The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-17
CLAGETT or MONTANA.
From the Irish Republican July q

CLAGETT or MONTANA.
From the Irish Republican July n.
We arc glad that the following, from tho
Helena (Montana) Herald, gives us chance
TO speak of the gentleman above mentioned:
''The dispatches yesterday show that our
Delegate received the honor of . general
ovation from the citizens of Corane. which
furnishes IN occasion for the Gazefts this
morning TO observe that Corinnc never be.
fore has had . representative who has done
% much for her. We understand the sig
ni6cance the Gazette wishes to convey 1T Is
Of the same nature with certain rumoIs that
were being industriously circulated yester-
day with : view to create some local pref
who originated and have been circulating
these slanderous fslschoods will make moth.
ing thereby; Mr.. Clagett will be here in .
few days, and then let these maltgners utter
their fslschoods to his face if they dare.
For ourselves, we rejoice, with large ma.
jority Of the people Of Montana, that our
Delegate has had the heart, the ability and
the opportunity to serve the Gentiles of
pash The Gazette has miscalculated the
feelings Of the people or Montanx II it
hopes to make Billy Clagett unpopular at
home by fighting for the nasty Mormons.
The Gazette might have added that not only
Corinne but Montana never had Repre-.
sentative who has done 80 much for her.
This Is the universal feeling of our people,
and this feeling, unless we are much mis-.
taken, will find such expression at the polls
in August as will enable Major Maginnis
to resume his connection with that paper"
OF course we are aware of the fact that
little. men who get the itch of Office will re.
sort to all petty means to sap the character
aud ability Of their opponents among the
people. Major Maginnis, filed with the
lofty ambition of representing the Noun
tain Territory, Is anxious to prove Mr..
Clagetts unpopularity, but we can assure
Major Maginnis-and the people of Mon
tans also that unless he is man Of fine
honor, of high ability, and of we'll school.
ed political experience, he would cut very
ridiculous appearance in Mr.. Clasctts seat
in Congress, supposing that the people Of
Montana were ungrntcful or foolish enough
to send him to replace Mr. Clagctt. One of
the men who made an ineffaceable mark in
tho last Congress is Clagett, OF Montana.
As ready and fluent DICTATOR, as q man
well posted on territorial affairs, We think
he was unsurpassed in the whole Congress.
sional roll. He has dragged Montana from
the background into the front rank of Ter.
ritorics. He has worked day in and day out
for his Territory, with what effect his we'll
informed people can judge. The cause of
his ovation in COrinne, his bold and brill.
liant defense of the Christian people Of Utah
against Mormonism, was one of the great.
est occasions in Congress- Wchsppened 10
be in the gallery when Claye.t rose to speak
of the outragcs committed by the Mormons
on tho long suffering gentle people of
Utah. The able and sharp Representative
Of Utah, Mr.. Hooper, attempted defense
of the Mornons, and pictured their suffer
ings and their tolls in the wilderness.
When Chgelt arose again and got ten min
utes to reply, the whole House crowded
about him; and this ten minutes speech
was the greatest ever delivered on the spur
of the moment in the House. Mormonism
anc iionrc- ,.ere swept us'ds ny an indig~
nant vote, and C'agett received the thanks
Of the old members for his grand defense
of the people of Utah.
Let man have the cloqucncc of Burke
and the purity Of Grattan, he will he carpcd
at by the petty Office hunters. We say that
Montana is highly honored by such rep.
resentative, and If she dishonors herself by
sending another in his place she will lament
her political blindness.
We suppose Major Maxinnis is Nh Irish.
man. He may be oil that grand man
should be- We say naught against him.
We say to tho Irishmen of Montana, how
ever, that Mr.. Clagctt in Congress is as lib.
eral to Irishmen and 70 Catl,oliciiy a. any
Irishman could BE-, and as IN American and
true Republican, ve doubt whether there
Is another man in Montana his equal. We
arc under no compliment to Mr.. Clagctt.
He cannot advance our interest a jot, aud
We only speak the simple truth about IN
able and liberal gentleman. We know, too,
from Father Mcsplie, that he has done all
that u man could do to protect and defend
the Catholic Indians OF Montana, and to
imprcs ON the authorities the great consid-
Grafton due to the Catholic missionaries
For all these reasons we would appeal TO
our Irish fellow citizens Of Montana to
stand by Mr.. Chgett.
Let Us prove that our sense Of represent.
alton 10 founded on justice and liberty, not
ON the matter Of name or race. He may
have disappointed men in not securing them
Office, but no representative during his first
term can do much in the departments.
This may be foolish system, but It is 80,
and it IL easier to blast Gibraltar than to
upset established prejudice.