Fergus County argus., 1886-12-09
TERRITORIAL PRESS OPINIONS.


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The Avant Courier says: a petition is
being circulated asking congress to make
an appropriation Of half million for the
Improvement of the National Park. We
hope everybody in Montana will sign il.
The roads in the Park are simply "a dis
grace to the government. II is visited 10y
thousands Of foreigners who cannot fail To
contrast its mighty wonders with the mea n
ness Of its roads and the paisimony of the
government. The Park association has
been widely abused Tor the condition of the
roads, but il has nothing to do with them
Congress alone is, or should be responsible.
Fully one-ham Of the park-and the most
interesting parts never seen by tourists,
as IT Is absolutely inaccessible for want of
any kind of roads. Millions are spent in
Washington for scenic effect only. Marble
and granite buildings, monuments, sculp-
ture, paintings, parks, and everything taste
can suggest or labor perform, is done there
to inspire our own citizens and foreigners
with worshipful respect for the government.
While all that Montana asks is good roads.
While congressman are racking their brains
to get rid of Il surplus accommodating at the
prodgious rate Of ten millions n month.
and which threatens IL contraction of the
currency, paralysis Of business and AN
overwhelming popular uprising and on
slausht ON tariff, why cannot they spend n
million ON the Park? There are no middle
men or vampire contractors to benefit by
the appropriation. Every dollar spent is
paid directly to the man who wields the
pick or drives the team. Why should not
the western laborer get some encourage
ment and assistance' We have eastern,
southern and western measures and men.
but the laborer is universally and always
fraternal and national-nay, international.
The Woman's National Indian Assoc-
alton recently met in New York City, and,
as stated by II daily Of that place. did
good work in arousing public sentiment as
to the rights Of the Indians and the res
possibility Of the nation to their wards"
This all reads very nicely but ut this dis.
tance and at this locality, it would seem
that what those good eastern sisters don't
KNOW about Indians would make Il very
large book. We imagine that our ~. 900
Montana Indians are enjoying the full
measure of their rights when Uncle Sam
generously gives them nearly 30, O,OoO. 900
acres of the best land in the territory upon
which to sun themselves while slowing
away government rations in their capacious
mdws. Those good ladies would better oc-
cupy their time in arousing the public To
the necessity Of moving these Indians To a
more limited area and to open the lands
they do not occupy to the home seekers of
the overcrowded east Miner.
Idahos vote is less than half that of
Montana and with the loss of the Pan
Handle would he still further reduced.
What would our Idaho friends say to ex-
tending their southern line down to the I1o
and making it correspond with the south |
err line of Wyoming? Would it take in !
more Mornons than could be controlled? !
II Congress should pass Il law disiranchis- !
ing all Mormons first, perhaps it would ,
smooth the way for the change. We would
cut Utah into threads If necessary to extar- |
inmate the vile institution Of Mormonisn.
Herald.
hard fight is being made against Sena.
ator Dawes, OF Massachusetts, and IL may
happen that he will not succeed himself as
L. ;. senator. Such result would be un-
fortunate for the northwest in that the
Massachusetts senator, rs chairman of the
on Indian affairs, is u friend of
this section, his policy being in accord with
that of the administration and with adj
,anced thought on this Indian question.
No man has given more consideration to
this problem, and his retirement from the
senate just at the turning point in the In
dian policy ought tn be "a matter of general
regret in the west.---River Press.
The crratic Bob InsersolI is rapidly CON
ing to the front the political leader of
the laboring- -men.-Great Falls Tribune
In referring To the above, Elder Anderson
says; The 'rrraticism' of Rober. q. Ins,r-
soil CONSISTS in personal courage; his cstab-
Iisled record as a scholar, a politician and
iurist; his out utspoken lcnuncia
ti"n of cant and hypocrisy; his aversion
10 the PRONUNCIATION of any sectarian doe
trine that makes men cowar,llv myth /
through the lear al being eter-
nally roasted hereafter. The near future
will see that Bob Ingersoll has allied him |
self with the coming national party
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