The Montana post., 1869-03-19
4 pIRATE UNDER FULL SAIL.

The Gazette. with shameless etfront>
cry and an uncharitableness that could
scarce be expected from one political
paper toward another, charges the
Posi- with insincerity in condemning
the harsh and inhospitable treatment OF
Major Bruce by that paper. We con-
cede the Gazette the right to take what
view of our position it deems correct,
but To seek to ingratiate its hostile self
into his good graces by deriding and
questioning the motives of papers that
have no candidate to urge before the
Democratic convention. is so ungener~
Gus and transparently tricky that Mr..
Bruce will discern and despise it. The
Gazette does not give US credit for the
forbearance manifested toward Mr.. Cav
anaugh We urged, during the CAM
paign, his inability 70 be of service TO
the Territory in Washington-urged it
against the efforts of Major Bruce for
Mr.. Cavanaugh-and we were defeated.
His election ended our battle. We have
=
Cavanaugh's course, but have seen built
mp Il castle of inefficiency. knowing it
would in time totter and fail, crushing
hIm with its weight. AS the builder OF
the Eddystone light house, who wished
he might be in il in the fiercest storm
that ever ragged under the heavens, per-
ished there in the storm kings breath, so
Mr.. Cavanaugh and his organs. who
now look on the storm coming down as
boldly and defantly as Ajax, when with
impious breath he dared the fierce light.
nipgs, may find full soon that destruc-
tion turks, and an angered, outraged
party will not longer brook his conduct
The advocacy of Major Bruce ny the
POsT, is born of a spontaneous, enthu-
siastic desire to see him placed in nomi-
nation by that party which has hereto
fore hoated its victorious banners on
the eve of every election day. The op-
position press is not in this case tram~
meled ty the desire to give each candi-
date "a fair show" by strict impartiality
toward the various candidates, as is the
case with the Gazette, IadependeRt and
Democrat. We claim the right to speak
our sentiments and will do it. Ii, when
Mr.. Cavanaugh returns, he thinks he
can smother the charges laid at his door.
doubtless the Gazette will be the first 10
champion him, even though il at pres
L. Sc
meath the Quaker cowl of peace. We
can tell Major Bruce it has every gun
double shotted, the magazines open, and
all hands az quarters, although it's
ports" are stopped. puttied, and doves
painted thereon. 1t has sent up a sig>
nal that the Democrat ia an enemy. by
asserting it has championed John p.
Bruce. when il has done nothing of the
kind. His name was announced with
the other candidates. and the statements
made of Mr.. Cavanaugh's dereliction or
inability was not in the interest of any
particular candidate, but being against
Mr.. c. the Gazette very naturally showed
it's teeth. We are not "a promoter of
strife" Grant has said LET us have
peace" We mean to have il, and when
we see a suspicious rakish looking craft
like the Gazette trying to get the wealth.
er gage on heavy merchantmen. we
cannot be deferred by inuendoes or ri
baldry from firing warning shot, and
II need be take hand in the fight. We
shall have more 10 say on this subject
presently.
Abont forty locomotives arrive and