The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-11-23

| what ability Ne cao A5ASo0 al c0meSs, ous
make il aggressive. Fosteasanes he's ceased
70 BE- virtue We heve seated Il was not
from animosiey or jeajoaav toward say lc>
cality. and Who believes It may, and who
believes it not may disbelievc Il We pro
pose TO fight It out On this line, whatever
the result, Satisfied that We are right and
working for the best interests of oil Mon
tapa Further mention will be made here.
aster.
THE .MONTANIAN AND I,IR
GINA.
One Of the most violent advocates of the
Extra Session and Railroad subsidy 10 the
Aensanian. It hung all its banners on the
outsr walls. and set up blare Of. trumpets
from the word 60. 1t argued narrow. gauge
In two.c0lumn editorials, run half q column
of narrow.gaugc paragraphs to the issue,
told how 20 or 50 callers from the rura; dis.
tricts in week had called and thrown
themselves. their ranches, cattle. and crops
under the Extra Session marrow. gauge jug.
gernaut and prayed TO he offered up living
sacrifice to the Golden Calf subsidy. Ac-
cording to the Aonsaaians story. the de-
sire to be tankrupted and taxed out of
house and home had seized them ~ uni
versally and 20 instantly that he who would
dare dispute the wisdom of the scheme,
would Ike incontincntly ''boosted'' out of
the county. We took its statement with
some allowance for the position given ito
publisher. Mr.. Cope, on the Committee of
Ono Hundred, but supposed there was =
strong sentiment among the farmers and .
stronger one directly In Virginia City In 70.
vor of IN Extra Session and Subsidy. Lat.
tcrly however quite . number of gentlemen,
heavy property owners In the Jefferson and
Psssamari Valleys. have l'cen here or written
Us on the subject and unexceptionslly they
have been strongly opposed to it, and declared
their purpose I" do MI in their powerto de
feat it. We had still supposed the business
men Of Virginia would favor II. the more
SO q the Kontaninn which ssould represent
the sentiment Of that people, last week Vi.
olcntly assailcd the Deer Lodge papers and
carried the impression all Virginia was
o unit on the question. clamorOus for SEES.
sion and subsidy. and that our position was
~ unwarranisble pieces Of presumption. We
submit it ii the railroad article in last weeks
kontanian did not convey that impress.
ion, aud If there has been anything in that
paper 70 evidence there was the slight.
est opposition to tho scheme in Virginia
And now see the facts. Here il list of
property ovneys, tusiness men and o1lcers in
Virginia city who haes sgned the resos.
stranee against tie Estro Session or Suitably.
Henry Filing. Merchant.
Samuel Russell & Co., Merchants.
Patton 4 Lsmbrecht.
Jas. +. Brown, Banker.
G. J. Kinney, County Trcss'r and Banker.
p. A. IArgey.
Z. r. wager. Member Of Council.
Harrington & Baker, Merchants.
D. w. Tilton. Merchant.
w. p. Armstrong, -
Nsxhsm l. Winter, Merchants.
Z; Dacms. Druggist.
o. b. Barbour, Merchant.
r. q. Hickman, Territorial Treasurer
w. II. Rodgers. - Auditor.
N. II. Lott, Probate Judge.
zAis hss represents nearly esery prominent
Sssssess man IL H,gisic CITY except the
Saloon Keepers. II represents three. fourths
or more If the entire wealth OF Virgins,
and pays three. fourths or more of the
taxes Il Njrsisia. 1t represents tie s'sslisg
sense. the aagacious. successful and eater.
prisins business men of that City. TIE men
Of Virgiaia who think. who have property
and Interests 1t saake, without whom Wiz.
9inis would be uniMportant, who arc ito
vitality, It's substance, its reliance. aud whs
oppose the scheme to swamp the county and
Territory utterly and irrctrievably In debt
And now, We ssk this Aostaaiss tell 10
why Il has ignored the judgement, the In
sesests. the views and position OF these men
and pracsicec deception upon Montana !,
We have NO answer for ia scarrilliey against
the NEW NoRru.WEsr. We fas,en the
responsibility of IT. representations before
all Montana and hold II 70 the record. II
harped on Deer Lodge: We answer with
Virginia. Il uses vituperstion We answer
with uncontrovcrtible facts. It claims 10 be
the representative of Virginia: We ask, In
whats It ands fault with the West Side:
Let it Get its own house In order. Let It be
shown who 10 representing and VINO 10 mis-.
representing the people Of Montana, and
what newspapers ore the expopepts Of their
interesta We ask AGAIN why has the Non.
tasias ignored three.fousths u ito business
men, the wealth and tax.payiug citizens Of
Virginia In . scheme that will thrust Its
hands deep In the pockets Of the sulid, sub.
stan,ial men of Montana and mskethe Ter.
r!tory bankrupt before its life Il fairly
begun. Answer this before you stone your
neighbors.