The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-04-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

complaint Win Wnlcn Hoar oI Mdssachusee'
and Malone are afflicted.
Three hundred merchants of Glasgow have
signed a memorial in faver of England's rep
resentation at the monetary conference to be
held at Paris.
Col. Fred Grant, who has been attached &c
the United States army, quite as much fol
ornament as for use, has resigned his position
and will engage in railroad business.
Charles BradIaugh has been reelected
member of Parliament for Northampton by a
majority of 1872 votes. Northampton has a
registered vote of $3.50. He was opposed by
Rev. M. Varley, a Baptist minister, and an
imitator of Spurgeon as a sensational preach
er. He was also opposed by Colonel More
land, a conservative candidate. 1t is now
thought Bradlaugh will be permitted to take
his seat.
few republicans are f1attering themselves
they have effected a break in the solid south
in carralling Malone and Ridd!eberger in
their fold. They will find in the end the
game is not worth the ammunition they have
expended upon them. Let us see what they
have given for this "break.' Thu chairman
ship of the committee on agriculture; the sec
retaryship of the senate; the office of ser
seant-at--arms of the senate; a collectorship
and a postofiice. Malone and Riddleber-
ger are not the only hOrsefies that thought
they were drawing the coach when biting the
horses. We are surprised that the republi-
cans entertain the same opinion.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Neac North
Vest, in referring to the Silver Bow county
bill in its last issue, says "All legislation
of a like character should be taken from our
statute books" and adds alt is safe to say
hat all the defective legislation will receive
a thorough investigation.' The desire on
the part Of our valley neighbor to see our
statute books purged of defective legislation
is commenaaple, and when its efforts are di-
rected to that end, it will undoubtedly re-
ceive the hearty support of the press and peo-
pie of the Territory. But if it enter into a
Quixotic crusade against oil bills that passed
the legislature, as The division bill passed, We
fear its lance will be unsupported by either
press or people. Judge Gaibraith's decision
in the recent injunction suit will, we think,
destroy the appetite of gu enthuslaslic cotem
porary for sspitching into" our statute books.
The New York Times says that two ele-
plants have been sent to Central Park, 'there
to be quartered until Mr.. Conkling decides
what shall be done with them The World,
in referring to the statement, remarks 1--WE
thought Mr.. Conkling was, if anything, long
of elephants at the present time, with that
lively little baby elephant, Pearson, and that
vicious old rogue, Robertson, on his hands"
Sunset Cox thus explains one OF the reasons
why the democratic members do not permit
the completion of the senatorial organization:
"The idea of the democratic senators is to
call attention to the messallience between
rank reputation and the republican party.
If the genius of deviltry ha1 invented IA PLAZA
to make the republican majority a minus
quantity it could not have started a better
issue than that OF Malone and bankruptcy
against good faith and honesty
Ltubttt LOo U lSlu = dppOltlttS are
sweating upon the ''ragged .dge'' of uncer-
tainty IN consequence of The deadlock in the
sena.e. Among the number who are placed
in this uncomfortable position are a few in
Montana, the most prominent of whom is Mr..
Fisk of the Herald. This gentleman, it is
said, is waiting very impatlently for one Or
the other of the c%ontending parties in the
United States senate to yield, that he may be
confirmed. The coveted Office of postmaster
at Helena is withheld from his grasp by those
obstinate republicans. The democrats are
willing to go into executive session at any
time and confirm the small army OF appoint
ees. The situation must be a trying one to
Col. Bob. He can't go back on his party and
denou,,ce the republican senators for delaying
his confirmation, neither can he philosophic-
ally see The emoluments of the Office longer
pass into the hands of Mr.. Crounse. 1t Is sta
ted that this condition of affairs has so worked
upon the once smooth, sleek, %corpulent Bob
as to reduce him physically to Bernhardt's
proportions.
TIL words, "Garfield approves" are now
attached to every measure, no matter how
little, mean or dirty, that the republicans
have been originating for the purpose of stiff
enipg mahon-'s back and cementing the un-
holy alliance he has formed with his former
political enemies. The fact that Clarified
approves is supposed to be accepted by the
eredulous masses as an evidence that the
measure is pure and worthy the support of all
trne republicans. These words have been
the shibboleth that has passed several repuIs-
i've transactions into favor with the shalt
breed' party, but if we are to judge from ex-
pressions found In several of our eastern re-
publican exchanges; they are losing their
sanctifying influence. The 'doubting Thorn
ases'' Of the party are making themselves