The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-20

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appears in another column this morning. will
be particularly gratifying to our Re ublican
1t is well known that a vast major
ity of the RepuE.. oarty Of this Territory
are firmly Oppose e nomination of Sen-.
ator Blaine for o. "ief magistracy of the
nation. Some =. .., ago, however, a very
determined NOV. 'rs inaugurated in this
Territory for til on OF the Blame
boom, and proniga .. us support were the
five editors of oul esteemed cotempo-
rary, the Herald, who were aided and
abetted in the plot by several lead
ing Republicans of the Capital City.
1t was the intention OF these gentlemen con-
temptuously to disregard the wishes of the
people in the premises and for a time they
seriously contemplated the appointment of
delegates to Chicago instead Of their election
in the proper manner. Their high-minded
patriotism in this little scheme, however, was
carefully and exclusively ventilated. 1t was
conclusively shown that their sole purpose in
refusing the people a voice in the matter at
issue, was to insure a Blaine delegation,
knowing full well that in the possible event
of his election, they would be rewarded with
profitable offices and would in all cases be
consulted as to the distribution of federal
patronage. But when the nature of the plot
was exposed a storm of Republican indigna-
ton was aroused, and the five editors, with
their FEY ring adherents, were literally forced,
in order to save their political influence, to
issue a call for a Territorial convention.
Yet they did not give up the fight, and the
Herald very willingly enlisted in the
attempt to bully the Republican party.
into the support of its candidate who it is
well known is a distant relation to four
members of the editorial staff. Accordingly
when the call was issued for the Deer Lodge
county Republicans to meet in mass conven-
ton, our unselfish and patriotic cotem. came
out with a red hot denunciation OF the gentle
man who published the They
were characterized as a "town squad OF half
a dozen WHO would lun the convention to
their entire liking, and were in effect openly
charged with political corruption of the basest
character. Remarkable as it may appear.
however, the Herald thunder inspired no ter
ror in the hearts of the Obdurate committee
men and instead of resembling the call as the
| five editors seemed to expect, they proceeded
vention in order that the people might enjoy
an opportunity of voicing their sentiments OH
an important political issue.
The result is detailed in our local columns.
The Grant men won 4 complete victory. In
other words, they sat violently down on the
Helena Herald together with the circular
combination of Blaine boomers who eidcav
ored to foist all unpopular candidate upon
the Republican party Of this county. Juds
ing from the character of the delegation
selected to attend the Territorial convention
and being fully assured that several other
populous counties will send anti-Blaine mel
to Helena, there is every reason TO believe
that the Maine politician will be minus the
support of the Montana Republicans in the
Chicago convention, and even though he
should be nominated and elected, it will
plainly appear that he is under no obligations
whatever to the Herald and its circular com
bination in Helena.
But the crushing defeat Of the capita
journal will have its lesson which the fiv,
editors would do well to observe. II will
prove that whenever hat delectable outi
have personal %pecuniary reasons ic
supporting any candidate for public otfics
they will the more certainly secure thei
object by coming out in fat-footed and pei
sistent opposition of the party in whose SUI
port they would naturally enlist their fAilin
energies. There is little doubt that Blain
would have received the united vote of tn
county in the Territorial convention had
not been so VIGOROUSLY evident that a STOW
=, squad" of Helena politicians expected to rea
=, all the advantages resulting from his possibl
a election.