Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-20
REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENTS,

Ever since the organization OF the Ter
ritory the Republican party has, at its reg
ular ~conrentions, endorsed each Republi.
can administration. Whsn the whiskey
rings with the c~onnivance Of heads Of de-
partments were swindling the government
out Of millions of dollars tue administers.
tion was endorsed. When the Bradys and
the Dorseys were running star routes upon
the principle OF addition, division and 81
Washington, the administration was en-.
dorsed. When John Roach and Bill Chand-
Ter we're making millions they never earned
out of old government hulks, the admins
tration was endorsed. When Carl Schurs
was Extensively enforcing his timber rules
and regulations and ssixing wood in the
back yards of the homes OF widows and or
phans, the administration was endorsed.
When fraud and corruption permeated
every department OF the government; when
swindlsrs and thieves. occupying high po-
%sitions, were annually whitewashed by ac-
commodating Congressional Committees
and stalked unblushiugly in the higher
courts OF justice and babe them defiance
the administration was endorsed. When
the ballot box was trampled under foot.
the voice OF the people stif1ed and the pres
idency of this great nation twice stolen, the
the outraged masses finally rose in their
might and hurled their oppressors from
power and entrusted the reins OF govern
ment to an honest party the past Republi.
CAN administrations were still endorsed.
And yet during those years OF mierule
and of peculation and oppression upon the
part OF Federal officials. the Democracy
fought their battles purely upon the princi-
Piles aud policy in government. When San
ders, and Tufts, and Claggett, and Hedges,
and Leavitt, and Orr, and Botkin, and
Knowles ran for Delegate in Congress it was
not held by the Democratic press that their
election would be an endorsement of the
high crimes and misdemeanors OF their
party at Washington. During the canvass
OF Botkin aud Knowles, and when the tim
Der rules and regulations OF a Republican
administration were being enforced in every
portion Of the Territory, it twas not charged
by the Democratic press that the election
OF either of those gentlemen would be an
endorsement of those rules and regula-
tions by the people OF Montana. No such
claptrap was INDUCED in.
But now the conditions are reversed.
The Republican party has been compelled
to step down and out to give place to hon.
est men. The old mossbacks who have
been laying up to the public teat during the
past two decades are, from nearly two
years fasting, starving for pap. Their case
is a desperate me and no means are left
to better their condition. But
among them all no issue has been raised,
no charge has been made, SO silly, sc hase-
lees, so contemplate as the one that the
of Mr.. Toole would be an endorse
ment by the people OF the Territory OF
Sparks timber rates and regulations, and
that if he be again sent to Congress our
closed down for want of wood to run them,
ETC., etc.
This matter is not referred to in a COM
planning spirit, but merely to show the
flimsy pretext-for it cannot be called an
argument-upon which Republican news
papers base their opposition to Mr.. Too!e.
They cannot successfully attack him upon
his public record. He has rendered faith
ful and efficient service to the Territory,
and they know it. But Sparks has thrown
them a straw and they are trying t., make
club out OF it to beat Toole. This is one
of the humors of the campaign. The only
serious aspect that the matter wears is
that the outside public, who read Republic
can newspapers, may be led to believe that
the people OF Montana are a lot of in
nocents who can be gu'led into voting for
Sanders by this measly rot about Sparks
and his timber rules.