The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-11-06
ELECTORS OF CUSTER COUNTY.

/ ELECTORS OF CUSTER COUNTY.
Tomorrow YOU will be called
upon to exercise the precious privi-
lesc of your citizenship, by casting
your votes for the election of va
rious Territorial and municipal
officers. Two tickets are placed be-
fore you-onc endorsed by the Re-
publicans, the other brought for
ward by the democrats. The right
of suffrage is a sacred trust which
from its very nature requires that
it be exercised with care and delib-
Grafton.
1t bchooves each and every voter
to cast about him and select from
among the names presented, those
of the best men, irrespective of
whether they appear on the Repub-
lican OF Democratic tickets. 1t is
the inalicnablc right of every citi-
zen to exercise his franchise accord
ing to the dictates of hi; own con-
science, untranmcllcd by partisan
spirit OF outside coercion. In ac-
cordancc with this view and from
a firm conviction of ii ght. we place
before our readers g selection of
names for which we solicit your
hearty support, and shall endeavor
to show by reference to the men.
why it is your duty and interest to
take this course. 1t isa list of good
men. Some Of them have already
been tried and proven, while the
others have been chosen with ref
ercnce to their special fitness for the
Offices assigned to them. They
have all borne the test of severe crit
icism and have come forth un-
scathed.
At the head Of the list stands
name which in itself is a tower of
strength
MARTIN MACINNIs.
Without his consent. this gentle
man was nominated as Delegate to
Congress by the Democratic Terri
torial convention. Ard since that
time, making a grace of necessity,
and believing such 4 course to be for
the best interests ofhis party and the
country generally, he has ayowed
his intention of securing the cleo
ton if possible. Against Martin
Maginnis the subsidized Republican
press Of Montana has exhausted all
its resources of argument and obiec-
ton, and in 10 single instance has
aught been adduccd to his disad-
vantage. The distinguished Rcpub-
lican press outside the Territory has
pronounced upon him the highest
enconiums. Well and nobly he has
served Montana during the past ten
wears, till his name has become
household word with every from
tiersman and a synonym for ability
and integrity. Yet for this and for
no other reason our opponents, act
ing upon the dangerous prece-
dent theory, demand change,
or to examine the objection in its
essence. because, forsooth, Maginnis
has served us ably in the past we
must now cashier him, and liz his
place substitute one of whom we
know nothing, but that he is al
ready possessed of a federal office
which should satisfy him; that he
is Republican, a carpet-basger,
and one who has hitherto been ar
rayed in opposition to the best IN
terests of our people. Is faithful
service in the past any objection to
continued employment, or is there
anything in the letter or spirit Of
our Constitution which will pre-
clude the people from sending good
men to Congress regardless of how
long they may have served in like
capacity?
No! but Republican bosses, in
jealousy ofeach other, have attempt
ed to promulgate some such theory,
which deserves to be treated by
every honest voter with the con-
tempt it so richly deserves.
The widespread disafection in the
Republican ranks, and the~result OF
closely contested elections already
held unmistakably indicate that
the next Congress will be over
whelmingly Democratic And now
=. A. A:.o,o &c o1,nr IN cnO6 RI Con.