The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-07-16
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
fProm the Herald OF July sth.l

that the superior claims Ut Helena were conc"trd on
svsry haod end thar the proposed change would meet
with little opp0slton but We regret to say that
. portiOn-a very small pOrtOn-of Deer Lodge, from
some unaccOuntsbe propose 70 vote against No.
We aay upaGcOuntahle, because no s0nnd objections
havc yet been advanced BY the few In and abOuf cef
Lodge City to the removal. Possibly the motive 10
envy II 70, II IT, u ray the least, extremely silly
That ambitious little burg. numbering only tes.
dozen hou.es itself want. the Penitentiary the Capt.
ta the Assay Oc and every other matter OF general
importance II csn't have them, Il proposes " put
forth fs puny and prevent any one Ut them going
to Helena. Situated IN an outOf thcway portion Ut
tho TcrritOry-dependin9 almost wholly upon Ae'cns
for what little life 1t poesesses-sor ito means Of com
munication with the outer wosld-for its goods-for
it, storcsfor everything that 10 needed BY It, people
to make life tolerae In wilderScssit yet ungrate-
fully turns upon aud stsses the breast which gives II
pourishmcn.. Its newspapers draw twenty dollars In
patronage from Helena where they get one dollar At
home. and still they stab at their bcnefactors.'
The above is fair specimen Of the dicta.
'nrial superrilousness with which the organs
of Helena in matters affecting its interests
deign To speak of Deer Lodge county. e Most
potent, grave, and reverend scribts; yc who
are waiting with elevated feet and depressed
hearts; We who look forward to the Public
Printing in Helena that the Secrctary's Mo-
safe rod may strike the v0ucher.rock and
open the Government fountains into your
Golfers, your hearts shall still yearn, and the
ashes of the Dead Sea apples parch your
thirst lips. Tue time IL not yet, when cir.
cumstances justify the removal Of the Capt.
.al from its present location, and to have its
permanent location virtually made in any
place now to be voted for by the erection of
expensive Capital buildings. True, the
General Government may not make such
but with the facility with
which Helena gets bills through the Legis-
laturc a. cxemplitied in the passage of this
bill, the Territory would be likely to al the
next succeeding sitting of the Territorial
Assembly, and the people of Montana, oh.
jcct in advance, to the appropriation. IT
Helena has the unboundcd wealth, resources
and rermanency claimed, she cannot Ger.
tainly need the mite of sustcnance to he de-
rived from the location of the Capital there,
and as there arc material reasons why there
will I've no session of the Legislature the
coming winter, thc Inconvenience Of Legis-
lators travelling in good coaches 10 Virginia
will be obviated. If convenience 10 the
bulk Of population is consideration to be
secured, let the Capital remain where II Is
until the Development of the country, and
tho facilities Of rapid and cheap commune
cation have demonstrated where it should
bc. The exploration of the Northern rail-
rossl route NOW being made, aud it, ccrs.;"
definite location probably within . year,
renders it untimely to thus hastily and pre-
nu.turely decide this important question.
II the road passes along the Yellowstone,
Gsllstin, jefferson and Deer Lodge, ~ 1t
should, Helena will be inconvsniently off
the line, and unless new and prosperous
camps are located to the north aud east, it
must he as it 10 row. ON tie edge of popu.
lated Montana If. on the other hand, those
things demonstrate Helena to be the place,
par excellence. there let the seat of govern
n,cnt be located. r.,=.
This is the light in which the candid aud
considcratc voters Of the Territory regard
this question, and outside the newspaper
offices Of Helena, there could not be found
one to write o, indorse such fragrant asper.
sions, and insolcntly malicious prevarica'
lions a. are contained in the extract above.
Not only are the taxpayers of the county ia
be muzxled and insulted by the Gazette. but
the Herald must follow suit and eject il
homeopathic walls of 1piteful malignity q
every locality outside Helena, that dare con
suit ito own judgment and the interests Of
Montana What county polls the heaviest
vote in Montana? Deer Lodge. Wha
county produces half or two.thirds the gold
of Montana Deer Lodge. What counties
have the finest and most extensive agricul
tural lands in Montana Deer Lodge and
Missoula. In what counties has the Gasss,
had IN agent soliciting for four weeks, and
the Herald for two weeks, while diligently
misrcprescn,ing and assailing the motives u
their people? Deer Lodge and Mssoula
Why do Helena merchants pstronise Dee
Lodge papers? Because here Is the bulk o
their trade and custom, and here is the gol
that gives vitality - It passes through thu
place. tits business" with them to do 80
And shall not these wealthy, populous, an'
prosperous counties have representation ~
expression 1t the polls, projecting themselve
and their property, exercising the highes
right Of their citizens, securing reform i
the affairs of the county, and voting thei
honest views on this Capital question T'h
answer 70 this on the ID Of August, will b
IN overwhelming rebuke TO tho spirit Q
dictation evincsd in To Helena papers, an
they taught that men outsidc Helena kno,
their rights and will maintain them. sa..
| THE COUNTY TREASURER Wa
~ The candidate on The irregular ~ ticket
for the above Office II Mr.. Addison 6mitl
He says he IL invuinerable; that he has 81,
| 60 the interests Of the people, precedent
i oyer any personal consideration. and 81
| thcis welfare requires his return. Let
| cise al instance Of bis official admihistTatio
! land zee II Il bears him ont. .s'
II In Fspspary, 1857, the Commissioners I