The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-11
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! uaDu 1p1g9 J0O11rALm1G.
The k,6er Nbsssenis ~ declased Il
self TO b . noo partisan journal, o. II
lsthsr vosas, independent b politics =
lhr = bslng tosnA ~ party uAge q
actioa = ooooesned. Now 10 one, W
peesuupe, Outside . fsw a IL deludet
stoekho,den, sainsays its right to stul
tify itself BY "going back ON it, for
n,er professions and casting OF its for
mer political associates, and to wield &
free lance I'm it, own Interest. But IN
view Of the lights before 10 ito sincerity
may we'll be questioned. At its birth II
professed 6talwartism and was duly
baptised In that faith, having for it,
sponsors some Of the most intensely
Stalwart politicians In this city. That
Il might do strong and vslient service
for it, political friends, it was at once
generously fed npon federal patronage
which before had been in part enjoyed
BY an old established Republican jour
nal in the city. 1t declared Stalwartisn
to be great and Conkling its prophet. 1t
bowed it's knee to no other god. and.
while it serencly sucked the pap which
had been bestowed upon it with a lavish
hand, would worship ut no other shrine.
But change came over the spirit Of its
dreams. Conkling resigned his seat in
the United States Senate, and Halt
breediShl was triumphant. COnklin:.
had fallen. Garfield, Blaine and other
iconocl,.sts had destroyed the M'','
.NvwmtuiM'* god. For a season it hung
its harp upon the willows and wept. In
due time it dried its eyes and meeting
Of its directors was called. At this
meeting, we are informed, 1t was decid-
ed to cut loose from s,talwartisnl and t"
profess allegiance to the Half-bree'l fac
ton. A new altar was erected and Ut
its foot it wor>hipped the Half-brtei
god. But the assassin's bullet placed
the Stalwarts in power again. Here WAS
a dilemma. Its vacilating course had
already djsgusted = portion Of its read
ers and driven them from its support.
Although LISTING for the flesh pots Of
the Stalwart camp, it dared not 90 hack.
To do 10 would have lost 1t the balance
Of it's supporters. Finally, being forced
by the MINER to define it's position, it
declared itself { non-lartisan
journal, and intimateGl its desire that
the MINER should attend to its own
business.
The MINER has been quite willing t"
leave it in the enjoyment Of its ;"tt, ixm,t-
:nt cOurse, aud would not notice 1t now !
,a.l it confined itself to u fairly iMlmr-
ial criticism Of current events and of
public men. But like all sOtallcd in
dependents who have l*,en slammed o:I,
# the Republican party, it has yet !"
liter the first sentence commentators
4 Democrat. 1t can see no gOtHi in
ne. fit cannot coin words Ia express
Is dislike for them, it has no hcsitan..y
n quoting the assertions Of Journals
those veracity it has repeatedly qucS-
Toned. An instance Of this is given
n it's issue Of last evening wherein j;
uotes the Salt Lake Herald to cast II
lar upon the fair NAME Of Delegate
Iaginnis, or "Mormon Maginnis, us
would have the world to understand
" salt Lake TribMne calls him. Now
[ajOr Maginnis needs no defence Mt the
ands Of any man or any journal in
[Ontana to clear him from the faint Of
[OrmOnisn, and any insinuation that ,
2 is 20 tainted comes with u very bad
ace front the peculiar institution
russ the way. Ii the charge Of the
'fer 4Nou"'.,i" that Major Magimnis
l;l~ ~ kindly feeling for his I.atter-l)av
plOrtcry," because. it 10 reported he r.
ivtrl few Of their votes for Delegate, v
in the line Of independent or non- j
rtisan journalism, W. would like t a
low what IL partisan n,alignity:: >
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