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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-16
THAI LETTER.

Notwithstanding the presidential election
is over, the Garfield Morey letter still occu-
pies the attention of the New York press.
Tire republican national committee proposes
to devote the remainder of the campaign
fund on hand to the prosecution of PHILIP, the
alleged forger of the letter. So far the pros
ecution has proved nothing. They set out
with the proposition that Fl. l.. Morey was a
mythical person, but the defense has proved
his reality by the mother and the admins
TRAITOR on the effects of the deceased Morey.
They have also shown that Morey was living
at Lynn, Mass, at the time the letter in q,ses-
ton was claimed to have been written by
Garfield and addressed to Morey at Lynn.
There can be no doubt that the publication of
the letter had much to do in carrying Cali
fornia and Nevada for Hancock. If it shall
be proved that Philip forged the letter, he
should suffer to the full extent of the penalty
imposed by the law for the libelious attack
upon Mr.. Garfield but if 1t shall appear that
Garfield did write the letter, it would be quite
as we'll for the people to know it. For the
good name of our country abroad we sincere
ly hope that Nj. Garfield's friends may be
able to clear him from this, as well as from
Me other damaging charges made against that
gentleman during the recent campaign.
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OUR TIM T. LANDS.

Some time last June Professor Charles S.
Sargent, of Harvard university, was sent by
the government to the Pacific slope territories
for tie purpose of collecting data in regard to
its forests. 1t seems that Mr.. Schurz, our
pcramhulating secretary of the interior de-
partmeDt, is afflicted with timber con the
brazil" This gentleman appears to be i'm
pressed IN the belief that if the timber be cut
from our mountains and hillsidrs that the
great northwest would b. subjected to long
droughts, only broken by occasional water
spouts that would deluge the country with
floods and create g.cat havoc and destruction
of property. Our people are aware that our
weli-lneaning but Oh some things ignorant
secretary a short time ago enforced the o.
servance of a very obnoxious and embarrass-
ing law in regard to the cutting of timber
upon rublic lads in the territories. Through
the etl.rts Of our delegate at v ash:ng:un the
proceedings that were instituted against pa!-
ties in Montana for an infHaction of the tim
Der law were dropped, and we were congrat-
uiatiu9 ourselves that the matter would not
again be agitated, at least to our detriment.
| But recent events seem to show that the &C.
centric old gentleman only let 90 of the mat
te- for a lime merely to get a better hold.
Plof. Sargent Will soon report. What that
re port will be we know not, but we can Judge
of its drift, if the late action of the secretary
is based upon advir"s received from the Har-
| ward professor. We understand that we are
likely to be again subjected to the enforce
! ment Of the same unjust and annoying TIM
Der law regulations that caused 50 much
complaint a couple of years ago.
Judging by the course that Mr.. Schurz las
pursued in regard TO this timber question,
and the reasons Which he has given to justify
his actions. it would appear That the gentle
man has lost sight Of the fact that the natural
conditions which govern the rainfall in CELL
trail Europe-his native place-do not ex-
list in thiscountry. Now, a word on this
subject. The average altitude OF the
lands embraced by the Straits OF
Skager Rack, and Cattegst and Baltic sea oil
the north, and the Alps and Carpath'an
mountains Oh the south, extending from the
! North sea TO the st"ppes of Russia, is only a
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ACANARD.

Our last evenings dispatches state that
leading democrats in the south are consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of making Garfield's cleo
ton nearly unanimous, or In other words
that the 1873 electoral votes of the southern
states should be cast for him. This is the
silliest and most improbable piece of clap trap
that the republican censers of press kilograms
have favored Us with for some time. 1t is
simple nonsense to assert that 100000 dem
ocrats in the southern states who voted for
Tilden in 1876, and again voted for Hancock
a few days age, will stultify themselves by
permitting their electoral vote to be thrown
for Garfield. What next?
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VOTING FOR PREsIDENT.

There are 800 votes in the electoral college.
1t requires lS5 votes TO elect. The north has
231 votes and the south has 1873. Forty-seyen
northern votes with the southern volts can
elect a president. Both houses of congress
have the counting of the votes. The demo-
Gratis have 10 majority in the senate. There
are $50 democrats, 1877 republicans and 6
greenbaekers in the house, giving the demo-
Gratis a plurality OF Z, or a majority of Il over
the republicans. On joint ballot the demo-
Gratis have a majority of Is, over both repub-
licans and greenbackers. In case of the
election of a president being thrown into the
house the vote of each state would be deter
mined by a majority Of its delegation. As the
states now and 10 are republican and 18
democratic-the delegation from the state of
Indiana standing six republicans, five demo
Gratis and one greenbacker-Mr. De La Ma
tyr, who would undoubtedly act with the
democrats, making the vote Of the house by
states a tie. In the event that the house fail
TO name . president the senate chooses a
president from the vice presid IS voted for.
The senate now stands ~ democrats to 33
republicans. II will thus be seen that the
counting Of the electoral votes will be done
by q body the majority Of which are demo-
cratic. A repetition of the fraud OF 70 need
no. be apprehended.
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the Pope at the head of our board of educa-
( on, contributed by their subscriptions and
their presence to swell the Wall street audi.
ence which listened the other day approvingly
to the sentiments and the opinions of Colonel
"Bob' Ingersoll, who avows him self All athe-
list and regards religious institutions Of all
kinds with impartial contempt. There can
ne no doubt that if Colonel Bob Ingersoll
were the republican candidate for the mayor
atty in tins city to-day these persons would
vote for him in preference to Mr.. Grace, and
yet We presume they would be very much
shocked if they SHOULD be charged in that
case with a settled design of eNpun.ing ali
traces of Christianity from the textbooks
and the general administration of our public
school system. 1t is not because Mr.. Grace
is a Catholic C. it is because he is a democrat,
that these persons are trying to lfuset The virus
of scrtar,au luminosity and Jealousy into a
question which sects as sects have and can
have nothing whatever to do. Mr.. Grace is ,
citizen # urimppachahle private character,
who has pl !,ilrlv declared himself TO be 10y
ally devoted to maintaining our system of
puhiic education on its present foundations.
Had he not done this, it would be impossible
for him, were he never so bitter a p ropagan-
DIST OF his own religious belief, to import i.
practically in any way into the working Of
q at syste II. As he has done this, honest and
intelligent men of all shades of religious be
lief and of all shades of political opinion are
equally interested in putting an etlectual
S upper at once upon the dangerous ate pit
Of a few unprincipled politicians to shake the
hold of the most important of our public ill.,
st,tulions upon the loyal and impartial sup
port of all good citizens"
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NO DANGER.

The New York Herald, supported by a few
religioust fanatics, made a s~cnseless fight aga list
Mr.. w. R.. Grace, TIA" may"r-elect OF New
York City, on the grouu : that he was a catlI-
Ole and would use his power to divert the
common school fuui OF hat city from its
legitimate purposes and seek to use it in the
interest of sectarian educational institutions.
The following sensible article from the New
York World may be read with profit by resi-
dents Of >chool districts throughout the Uni
ted States. 1t may possibly disabuse the
minds Of many of the fear that our common
school funds are in danger of being used for
the bulldog up of UNCONVENTIONAL schools by
the action OF local officers. No change in the
present administration of our common school
affairs can possibly be made unless authorized
by legislative enactments. There is not a
remote possibility that it will ever be attempt
ed ia this country. The World says:
at is not SO long ago since the common
wealth of Massachusetts was disturbed by a
hot debate over the alleged perverslon of the
resources of Harvard University to the build
ing up Of one particular Protestant sect, and
GIicTe Cdii Dc no uOuut IldJ II ecclesiastical
and theological questions could be successfully
imported into a political contest oyer the adj
ministratlon of New \ ork City, the field of
controversy would very soon be so widened
as o array the different Protestant commun-
lois of the metropolis quite as sharply against
one another as certain uneasy members OF
two or three of these communions are now
striving to array them against the metrOpoli-
tan body OF Catholic believers. 1t mas been
our good fortune, as Mr.. Whitney points out,
in the conduct of our school system, so far,
to escape any serious collision between the
educational theories of different religious Or
carnations. There is no authority whatever
lodged under our present laws in any local
flncIioiary or functionaries to make such a
collision possible by divertlIg the funds
raised for public education to the benefit of
any class OF sort of denominati0nal schools.
A Catholic mayor of New York will have 10
more power to starve the public schools of
New York in the interest Of Catholic educa-
ton than a Mahometan mayor of New York
would have to starve them IN the interest of
Mahometan education. A number OF the
persons who appear to be more alarmed lest
Mr.. Grace on taking possession, as he assured.
ly will take possession, of the mayoralty OF
! New York, should proceed to put a vicar Of
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title over one hundred feet above the sea
level. All the timber growing upon the
slight elevations in that country IS carefully
preserved for reasons, the principal one OF
which is the knowledge of the fact that the
timber s.ryes in some degree to tap or break
the storm clouds in their eastern passage
from the North sea toward the Russian Step
pes. There is no question Of this, and that
the rainfall is more eqally distributed through
out that country OIL account of the Influence
that those timbered elevations exert uportIe
climate of central Europe is an assumption
sustained by many years of meteorological
observations. Hence it may be found neces-
sary to preserve the forests of Europe for The
reasons given. But it does not follow that
our mountain forests should be so carefully
preserved. The physical formation of the
northwest territories bears no resemblance to
the native land Of our venerable secretary.
Our mountain ranges rest upon a plateau
from three thousand to five thousand feet
above the level Of the sea. Our storm clouds
in their eastern course from the Pacific are
broken, not by diminutive hills and low, TIM
bered elevations, but by a succession Of high
mountain ranges and prominent peaks
whose cool, surrounding air con-
dense the wandering vapors and deluge
the forests with rain or snow. Despoiling
our mountain slopes OF their timber does not
alter the conditions upon which we depend
for our supply of rain and snow. These con-
ditions would exist if every tree was cut
down in Montana. This is a fact that every
student in physical geography well knows.
1t is to the presence of our high mountain
ranges that we owe our rain fall, and not to
the timber upon them. This fact seems to
have escaped the attention of our erudite sec
Rotary, but any mountaineer can tell him that
the higher one goes up towards the top of a
mountain the deeper the snow becomes,
though he may not be able to account for the
fact. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Sclurz will
let our wood choppers and sawmill men have
a rest and permit us to build houses and cook
our meals within them without further mo-
lestation. If he fears that the little wood we
cut from our mountains will produce climatic
changes a trip across the Park in one of our
winter storms would impress him with the
belief that most any change would be desira-
BILE, and that the absence or presence of TIM
Der could not deprive it of its disagreeable
features.
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Il II Safp-Schurz NeslectIng
Duty Public Debt SEDUCTION
GrOwt OF Washington


Editor Butte MINER.
When some of your readers lake IN YOUR
paper for this week they will know-what il.
not known now-who the next president will
be. Whether his name is Hancock or Gar
held, there is no doubt that the COUNTRY is
safe, that manufacturers will prosper, corn
and cotton grow and water run down hill
just as now. There is, and will be for Years
to come, ali imperative demand among the
people OF all ST c'i0ls for such legislation a.
will strengthen the union. An attempt to
enact laws in any way in violation of sucl,
demand would simply send the proposer to
obscurity. And even if we could imagine
Tue passage by congress of any measure
threatening, even indirectly, The union or the
constitution as amended, or Interfering with
any existing law in support of either of
them, we have in the two presideu-
tial candidates perfect assurance that such an
attempt would be frustrated by executive
action. The capitalist, the laborer, the pro-
fessional man and the farmer, no matter " hat
The politicians MAY say, should sleep s,undly
and undIsturbed by fears of tie future from
this time forward.
1t is unotticialIy stated at the treasu,v d..
parlment this morning that the public debt
VIII be reduced ten millions during the pres
ent month.
Secretary Schulz has not returned TO the
city and to his desk, as | feel sure every ON.
believes he should have done long ago. II 10
perhaps proper that in ordinary times mem.
bers OF the cabinet should explain to the peo.
pie III different sections Of the country tho
pollcy the administration OF which they are
a part proposes to carry out. But no ono
will claim that pressing duties should ho
neglected for such a purpose, and the secre-
tary OF the interior has not, during his wbo,s
term, been needed in his office NOR. tho,
during the past week.
The growth of Washington for ten Years
past, as officially shown by census ,enor,s
just issued, astonishes even our own peop,e
Inc per centage Of gain in population WAC
greater than in most cities of the ,,ou,,rv
though none of it was on account of manu.,
f~actnres, as in Philadelphia, or trade , q n
New York and Chicago. The u..ua,,
climate OF this section, aud the fac, that, IL.
CITY Is the capital Of the country, have m,do
the unexpected increase, ana il ia ,r L.-
acter which would crafty any co,nm,nnr
ihe people OF the United States have a ,ioi,,
10 be proud Of Washington as w.shi,n.s"
now is. ws'oh
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s, 1880.
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Get Your NJ

WASHINGTON, Nov. lO.-The seem
the treasury notifies the holders Of
cents issued Feb. s, 81, that they /,
paid at the treasury department Dee
that interest thereon will cease on b
These are not to be COMPOUNDED Will
of 81 which were issued in March n
gust '61, and March '63. The deuj
will he able to pay more promptlyfl
for redemption are received dufj
month. Bonds for redemption shouaI
dressed Secretary Of Treasury, Load
sion, Washington" and REGISTERED
should be addressed "S~ecretary of Nd
For Redemption" These bonds I'd
be purchased at any sub-treasur At 4
bic prices whenever presented.
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The Irish difficulty is assuming alarming
proportions. The pressure of English opiu-
ion has forced the government into prosecut-
ing the leading orators and men belonging 10
the land league. The Orangemen IN the
north of Ireland are about to take a hand in
the matter, and a report is current that the
is prepared 10 land a body of
troops at Quee nstown. Altogether the pros
poets for quiet, prosperous times in Ireland
arc not fatteTing.
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Supreme Court Decis,su

CHICAGO, Nov. lO.-The state ,
court to-day made a public decision
a writ of supeisedeas in tn. Ease of /,
Shore and Michigan Southern VS.. II.
ern Indiana railroad. This is a cas-
ing the condemnation of certain Ian.
sary to secure entrance into the eli,
Western Indiana. 1t is a substan,i,l
of the latter road over the Lake Sbm,
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1O.-A Visl
patch says: A large public meeting !,
last night to consider Canada's defaul
matter of the Island railway, and The !
tons passed lecite the losses the proviI
sustained through the reservation for
years of the Island coal and astj
lands, and express the belief that I'D
ince would be better off as a crown M
the railway obligations of the Domial
not fulfilled. The speeches were ID
distinguished for their quiet and 4
tone.
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Temple Bar MemOrlal

NEW YORK, Nov. 1O.--rhe WORT
don special says that the Temple Bar
rial, which was unveiled by Prince
yesterday morning, and which is YER
ally denounced as a most inartistic nil
sorry, was maliciously defaced last II
popular opinion is quick to conn,
league sympathizers with the deed.
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FROM ALL PARTS ar THE Va
Burned TO Death.

GALENA, H., Nov. l0.-Leonard
restaurant in Ellenboro burned To-
two of his children, aged 3 ana i "
ished in the flames. Their mother
veIely but not fatally burned.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-16

We present the electoral vote as it is now
supposed to stand. We place Oregon's vote
for Garfield, though the very latest returns
from that state render it very doubtful
whether it can be claimed for him:
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why she Democracy Lost

CHICAGO, Nov. l0.-The Ttmcy lid
oils special says: The story telegFNA
Washington that the leading demons
south were considering the adriAA3
having Gartield's election made a
unanimous as the vote Of their s,asI
III 1t received some confirmation iRi
versation between mpmbero of the ies
state central committee and a THa3
pondent. Said the committeeman; 4
the October elections, when it becaR
rent that Hancock could not be elected
CT the wiser men of the party WHO i'd
troubles 10 the democracy in lavl
strength lie in the solid south. as&a
scheme by which the electoral yoted
eral southern states could be ~aclrc4Ia
field, 50 that the party might be in good
or al least have some sort OF a show
ottier contest; but the bourbon II
stepped on it, as was done to every ob
Slble provision Of the campaign, and ID
went on under the same old condita}
was a great mistake, and, | think, ted
ing one OF a long series of stupendOE
ders beginning with the nomination d
cock. That was, of itself, a contest
weakness and an admission that wi
nothing of our own to make a rae. O|
we deserved to be beaten. What The
ought to have done ; what was due 10
and due to him, was to renominate ln|
j-cting him was not only s,upendoei
hut the basest political ingratitude of
SO monstrous to amount to an absolntt
with the solid south destroyed, the N
fective campaign material of the rpd1
party will be captured from item, al
democracy be in bet'e r trim for a Da|
contest than at any time within the n
years.
Returns from all but three precH ID
New Hampshire show a total pres!dd
vote of sG,l77, as follows: Gar fields
Hancock, 4O,7O7; scattering, 6s3.
For the Ashley belt the contest was hl
at lo;4O p. IN. the 9th inst, with the 10
ing score: Rowell, 500 miles; LittIe'
40; Dobler, $50. ROwell beat Frank
record of 565 miles at half-past ten OF
amid great excitement and cheering. !
eooO persons were present at the finish
receipts tor the week are estimated al
Official returns from 50 counties inln
give a republican majority OF 44s9. I
remaining IL counties, 6 gave repu'
majorities in October of 1926. and B.
cratic msjorities Of 749. The counti"'
from show a net democratic gair VI
over October.
John &. New authorizes the annouLc
that he is a candidate for senator from
ana. The four others are Harrison, Gre
Cumback and Orth.
Harry, son OF John G. New, won So
election bets.
News has been received at San Fra
that the Jeanette and some whaleI
been lost with all hands, the vessels
crushed in the Ice.
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The Chinese in California raised $4,000
for the republican campaign fund, The Car
field Morey letter captured the heathens.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-30

The Railroads and the People.
(Concluded.)


Railroad managers admit that
such things are wrong, that they
are opposed to public policy and
private morality. Ask a railroad
manager the remedy, AID be will
tell you "a pool" with legisls.ion to
enable one railroad company to en-
force agreements made with another
company. He is certain that any
legislation or supervision 10 the 10.
terest of the public would not only
be imperative, but probably un-
constitutional, ard certainly mis-.
cbievous. He will point to granger
laws which were afterward repealed
bat be will forget to state that they
were purp1sely misconstrued by
the ra lroads, and instead of &C.
quiescisg 10 ind carrying them gu,
IN good faith, railroad managers
made them as troublesome as pos
slble to the public 10 order that
they might create reaction in pub
lie opinion, and, with the IiSeral use
OF money 10 both elections aud the
lobby, secure their repeal. He will
forget to tell you that, wherever
this result has been attained, it was
accomplished only after the rail.
roads bad conceded material reforms
for which the people had contended.
He will not mention the fact that
the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, in the so.called
granger cases, established beyond
question the principles for which
the grangers coDtended, and sweep
away the web of sophistries which
learned counsel had been spinning
upon the Dartmouth College case.
The decision oftbe Supreme Court
in the granger eases. rendered Mar.
l, 1877, was one Of the most i'm
portant declarations of public rights
since the declaration of independ.
ence. Regarding the power TO
regulate, CHIEF Justice Waite said /:
''We find that when private property Is az
fected with public interest il ceases 10 be
juris privati only. This was said By Lord
Chief Justice Hale more thar two hundred
years ago in his treatise de Porti5,s, Kari,
and has been accepted without objection as
an essential element in the law OF property
ever since. Property does become clothed
with public interest when used in manner