The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-24
TERRITORIAL PRESS OPINIONS.


GO1outeot anu OumfrWhsts
Hon. Henry y. Blake, who has very pro-
pery been highly mentioned III ~ worthy
Republican candidate for delegate to con
gress, in a note to The New Northwest,
dated Virginia City, June 9TH, says: II
think this is the ime tn send the 'old war
horse to congress-"
Dillon Tribune: At the last two elections
Beaveri'ead county went republican for
delegate 10 congress. In 1882, Botkin, re-
publican, had majority over Maginnis,
democrat, of 13s votes. In 1884, Know
les, republican, hada majority Of 13G votes
over Toole.
The dtzens of Bitter Root valley are de-
termined to do everything possible to secure
county division. The Missoulian says: 1t
is understood a mass meeting Of the people
of the Bitter Root valley has been called to
he held at Stevensville to consider the
question of county division and to lay out
plans for the coming campaign.
lue tlhlIlg Suit Hlts tic IlitTh u
says that every man who comes to the
United States and refuses to live under the
laws Of the country should take his choice
between immediate departure or death.
Americans are not "a riotous people, and,
above all, they ARE not anarchists. There
is but one way to deal with an anarchist.
Kill him.
The Butte Miner says tine democrats will
urge the election of Delegate Toole next fall
on the score of his being II young man full
of energy and ambition. But what is the
matter with Andrew +. Burleigh, of Miles
City? Should the latter he nomina ted he
would sweep every county in Eastern Mon
tana while Silver Bow, Beaverhead, Deer
Lodge, Lewis and Clark and Missoula,
which are all reliably republican, would roll
up increased maiorities for him. Mr.. Bur
lsigh's friends should begin to do something
Bro. Mills, OF the New North West, says
Lincoln had his Booth, Garfield his Gui
teau, but it remained for Cleveland to sui
reporter hanging around his house durin.
the honeymoon, making an ass Of hmsel
instead of an assassin. The dignity and de
cency Of journalism is DETAINED by sucl
insolent espionage upon the self-sought
seclusion Of n gentleman and his bride
Booth was shot and Guiteau hung. Tn,
reportv ought to be put to work on thu
| Panama canal.
The treasurer of Yellowstone county i,
matters in which all taxpayers take a gre;,,
interest is the sale keeping of their publ,
money, and it must be gratifying in the ex
treme for our citizens to read the report %
the expert appointed by the county com
missioners. After "a most thorough and
careful examination of the trcasurers re
cords and an actual count of the money,
ON hand, every item is found correct to q
cent. The result is exactly what was ey
pected, but it is no less gratifying 10 tn,
citizens of the county than to Treasure,
Camp.
| The Independent is Of the opinion that
ii there : any one thing that the senat,
could discuss with less likelihood of reach
| ing any result than the Northern Paciii,
forfeiture question, it would be to discuss
the propciety of calling upon the President
TO show cause why he had failed to give hi.
reasons for certain removals, and why hs
should not be called before the bar of tn,
senate for contempt. There were exhibi
tions Of ,lemagoguery on the floor of that
venerable but not venerated body, which
would pale into nsigniiicance "a town hal
meeting N Dakota.