The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1869-01-29
COME TO THE FRONT.


mandT of the Department of Montana,
q. A. T., askinE for a charter for a Post
in Helena, and endeavors TO leave the
inference that the persons whose names
ar, attached thereto endorsed the Herald
and DO endorse the reprehensible,
treacherous conduct OF that paper polit-
ically. The action is contemplate. The
HcfaId is avowedly and clearly outside
the Republican party, as we have re-
peatedly shown, and as the most of the
d" Boys in BIue' are genuine, unfalter-
ing Republicans, they would as soon
think of endorsing Andrew Johnson or
jeff. Davis as the Helena HCr0id. That
paper was signed and presented for the
express purpose we have named and no
other, as shown 10y the published
proceedings, and the meeting held adop-
ted a resolution that the proceedings
"be published in the papers of this city"
There was no distinction made even on
account of party, and il was right The
Grand Army of the Republic is not a
IolANANtAA aill@sNAAOil hbA " III cNAhcAA VI
inconsiderate persons be permitted to
make il such. The motion for a con-
vention OF Soldiers and Sailors to- as
semble in Helena. was made in open
assembly and adopted. That conveD-
tion, a Mass meeting of Soldiers and
Sailors. having no connection with the
Il. A. X. whatever, assembled in Hele-
ma, Oct. 10, and adopted series of res
olutions embodying political sentiments
which, so far as they went, this as
party paper, and we as Republican
ENDORSE FULLY AND UNBQUIvoCALLY,
even to their publication in the Herald,
for it was Goals of fire on the deceitful
hearts of its editors.
The Herald had condemned the Grant
and Colfax ticket as sectional = the
Convention congratulated the country
upon the certainty of their election"
Goals of fire.
The Convention resolved that mo
man who has asked political preferment
from the hands of James NJ, CavAnaugh,
is worthy of our trust or vote !" the Her
aid had a short time previous asserted
that Mr.. CavaRaugh had the best in
terest of the Territory at heart, and the
"partizan action of Congress is because
we are represented by James NJ. Cavan-
augh and few hot heads in Congress
do The work" Goals of fire.
The Herald had asserted that policy
should govern us as well as principle,
and il is no sacrifice of principle to tem-
porize = the Convention resolved that
we strongly condemn the utilization of
many so-called Republicans with noto-
riously disloyal men for the purpose of
the federal offices and pat-
ronage of this Territory, to the great
disgrace of the Union party of Montana"
Goals Of fire.
The Herald deemed it it's duty to re-
buke those malignant partizan spirits
who have opposed his (Mr. Cavsu-
Augh's) efforts solely on difference OF
opinion regarding the proper status of
the African in this country" The Con-
vention here failed to put in rejoin6er.
There is not word of endorsement of
principles or the platfor m
adopted in Chicago, in the entire Resolu-
lions. In that, the Convention made
spentable mistake, if it was intended
10 have political force. and if il was not,
hey made just as serious an one in dab
bling in political matters at all. We
have mo sympathy with this hating,
lodging, halfway business, any more
han we have with those SO called Re-
publicans who adhered TO Andrew John |
'on in his long career of apostasy
md are now the loudest in chanting
he name of Grant. We have no regret
hat the Herald ring. by a scheme, pro-
.ured the publication of these proceed
ngs, but would have rejoiced with ex-
seeding great joy, if the Convention had |
'ully endorsed Republican principles
md thereby laid the flesh bare on the |
ZONES of that sneaking, carrion-covered |
'keleton-the Herald. What it can find
or exultation in the Resolutions, we
'honld like to know. So faI as they ex-
end. they are the very reverse II the Her
lldrs position. 1t finds in its idi- tic and !
rautic grapple for somebody or .ome-
hing to keep its head above water, hat
I is at variance with even the Lewis ! nd !
'IaBke county and Soldiers and Sailor
1t is alone. friendless, in
solvent. despised; its hand against every /
nan and the band Of every man against
:; weak, twaddling, vascillating. cor
-upt pensioner on the charity of a few
oersons. We might. perhaps. be ex-
,ected to be generous, but forbearance \
las ceased 20 be virtue. and SO long