The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-23
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= The He]ena Herald a TIE 18Th
inst. contains copy Of the cosEe-
spondencs which recently passed b.
. tween Col. w. F. Camden, Chairman
i. Of the Republican CentEal Commit
!. tee, and Hon. w. II. Clagett, for
. merry Of this Territory, and now .
resident o: Dakota. In this CORE
spondencs Col. Sander, after dealing
out to Mr.. Clagett . heroic dose Of
tahy, invites him ito take . part in
our campaign by addreasing our citi-
, sens at such time and places - the
committee .shall appoint, ETC." In
answer to this invitation Mr.. Clagett
responds by assuring Col. Sandess he
will, II oossi6ss, return to Montana
in the latter part Of October for the
purpose indicated in his letter, and
concludes by saying he will ''aeeept
Il ~ duty to aid In the final re-
demption Of this beautiful land from
the blight which ito industries and
material interests have 70 long suf-
fered from Democratic ascendency."
It is, We think, . matter Of little
moment to the people Of Montana
whether Mr.. Clagett stumps the Ter
ritory for the Republican candidate
for delegate or not. Mr.. Clagett b
no stranger to them. Through IN
unfortunate division In the Demo
cratic party In Montana the gentle
man Wa once elected delegate to
Congress. He scr led one term, but
that one term was sufficient to satisfy
the people they had made . great
mistake in their choice, and when
he asked for their suflfages the
second time for the same position
they embraced the opportunity to re-
tire him forever from the political |
field In this Territory. Why they |
rejected him 1t Is not our purpose
now to discuss, nor would his CORE
spontlence with Col. Sanders have
called for any particular notice had
he not made . charge against the
Democratic party Of this Territory
which Is unwarranted and uusus-
tanned by facts.
The charge which Mr.. Clagett
makes Is that the Industries and ma
terial interests Of Montana have long
suffered from Democratic ascendency.
It may be reasonably assumed that
II the gentleman finds 1t possible to
address the people II Montana dur
ing the present campaign he will at
tempt to prove his charge, for 1t must
not be supposed that Mr.. Clagett
would make an assertion which be
cannot stand by and defend. But in
view Of the financial and prosperous
condition of the Territory 1t will oc-
cur to all that the gentleman has
taken huge contract on his b ands.
He certainly will not have the pre-
to refer to what he himself
did for the Territory during his two
years. term a. delegate from 1t and to
compare the rezults If his efforts
with those which followed the lal,ora
Of Major Maginnis to prove that the
interests of Montana have suffered
from Democratic ascendency. And
In the face Of the fact that, although
every Legislative Assembly which /
has met In the Territory since the
int was Democratic. Montana Is 8
out Of debt and her bonds q
selling at prenliu m, he will seek In
rain IN this direction for proofs Of 8
MS charges. 1t may he the gentle d
nan will institute = comparison he. /
tween the condition Of Montana and
hat of Dakota, in which he resides, i
- show wherein the former has SUI Il
cred from Democratic ascendency. l
He may point with me degree Of Il
,ride to the fact that y Republican v
Legislature Of Dakota aided a county il
u that Territory in repuliating its c
,on,:s, and failing to find q similar q
Instance in the history Of Montana. t
'is training IN the Republican ranks b
may lead him to assure his hearers n
hat that fact alone Is evidence Of the t
uperior policy and practices Of the 4
Republican party. a
Unless the gentleman seeks his U
proofs from the direction we have I,
,an'ed it d"es not appear clear where Q
,e will find them. since Nj. Magin- b
lis has represented 1t ut Washington \
10 Territory in the Union has been ID
he recipient Of ~ many favors from ii
he Government as Montana has re- p
eived. Mr. Clagett did little or v
'othin- for the Territory aud as it il 81
laimel he is the peer Of any other .
republican in It, it must he inferred c!
hat no other Republican could have q
lone more for Montana than he did. Ct
Reasoning from this standpoint the ii
'e"ple will fail to see wherein this le
'eau!iful land or its Interests have a,
Uttered from Democratic ascenden- al
y. Again, as We have stated, the d:
"a; Legislative Assemblies, with In
he exception Of the first, have been p'
Each one could have
assed any hill over The veto Of
Governor. They could d.
ave plunged the Territory in debt to
y extravagan: appropriations If ii
ley had seen fit. Indeed il either OF ~
ne or two o! them had listened to r.
he head and front Of the Republi- m
an party in the Territory, this In
land" would he now bur in
cned with subsidy debt of two or Of
hree millions Of dollars. But the H
party took counsel from to
ne experience Of some Dakota coun- in
10 aud to-day it can point with b
ride to it's financial condition and Ct
eneral prosperity. Herein Is shown d.
le beneficence, 1.-THE lofty aim and .
erOic eudeavOr" Of the Democratic N
nrtv In Montana. II IA rca,lv IN p