The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-12-27
THE WILD WEST.
Montana Democrats Jubilate--
A Good Letter from our Good
Friend Hon. E. G. Brooke.

WHITEHALL, MONTANA, Dec. 3.
Dear Sy-EncIosed find $500
to renew my subscription to the
New DOMINION. l send you also
by same mail history of the early
vigilants of Montana; also Ram
bles in Wonderland" National
Park by Rev. E. ]. Stanley, of
the Montana M. E. church South,
and Ist. volume of "Martyrdom in
MISSOURI" during the war, show
ing the unlawful acts committed by
the Methodist Episcopal church
and their tyranny which drove
many of the best Union men out
of Missouri into General Prices
army.
You will please accept the books
as small token of my friendship
and esteem for the able and con.
sentative manner in which you
have conducted the New DOMINION
during the Presidential campaign
just closed What contrast in
your editorial of the 9Th inst. rela-
tive to the probable defeat of Cleve-
land, and the editorials on the same
subject by the Blainite scribblers
in the various Republican papers,
who by their INSCRIPTIONS zeal
caused many of their party to lose
largely by betting that Blaine would
be the next President Of the United
States. 1t does look as though
enterprising gamblers had bribed
large number of the "most reliable"
OF these papers to hold out to the
last that Blaine was surely elected,
thereby playing into the hands of
the gamblers and aiding them to
rob the unsuspecting Republican
of his loose cash.
was in the city of Helena dur
ing the few days of great excite
ment awaiting the official returns
from New York State. On the
evening of the 18th wealthy Jew,
the owner Of a rich silver lode here
and the son of a rich banker in
New York City, received telegram
that New York had gone solid for
Blaine. On the strength Of this
he took considerable trouble to find
S. T. Hansen, President of First
National bank of Helena, a very
wealthy citizen and one of the ear
ly pioneers of Montana. Knowing
Hansen to be an uncompromising
Democrat, the Jew thrust the tele-
gram in Hanser's face, who after
reading it said to the Jew: There
is some mistake about that dis
patch it is not reliable" This
nettled the Jew, whoreplied: THAT
dispatch is from Republican head
quarters, and will put up IS, 900
on its correctness" Mr.. Hansen
took the bet and put up the money.
A few minutes later copy of Jay
Gould's complimentary dispatch to
Cleveland on his election was re-
ceived. On the morning of the
18th Saturday the Jew, being
satisfied that he had lost, ordered
the money deposited in the First
National bank of Helena, subject
to the order of S. T. Hansen, who
Immediately donated 81, 500 of the
amount toward paying the expense
of Illuminating the city.
That night the city was ablaze
with glory. There seemed to be
but few dark spots in the great
Mountain City, notably the resi-
dences of Major R. C. Walker, a
retired U. S. Paymaster, and Major
J ohm E. Blaine, a U. S. Paymas-
ter; the former a brother-in-law and
the latter brother to James G.
Blaine.
The procession numbered about
eleven hundred men and took three |
hours to make the grand round. |
Many Republicans participated and
rejoiced with US. Doubtless they
thought it time there should be a
change in the administration of our
government.
By the grace of God and the in
telligence and perseverance of our
people Montana continues prosper
Gus and Democratic. Our farmers
raised abundant crops, though they
have to sell at reduced prices.
Our mines continue to add largely
to the natural wealth in gold and
silver. Our vigilance committee
the present organization has
hanged twenty-seven horse thieves
and "road agents" since the Ist of
last June. Should you have more
of that class than you can manage
advise them to emigrate to Montana
where we keep a standing commit
tee whose duty it is to give them
every attention.
l should have stated that our
good Republican friends in the city
Of Helena were kind enough to
donate 500 of their torches for the
Democratic procession, they hav-
ing no further use for them.
Hoping that you may live to a
great age and enjoy rich reward
for your labor on the New DOMINION
for the good Of old Monongalia,
and that you may, through the col