The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-06-22
THE "GAZETTE'S' FIGURES.

THE "GAZETTE'S' FIG URES.
The Gazette Is in . mathematical mood.
It rallies the numerals as campaign dOcu'
ments for the Democracy. Statements OF
Territorial and county finances ase made
with freedom that would startle the Light
ming Calculator, to show that the Demo.
cratic party of Mon tsna 10 party Of ccon'
omy, and that Republican government
would have swamped II 10 debt. while
J. J. Williams of Helena, District Attorney,
10 held up inverted, and,be iIl.got'en thous.
ands shaken out of his pockets like vegc.
tables from the hat Of = Magician. We
leave Mr.. Williams to dispose Of the county
affairs. task he Is quite competent to, and
''call" the Gazette on the following, written
by the senior editor:
am enabIsd through the courtesy Of the Auditor
and Treasurer Acssrs. Rogers aud Hickman, u give
come interesting Information on the financial cond
ton Of the Territory. The bonds for funding the
outstanding Territorial scrip. having been printed and
forwarded to this city by Governor Potta the work Of
funding has becn going since. Nearly oil the
debt excepting less than to Decea,her a"t has
been ordered to be converted into bonds which are
now standing 1t par leaving the Territory In the en-
vabIc condition OF being the only onc-State or Ter
risosy-tu the whole Union In which such 10 the fact
THE 10 fact honorable to this Territory and to the
Democratic party, which has controlled 1t snce ito
organization The Territorial debt 10 about >llao0o
new scrip 10 worth u cents In this market. All the
bonds issued have gone into the hands Of capitalists
In Montana, and the bonds In the East would com.
masd premium. Our Territory, therefore, IL In
healthy financial condition. In comparison to the
taxes Of other localities. especially in the East, our
taxes are light and point out this fact to PCT
eOns seeking new settlemsnts and homes % potent
argument.
These are not ''facts." There 10 not .
shadow of truth to sustain them. The
Territorial Treasurers Report last Decem.
her. shows The Territorial debt was then
$l22, 16O,1S. More than 60, 900 in warrants
have been issued since-a large portion of it
for extra compensation to Democratic legis
lators, under Democratic law. Instead Of
debt of $4,000 It Is very nearly, per.
haps quite, $50, OO0 The Territory Of
Colorado, controlled by Republicans for
years, Goes not owe . penny, and has nearly
600, 900 in her Treasury. Why Is Montana
in debt : Her Democratic Legislatures have
legislated away over $2Oo, 900 dollars Of the
taxes paid by the people, as extra compen.
sstion. The Republican Party last year
demanded the repeal of the extra compen.
sation laws, and it's candidates were pledged
tO that reform. A Democratic legislature
was elected and squandered nearly go, 900
Of the peoples money In extra compensation.
They refused to reduce fees Ut court clerks
and officers now 20 excessive that 4 poor
man cannot afford to 60 N law with just
cause. Are these facts honorable ?" Yet
We challenge the Gazette 10 oontrovert them.
Nothing but partizan folly has maintained
the Democratic party in power in the Mon.
tana Legislature. against the record of ex'
trsvagance, debt, enormous taxation, and
counties almost hopeless|y In debt; and
with oil this, the editor Of the Gazette
has the sublime effrontery to extol the
Democratic party, and compare the
''envisble" financial condition of Montana
with others who do not owe q penny, and
have hundred thousand IN the Treasury.
The question IL now: Twill the people per.
petuate this by perpetusting the rule
Of those who have brought about this state
Of affairs, or will they demand reform -
We are resolved that false representations
of the finances shall not 70 unchsllenged to
the public, and II the people In convention
do not protect themselves from further i'm
positions, by positive declarations of in
structiOps, the responsibility Of debt and
heavy taxation will continue where It ID
now-fxirly and wholly with the Demo
cratic Darty NJ Montana,