The Benton weekly record., 1882-11-02
How n1onfana I0ares1 with q ste
publican Representative
what the Republicans Build tfle1f
Hopes Upon
THE RAILROAD VOTE
The ave Wings Of Democracy.
viii they Work in Unison:
,rrHE s,EsAEFEcrEzo AFFz:s7'rE1z'
rspeciai Correspondence of tho Record. ]

noIItical situation in this vicinity, but
really there has been 50 little change -
any important feature Of the campaign taas
faithful record of events would have
been mere repetition Of my last report
70 i CASUAL. OBSERVER
the campaign was never more promising
for Maginnis. The public recognize, and
are not slow TO acknowledge the very plain
features OF the two parties. Leaving oas
the respective merits Of Maglnnls anu /
Botkin, it is fact that cannot BE- disputed
that when the Republicans had their rep-
resentative iii Congress, the Interests OF I
this Territory were not only neglected put
the people Of every section OF Montana
were most shamefully imposed upon ~ |
Clagett and the Indian ring that then held I
sway. Choteau county was blolted from t
the map through CIagett's influence, ana
restored by 5Iaginnis after a hard tossle
with hostile administrat!onand the army |
of thieves who then controlled nearly /
every department Of the government. IL
was a Republican delegate, working 10 !
unison with Republican carpet baggers IN /
this Territory, who effected the extension
Of the Indian reservation from the Teton
to Sun River, who aided the land grabbers
to secure miles Of the most valuable l8na
in Montana, who gave material AID TO the
organized system Of government robbery
through the Indian agencies Of the Terri !
torv, who kept the military away and LETT
the settlements unprotected, and VINO
failed to get q single approprlat5on fof the
improvement Of the river, OF for any other
work of public benefit. With these facts
in u.ind the public can imagine how hon-
tana would have Jared under the timber
seizure act If she had then been represented
by a republican in Congress whose SYM
patllies were all with the government and
the government officials holding office i'll
the Territory. And now the Republicans
want to elect the very man who WIS more
instrumental than any other III making
this infamous act effective. Il will be an
unfortunate day for Montana when she is
represented by Republican carpet-bagger
under Republican administration. II
would be better indeed to have no repre-
sentation at ALL
| WHAT THEY ROPE FOR.
AS the Republicans il this county scein
to have some confidence in the success Of
their candidate. have taken painst to learn
upon what grounds their hopes are based.
1t appears that as every townin Montana
is expecting 10 become railroad ter
minus, and, as all the railroad companies
are supposed to be Republican,, simply
because the National Administration is Of
that political complexion, they naturally
| imagine that the railroad vote will be
wholly Republican. This may surprise
some of the RECORD readers, because Ma
ior Maginnis has been accused Of being
iii their employ OF at least Of working ln
the interest Of the railroad monopolies.
Right here there is an evident mistake on
the part Of the Republicans, for while ona
| faction asserts that llagfnris is the ! Il
road candidate, another party q lal, +.
certain that the railroad managers aIe -
posed to Magianis, and are anxious t. elecO
Botkin. But the truth Of the matter is,
that while the railroad managers may pre-
fer Republican for delegate, the rail-
road employees are Democrats by a large
majority, and will vote for Magfnnis i'll
spite OF any contrary influence thas may
be brought to bear upon them.
cLAGETT on THE STUMP.
Clagett will probably take tile stump for
Bolkin before the campaign IS over, He
is a pretty talker and likes to hear himself
talk, but his record is SO foul tllathe will
do the Republicans more harm than good.
Let it not be forgotten that Clagett was the
man who tried to have q mans homestead
taken into an Indian reservation, and chat
carpet-bagger Judge Wade, another hire
ling like Botkin, decided shat there was
apparent cause for seizure in order to pre-
vent the injured party from bringing suit
against the government. For further in
formation on this subject ! refer you to
John ] Healy, the present sheriff Of Che
teau county, and who was the sufferer from
Clagett's political animosity. And let It
not be forgotten, also, that on this occasion
he volunteered his services as attorney for.
the government to prosecute the claim
against Healy as he IS now volunteering
against Afaginnis.
ANOTHER HOPE.
| 1t Is proper to- state also thai the Repus-
liean party found their hopes for success.
/ somewhat upon the supposed esisafeetion
of the Missourian, or southern Democrats.
| But there Is no such slfsaffeetion Ill fact,
and the Miusourians will vote solidly for
Maginnis, because they cannot afford TO.
antagonize the so-ealled Irish vote. any
more than the latter can afford to lose the.
the Missourian influence. 50 far as + can
learn harmony prevails throughout the.
| Democratic camp, and The detection, i
ANY, is confined 10 one small family, and
that family IS doomed politically If acts.
q treacherous part ii the nresent cam.
paigt1.
| TnE Republicans oI Benton have ar-
parently abandoned I'll hope q eleetng
/ their county ticket, and are even sacnifte-.
flae some ff EhaIr 4ass1 Taafae ~ flhYa19