St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-16
POLITICS IN MONTANA
Candidates Toole and Sanders Making a
Severe Fight for the Honor Of Re-
presenting the Territory.
The Smell Of the Northern Pacific About
the Latter's Clothes Offensive
to the People.
Teole's Election Would Help the Ter.
ritory in Its Fight for Admis-
sion to the Union,
While the Success of a Republican
Would Doubtless Keep it From
Securing Statehood.
The Campaign in NJ Onrana.

The Campaign in M Onrauz
Special Correspondence of the Globe.
HELENA, Oct. 1.-The territorial cam
palgn Is now at white heat and both of the
candidates, Col Sanders (RepubIican).
and Joseph K. Toole Oemocrat), the
present delegate, are ON the stump, making
the mountains ring with their clarion notes
and the newspapers are sounding their re-
rpective praises and denouncng their. re-
spectiye weaknesses. And the orators
on either side are awaking the
echoes. The issues between the two
parties in this territory are confusing
by reason OF the diverse claims of the two
candidates and their friends to being ir
the right and opposed to the wrong. The
Republicans insist in their platform, and
their orators loudly proclaim it on the
stump, that the Democratic party of the
territory is bound by the action of the adj
mnistration in the matter of the presi-
dents veto of the right-of-way bill for the
Manitoba system through the Northern
Montana Indian reservations, whereas the
Democrats are sure to dead moral GER
tainty that the bill was vetoed through
the influence OF the Northern Pa
citic through the efforts of Col.
Sanders. and they advance their
theory by evidence that is uncontrovertible.
Maj. Maginnis, whom the Republicans had
valnly hoped would antagoniZe Delegate
T0ole and the party, openly declared in a
speech here that Col. Sanders, the attorney
OF the Northern Pacific, was 1.-The power be-
hind the throne" which worked the defeat
OF the reservation right-of-way bill. liz
replying to Maj. Maginnis' great speech at
the opera house here, Col. Sanders was
silent on this subject, and it may be assumed
that the gallant major was correct in his
conclusions.
STRENGTH OF THE CANDIDATES.
Col. Sanders and his friends base the
strength of his support on the ground that
he is an old-timer from away back, and
familiar with the wants and needs of the
territory; that through his elouuence and
aggresslveneSS he can accomplish more for
the people of the territory than Mr.. Toole
The opposition, On the other hand. hold
that the colonel has antagonized the admin
istration and all of the heads of the depart
mentS by his public declarations, and could,
in consequence. accomplish nothing for
the territory, whereas Mr.. Toole has, by
his diplomacy and by being in accord
with the administration, accomplished
much in the way of the notifications of the
Sparks timber order, and in other ways
done much in the general territorial in
terest. While Col. Sanders record is that
of an attorney in the interest OF subsidies
and exemptions in favor of the Northern
Pacific, that of Mr.. Toole is in the way of
representing the people of the territory at
large and favoring the forcing of the sur
veyS of the company and making the
lands of the company taxable. The
main issue in Montana, as was well
stated in his HaIa0a cT,opob &c yrb thu
delegate to be elected this fall shall repre-
sent the whole territory or but single,
soullesS corporation, the Northern Pacific
This is the vital and important issue OF the
canvass in Montana. to which the atten-
ton of the electors thereof is especially in
vited. All efforts on the part of the Re-
publicans to lug in side issues have so far,
been absolutely abortive and without force
and effect.
SOME DIVERSIONS.
The Independent here, having raised the
issue of Col. Saunders relation to the
Northern Pacific Railway company as gen.
eral attorney and his relation to the North
ern Pacific Coal company as agent, he and
his orators and organs have sought to show
that his opponent. j. K. TOOle, was a mem
Der of the law firm of E. w. 6 J. K. Toole
and William Wallery. Jr.. who appeared of
record in the defense of the Mon
tana Improvement company, which was
promptly nailed by the declaration
over the signature of E. w. Toole that j.
n. ToOle had not been connected with the
firm since he became a delegate to congress
two years ago. This statement had par
alytic effect on the opposition, as they had
then been driven from their last defensive
position. In no event could there be any
parallel between the two cases, as the
Montana improvement cOmpanyis an indie
pendent organization and could not
be classified as Northern Pacific company.
Col. Sanders has been handicapped by his
connection with the Northern Pacific and
the Northern Pacific Coal company. especi-
ally in the latter case. as the men employed
there were first locked out and then locked
up in the BoZeman jail, while their families
were being evicted from the homes at
Timberline, which they had been forced
into by the rules and regulations governing
that great camp. They were locked out on
an order that they should buy their goods
of the company and not join the Knights Of
Labor for their self-protectiOn, and they
were locked up in Jail on the pretense that
they had interfered with the cOmpany'S
business. On this trumped-up charge they
were held until the grand jury met this
week, and which failed to find any indict-
ment against them on that or any other al
legation that could be devised.
A VITAL ISSUE.
is that of statehood. The Republican ora
tors and organs claim that they should be
able to stalk into the stately relation as if
they had chattel on the whole Union. and
had nothing to acquire through compromise.
On the other hand the Democrats argue
that the only hope that this territory has to
be admitted as a state is to elect the Demo
cratic delegate and their legislative ticket,
and get in on the basis of compromise be-
tween the Democratic house and the Repub
can senate in connection with Dakota
Gf it shall apply undivlded), or Washington
Territory. In the light of the action of
congress limiting the powers of the terri
torial legislatures, it is quite desirable that
Montana should become a state at the
earliest possible date, and hence it comes
to pass that statehood for this territory is
one of the great issues involved in this can
yaSS.
IN CONCLUSION,
in view of the issues involved and the reIa-
ton of the two parties there can be but
one outcome of the present struggle in the
opinion of all unprecedented men who read
the signs of the times correctly, and that
is that Montana will show in November
that she has not refrigerated, and that,
therefore. she is still Democratic
in principle and tone to the conyic-
tons of the majority of her people.
Col. Claggett was the only Republican del
egate ever sent to Washington for this ter
ritory, and that was in an off year. and it
may safely be assumed that he will be the
last. If the Democrats shall realize their
expectations this fall in carrying the cleo
ton for Delegate Toole and the whole leg
islative ticket, the territory of Montana
may be regarded as surely and safely Dem
ocratic, and entitled to statehood on any
compromise measure which will assure the
admission of either Republican Dakota or
Washington. FREE LANCE.
Bismarck has two brass bands, three dram
cords, Alex Mckenzie, the capitol building,
DennyHannafin, many other enterprisiug citi-
zens and big prospects.