Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-29
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rier, 9f3ehe| 3D. inJean1 Fon disPas'
4pnl& auwAx ri 1kn s&sicle onEol.
Sanders and his prospects as a candidate
Tor Delegate m congress-: -fhsAvant.eoH
rier is one OF the ablest Republican new
papers in the West. but in the article noted
the journal seems to have SINK the parti-
san in the citizen and views it's candidate
from a disinterested standpoint. The
AvdnfQ bufidr ~,recUgnizes- in Col. Sanders
a uersisteht,, aeterminea and courageous
FadIqealtss;o Of Republican, IPrtinciplsas-7i.a man
of fmilennt ahlitysschS9lastis ttFFeifnipg, *:
tenSive end alnost, iptuitive ,knqvledge 81
tme4 and things and powers.ol 'esatoFy
(which: spititls.. 1h1a6 ITO the ,Appealati1n oi
the Dsmosf6esnss ofAmefiieesa;i''r :. zee
~:Pfhile.. ,admittne. al this, the .AXaant
| Courier confesses. that. the, Colonel's path
Lively to Congress is not strews with roses,
and adds:
SHE D q ITO be- TOD pronounced and
qdressive eyef to become universally pop.
plaf.. His favofifte weapon: iss of rather
IhaS 'leen,,a tw0!adgedl SWORD o fcanstic
ecriticisIm, and he spares neither friend nor
foe il they happen to come in the way of
! his free aud unefring lance Many are
they who bear the scars OF his oratorical
lashings; and few OF those wilt be likely to
kindly remember him either during the
campaign o. d at:ths ballot box:"z"7' 81.
These az, ia1sfs patent. to ali who have
khbwn. Col. Sanders during, his residence in
lMdntanA., II is.saidscE the Colonel that.h a
WI 60 out Of his way Id 4discussiohsst to:
did Ills SARCASM simply ;Afo:: see. his victim
sdtirm and, .6ritha under the. }asHHg 81
hid tongue. In theses ,opslaughts the. Colo;
mel has displayed-greater. aptitude to in
Aidt wounds thanr he hasa disposition to.
heal them. As the Avant Courier says
those who bear thess scars will not be
likely to remember him kindly during the.
br at thetbaVot boK.-2e:.4 .n-;g
The secbnd obstacle I'd -thps0 olbnel,ssuc
ce,s, Which, the article, names Is s.aAe long
ard deep:rooted feeling and; almost intnii:
ti1s preisdice asaiast an apparent intealec:
thhl superior, which,, however. %anreasen.:
able and irrational it. may be-" neverthe
11;eSs exists, and. will find expression whom
eveF opportunity offers" The very. few,
who would withhold their, ballots from
Col: Sanders for the REASON above named
wbpld cut but a small figure in the general
aggregate, but their: influence al passive,
lockers on in the contest now wagipg be-
tween the opposing political parties will
weaken his support in a most desirable
quarter and multiply an opposition al.
READY too .ormids BE tor him to- overcome.
And nav the. writer, having cracked the
nit shows the, real meat Of che. article.
This is done 'withuat7 any, attempt to
syeeteni it with hoheyed words, OF to ren-
ar it more distastefur 81 m5agniiying it's
ieaturea;.. Hesays;-
!'.But, inths third place we regard CIl.d
Shnderas legal and; professional, connection
With the Northern Pacific Railroad and |
thetkoEthern Pacific Coal Company as the
mostserieus drawback to-. his candidacy
at the present time. NOT that ave, ,Monld
think or intimate for a moment that. such
business relationships would influence his
or sympathies~ with the people or
his ardor in behalf OF the best inter-
Of the Territory ~atlarge;; but there are
prejndices on this subject in
communities that will bee difficult;
1 not impossible to: remove; and it is no
ehyiabie position for a candidate to oecu%t
apologize for or explain the peculiar and
inc onsistant: circumstances in
which ne is placed. Much as we admire
The remarkable ability Of Col. Sanders and
acknowledge, his peculiar fitness for the po-
iition to which he laudably aspires, vel
complacentiy close our eyes to the
opposition he viii have to en-
counter, and the almost insurmOuntable
obstacles he will nave to overcomein order
10 reach the goalo his laudable ambition"
This is plain truth, plainly spoken: 1T
%hlst be conceded by Col: Sanders, warm-sff
!st political iriehds that his connection
Nth the Northern. Paeifc:1tlle most: p1ew.f
srful corporation in the ferritor5-a+corI
boEation which has ~antagonized whether
Fightfully or .wrongiully We. shall not. stpp
70 argue)-nets enlY the w~orkingmen Of the
Territory, but nine.tenths; OF the farming
Communities FROM Gtsndive to Missoufas is
Is matter which he WILDE constantly called
lpon to explain, and whose acts az, the at:
:orney OF the company he must defend or
l%enounce; The workingmen and farmers
u. Montana will not riSet the chains a.
eadytplaced around theE: .necks BY. the
Northern Pacific Company by sending the
lttorney and accredited agent Of the cor
to Congress. This il the meanine
+ : the above excerpt when read betweeR
ne ilnes.a :: - .'>1' =. .,.---.H ,..Jh
While, the A want Courier acknowlsdges
be eminent ability ofC6l. Sanders.it is not
lind to the factt,of his uneyaifab ilityy asa
andidate and to the other fact that he
ill have to overcome almost insurmount- \,
bic obstatles ii order to reach the goalof
is ambition. The whole terror ofthe ar*S /
::warrants the assumption that whilss
[aior Anderson will throw no, obstacles. IN @
le way, df Colonel Sanders success he
N leave him2to hoe His own Away tod WASH
'gton the besff;:he 4psyy::@ III, article winds t
2 as folloWs:.. 49, .
ave are not, informed. OF icourse.. as to .
,e extent. OF Col. Sandera,. available re: !.
'urces in this campaign. and ran only =
ope that they may be sueh,as will enable
~ to snatch ,Kictory~ -freEa, apparent de- 8
at. Such an, event would .crqyn his .
with generous and deserved lauEeis =
a . 6 , ne ;lair;,niaded citizen would y
- AH*eaeNN1s" Su'J' t--s, ~ = att-.r =
saatehas victory from apparent; de-
t"'uhder Observation-Disclosures -su1rdundiae =
~ Sanders may truthfuily= be classga y
nong the unattainabfes hence the fpo'sstt- q
lily of his brow being crowned with 4
euerous and deserved laurels'' is too farIs"
mote for profitable speculation. Il
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