The Montana post., 1869-01-22
THE HERALD,s MOTIVES.

Tn. Hrald in the pursuance of "A sys-
! tematized attack upon all persons who
do not bow the knee tn their brassy Baal
better known xs BLACK mail" issued
another HerOdlan edict last evening.
pronounciug the U nion Central Commit.
tee nf Montana h,gus.' denouncing.
and ostracising the duly chosen repre-
sentatives of the Republican party. and
endeavoriny to disrupt it. A more fac~
tional, incendiary and reprehensible at
tempt was never made even by that sore
head sheet. Its ostensibl. object, tn
vindica,e it's position. is even more cul-
pable than its former attack on an indi-
vidual for this impugns the character,
and ignores the valid cxistence of Rec
publican orpa niy-.ie~ s. Nont.r., ~4aa
tor most selfish, dishonest purpose.
The Uerald declared itself independent
of the Republican party, denounced the
Chicago platform and nominees. and
licked in abject servitude the dirty sLoes
of democracy, until reading i'm the signs
of the times the inevitable success of
Grant. and that its only chance for pat-
ronage was in turning another sOmer-
ssulI. it modestly Announced itself NJ
inclined to overlook any little eccen-
tricities in the platform and ticket. and
willing To dictate To Republicans their
duty and now to the Senate theirs. The
substance of it is that the Herald
has personal pegs tor every Of
fetal hole in Montana and
is ready tn damn any man. except those
on its slate. who pIesumes to ask To be
inserted therein, even though his Re-
publican record be pure as snow, and
this, though i, immolaies the party.
Its objec: has been "rulr or ruin, and. nj
though happening to accomplish finnn~
cial ruin first, its last kick is an effort to
upset the roast" and dismember the
patty. Futile as it's driv.ing efforts
are, the Republicans OF Montana will
not forget the paper that pronounces
its organization !" bogus Another
norrsaH i'm its issu. is as follows:
"If Ii. be desired to give us Unltei States
Collector, who will use the Office for III. ex
elusive benefit of the First National Bank of
this city, whose President is n Rebel, and who
will in many ways prostitute the Collector
ship to the great scandal of the Union patty,
then let US have A. j. Simmons tull mem
ber Of the "ring," and n gentleman who has
long enjoyed intimate business relations with
the m-creaht, Pinney."
Than Mr.. Simmons. there is not, we be-
lieve.a Republican in Montana whose ap-
pointment as Collector would give more
universal satisfaction to Republicans.
He has labored with the party and for
the party earnestly and intelligently.
and his confirmation as Collector is to
be desired, AS it is by us, 10y every mem
ber of the party. The deposits are
made i'm the National Bank, because IL
is the Government depository, a matter
over which he has no control. as he has
none over its otiic. rs; any other courre
would he in violation OF his bond and
oath. Every Deputy in hi, employ is
Republican. and they are honest. eili-
cient men, which is undoubtedly n
great scandal 10 the U,rdid. whose
aspirant for the Collectorship might as
well look up some other job. Nett her
does Mr. Potter please the Fisk faction.
Brother Bob would 50 much better
fill that important office. How would
the Herald like Surveyor General Sol.
Merdith for Governor: w. 5. Scribner
tor Secretary L. NJ. Burson tor Asso-
ciate Judge r. f. Fisk for Postmaster,
Helena Henry Meredith Surveyor Gen
eral, and w. A. C. Ryan for Superinten-
other like selections for numerous other
places. The Herald man dreams of
rings" and conjures up potential
"cliques" who are plotting destruction
to his venal schemes, merely because
he measures all others with his own
crafty cunning, who disdain TO associate
with the fnctionists. So far as the
charges made against Mr.. Pinney are
concerned. he deems il entirely unnec-
essary TO contradict them, as il will be
but few months, at tarthest, j: the
Herald is alive, when it will change
front again, just as it has in the Lang~
ford case. A Republican who would
acknowledge responsibility for his COM
duct to the engineers of the Inongrel
yclep, the Herald. would have rs little
respect for the faith that is in him as a
Christian who would kiss in alteration
the big toe of Josh god.