The new North-west., 1872-12-28

EONTANA, SATURDA
cssssngss vssn ssusss PAesI
''llllias 49, We viii have tho massey %
- 1he9 - cabins will he torn down ~
nG&ee greater splcndor rise = thGls
St. stana will bo tho wealt1Dsst ~.
q Ne gsele. and il ssruggliag sovss
wM xlveW Woy so'm'ghty cities. ~
Every railroad begins with talk, but
there must be practical effort, and to have
that NC must have session of the I.cgis>
laiure - early as February. We canno,
put It on Q year. II you favor It sign the
petition tn the COycrnsS. You ought tn
stare the burdens that Win hiring this thing
about Il Il u" time m draw l0cal lines;
our dcsiinies, our hopcs, our experiences
are one Let us show by our sscsiSces We
ere worthy of rewards. In eastern Mon-
tsns, where have been, the people are de-
teTmined upon this with amazing unanimity.
We would like your assistance now. Start.
ed n"w, the bonds will cell. bslfthe distance
will be built In year and we will be re-
lessed from tribute to the isolation ri desert
and sage brush. Subscribs to tho stuck Of
the company now organized or organize =
company Of your own, get it on business
basis and VIC will get the road. If deer Lodge
had proposed this road we would not have
qusrrelled with II, hut enulated and
struggled IL see who should contribute most
70 It's completion. Let there he no difIsren.
ces ny to gauge, but get rn,d and no one
can foresec what the products Of Montana
will sell for next year. Then you Gun k'ok
with pride in the eyes If your wives and
children. and those who have struggled 50
long and well will bc worthy the name If
Aontsuian. l do not vOuch for my figures
~ exact, but l defy any man to bold up his
bands and swear them down 20 low they
will not JUSTIFY the subsidy asked. Again
stating the opportunity offered to sign the
petition, the speaker acknowledged the at-
tention given him In discourse of two and
. half hours, snd retired from the stand.
On motion u unanimous vote If thanks
was rendered Messrs. sanders aud Syn,es
for their interesting speeches on the rail-
Rad question.
JUDGE X KNUwLEs' RlPLY. e
LDud calls were made for Judge Kn"wlcs.
when that gentleman tN'k the stand and
said, sul's,ant ally, NJ f,ll"ws--
The hons was htc and he had been teeDly
called for; that he va. qLiie III, hut would
10 best he could tell the pcs,l,le Of Deer
Lodge why they should not favor subsidy
for North and St,uth Railroad Before
pu,reeding IL this, however. he wished t0
notice legal opposition presented hy HE
friend Judge Hymcs: That Il had been his
misfortune i'cfOre M disagrrs' with that hOn>
0rsblc gentleman upon legal propositions;
that the Judge had seen ii, m refer ton legal
pr'rmitiOn of IN eminent divine Of this
Territory; that he would not pretend to ssy
that the legl proposition that bud l9en pre
sented by That eminent Doctor Ut Divinity
was correct, bat he would sxy that he would
snOncr bc Doctor Of Divinity and make
the legal proposition accredited to him, than
occupy the prominent position a lawyer
that Judge SymeS did and make the legal
proposition he had made: that the pTONSi
ton that the Legislative Assembly could not
vote Territorial or county subsidy 10 n
railroad without the citizens of the Territory
or cOuniies approving Of the proposition
by their vOteS. was inc,rrect. and ore that
ND lawyer should have made. The legisls.
tive power OF this Territory is vested In
Legislative Assembly and tho Governor.
The peOplc in their individual or cOllcctive
capacity, have no Legislative power. An
appropriation for railrsMd subsidy Or fOv
any other purW'se II o legislative prerOyxlive
and act. The giving Ut . subsidy by u,un.
ties v usually dome IN this way: A law Is
passed giving certain county officers pOwer
u devote certain c'unty revenues tO railr,,ad
purp,ses. Or Ia create county debt iO facil
pe0pas Uf the c0untv vOsiRg In favor 1T the
prOp0siti0n 10 Subscribe certain amount If
money for that purn,sc. Tie Legislative
Assembly, however. csn pasa y Law author
j1iNg these certain county officers Or cOun>
~ officer 10 issue the bonds 0f their Or his
county tn certain amount and they need
not ask vote Of the people upon the prOp.
os1ston. If Tsrsihnsssl subsidy h fuisted
upon ~, the Legislative Assembly may say
to the people Of this Territory, I'VE want
none of your advice; you have selected %
% your Representatives and you must trust
% To do what 10 right for you" Judge
Symes has said that he was suspiciOus Of
Legislatures. I likewise nm, susnic,ous Of
legislative bodies when such larxs sums Of
money are At stake. We have heard ,haf the
Pennsylvania Legislature was controlled and
bought and sold by the Pennsylv.nia Cen.
trsl R,ilroad COMPANY: and that The New
York Legislature was contDlvd by railrOsd
and ring influences The educational and
moral culture Of these communities il Ger.
tainly equal to that Of Montana And when
our Legislative Assembly shall becOme sur.
rounded and encompaseed by . ring Of rail- |
road suhsiGi,ts shall fear for IL sirtue.
Col. Sanders ssys that Montana 10 bOund
together: ihsi lhs fste ut one section msst
indseoce 'hstof another; that We are .'ns |