The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-15
THE COUNTY TICKET AND PLATFORM.

THE COUNTY TICKET AND PLATFORM.
The Republican County Convention which
assembled In Deer Lodge last Monday wa
one Of the largest and worthiest In Ito repre-.
sentation Of any that have met In this coun-
ty. It was composed Of sterling Repsbli-
cans representing q sterling party which
alike fn victory aud defeat has stood by Its
principles aud achieved victory IS modestly
~ 1t took defeat heroically. Its main pur-
pose In assembling was to present to the peo.
pie Republican County ticket worthy Of
the support Of oil men, and this IL did, the
nominees being Of the very best men In the
county, Identified with IL by residence and
interest, and qualified by character and com
potency. There were no trades and adjust.
ments to catch this vote or that, or propitiare
one element or another, but generous strife
and honorable rivalry for prefermein ended
In ss generous court estes to the winning can
didste and ~ harmonious . convention as
ever assembled In the Territory. Theticket
nominated 10 one we can cordially support.
We congratulate the Republicans Of the
county on the wisdom Of the selections, aud
a. opportunity offers during the campaign
will take opportunity to mention particular
ly the several candidates nominated.
Not less happy was the convention IN the
local platform adopted. The attempt the
present season TO subvert the irrigating
streams Of this valley to use fol- floating ties
snd wood TO the lines of railroad for specu-
la,iye purposes was an attack upon the in
terests of settlers on agricultural lands which
should be met by whatever local legislation
Is necessary to prevent it. In equity and we
bellows In law, the essentially irrigating
streams. the beds OF which have been sold
TO farmers with the farming lands, are not
subject TO the intrusion Of other persons 70
float ties or timber taken from their banks
for the purpose Of speculation aud really
robbins those valley lands Of their natural
supplies of fuel aud timber. If any law is
required to establish this equity IL should be
enacted.
The employment Of prison labor In our
town and vicinity outside the prison grounds,
Is regarded Is prejudiciai to the interest Of
freq labor. As matter of fact It's net pro-
duct 10 the Territory Is SO trivial - to be Of
no importance, and now that free labor Is
available at reasonable prices 1t were better
that prison labor should be limited within
the prison walls.
Another resolution is that against granting
subsidies or exemptions to corporations or
persons and favoring the equalization Of tax
alton. The spirit of this resolution Is right
and we presume we are not at variance with
1t. But every appropriation for public enter
prises Is subsidy and very many exemp-
tions from taxation now exist on our statute
books. We shall take occasion to refer 70
this matter again and indicate somewhat
more explicitly the purposes Of the resolu.
ton.
An important resolution 10 thst relating to
the wages Of laborers. There have been re-
peated Instances In this county where labor
ers have been defrauded out Of or delayed
In procuring wages due them by the previ.
on. mortgaging or conveying away Of the
property Of their employer. IL 10 time &c
put stop to this. The lien law Is II nov
stands In too complex and dif1cslt of eompli
ance to serve as . protection To laboring men
A law can be enacted TO protect them and nc
man should be sent to the Legislature who
will not pledge his voice, and vote, and best
effort to procuring such an enactment. We
believe the Republicans In Deer Lodge
county have initiated the move In this direc
ton, and We propose TO make that vital H.
sue In the legislative campaign. 1t Is just
and right that there should be m nnequivo'
cal, direct and sufficient law to secure to
every workingman every dollar due him by
person or corporation 80 long rs that per.
son Or corporation owns dollars worth Of
property, and oil property should be subject
to the labor performed In 1t or on II Is first
incumbrance. Capital has good, strong law
protecting 1t against any bad breaks Of labor
ers. Labor should have good, strong law
protecting 1t against any bad breaks by capi'
tai.