Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-08-07
THE ELECTION

to centre on the Capital Law, and hard
work was done on both sides, notwith
standing the apparently small vote
cast for approval. Every resource
was brought forward and every expe-
dent was rcsorted to by those who op.
posed the law to influence voters.
It was a remarkable fact that some
of our most prominent and influential
citizens who had all along favored
the law suddenly Topped over on the
day Of election and worked against it.
We arc informed that letters were
sent here on the eve Of the election
from Gov. Potts uA relation to the re-
lnoval Of the Capital, and that the
Governor made certain promises there
in to tie effect that Bozeman would
be benefited by voting against re-
moval, SC. We were surprised to
hear Of this participation Of the Gov
crnor in a matter where the dictates
Of delicacy and honor should have
caused him to remain quiet. It's pos
siblo that these promises, whatever
they were, had something to do with
the action Of those alluded to above
Whom the Governor was here some
weeks ago, it was currently reported
that he intended to locate i'll Boze-
man on his return from the East; and
We are not certain but that his loca-
ton here was made conditional on the
Capital remaining at Virginia. That
and possibly more might have been
reiterated in the letters, but we trust
that it is not so; that the Governor
has kept aloof from any participation
il this matter at all.
We know Of many reasons that
tended. to make the vote for removal
small in this county, which it is un-
necessary for us TO state now, that the
thing is over and Helena has secured
the Capital, Notwithstanding the sui
cilal policy Of majority Of our pco-
pie in opposing it; but We cannot let
the occasion pass without expressing
,mc feeling in tho matter.
Local issues were coupled with the
Capital question by those who oppos-
I'll it's removal and many voters were
influenced in this manner. Every
thing calculated to injure Helena was
Ills .rupulously used by the partizans
81 Virginia, and questions having no
hearing upon the issue involved wee
seized upon and perverted to secure
votes. The bitter animosity display
by some Of the more Jealous opponents
Of the law was astonishing, and it
came from men Who virtually depend
upon Helena for their means Of sup
port. They endeavore.l to convince
or rural friends that Helena had no
other object in life, but to crush out
Bozeman and Gallatin county. Not
vithstanding the fact that Helena en-
joys liberal trade from this county,
which she justly deserves, and that
our interests are mutual and recipro-
cal; that the Interchangeable laws Of
supply and demand requiring in our
Territory general depot Of supplies
a trade centre, where capital is neces-
sary to anticipate the varied wants Of
q people engaged in divers pursuits;
that Helena is as necessary to Gallatin
county as St. Louis or Chicago is to
the Northwestern States, and that
Gallatin County is as necessary to
Helena as any Of the States MENTIONED
to the above trade centres; and the in
contr0yertible fact that in whatever
country people abide metropolis is q
natural result Of life, these bigoted,
sclf-constitutcd champions Of political
economy endeavored to make voters
believe that it was to the interest of
Helena to cripple Bozeman and this
county, and that she never lost an op-
portunity in doing SO; that Helena
was responsible for the failure Of the
Yellowstone Expedition, SC. SC. Any
reasonable, sensible man knows that
the relations Of this county to Helena
are such that it is Of tlfc most vital in
te est to the commercial prosperity Of
the latter that ourpeople should besuc-
cessful in wllatevecenterprise they may
undertake., and that whenever advcr-
sity overtakes us her prosperity is
thereby checked to no inconsiderable
extent.
The Republicans were inactive and
the Peoples Party split among them
selves, which gave to the Democracy
an easy victory.
A Cleveland youth Of rather fast Iroclivi-
tiea fell IN love with a parsons daughter.
and, as clincher to bis claims, said 70 the
reverend gentleman. II 90 my bottom dol