The Dillon tribune., 1886-10-08
4 LETTER TO THE TRIBUNE
Lai,Or-Tlie DelnagOguc'> BOOll,erang-1h he
Real Issuc-A Thoughtful and Dis-
passionate View Of the sit
uatiOl,.

/, passionate View Of the sit
uation.
There is an absurd theory promulgated
by politicians that "labor' is wholly and
solely performed BY the mechanic or day
lobarer, and that no other toilers are cnti-
tied to the proud distinction of earning
their bread BY the sweat Of their brow
| 1t matters not what mans personal gifts
may be, he cannot go through life and cx-
poet to attain in any profession, Or in any
ofthc walks Of life, high degree Of sue.
cess, without going through vast amount
Of work which taken by itself, would right
ly be called drudgery. Labor is honorable,
whether it be in the study, office, counting
room, workshop or field, and the man who
seeks to breed discomfort among true la
borers, is usually dronc who lives upon
the fruits Of those whom he seeks to de-.
stroy. We believe the laboring men Of
Montana too intelligent and we'll Informed
to be caught BY the chatf dali, doled out 10
them by partisan press.
1t now appears that Hon. !. h. roole is
ALSO IN attorney ofrecord for the Northern
Pacific railroad company, and this in direct
violation Of an act Of Congress which pro.
vides that any member of Congress who
accepts employment as an attorney from
any rail- lad company during his term Of
office shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor and
be subject to fine OF not exceeding $s,ooo
aud imprisonment not more than one year.
Will Mr.. Toole kindly explain--if he can?
The democrats are now beaten upon the
false issue that they have been pleased to
make. It is about time now for them to
take up the true issue which is: Shall tile
people 81 Montana endorse o. condemn tic
Cleveland administration The democratic
platform plainly and specifically proclaims
the confidence Of the Montana democracy
in the faithfulness and efficiency Of the
President end his ad,vscrs. This means
that they believe the president was RICH.
in committing himself against silver long
before he was inaugurated and against the
advice Of some Of the best men in his own
party. It means an endorsement Of the
policy Of Sparks, the arch enemy Of any
western interests. An approval Of the
system Of spies and informers who 90
prowling around the country obtaining Sc.
cret information, with which to harass and
annoy honest settlers upon the public do.
main. The approval Of policy that pro.
proses to prevent the people Of Montana
from: fencing their lands, from building up
houses and which lorbids you from taking
even firewood from the public domain with
with which to keep your wives and chill
aren from suffering during the winter. It
means further reduction of the tariff on
wool, one Of our chief productions, and
in the profits on that article
twenty-five per cent. It means the en-.
Of conspiracy against every in.
terest that could make our territory either
profitable or pleasant to live in. DO the
democrats of Beaverhead county propose
o shut their eyes and "go it blind" on these |
ssues:
If Col Sanders is chosen as the repre-
of Montana in Congress one
VIM. Andrew Jackson Sparks, commits.
Toner Of the General Land Office and his
horde of Spies and informers will be likely
o understand that Montana people are not
III thieves and rascals. Col. Sanders is
lot used to being bluffed BY such creatures
IS Sparks. "REpuBL1cAN."