The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-03-04
T-WEsT: DEER LODGE, MONTANA, FRIDAY, MARCH f. 1881.

His term will expire on the Sd of March,
and he has suddenly come to the conclusion
To make the Southern Pacific railroads dis
gorge. He wants all the moneys paid by
them into the Treasury, and due from them,
10 he distributed among the States aud Ter
rItories for public schools. TO be apportioned
i'm Congressional districts according to pop
ulation. As the roads here have not been
prompt i'm settling, this would have the effect
of hurrying them. Yet, the purpose Tor
which the money is proposed to be devoted
Is a noble one, and in that view, the long
delay of the Sena or in coming forward may
be overlooked. lie might also have lncor-
porated a compulsory educational clause,
for, If there is anything In the world agov-
eminent should have control of it is the edu-
cation of its wards. 1t Is also hoped that
some Congressman will have the nerve to
depart from the musty traditions of the past
and propose that the general government.
shall have some authority over its citizens as
well as the respective States. Murder Is
murder all over the county; yet, some States
punish by hanging, Others by life imprison-
ment. The punishment should be the same
all over the country. But the sanity land
of Utah takes the cake for its variety of
punishment. 4 man condemned to death
can select whether he will be hung shot or
beheaded.
Another general law is enc favored by
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, providing for
general aud equal taxation. The New Eng
land States supported protective tariff on
industries that could not be carried on in the
west to great profit. This, he thought, was
a discrimination, and industry should thrive
or perish according TO the natural laws Of
trade and without government favortism oil
assistance. Next Congress will be All i'm
| portant one, especially in the matter OF what
| may be called radical, or legislation which
| will he departure from the ruts OF tradI'
| ton and mtlsty precedents. The old Eng
lish system Of allowing the Cabinet Minis
| tiers a seat i'm each House will be adopted
| This is a good move, for then they can APP
pear in behalf of the government aud the
country will know that Oh their defeat OF
success depends the popularity of the gov
eminent and pc. haps the business or the re-
| verse of the measures. Aud then II wouiu
lead to the Sc lection of better Cabinet officers
They y, ould then be compelled To have some
brains, whereas now they have not. 1t ma!
be said that this looks toward Imperialism
1t does, and yet it does not. In fact. 1t look
both ways. Let the government take charg
of the education of its children, which itsel
would be a step toward Imperialism, AM
| there would be no danger. All educated
people are never enslaved. The centraliza
| ton of railroad power and the influence o
| other growing corporations also make thlng
look like the few are going to govern TN
country or ruin it. And 1t is question
which will do il the soonest and most effect
ually, the monied power or the politicians
An insight of affairs here affords one IN
short time enough to think about for yea
or two. Yet, il has been going on all TIL
| time. Politics and politicians were just a
corrupt in the alleged good old days OF oil
foretathers as they are now. Consresshel
| had their little bills and schemes then a
| now. But there were no teleSraphs AM
few newspapers, aud the eavesdropping AIT
ubiquitous newspaper correspondent had no
budded into prominence, But the countr,
logged along until there got to be more poll
| ticians than there were offices, and the
sought to divide 1t. With the people on on
side, the corporations on the other, and til
politicians playing both, there is great prom
ise of lively time in the near future.
What is called Washington society" Is /
hutter. They, the women, OF course, haV
had their elaborate wardrobes built for III
inaugural ball. Now, at this late hour, 1t
understood that "solored people" Will b
admitted. The shoddyists, the daughters {
retired boarding house keepers, soapfat mel
II and contractors turn up their pug-uoses
lhe "i-de-aw Senator Bruce, the colore
Senator from Mississippi, and his wife; Ere
| Douglass, and several other prominent an
. educated colored people will be there. The
are well behaved and so far as is known ha'
/ .ood character and they know their ance'
try, which is more than be truthtully said
r some of the upstairs who object to the socl
Z | equality. Ii there is any objection 1t shoul
S rather come from the other side. But Il
4 inaugural ball, like the Inauguration OF u
y | President, will he a political Grafton aud II
IA a social assemblage. There are no invit
= ions to the one or the other, Anybody
4 free to come To the inauguration who G;
8 paw his fare--or walk; and anybody can
TO the ball who will pay So for ticke
q | Therefore, IL is not probable that the color
j. people will raise any objections TO the soci
i | equality with that dubious element known
= Washington ..sawciety." While they the'
:. selves have raised the point, their own stat
a IS being literally discussed. AS genel
d thing the suspicious are suspected. A gre
q tleal is said and written about the brillian
a and refinement of Washington society.
n is sham and all imposition OH the pronou
ii eed type. There is more uneducated,coar
T. vulgar men and women of low origin a
5, worse manners in Washington city than a
~ other OF double its population in any civ
zed country. And there is also more Il
~. | morality to the square foot. Colored peol
"a must feel bad when objected to on soc
a grounds by these. j. M. D