The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-15

From tho llissoula Pioneer, Jan. 8.


Mr. Claget.s Railruad Bill. which We
psblnh elsewhsss, 10 certainly causing more
comm0ttOn In Montana To day, than any.
thing else that hss occurred since Congress
annulled our TerritOTial laws in 1857
II 10 really amusing. ~ see the war like
manner in which the Herald and gazette go
for Clsxeit's scalp. lock. Politics have been
completely ignored, and these ancient enc.
mics have made common cause against Mr..
Clasets ard his bril- We can sec no cause
for oil this furore; Claget, says II il the best
be can do, and We have no reason ~ doubt
him. We fail 70 SEQ IN the Bill. the terrible
monstrosity. that the Herald and Gazette,
would have 10 to believe II to be. Il IL true,
1t provisions are sOuaewhat sivingent. but
perhaps, not more 80 than they should be,
70 protect the actual settler and tax payer
The Gazette. in long and lAb0sed article,
endav"rs to show that by the terms Of the
Bill, very large number Of men in Mon
txnx are disfranchisetl, but utterly fails IL
do ~. There are but few men in Montana,
either miners or laln,rers, hut. If prOperi Y
assessed by the Assessor, will be found 10
have moro or less property though ~ u gen.
eral thing miners are not assessed. The
0Hsslfe says: 1.-The owner of . pen nut
''stand on 7x0 lot, Gun vote in such case,
''while the miner who hns invested th0us.
lands in placer mines. or in sinking and dc
''vcl0plng quartz lodes, IL told to stand
black from the polls ~ one having no in
''ie: est in the county," We say correct,
for while the peanut man would have to
help bear the burthcn of taxation, he should
have voice In the matter; and while the
other pays nothing, he should have nothing
to ssy, in the matter Of fastening burthens
upon others. If this was not the case, the
most worthless, drunken hummer, without
= dollars interest in tho country. would
have - much to say in voting on subsidy
question. q the man who paid an annual
tax Of 5000
Politically, We have no sympathy with
Mr., Clsgctt, and claim to he a. old, and -
gODd Democrat Is the Gazette man, and
believe a. firmly Us he does, that no proper.
" qualifications should he required Ut w.
tiers. ut our general elections f,r Territorial,
county and precinct officers; but We do be-
lievc that when question comes up, and
10 submitted to a vote Of the people of any
Territory Or county, and by their votes they
are 10 say, whether they will incur certain
Indebtedness, or grant u certain subsidy,
that the Only persons who have right ~
vote m any such measures. are the property
holders and taxpayers of that Territory or
county, out Ut whose pockets come the
money to pay the same. Tue only fault
We find with this particular section Is. that
II requires two thirds vote, when il seems
to US . majority would have been sufficient.
Upon the whole, We believe the Bill to bc
good. aud that It will be endorsed by . large
majority of the citizens of Montana. W.
believe the foregoing expresses the senti.
uents Of the large majority of the citizens
Ut MissOula county. We have not time to
review the Bill more fully At present, but
will do SD ut ut some future time.