The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01
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Mr.. U. u. GOODWIN, formerly OF the leTTt-
torial Enterprise, has finally taken editorial
charge of. the Salt Lake Tribune.
"Whst Kearneyi is TO politics, lngersoll is to
religion" exclaims the New York Telegram.
Kealney is thinking of instituting suit for
defamation of character.
The term blanket lode " in the new min
ing bill is quite suggestive, inasmuch as the
bill, if m law, will certainly "throw a wet
blanket" on the mining industry of the North
west.
"What shall We do TO be saved" is the
title of lngersolls last lecture. Well, we
don't quite know, Bob, but IA great many
worthy people have an idea that it is moi to
take after you.
A Washington dispatch says Senator Davis
has refused to accept the second place on a
ticket with Tilden. His friends consider his
chances good, as soon as Tilden will have
been disposed Of.
Experts are now of opinion that Whitaker
carved his own ears and wrote 10 himself the
note of warning. With his sliced ears Whit
taker should he transferred from West Point
to the British navy. He would make such a
nice offset to the III. II. AS with the tattooed
noses.
Blanton Duncan, VINO refused to eat crow
in II and rebellet against the dictates OF his
] party when That party took the worship Of
! strange gods in tie confirmation Of Greeley,
is again coming to the surface i'll politics.
What his precise role is to be OH this occasion
is uncertain, but Blanton has a marvellous ca
/ pacity for mischief. Suggestive name, that
1 Bidnt-on.
4 Carry tue news to Alabama, is the import
! of a resolution offered i'll the Springfield con-
~vention, the meaning of which will be under
J stood upon reading the Selma dispatch given
in another column. The Intelligence from
l the Gulf State was received just AS the con
& yention of the lake. shore State was terminus
i ting its labors. The extremes met i'll their
Il endorsements Of Grant.
\ After a storm comes a calm. (Ori@inal.
1 Copyright applied tor.) After the Chicago
convention the public draws Il long breath Of
relief and tie musical cadencrs of Il told
& YOU so'' cello from one end to the other of
our great and glorious country. n. B.-No
reflections on those eminently respectable
gentlemen, the thild-termers, IN speaking of
the send ct our great and glorious," etc. etc.
4 The Republican State convention of Ne
braska refused to instruct its delegates to tie
National Conventions, but did the next thing
to it in adopting a resolution strongly eu!o-
hgizing Blaine, and his course III maintaining
and advancing Republican principles. On
test questions Blsine's strength was found 10
be 241 votes Grants 127. Individually the
lelesates selected are I" solid for Blaine" but
he convention adopted 10 resolutions save
p~ledging he Republicans of Nebraska to
support the nominee of the Chicago conycn-
ion,
The charges made against Judge Field by
certain Washington papers may not be very
t~eriously damaging to his reputation as a
residential candidate. but as a Justice OF the
Supreme court of the United States, the
highest and most august tribuna in the civil
zed world, they do him no honor. The
haTges as made amount to this: Judge
4 aie!l's friends in Washington are spending
money with lavish hand in the publication
n leading newspapers Of articles favorable to
is presidential caIdidacy, lie being in Wash
ngton at the same time, and Lavin9 klOwl-
1 dye of their proceedings. In favor Of his
/ aandidacy much is 10 be said, but before hav-
elg. it said in that particular way he should
9ivest himself Of lis judicial robes. The
My shadow Of reproach resting IN Glasses
reat name was brought on by a similar trail
,lg Of the euniue in The mire Of politics,
ruggIing for a Presidential nomination he
ever received.
To days dispatches relieve us Of all uncer-
sinty respecting the final action of the
pringtield convention. 1t was carried for
So rant, rs everyone expected il would be, but
ArrIed by means which every candid reader
! Aust recognize as unfair. There can he 10
s .A oubt that the bolt from the Cock county
u Dnvention, carried out with beautiful dis
!. pline,' was the result of an understanding
unit rule, when employed against them,
y he third termers preferred to holJ and run
be risk Of carrying the split into the National
sSsonyenllon. Afterward, in the Star conven-
ION, the unit rule rejected in their own case
RI Jas numerically applied to others; the
Is rant majority pIedgins not only the dele
ates at large, but also the entire State de!ega-
bn to the support of their favorite, altogether
I. noring the right claimed by the several dis
lets to elect their delegations. Against
is high handed proceeding there is a protest
i om several districts, a threat of delegates
be sent to the National Convention
Il ere to contest with the Springfield delegates
,fcbt of ranraseutinp the RenuhlicaD ms nf