The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-09-21
WHY VIE SHOULD SUPPORT THE
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party that those ideas have any chance of be-
ing put to the test of actual trial, or reduced
to practice in an application to the branches
of business or government for whose regula-
ton they were designed. Most mel are thus
influenced by principle in their political pre-
ferences. and it will not be necessary for us
to urge upon democrats from. principle any
reason why they should support their party
nominees. They will support it strenuously
and cordially without any such urging. But
again there are those who style themselves
Independents. There are men who have a
preference for the democratic or for the re-
publican party IN a general way, but who,
nevertheless, exercise the privilege of voting
on any and all occasions for the men or meas
ures their Judgment approves. 1t is to men
of this class, to the independents, and more
especially to the independents of the West
Side, that we would advance a few reasons
why they should unite in supporting Major
Maginnis in this campaign.
Let US first consider the matter Of Congress
sional representation for the future. We are
all very properly DESTROYS of having the West
side represented in congress for at, least one
term !; let us see whether or not the support
of Major Maginnis will assist towards the con-
summation of this very laudable wish. As
publicly announced in the Territorial Cenven-
ton, this is the last time that our delegate
nomination. Some may profess to pooh
pooh this declaration; but let us consider
the facts of the present situation. In the east a
presidential campaign of extraordinary ener-
gy and activity is going on, with every indi-
cation of a democratic triumph being the re-
suit. The services of Major Maginnis were
wanted in that campaign. We must remember
that Maginnis was a Union soldier. His mil
itary title was not conferred in Montana as
an expression of bar-room courtesy, but in
stead was won on the field of battle and was
conferred as the reward of distinguished SER
vices rendered the cause of the Union. To
sum up in a few words, Maginnls is a Union
soldier of spotless record; a lifelong democrat,
and an orator OF uncommon eloquence and
power. In a word, he is precisely the kind
of man that is needed to take part in the east
ern campaign, and it was against the fire.
quently repeated wish Of Mr.. Barnum. chair
man of our National Democratic Committee,
that he consented once more to a Montana
candidacy instead of taking the stump in the
doubtful states of the cast, where his efforts
would have contributed so powerfully TO-
wards swelling the democratic majorities
otherwise assured. If our delegate had con-
not have returned to Montana to accept a
denomination. With the almost certain pro-
spect Of a democratic administration to sue
coed that of Mr.. Hayes, the chances of win
ming a position of honor and influence by
taking an active part in the campaign were
infinitely to lie preferred to the certainty OF
a reelection to a territorial delegateship.
With Gen. Hancock in the presidential chair
mere gratitude would secure for Maj. Magin.
mis-, lie having participated actively in the ma
tional campaign, a position compared with
which a territorial delegateship, in either
honor or profit, would be a very small affair
indeed. Our delegate understood this very
well, and had he looked seltishly to his own
interests he would have sent to Montana
such a dispatch as Dick Mccormick, of .Ari.
IONA, sent his constituents, when, after repre-.
sentlng the territory for several terms he for
warded the laconic dispatch, "Don't want tc
be a candidate. l can do BETTER" abruptly
terminating the pleasant relations which had
a,:., ,x.at-l lotno, l:.a-lc .,I A..
people of Arizona. But the delegate of Mon
tana was not so selfish. lie was urged to {
further candidacy in Montana by prominent
citizens Of the territory, who know exactly
what it is that Montana wants, and who further
more know how potent, owingto his ~acquaint'
ance with the departments and familiarity
with congressional routine, would be the in
duence of Maj. Maginnis when eXerted t.
supply those wants. Thus urged, he remem
bered how faithfully Montana had stood b,
him when the delegateship was something t.
be desired, and now that he wa
in a position to repay past favor
he could not refuse TO be again a can
didate,~ although he could edo better - yer,
decidedly by refusing. But this is his las
candidacy. We have his word, gwen in pub
lie and without condition, to that effect
Two years hence another candidate for dele
gate must be brought out, and if Deer Lodg
county maintains her lead in the front ram
of the democratic counties, that candidat
will, as a matter of justice as well as policy
be a Deer Lodge man. If we foolishly al
low the republicans to carry this county
will not make a bit of difference as to tn
general result. Montana will remain demo
prestige, that's all, and the next congressions
candidate will of course be the citizen OF
county which will have renamed true 70 tn