The Mineral argus., 1885-02-05
TINE DIVISION QUESTION.

The Caliph has sent forth his cdlct
on the county division question. Like
the fabled Prometheus. he assumes 10
have supreme knowledge, and endeav
ors to inform the people Of this end of
the county Of the prematureness of
county division. The editor of the
Husbandman has abandoned the
"hen roost' long enough to write a
column editorial on the county dIvis-
ion question, the most of which is SO
full of illogical conclusions and brazen
falsehoods, that we deem it our duty
to lay them before the readers OF the
ARGUS. So far as his remarks relate
to other counties. We have only
general interest. In speaking OF the
division Of Meagher county, he says:
Besides this, division seems directly
opposed to the wishes Of the people as
expressed 10y the last election; the
avOwcd division candidatos-one a Re-
publican and the other u Democart-
Icing defeated for the lower House,
while our representatives, Mcssrs.
Moore and Hatch, were not pledged
and will represent the interests of the
entire people without bias on this sub
ject.
The above is absolutely false in
every particular But it might be well
to state right here fact not generally
known. The aspiring candidates for
county Offices, nearly all OF whom hail
ing from the vicinity of the Springs,
visited Mai len early in the campaign,
and assuming to be in hearty sympathy
with the division question advised
''still hunt" in preference to open ag-
;tation Of the question. Now, the
advice of these ''chroniC Office seekers"
We are sorry to say, was needed, when
they probably had no sympathy with
the division movement, but feared if
made prominent, it might initiate
against them in their scramble for
t,+iif+e HE ilt< Ees+.lt -uaasterly mac
,ivity. 1t was a disastrous policy for
the cause Of division. II the question
had been sharply drawn an issue
made, Hatch would have went out Of
the Judith country with less than fifty
votes. whereas he received between
three and four hundred. The same
with Moore, who would h~ve been
herding sheep, or political disappoint-
ments now. if hot contest had been
made.
Maiden gave Hatch III votes. Had
a fight been made on the question he
would not have received half dozen
votes. Moore got 81 votes in Maiden.
How many would he have received
if the ISSUE had been made? Not
one. Lewistown gave Hatch 81 votes;
had they supposed him hostile to
division he could have counted his
votes on his fingers. If these figures
do not stamp the editor Of the Hus-
bandman As a prevaricator, the fact
that the number of signers to the petit
ton now in circulation for signatures
will nearly if not quite equal the vote
cast in this section at the last election.
] talthough the country is being hurriedly
and imper,cc,ly canvassel) demon
strates conclusively that he has wan
dercd from the trltn.
/ Representative Hatch pledged him
self to the delegates from this end oi
the county before ne sec ired the nomi-
nation, that ne would favor any rea-
sonable bill for the DIVISION Of Meag cher
county. OF this We have proof. He
NAV have also gave White Sulphu,
Springs assurance Of his opposition to
sucl, measure. The vote Of that
precinct (Which saved the necks OF
Hatch and Moo.e) would Sd indicate,
which is as follows: Hatch. goo; Stev-
ems ~; Moore, $40; Parker. 5,. The
course OF Representative Hat h Will be
closely watched by the people of tins
end of the county.
The ''short horn" editor says: The
only true basis is wealth and popula
tion. Every county should be required
10 contain one thousand voters and mo
less than two and a half million oi
taxable wealth" The proposed ncs