The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-02-11
SOWING TARHS.

SOWIN0 JA8ESs
On December 8lst. 1880, We published the
following Of the Legislature
house PROCEEDINGS, DEC. q.
Mr. Speaker. I desire to give notice that
will, on Tomorrow, introduce bill pro.
hibiting any person from holding any Office
within the gift Of tho people Of this Terri
tory. or by appointment, unless he can pro-
duce certificate that he has served 1t least
three years in tho Confederate service, or
has lived at least five years in Missouri.
Signed SMITH.
The above notice was offered Ivy Il N. A. J.
Smith Of Dca verl,cad, one of the three Re-
publican members Of tho Legislature, and
transmitted to us by another Of the three.
Hon. Israel Gibbs If Decr Lodge, ~ ''truc
copy" Dir. Smith was publicly reprimsnd.
I'd by the Speaker of the House, and the
President of the Council refused to enter.
tain II in tho Message from the House. In
view of the extreme partizanism exhibited
by the Democratic Legislator, We regarded
this No q Keen piece ~ satire, enjoyed alike
by Republicans and Democrats throughout
the Territory. The bill was never offered;
never intended TO he offered. If any rcslon.
sibli,y attaches to II, it rcsts with Mr..
Smith, whose name appears to the numcr.
Gus certificates of Gov. Ashley, Is Chief of
his Supporters.
but thi, matter has gone abroad as re.
ali,y of tho Montana Legislature, and Rcpub.
lican papers in tho States have in quoting it
INDUCED in most vehement dcnuncia-
ton of Montana. 1t Is doing injury 10 the
material interests Of the Territory. The st.
Joe Herald suggests the rropricty of con.
trolling US by the military, and the follow.
ing is from the Utica N. ~ Herald:
"A correspondence from the same city,
(virginia) dated The 2St|', announces that
tho bill providing that none hut Missouri
ans and those who lave served three years
in the rebel army shall be eligible to Office"
had passed the Legislature, and been vetoed
hy the Governor. But the Council had
passed tic bill over the veto, and tho proba.
Liity was that the bill would pass the
House! At the same time, bill to repeal
the organic law of the territory wss pend
ing in the Legislature!
With such an clement. as hero indicated.
10 govern, il is no wonder that We hear of
outragcs in Montana One would expect
whites and Indians both to suffer- We
have had nothing in the Southern states
worse than this. politically; and there is
reason to expect that Montana has her Ku.
Klux Khan who commit more murders and
dcpredalions than the Indians do. II Is not
improbable that the rcd men get credit for
much more than they ore guilty Of and that
they are goaled u retaliation on innocent
men for injuries received at the hands Of
that class o!whites declared by the Montana
Legislature 10 be the only ono eligible 10
clyicc"
Looking, ~ Montana does. 10 tho East for
the xugmcnting of her capital and ropulx.
ton. the circulation of fslsclood and vilid-
cation such rs the above. 10 fraught with
disastrous results. will capital VI immi'
grafton tend where murder and violence 10
encouraged by the law making bodies ?
Absurd rs the statement IL of "a bill to re-
peal tho organic law" it will dnd crcdence.
I; il al excellent invitation to outlaws. The
Legislature WAS partizan. Its Tenure OF
Office law We believe clearly void. Its re-
lection of every Republican nominated by
Gov. Ashley was his salvation, II there IL
any for him. But that Ku.Klax Khan cx.
lists; that the Democratic party Of Montana
encourages murder. violence. intimidation
sr personal persecution; that life, property
and the right Of belief and expression, on
ANY and all subjects, arc not rs safe, assured
and protected here Ivy law and sentiment as
in Massachusetts,, New York or Ohio, are
fnlschoods, fragrant and outrageous, The
Republican party here IL in tue minority,
yet We have never known al instance where
\ Republican was prevented from voting or
expressing his views in plain English, on
account Of political belief. We lelicve the |
elections, Of tho past three years at least. |
have been more free from frauds Than they
arc in the principal cities of the Union. |
We believe property and person As safe and
fully protected here by law, judges, jurics.
and executive officers o. In tho old States. |
while petty crimes and swindles arc almost |
unknown. This We say - n Republican,
and II any word Is untrue We invite Rcpub.
licans TO correct US. We have neither taste,
sracc or ability 10 enter the New NORM
WEsr as party bcligcrcnt in the fight now
going on over dead issues, but the articles
current. from which We have quoted, are
full Of practical evil to u - pioneer poo.
ple. preparing for the army Of industry
which il needed to come In and possess this
mountain citadel Of wealth, and II II not
isss pleasure than duty to say 10 thssutho's
q che slxndcr-''tll0u lest" OIL, ...... ...-rr
WHICH SlGNATURB
We publish In another column . letter
signed by Hon. A. ]. Smith, Republican
member from Banna,k. - '.'F "g'.