The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-12-24

The newspaper personification of Greed
labelled the Butte Miner, known as the Butte
Dodger, aud more properly entitled to b.
called the Imposter, never ceases to harp OF
the L" county printing" and to refuse to be
comforted because it has it not. If it had
the contract the citizens of Butte who desire
"diyision" can rest assured they would
have no exponent of their interests in that
sheet. Greed is the only thing it has ever
been consistent in. On all other matters
and in every issue 1t discusses it
Wires in and wires out, ...I
Leaving the matter still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track
Was going out or coming back.
But whenever Its rapacity scents a dollar 1t
follows itwith unwearying eagerness and the
keen-eyed desire Of a starved wolf. Its par
ticular monomania Is, and has been, the
Public Printing Of this county, which it de-
mands on the ground that 1t is political
patronage within the partizan dispensation
CT Democratic officers, and that it, as Dem
ocratic paper published in Deer Lodge coun-
ty, 1t is grossly wronged in being deprived of
it. 1t has published the law as a L" disgrace"
TO the Montana Statutes and as an unscrC-
pulous party measure; again that 1t was pass
ed by Democratic Legislature for Demo-
cratic purposes; again requested the County
Democratic Convention to express an opin-
ion of "the proceedings of giving Democrat
ic patronage to Republican newspaper"
(Which 1t did, by the way, in making the
gentleman the Imposter desired censured
Permanent Chairman; nominating him to
the highest Legislative position in its gift,
aud electing him also Chairman of the Dem
ocratic Central Committee Of this county,
and again, in a recent communication to
which it does not dissent, correspondent as
serts that the much-decried Printing Law
has reduced the expenses of the counties for
Public Printing one-third. And il is true a
This brings usto the consideration of the
question whether the Printing Law was pass
ed as partizan measure. We were not
present ut the time of the debates on the bill
and there is no report Of the speeches, but it
is stated to us by gentlemen who were in the
Legislature that every Democrat, speaking
to the bill distinctly and unequivocally, de-
MED that he voted forit for partizan purposes.
At that time there was considerable talk of
establishing Democratic paper in Deer
Lodge. Hon. Asa Brown, of Blacldoot,
was President of the Council. He will recol-
lect that on our inquiring If he would sign q
contract for the New NORTHWEST for Deer
Lodge county, we stated this project to him,
and he Immediately answered: The NEW
NoRTH- WEsT Is the established paper;
will sign your contract at any time You pre-
,ent It," Hon Samuel Langhorne, Speak
,r OF the House, as unhesitatingly sign |
I'd 1t. We cite these facts as corroboratiye |
testimony 10 show. that it was not considered |
It the time as partizan act. "Democrat,"
n the Imposter, indirectly adds his testimo-
ny by stating that neither the Independentnor
defended the act as a party
measure. While political preferences |
laye doubtless existed In some cases, and,
'ther things being equal, would probably |
generally be followed, II Is wholly discpe-
ionary with the members Of the Board who
hey, award the printing TO-. lnl |
But, supposing that the county printing
we're held as patronage for Democratic pa
'ers, what claim has the Miner to Il? What
god has Il done the Democracy Of Montana
n Deer Lodge county? At the election Of
STA, ut which time there was no Democrat
c paper in the county, the Democrats elect
d every man on. their ticket, II we .recollect
right, except one Mr.. Gessen, Republican,
'eing elected adistrict Assessor. In 1915 no
were elected. In 1878 the Miner
itself as a Democratic organ, sail
d In on Its corkscrew course-and what was Il
be result? Although there was over 200
Democratic majority in the county, the fol-
owing Republicans were, elected: Board
nan, to the House; Lew Coleman, County
treasurer; Oren Emerson, Probate Judge,
nth the appointment Of +. Z. Glesson,
'ublic Administrator, ii. II, Zenor and
gorge w. Morse, County Commissioners,
nd D. r. Mcfarland, Surveyor without
estt-ll sm ass1 t.ah Ell u 1f.ss.4 mi
The Miner has continued its good work,
he election Of, 1850 cuts Maginnis' majority
Glow . hundreJ sends Frank Worden TO
y Council; J. x, Pardee TO the House re-
ews Lew Coleman's term ~ County Treas ,
rer;., gives Oren Emerson The Probate
with the appointment Of George
r. Irwin IS Public Administrators; makes
[r. Kellogg County Surveyor without co, Il
.st), and very probably win be shown. to
ave given Mr.. Witter the Office Of Clerk ,
nd Recorder. AID Sill there Is an actual