket with Anson S. Potter and Charles
s. Bagg, neither of whom are very
staunch Republicans, we opine, and we
all remember how we We're twitted with
the triumph of the Democrats for weeks
and for months after. In fact, a more
transparent mis-statement was never of
fered to the public gaze.
Concerning the honorable members
themselves, we have nothing to say;
they are good citizens and have always
been so; but at that time were Demo
Gratis of standing and were voted for as
such
1t will be recolleeted also that Mr..
Rodgers, greatly to his honor and credit
as gentleman, under the circumstances.
refused to take the necessary oath, and,
on division, was admitted without it, by
this Republican (D Legislature, and Gov
ernor Edgerton refused to acknowledge
the body at all until that gentleman re-
signed, giving an honorable statement of
his reasons. If the members named. or
any OF them have left the party, it has
been because they have become disgust
ed at the conduct of it's exponents and
leaders.
The Major refuses hearsay against HIM
sell, but admits its authority and poiut
on his own side; a course more ingeni-
Gus than respectable. Whatever were
the acts Of the first legislature, Demo
Gratis controlled it, and voted the bills
with the uniformity distinctive of the
party, which must be content to abide
by its record, even as must the second
Legislature, which threw out the fee bill
the stalking horse of the party before
the session. and which, nevertheless,
some OF the ablest orators of the De-
mocracy argued against, in the style of
professional advocates, and voted down.
party pledges to the contrary, notwith-
standing. The cutting down of salaries
was not for the sake of saving taxes, but
for the purpose of mulcting opponents
no political tyro believes that had they
been Democrats, cent would have been
deducted from their pay. The principal
Democratic Office holders sought ad-
vances and got it. The statements we
have made are too well known to be true
TO be contradicted successfully here.
That bargains were made for exchange
OF votes, for private considerations, BY
members of the first legislature is as
well and extensively known in this Ter
ritory to old inhabitants as is the local
ity of Bannack itself
We have been compelled to contradict
and disprove the manifest mis-statements
OF the Democrat because many who are
now residents of Montana We're not here
in those days, and they should know that
the Democrats powder has been all
burnt in order to prove that many ques-
acts were authorized by its own
party, be the same financial or otherwise.
The severest reproaches of this body that
we have ever heard, were uttered by
Democrats, who admitted the politics of
the majority, and cursed the action of
nearly all of them. To other items con-
corning the Judges etc, and we shall
revert if necessary.