The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-17

! "dy pINrs They take the pt,s 'iNsD ''ihis
'>"ur fight, mt yours" Tnev apprnlesl Il
'ur Legislators I" the same Effect. and tho,
Warkrnci I" them. We hOI,r,, II not neres
.rry ,osay We are irrct.,ncii xhlc :" the whole
subsidy scl'em,c by IOca! governments. The
system IL fraud At best. and Its msnipuls,
ton everywhere has hsen record Of i'm.
,nssition, cxiortion and swindlc. It l.ss put
he people wherever it has besn perpeirstcd
Under the be-: Of remOrssless COMPUTATIONS.
md Subjected them u . en"rmiiy 1T taxH>
lion that would never hive been reached Or
submitted l." in the Legitimate functions Of
government. W. deny the right # any on.
:" command y citizen. legislator "r the pres
:" silence while wrong EXISTS sni A,nrrisa
free. A. we'll mig Il = ts.md Agent cr!
'',"s,lr"t interference" If onc p..seng.,
sbs'uIl enter = SIX hrrcIlri p:.'icst ag~i,,.,
lie r,''terJ III a,n"hrr. That IL one Of ih.
''privilrgcs rcscrvcd to the people" W.
would exercise II though the bill effected ".
.,"t directly. But II sry one thinks the
Subsidy bill does M. effect Deer Lodge
'r'unty let him real IL. Il provides by Sec.
ion one for subsidy by every county in
Montana ~ to twenty per rent. Of it, prop
"r'y valuation. with the r'gor'us and .s.cu
liar condition that orc rail terminus shall
'e the Union, Central Or U,sh Northern
Ksiln'sls. and the other terminus. Helena.
Il II ''H.,lsa'n's choice" Il makes It mai.
''a'"ry ppo" the Commissioners 1t Madison.
jefferson. G.lls',n. Mrsxl,cr aud Lewis &
Clarke ~ submit the pr'lxwiii''n IL the
voters 10 take y" uncertain amour, IF stock
IN s''nic uOknOwn aud uncertain cOrIn,rY.
'i'n. II IL optional with the Commissions
crs Of the other cOuntiss whether they will
Il" 81 or not. Suppose tw0 COrn,ni>sn,ncrs
II Deer Lodge. Cho,txu. Mi-s.,uIs Or Beaver
head were in favor Of taking twenty PIT
rent. of the vnlus,h,n Ut their cs,un,y IN
stock Of ss'me rsilr'xd Ms above specified
We would like I" know what, except enough
voies headed ''Rsilnad ubscrip,i"n-N","
would prevent this oct firm cffecting US
precisely q !, does what arc now ,cgardcd
rs the subsidy counties with one exception.
which Is I" our prejudice. II the said rail.
rad Il not hui I INTO ar through my one at
the five sOu,'ics named, any subscription
they make ~ I" l'e null and void, bu, IL Deer
L. dgr, Misspu's r Bcavcrl,csd subscribe.
they have I" pay neither the road i"uchc.
their county ar not. See section. l and II
And ~ hong - the statute stands rs il II,
ttl.cr Ut ihsr c"un,its x,e liable t. Eav.
The question submitted by the Commission.
rs d. y'u MT rec the question ,ss local
rs well ~ II general interest?
The people If Deer L,dgc county are no,
.nxhus I" day I" iakc stock ~ = visionary
rsilr'sd company /" which they willie held
rc~pon.ible fer the liabilities Of the c.,ncern
and psy Il seven per cent. jnteres, per ~.
""m f"r thirty years t"r tie privilege. even
II Ito stock VAS NIT 10 bc sold "ut in the
manner prescribed for the sale Of real estate
~ Shrriff's execution" We do not know
that EeavcrI'esd. or Ch",eau, Or Missoula r.,
although the XOnsanian says Que Of the
commissioners Of the latter county favors It
snl FIR a'gl,t We know iwO 1T them may.
; Ut while thxt statute stands NJ it II, the *.
cmp'rd ~ uuniirs had better have care
VIII they elect for Commissioners. In the
meantime We take pleasure in DECLARING
"R 'il'aMd Suhscrir,io and for r.
IN 81 1T the law. We do not propose in this
number Ia shy much In relation 10 the bill
~ rfec'iny the subscription c,unties. W.
will say, however. thai hal the Legislature |
seem tlec'' d IN the c>pcisl interest If ihr |
Railroad Ring i".,esi 1t - representative,
VI the l,ts'ple u guard their int. rests. the. |
sa'u'd mo-, hsvs done more efficient servic. |
'i'nn IN voting dcGn the Sanders Bill, bu!
~ Il WIS. aud rnacting the present law. /.
h matter wholly insr'rnp rrhen.ibIe 10 y.
Whit The object Of the members Of the Leg
'.!a'ure ~as IN killing by M overwhelming
v,'e the Sanders Bill, which the Ring would |
nave been c,.nicnt with, aud then ennctinr
: law by On equally strong N .jori,y con,si" |
ng all tho Ob"Oxi'us and objectionable
features Of the first. making Au.,s,dy proh
IDLY many times - great, anc possessing NJ
s0'd qualities not ]" the Sanders Bill.
Why WIS the Sanders Bill defeated! What
became VI the opp sition when the lau o.
W io6"i'ely wOrse till came up! This Is tn
riddle We would like 10 have s.,lved III.
mere exemption 1T BcAvcrl,csd will no, e.
,isin Il. Whai will!
There n one saying clause in the law
&c. & Freedom from rugs. cxtor,iona,c
SxaiiOu and On inevitable succession III
ubsidics for any swindie that csn be devises
md saddled on the people depends upon thu
'c,ion q the polls, and II the scheme i.
'rsien the absolute and total REPEAL If thn
n'qai'y in the Legislature next winter vii
" holy and imperative duty. While W
nay not be called upon this election to vi.
~ subsidy w trust the county convention,
4 this and every c'unty where Il can be
"nc will i'ass resolutions requesting thc
legislature u wipe It III the statute lsx,k,
the pes'pIe ars sble I" dcfes. the scl'e,nr.
nd that never again will ito like mar sn'
flemish their s,rs. .1 |
now A1gD1gD11 Vas SDoURDD.
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