The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-24

LET WUo WIZ. S3e11. AM WDo
The XissouNan of last week expresses Il
self satisfied with the Rs'lr'sd Subscription
Bill vote. says 4, stood ~ the NEw NoRru-
WEST against call Of the Lrgislssuss and
= Territorial subsidy snd lent WHIST aid II
could, that when the Territorial subsidy was
defeated Ito work was flashed, and that
Missouls county cnterisins the same views
The Gazette then takes up the refrain md
predicts tl,st before month majority Of
the voters Of Deer Lodge county viii ems
dorsc the sentiments Of the AissssIan.
This brings Us to consideration Of the ques
tons involved.
lit 10 night that the people should decide
q tho polls whether or not . subsidy shalt
be granted TO railroad, why did the HI
soulian oppose tho passage Of . Territorial
subsidy bill and the submission Ut 1t 70 the
voters Of Montana We oppose II ON the
ground that municipal aid to railroad chr.
poralious 10 wrong; that for . Legislature
10 enact II 10 usurpstion Of power. ests'-
lished by precedent, il 10 trae, but demon-
strsted by oil experience - hsgrsnt and
ruinous outrage upon such governments;
pronounced against BY the purest and must
advasced jur,s,s Of America, and which IN
oppressed and robbed people are forcing to
ustionsl issue and will utterly crush out.
II It was wrong for It 10 be submitted to the
Territory, II 10 not less wrong for It to lie
submitted 10 exceptional counties. II It
was wrung that the East Side member
should vote TO subject our counties, It was
wrong that our counties should vote It upon
them. And when wrong exists, to hide
behind the paltry subterfaeo that because
this particular bill does not directly impose
that wrong upon 10, and BY passive consent
eco citizens Ut other counties despo'led
of their substance without condemn
ing and cndesvsring to destroy It, 10
On act of Journalistic shystering and time
serving that We are astounded to eco the
editor of the XissosIiaS resort to. Is It 20,
that because Q crime IL perpctrated. Or .
wrong done or sought to be done beyond
the narrow limits of the tswn or county In
which newspaper Is published that It must
be silent solely for that csusef We wear
no such nuxzlc. There 10 no geographical
llmi, 70 Newspaper jurisdiction In this land
Of freedom. It ID more ignoble still for 4
Newspaper to eternally ''seek to represent
the views Of the majority" Right 10 right,
though ito champions are few and it, enc.
mics many. There never Was reform In
history that was not first aurtured and pro
tec,ed BY . minority. The journal that I'd
vocates right, regardless Of COUNTY Offices
and the terrorism Of sn opposition vote ID
more benefit TO Q county, and worthier Of
journalism than one that only aspires ia
represent existing majorities. The minors
ees of to-day will be the majorities to>mor>
brow, and those who lead out onward frOm
them are those to whOin the world owes III
prOgress. It III becomes newspaper to leg
in the real. Sotbat, It the kissosliaN speaks
truly that Missouls county 10 content, and
the Oassste's prediction should be verified
that Deer Lodge county will endure II,
sentiments, II has and would have no bear
ing whatever on the course Of this paper
We know subsidy 10 fraud. that It 10 dead
sea apples that please the eye and turn to
ashes on The lips; that once the way "a
Tho public treasury 10 in c"ntrol of q
corporation. taxes and subsidies win be
multiplied and increased until Montana ID
bIighted for half . century; that 1t 70 tn'
late u stop leak when Il has beesme q
torrent, and that the time to stop subsidy
for oil time TO come 10 now. We propose u
have hand In the light and have enlisted
for the war. Il 1t suits any Of our cotem'
rnvasies IN stand of and watch Wilh0u,
sympathy OF effort the hattie our frienSs Of
the East Side have TO make desperately "a
ssve their property frOm she corporation
hycns, let them do it. But II they believe
subsidy 10 wrong; II they recognise The bill
passed an outrageous one in ID provision
outside of the general principle involved,
We do not Gee how they can reconcile silencs
or milk and water dissent with their duty u
jouruslis,s, OF what will be their excuse In
The day When corporate rings will have
fastened their fsngs on the COUNTIES Of Mon
isns BY detail.
This much to whom It may concern To
the anti subsidists Ut tho present SPabscsip
ton counties assurance that as lsasts minor.
ityof The West Side whom they will be glsd
to recognise % fsisnds, are earnestly. bon.
estly and hopefully interested In their stsug'
gle and tho. NO county lines limits our interest
In The light that will ave them this YEN
su6 % next, or turn Montana over bosnd
hand and foes 70 Q succession Of subsidy
swindles that viii curse Il for half acentu1y.