The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-09

all that the ZsdspendeHt says In r.
gard to our present able delegate, and
will eheesfully support him OF any
other gentlsman Who may Re the
nominee Of the Convention.
TaB OITI811G0 WILL FIGHT.
Il Wa the German philoeophes
Kant who observed that when men
made worms Of themselves they de.
served to Be tred1es upon. Che citi.
sess Of Butte whoss property has
been threatened easuot Be % desig-
mated; they detssmined In macs
meeting last evesisg that they would
fight. The war spirit b Ssmpant, and
Butte can proudly boost Of no eravess
who choose to purchase inglorious
ease With chains and slavery. There
can Be no compromise with those
who have menaced property interests
here except BY IN absolute withdraw
al Of the suits Instituted. There were
certain adviser who couDseled con-
ciliatioo, and that the citizens should
sleep upon their rights until The time
allowed for IN answer should have
passed; but these eounse!s happily
did not prevail.
1t IL we'll that the citi1ens have de-
tesmined to oct promptly. It Il not
. question Of how eheaply this matter
can Be brought to IN issue, Tut how
thoroughly. The committee appoint
ed to prepare the defense will no
douot hnd high-hinded attorneys In
our midst who will not care to specu-
late On the misf0stunes Of . whole
community, aud those Who do should
be known. il has been suggested
that seine viii refuse to contribute
the an,ouAts assessed upon them for
defense. No s,sch persons can have
an answer 6led for them within the
prescribed time. In short, any per-
con who refuses to contribute at any
stage Of the proceedings can he
dropped BY the defense and . default
entered against him. 1t h the old
John Adams revolutionary maxim
Of sink or swim, live or die, survive
or perish with which the progeny
Of illustrious fighting ancestors are
now confronted. Men are bound to
hang together In this matter, or, as
old Ben franklin remarked on sign
ing the Declaration Of Independence,
they will all hang separately. And
1t must not Be found 1t any stage Of
the proceedings that there are any
cravens who breathe the fresh mir Of
this part Of Montana.
There are those mo doubt INSPIRED
Ly the plaintiffs, who affect to believe
that prompt action will shut oat all
hope Of an adjustment. An adjust
n,ent sppears to Le what the PLAINTIFF
most desire. The citizens desire no
adjustment excep. Al unconditional
abandonment Of the attempt to wrvst
fr,m them their property. Let u
demurrer 10 s.nso-e.l -. ".r :, low
attorneys, and then the plaintiffs can
consider and take the matter to their
closets whether they will abandon
the suits. II the demurrer should he
overru.etl, the court viii give the de-
PENDANTS leave to answer aud the case
will 90 over to anafher term Of court
and he plaintiffs will still have AM
pie time to pray over the matter.
There is not probably . single one Of
the defendants that IL 20 great an inn
beetle ~ to suppose that any jury can
be got together, provided even that ut
any subsequent election the plaintiffs
capture the county board and ma
chinery Of the courts, that will render
. verdict in their favor. 1t IL limited
that these cases will 60 to the supreme
court Of the Territory and finally to
the Supreme court # the United
states. They will do no such thing.
Men DO ot.throw away money in law.
suits with all the probabilities 90
strong against them. It needs only
6rmness upon the part Of
the citizens to kill thi. thing now.
We are pleased:to note that while
moderate counsels prevailed ut the
meeting last evening. there was IN
VI hrmness On the Part Of
those interested that auyurs we'll for
the success Of the citizens. No I'M
certain sound Was emitted. 1t was q
Of men who knew their
rights, and KNOWN, them had the
to express their dstermina-
ton to stand squsrely upon them.
The MINER will Le found heart and
hand with the people in this matter.
1t holds that the citizens Of Butte
own their business places ana homes.
and that there Is nothing In the pat
eut issued to the Smokehouse lode
that invalidates their right and title
70 them. But II counse!s moderation
in all things, and y due regard for the
position Of those who may have been
drawn IN as plaintiffs in
these suits.
Thus far says the Utica Ot.@rrtr
there has lDeen scarcely an indication
At Long Branch that there are two
sides to this tariff question. The
so, 900 people who make money out
If the tariff have made . great deal
Of noise; no one has spoken for the