The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-16
THAT ST10No AUTI-1Aur
ROAD RESOLUTION.

THAT while the Repsbliean party
u Montana, among The conve01ooeoG
and means Of civilization, consider
the bulliing aud nsajneainingOf rail-
roads ID our age of the highest i'm
p0seance, and that while We hail
with Joy the construction Of sooh
rnads tnt0aud through this Territory
and desire to Be just and even geeer.
o0s 70 the co1posatj0ne ps00ott1G
such enterprises, We wOuld visw With
the greatest distrlsst and alarm and
oppose vi. b oil oor snesyjes any IT.
tempt On the part Of sUch cogpora-
TINS % control the public and politi.
ell affairs Of this Territory. "-8kh
RssoIslios of the Repw6ljcoa Pat
JorM.
II had been stated pssvious b The
meeting Of the Tesritseial Repabliean
Coovestjoa that strong anti-EailEoud
rsselutio0s would b adopted By that
body. We give Il above In I'll IT.
strength and terrible destructivensas.
We en- imagine how The magnatss
of the Northern Pacific and Union
Pacific viii shake II their boots
when they read that thSeateniag
plank in the Montana Republican
platform. And vixen they lsaz1
that these same Republicans will
view with the greatest distrust and
alarm and oppose With ill their snef.
gtes every attempt On the part ofsueh
corporations to control the publie
and political afaiW efthe Territory"
they viii hang their harps upon the
willows and bswail their dsplosshls
eooditiea. Seriously, how does such
nooseoss ~ that contained In TIE
resolution quoted sound In view Of |
the utteIanee q The Montana attoF.
ney a The road ct the rseeat Repub- |
nean Convention. That GENTLEMAN |
said In substance. / know tie man
agers and direetoEs Of the Northern
Pacific rad. They are
Republicans to their hearts
core, and when that road
b completed, the Demecsatic
party will whistle In vain for . vote
from Il. The inference 10 then that
that corporation intends to support
The Republican party in this Terrific.
~ - It did the same party In the late
Congregational election in Oregon. Il
b supposed also that that support
viii be giv.n for . considesa,ion, -
{ wa charged b. . portion Of the
Eastern pres It wss given in Oregon,
hat consideration being that the Re-
publican majority In Congress should
not Encourage or support the move
made to declare their unearned laud
rant forfeited. The Northern Ps-
'iac company hes no NE for . party
n the minority In the National Leg
stature, and 1t viii whistle In vain
Or vote rom 1t. It courts the pow
~ that be and best0ws it, favors up-
~ them.
That anti-Esilroad resolutioo IL the
nerest, silljest buncombe, and % full
{ milk and water ~ the slops from .
airyman's buttery. 1t 10 too gauxy
D cover the devil under It, but an
we1 very we'll for home consump-
lon, ''for this time emily" Two years
ence dinerently worsled res ,lution
ill he recorded in the platform for
(Ontsna Republi ANS. It will read
~ followss
Resofred, "That the Republicans
{ Montana hail with delight the
Of the Northern Pacific
ailruad; that We congratulate the =.
Of the Nation upon the /.
suit Of their constant and unwaver-
q support Of this great epterprise,
nj that We pledge ourselves TO add
nr influence to our votes to send ito
to Congress. This
Ill Be about the sire Of It, and DEM
Ut. will whistle In vain for . vote
On the Northern Pacific corporation
aid In Debating him. IL