The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-12

""e" Wv "SSNc sUc bOSveo ny OSUJee. 0OUe
lave felt the suspense trying and fretictl
under the burden IT years. not that they
GUILD d" better elsewhere but they spprec'S.
ted the greater deslin'es and capabilities Of
M""ts"s, and their own opp,r. uni.ies when
railroads shall have been constructed.
Others have steadily amused wealth and &C
CURED valuable property, and not withstand.
ing "l' diseOurngemen,s, al greater as.'irx.
lions. AL cr'~kings, al depletion of pop.
ula'i"n, the ind,spu,a"lr fact stands u,s,n
the Assessor's lnn'ks that the individual and
general wealth If Montana IL steadily in.
crcssing. But there are others who, not
content with National Banking, extensive
legal practice and tat government offices,
conceived mure brill,sn idea Of self NJ.
grsudizemcn,:
There 70 . tide In the Affairs Of men.
Which. taken ut the aood. icsds on to fortune. !"
''Whynot obtain . subsidy fora railroad
Others have, and why not we! Other com
muni'ies have bled freely, why not this ,
In another year the construction Of the
Northern Pacific will I,sve robbed us If tho
e. II L." opportunity forever. Helena wants
" be = rsi'r'sd terminus; ito wishes shall!
subserve our purpose. Montana wants .
ruilrosd:
Man never Il. but always 10 b. blcst.''
A e acious Divinity has given 10 knowl.
edge Of the gullibility Of the sons of men.
Shall We let rest our talents, and toll on
with the common herd. or. by one bold
strike ard stride capture the Treasury Of
Non'sn. and become tho nsgnntes Of the
land? Then shall We sit in grandeur,
welding the politics, finance and legislation
of Montana to our bel'cst. and the people
serve for thirty years beneath the yoke We
have fitted u their nrcks" Consider MI the
circumstances, the combinations, tue smbi.
guilty Ut the s''hemc, the plisncy ut purpose
I" adopt any route. the d,scrrdii thrown up.
on the achievements Of the Northern Px.
ciftc. the concessions decreased from g..
100000 to t25Oo. 900. the desperate energy
with which immediate legislation was dc.
n'"nded. the bitter intensity If maledict,on
visited up"n any proposition n restrict the
subsidy and protect taxpayers. the hired
circulation Of petitions, the denuucis.
'i"n Of the Right of Way Bin
which granted oil things legitimate enter.
prise c'uld ask, and withheld oil things
swindies would want, and zee II the brilliant
Idea" has not bee" evident in every phase Of
the project. And now, why should Mon.
tans. or any portion If Montana. lend itself,
enslsve itself 10 the Ring! 1t has no legal
existence; It has no charter; 1t has n" right
ut way 10 Montana or out 1T Montana; Il
has no money 10 build . road; it gives no
assurance that u rad will l,e built from any
one place 10 any other; it simply proposes
that the people Of Montana shall pay the
money tn build the road, and give it to the
elf constituted ring to have and to hold
forever, Or II not thst, tn vote the ring .
franchise Of $ssoo. 900 and q, SOC, 900 in.
ierest. tr which franchise It gives NO con
sislera'ion, enters ,ntu NO siipuixiions, from
which Those VIM nay f"r {, s'e-.-. ~, direct
benefits and which the Ring can scll nut
wherever it finds the hest bidder and r~,cke,
The surplus ls'nds. And VIVA. would you
have II It shos!d build the ros.l? We cite
the forty miles Ut John Young's nsrr,w
gsu.e built last ysar ~ answer; a play,hing
for the storms. . jest for the Gentle, and N
elephant for tue Saints. And for the ex.
tension OF that thing IL Montana, the work
ut two or 'bre years 1t leaat, you are asked
10 pay seven millions IT dollars Or 1s5. 600
per mile for The p'ssibIs 200 miles Of it thu,
will he in Montana
On the other baud is tie Northern Pacific
Rsilrosd Company, with the best 6nancicrs
of the nation 1t ito head, the best engineer
md contrsctOrs on its line, and one of the
sblest If reliable railroad men o. ito Prcsi
lent. 1t has an Empire in its Land Gran
lands the sale IT which have 20 tar aver.
lged q the rate IT tl0o, 600 per mile. In
Two years from the tune krpund was Lroken
nearly 600 miles Vt road was built and stock.
d, the must gigantic accomplishment In
'silF"s.i history. The government 10 fur
'ishi"g tss"ps to prOsect 10 engineers and
v"rkmen. Within . month it vii! have
thousands Of men west of the Missouri !
building ito mad which willreach the mouth |
# Powder River this year, and be In the |
ctiled valleys Of Montana In 1874, u the
Expectations Of the company are fulfilled,
Without dollar Of cost 10 this Territory,
md so'ner than any road will be or can liz
'uilt from Utah. Once built, or appn,sch.
ne c''mp'ct'on, that compsny sud the Ce,,-
ri Pacific muss BY mere forcs Ut c,rcum.
'sncrs. the demands ut trade, and for self
dvsntsgc, build connecting standard
'sugs rad North and South over the near.
Of practicable r,ute.
These we believe 10 he facts. Under
hese Circumstances Why subsidixc any mil
'~d cnmpsny! The fraud IL played out
'sewhcrr. We believe It in open violation
{ the letter and spirit II the Constitution
W sny Territory. county " town, 10
rant any subsidy IL any Phi.
ate Incorporation that no legislator
N give the subject earnest, honest, in,elh
ens, Through consideration withou, he.
ewing II . violation Of his oath . . lcgisls
v to vote Otherwise than In iunexibIe
pposition to oil such gifts or authority 10
'ske such gifts. and that II subsidy %
oted the question will 20 to The highss,
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