The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-07-13
stLNDIAN RLNGIo

We have heard great deal Of gasconsde
about 1.-THE Indian Ring" It's the buga.
boo Of the Democratic presa To hear It
and believe It the Indian Ring il the sum Of
oil iuiquities. It best Csvanaugh, and it
beat Toole snd it will beat Haginnia Most
potent Indian Ring one would pertorce
believe it omnipotent, - well = Ubiquitous.
And yet there may be great deal of bosh
in what the Democratic press says on the
subject. It may even be good thing to
have IN Indian Ring Of Montana, - the
phrase goes. If there were not . superin'
tendent, and agents, and contracts awarded
for supplying goods, the business of Mon
tsua would he very materially decreased
The trade ID worth half million Of dollars
annually to the Territory. The business
men Of the Territory would feel 1t very
materially, and very disastrously If it were
abolished, and large majority Of them are
Democrats. If We mistake not they have
had the lions share of the contracts, and
some Of these contractors gave 10 hard
game in last years election, ~ We found to
our sorrow. We do not think any Of them
have ever been required to state their po-
litical .fIiliations - pre- requisite to con-
sideratiou. It 10 not very complimentary
To the 10y members Of the party of ''eter-
nal principles" for the leaders ard whip.
pers IN To charge them with being bribed
and bought by money. The "lndian Ring
CIV 10 - specious piece of mouth mush
and moonstine - hos been palmed of, and
only needs moments thought to 60 COM
mend itself to any sensible man. 1t 10 a
mere catch phrase, without sense or mean
ing. The ."Quill Driven Ring" ''Fsrm-
ers' Ring" "Ninen' Ring" Merchants
Ring" aud lawyer Ring" II just - OPP
probrious, and there 10 n" cspecia! discredi,
attaching TO them. The INDIAN Ring" q
it exists to-day isa Superintendent and
Agents who have 50 administered affairs
that we have peace, contentl.ent and quiet
ude along the border, with double ~ many
Indians % Montana has had before in Year,
and the most warlike of them under the
control of new War Chief, and melted t.
outrage ~ they never have been before by
the aggression of the railroads upon theiI
hunting grounds. 1t evidences sagscity Of
management, and faithful fulfillment Of
the Treaties, and entities the much damned
Indian Ring to the gratitude Of every MAI
in Montana. As compared with the ad
ministration under Green Clay Smith
Thomas Francis Meagher, and Major Cul
len, when bloody depredations we're con
slant, our frontier ever iu peril aid the Ter
ritory laid under tribute to repel BY costly
expeditions the savage raiders, the admins
tration Of the past year or two has been
public benefaclion and blessing. The onl!
savsges who have dounshed their it'll
hatchets are those highly sensitive and su
pcrlativeIy pure minded partisan journal
lists and street politicians, who seek by 4
catch phrase to divert popular cxecra.io,
from the indefensiblc acts Of its Legisla
ture and the sell out of the national part
for few prospective Post Offices for II
place hunters under tho i'll starred -Crssl.y
Even that expedient shall fail. They vii
be held to full accountability by the pee
pie, and the signet Of condemnation will b
set deep on the record If Misrepresentation
prescription, and oppression. on that day q
reckoning when the citizen becomes til
Judge OF his public servants and the powe
is in the people. -.. SD. .s..