The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-05-18
EDITORIAL T

1t was Senator Ferry, not Mr.. Forney, to
whom the Michigan Republicans pledged
their support for the Vice-Presidency.
sImpeach one, hang the other'' is the pithy
advice given California by a New York
journal in discussing the Kalloch's, father and
son.
The New York Tribune says a good reason
in favor of a third term is some of the things
that no fellow can find out" But the strong
man is reaching for 1t all the same.
Ex-senator, James \. Bayard, OF Delaware,
the father of Senator Bayard, probably the
next Democratic nominee to the Presidency,
is thought to be on his death bed at his home
in Wilmington.
1t is estimated that for the current month
the European immigrants arriving vt New
York will reach the round number of fifty,
thousand, or considerable more than the
entire population of Montana.
British sporting journals arc trying to bring
about another international rifle match be-
tween England and the United States, to take
place on English soil. 1t takes a long while
for the British rfleman to accept the grade Of
second best" to which the popular verdict
long ago assigned him.
Is Thursday disputing with Friday the
proud distinction of being known as "hang-
mans day" Last Thursday Hoyt was hang
ed Connecticut, and in Pennsylvania on the
same day brandt, Hummel aud Wise, who
murdered Raber that they might realize on
his life insurance, met their doom in the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
Owing to the great increase III the cost of
paper many eastern journals have raised their
subscription price. The margin between the
cost of printing a paper, and its price of SUBJ
scription is so small, that with a sudden in
crease of the former there was only the
alternative to suspend, or increase subscrip-
ton rates and they chose the latter.
The New York State Senate has lately
passed a concurrent resolution tavorins an
amendment to the State Constitution extend
ing the suffrage to women Inasmuch as our
Ioll wv always IpoSCSSSo luh (Oll-
mand of the veto power, their demand for
the right of suffrage as we'll might lead a SILL
p~erficial observer to think they want matters
all their own way and this opinion would be
a great irjustice-of course.
Governor Fremont, of Arizona. is in New
York. This is John G. Fremont, the Path
finder of an earlier political era who never
succeeded in finding a path to the White
House. Fremont, the first Republican candi-
ate for the Presidency, was defeated inthe cam
paign of1S56 by the Democratic victory which
placed in the chair James Buchanan, the Dem
ocratic President last preceding the one to be
inaugurateI on the fourth of next March.
In New York all act for the imposition Of
tax on foreign capital employed within the
State only failed 10 become law through he
veto of Governor Cornell, wise enough to take
the advice Of bankers, and other IL aucie rs on
a question of pure finance. The bill was d.
rected against the Canadian banking interest.
and, like the act imposing taxation on rolling
stock Of the Canadian railways, found within
the limits of the United States, was intended
as a measure to accelerate Canada's slow but
suIe gravitation into Tie CniOn But measures
of this class are apt to defeat their end. Left
to themselves the Canadians will come sooner
of their W free will, and will make more
valuable citizens of the Republic, in SO com,
ing than if they felt that a forcing process Of
any description is being resorted to, to bring
about the annexation for which Canada il
not yet fully prepared.
The present aspect of affairs in the Phillips.
burg trouble we hope will not be wanting of
proper influence upon those who will form
our next legislature. Notwithstanding re
peated recommendations of Governor Potts
recommendations backed by all sufficient
reasons, our past legislatures have steadil,
refused to enact a general militia law. Thank
to this refusal the authorities may find them
selves u~nprepared to COPE successfully witt
armed resistance to the law, now that it j
offered. No matter who is risi or who i
wrong in any dispute, tine courts or tn
authorities standing behind the courts, shoul
be invested with the power necessary to Ell
force the mandates of those courts. At Phi
ipsburg the authority of the sheriff was detie
by the parties for whose arrest he held wal
rants. Now, if the posse comitdtus law b
so interpreted that the Governor cannot ca
the troops to the aid of the civil authorize
what are we to 10 in the absence {
militia? How far removed are we frol
anarchy, from acknowledged lawlessness If
handful of men can with IMMUNITY bid d.
fiance to an order issued from the bencl
This Philipsburg matter may include in i
intricacies a great wrong done the workin