The Dillon tribune., 1884-06-14
"a11LIs OF MONTANA"

We have read that Republics are not un-
grateful. Now we read tina; the NePuO .:,,'
party is not unprateful. Capt. Jas. II. Mills,
Ut the Deer Lodge NORTH Wesf, has oeen
made member OF the Nationat NePoo"'
can Committee. The same riproarlous, ".
multuous and enthusiastic convention tnat
nominated Blaine of Maine made Mills o.
Montana National committee man. ~
beco,ne a member OF the National CON-
mittee of either party man must sta"o
untarnished in his party and be recognizes
As an active worker. That is the rule. 10
show that Mills of Montana has earned ana
is entitled to this distinction it will be ne.
cessary to write condensed biography oil
Mills since he became Montanian. Prior
to his coming to Montana we kne" MN
not. Our sketch must be orlef' ano .ne
reader will count each sentence cnaP'eI
and the whole book. Twenty years aeo
lin Mills came to Montana ostensioiv 20
dig gold, but really to build up the NePuo,
lican party In Alder Gulch ne proven
complete tizzle as gold digger. ne was
too light-muscled to run PICK ahu s.,ose'
on ten. hour shift, and SO Mills so'o 'e"''
onadc" for a living for few months oe!o'e
assuming editorial charge OF the M0n!""a
Post. Last Chance Gulch broke out abou:
then and the Post and Mills were removed
from Virginia City to Helena. The Post
fell into the hands of one George P'nney
So did Mills. Pinney was bad egg, ana
the confiding young editor OF the Fcst,
Mills, was left with $1,000 of Pinneys
q US when the Post petered. The death
of the Post left our hero, a brilliant writer
dead broke and without job. But as Mills
came to Montana to build up the Repu6I''
can party of Montana his downing wa" to
be only Of temporary duration. 1t seems
to be labor in vain to attempt to down
truly good newspaper man. In MS pecu'
niary misfortune Mills conceived the bril-
liant idea Of starting Republican paper OF
his own. In Democratic Territory ano
Democratic county, sixteen years ago
such a venture was hazardous. Gathering
font of old BREWER type, Washington
hand press. his old clothes, and Pinney's
10 Us together Jim Mills went to Deer
Lodge and founded the Nezv Norfk- WeH
It has proven a lucky founding, but for the
first few wears of it's existence its editor was
as poor as Jobs turkey is said to ha' been
Bent on building up his paper and par,
Mills struggled on, year in and year Out
until he finally drove Democratic paper
out of Democratic county and had tn:
whole field for the North Vest. Abou
that time, if we remember rightly, and w
think we do, Mills ingratiated himself II
the affections OF an estimable young lad,
and married-solely for the purpose of per
petuating Republican principles. Fortune
aided BY hard work, has smiled on Mills
and for years he has fought Democrat,
and fattened on each Democratic victory
until now Montana is nearly a Republican
Territory. AS fitting testimonial Of hi
political services the Republican party ha
placed his name on the roll-call of the Ma
tional Committee as--"Mills Of Montana.
There is something in the career of jim
Mills for the youth OF Montana to initiate
and emulate. Twenty years ago he came
to this Territory poor American boy
Look at him now.