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

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. /, The nsilrosd mssaioK hold hsss q fd
day svsaisg os lass week VS. "a inses lisa
md memorable event Col. 6asdss esd
Jsdge Symes were listsDed okwitl pso
fouud aud respectful ssseation. Ths for.
nscr geotlsmsn occupied two hours end
twenty five minutes In celebrating his ar.
gument, and We must admit, repeated and
manifested for. fully one half The time, ha
was endeavoring to occupy The cntirs even:
Ing. Possessed of nss intellectual abilities,
aa eloquent, accomplished and experienced
Advocate. thoroughly informed on the ques
lion. and having addressed many audiences
In its interest, his sdd<ss vas anslcipasod
with pleasure and listsasd 70 viii inicasc
interest. He pictsgDd . glooa % awlal
now settled upon Montana that Byron's
Dream of Darkness b scslcium light In com.
pssisou, and men shsunk aghass, % with ths
thinning Of rhetorical Peale, be pictured
gaunt famine in the dcsolatc eyes of the
wives and children Of Montana, and their
wan. pinched checks pleading 10 eloquent
silence for narrow gauge road 70 Utah.
Again he turned the orstorical kaleidoscope
and blew bubble of future prosperity "
pssrlessly brilliant in It's prismatic hues,
that Heavens bow of Promise were % q
whitewash daub In comparison, and mil.
lsoial g|ories fitted within the easy grasp of
those who would sign petition 10 convene
the Legislature TO vote Indefinite millions of
dollars TO some unknown person or persons,
TO 90 something not yet determined, within
time not specified. We have given sum.
mary Of his speech, - full and fair % We
have space and knowledec. We believe Il
covers fully every point he made. It was
beaasiful. IN exquisite pisce Of sophistsy, .
mastery blending Of fact and fallscy, an
allasing "Will o'tbe Wjsp" u lead the IN.
thinking into the swamp of debt, taxation
and renorss, ana yet Il made . strong I'm.
psession on the audience. He hsd thrown
the glamour Of FEASIBILITY ever tho scheme,
and with . magicisn's skin made real values
disappear and visionary fallacies wesu pse>
sented IN their stead, ~ brilliant and allur.
ing o. the baubles that arc cot in three dol.
)sr hats of stage kings who strut majestic.
ally for IN hour IL the throne room Of em.
p're and live 10 garnet On garlic aud thin
soup for t:Ac other three and twenty. How
quickly the fsllsey of Montsna's poverty.
and oil ilss fine spun croskinss Of rum, and
the sublime bosh about famine haunted cyes
and pinched cheeks wss goverthrown by Q
dozen words of evident practical fact. vas
evidenced by the cnthusiasaic plsudiis when
Judge Knowles cited the yearly increase In
values ~ shown by the Assessors rolls. the
innumerable homes of thrift and comfort
everywhere being multiplied through.
out Montana the increasing number Of
schools and churches and The steady pro.
gression In substantial prosperity. 1t was .
fatal blow to the subsidista And then
when was shown the web Of sabterfugcs
that envelopeL this whole scheme 10 despoil
tue people for project that, in the face Of
existing Circumstances, Is . patent im>
position, frsaght with No commensurate ad.
van'agcs, the brillias. bubble they had paint
ed was punctured and all it, tnssccndcnt
g'ortcs vanished into dirty soap suds, and
the rhetorical champions wcre LET: pipe In
hand, tlseir lAl,ors lost snd their golden
bowl broksn 1t the fountain. From this On
the defeat Of the subsidists Lecame rout
and with al due considesatioa for the cham.
pions, and the admission that on our side of
the case they would have been thrice mighty
In u'c hattie, We must ny they were the worst
worstcd Knights Ut the Plausible Tongue
We have ever seen. They left the next
morning for hume. s.n... ... a.u.s .
accidental to Col sanders' speech he
protested aga,n6 terms Of dsouociation
sssd BY the New NoRrs. WEST. against
slosc Advocating OF party 10 the oospossajoo
fof0esl In Helena, and An applicant for the
sshsidy. We have denounced this thing Is
. swindIc and fraud sought " be perpetmted
upon Montana We believe II to be truc.
While some Of these gentlemen ore our per.
sonal friends and highly esteemed, We sbass
not one word of denuncistion Of the a,-
tempt. We consider Il swindle and We
call It swindle. We regard tins scheme q
% outrage and call It IN Outrage. We be-
: 70 honest men can be led astray and their
judgment cloudcd and distorted. until In a
svil moment they will DO that 70 repent Of
tor years, and we believe very many OF those
nsnuhed with this monstrous humbue.
this scheme to sell NontausS birt,.rigbt
fos . psltry mcss Of pottags, this mean
attempt to saddls upon the Territory : debt
for thirty years In which The simple intsess
h donble the principal asked. are BY pes>
verted judgment unconscious Of The outrage
tbey seek 70 perpetrste. We have no faith
In any corporation that Il win do aaything
mose than seldshness proppts, and win do
llhss TO the fullest extent The sulhors Of
ibis enterprise have done everything In their
power to inspire the belief that tbe Northern
'Pscifc will not be built for many years, and
have taken advantage OF The depression
thss inSpired 10 extort from The people
sum Of money that IL enormous and
under circumstances that increases its
soormity, TO build On inslgfiniacass
line Of railroad and fatten . greedy,
determined corporasion In Helena IT, that
corporation, and In such amount ~ they
shall demand. We consider i inevitable this
subsidy win be voted II The legislature is
convened, Hr II would not have emissrics ~
every camp, with plenty of money 70 spend
acquiring pes,lioners. We believe, more.
ovss. Territorial subsidy Il intended, -
indicated In the speeches here. We believe
~ ratification Of the subsidy win never b
ss6Mitied to the people, and that the con.
htssaion which carries Il through viii defeat
~ submiasion. We believe our duty . .
jes'nalist requires our strongest opposition
70 ths project u Il b now and be been "a. |
veotsd, and 10 such belief win 6ght II un.
rsoestingiy at svety staes apd 70 he Asal |
spd. casisK not - far ss tlls victory ajooe
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