The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-17
The Semi Weekly Miner

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When that 1900 majority for NJ.
jor Maginnis left the Territory didn'
it take Botkin's 800 majority in 81
yer Bow county, along with it:
Massachusetts, women want to b
declared persons" They object t
the decision of one of their judge
who gravely stated that they wer
not.
Where will Malone and Riddle
berger 60 now. Overwhelmingly,
defeated in Virginia they are wifhou
y party at their back. They can
return to the Democratic party. The,
don't like. to lose their importance a
the "balance of power' IN the Unit
ed States Senate by jumping square
ly in the Republican party. They
have but one course to pursue-tt
become Arthurites and G down int
oblivion with him next year.
1t is hardly necessary for the Int,
Mountain to borrow trouble concern.
ing Major Maginnis' knowledge Of
the copper industry Of Butte. There
are few men in or out of Congress as
well informed upon every subject in
which Montana is interested rs is Mr..
Maginnis. He had become thorough
ly conversant with the effect Of im-
port duties upon the copper Interests
Of this country long before the Inter
Mountain youth saw Montana or
could tell the difference between an
ingot Of copper and a c%opper-toed
shoe.
The Mter-MOuntain gravely ill.,
forms its readers that, slow, the
newly elected mayor Of Brooklyn, is
= Republican," Now if we had been
told that slow" was q rampant Nj
hilist, or no one but DIR. Mary Wal
ker in disguise, it would be ne,ps.
But to be informed that Mayor Lowe
Of Brooklyn, the well known Repub-
lican leader of that city is reelected
TO an office which he has held for
some time, cannot be termed news.
the profound knowledge of politics
and political affairs which u CO.
temporary now exhibits is really re-
treshing to an old veteran in roliti-
cal history.
Chang is a Chinese giant nine feet
high. Earnum has engaged him for
his New York Museum. And now
the question comes up a he he
landed upon American soil, under
the restriction act. New York judges
will have to decide the point. 1t
cannot he claimed that he ia a travel
Ter or u merchant, neither is he a
laborer. In the one case he has q
right to come into the country. in
the other he has not. The puzzle can
be solved by considering Chang a
piece OF merchandise that may be
landed upon payment of duty.
A foreign journalist suggests the
formation Of 4 Newspaper Press
Museum" Among the articles which
he thinks deserve approximation
and exhibition are: The Dagger of
Vengeance, the Whip of Satire, the
Breastplate of Philosophy, the Scales
of Justice, the Sinews OF War, the
Queen of Fashion, the Critics Seal
pei, the Fire OF Genius the Way of !
Evil, the Annals of Crime, the Voice
Of Honor, the Last Straw, the Die
tates of Conscience, and the Wine of
(ioodfellowship. 1t is quite time they
were all retired. They have served
generations OF men and now
deserve rest. Start the museum.
Has it ever occurred to our even
ing contemporary that in insisting
hat Major Maginnis was reelected
Delegate by fraud that it is directly
|ibelling the acumen, legal ability,
and faithfulness OF officers OF the
United States Courts in Montana.
What kind of officers have we here
who cannot find u single man out of
The 1000 who, it ia alleged, voted
'raudulently at the last Delegatorial
lection: What is the matter with
he United States District ATTORNEY
hat he can't find one: 1t is passing
strange that not even one illegal
1Oter cal he found and indicted.
Democrats are sharp-very sharp, or
have = set Of Fed. raj officials, {
shose duty it is to ferret out such
who are incompetent beyond 3;
'rece<lent. !
Silver Bow county may be safely
ct down as having about 800 Demo-
ratio majority. The vote for Delegate 7
t-Large represents as nearly co.. !
ret as it could be possibly determin- :
the relative strength OF the two i
parties III the county. Mr.. =
'ixon, the Democratic nominee, re- q
l,229 votes and Captain Mills, a
Republican candidate. received 8
g. Three hundred is about the size a.
the Democratic majority in q
liver Bow, and when elections are n
determined by prejudice or per- n,
nal considerations the Democracy ~
ny safely bank upon that majority n
r their ticket J,
The returns from the several cUun- 81
v in the Territory upon the vote q
r Delegates to the Constitutional ell
show that Montana is
Democratic. In every OF
unity. with the exception OF Cho- til
III, each political party had a Dele NJ
ticket in the field, ana the DEM in
rats elected thirty-two out of the al
members of the Conven- ia
n. This fact sets at rest the Ques- Of
II as to the political complexion of pc
e Territory, and is q whole chain to
evidence that Major Maginnis was BY
rlv reelected to Coz. gress last in
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