The Montana post., 1869-06-04
''rO THE DEMOCRATS OF MON
TANA.,,

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considerate article, endeavoring to check
the corruption inside the Democratic
party that is fast urging it to dissolution
We published but very little of that ar
ticle, believing it to the interest of the
Republican party not to assist the Dem>
ocratic party in purging its system of q
malaria that will end in its death But
the Gazette having most uncharitably
and severely. and without just cause as
we see it, censured Major Bruce, it's au>
thor, and Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee, he replies under the
same heading in the issue of June 1st.
With his charges and inuendoes against
Major Maginnis and the Gdzette as
journal, we have no more sympathy
than we had with the charges against
our Virginia neighbor, for Major Msgin-
mis- Uds "a soldier" 10 "a gentleman" :"
and the business conduct of a paper is
not, in our estimation, a legitimate sub
ject to introduce in political campaign.
Therefore we "cut" that portion. But
as the Democrat has q comparatively
small circulation here, il is only the
fair thing to give the Majora bearing
with our people in defence of his oppo>
sition to Mr.. Cavanaugh, and not rely
wholly upon the versions of the Gazette,
which may not be wholly impartial
Whether the assertions in regard to Mr..
Cayanaugh and the Republicans named,
or his affiliations, are true, we do not
know. Certainly if they are we think
it is the weakest point Major Bruce
makes. and is greatly to the credit of
our ex-Delegate
lFron the Democrat Of June Isti
We confess very frankly, in common
with nearly all the leading Democrats of
Montana, that we have been opposed TO
the reelection of jaime. NJ. Cavanaugh,
and that opposition has been based on "A
sincere conviction of his entire unfit
ness for the place, both politically and
personally. In this conviction we had
the positive concurrence of a very large
number of the best men of the Demo-
cratic party of Montana. Situated as
We were, the publisher of a newspaper,
IL has fallen to our lot to give express
sion to this conviction publicly. Others
have felt and spoken as strongly as We |
have, but not in public print. We
went To Washington in February, 1868, |
with as kind feelings TO James NJ. Cava-
naugh as we ever had to a member of |
Congress who represented us. We left |
there with a conviction that he had no |
political honesty or principle. We found |
him giving the best Office in Montana
to Radical of the deepest dye, and it
was his first appointment. We allude
to Mr.. Hubbell, of the Northwest
Fur Company, and we told Mr.. Cava>
naugh in Washington. We could not see
how he could justify himself before the
Democrats of Montana in recommending
to the President such a selection. Again I
we found him as the agent of MIR. Hunt
ley, another Republican. in all the ex-
travagAnt mail contracts he obtained.
We became convinced that he was be-
ing run in the interest of Republicans,
and he belonged to these men. This
was a conviction forced on us from what
we saw. We bad no disposition whats
ever to misjudge Mr. Cayanaugt. We
him earnestly and expected
to go for his recollection, but his course
in Washington caused us reluctantly to
come 10 the conclusion that he was in
every way unworthy of the support of
any true Democrat, and il the Democra-
cy of Montana could have seen what we
did, not man of them would confide in
him again. Aside from these consider
atoms his record shows that he is inef>
.icient and unsuccessful, whilst other
Delegates have done well for their Ter>
ritories. We saw enough of Cava-
naugh's course as Congressman to con-
E~as L. sa ff,
for Montana to send To Congress-.
With views such as these, we in cons
mon with large number of Democrats,
came 60 the conclusion that some one
else should be chosen. We regarded
him as a failure. and his reelection q
to the Territory
We appeal to the consciences of every
influential Democrat, and ask them IL
they have any confidence whatever in
the political integrity Of Cavanaugh
We know they have not. Hundreds Of
them have told us SO. Then, We ask
again. are you going to stultify your
selves by electing a man in whom you
have NO confidence whatever. We have
the testimony of one of the most re-
spectacle Democrats n0tc in Helena, that
knew Cavanaugh in Colorado, and he
said one of the most radical Republican
speeches he ever heard in that Territory
was made by James NJ. Cavanaugh, and
his name will be given if demanded, for
he is not afraid 70 stand up TO IL. being
no candidate for Office.
It 10 certainly very strange to rs, that
when men have no confidence in a can
him to be incompetent,
and that he is in the way of the progress
of the Territory-how they can fold
their arms and meekly submit to his
election. Our views of the duty we
owe to Democracy and party allegiance
do not lead us In that direction. The
idea we entertain in regard to duty, 10
to select good and true men for office,
and refuse to support thoee who have
,roved uuworfhy