The Dillon tribune., 1886-10-22

! uHuCISta'lu l"C alH'P!SoI IuSAs'', VIII
know that naugh, is said against the char
acter or qualification Of Mr.. Neii's oppon.
en, We desire simply to show that the
Central Committee did not betray their
trust by nominating a man with whose
qualifications they were not fully acquaint.
ed.
HELENA, Mont, Oct. :, 1886.
DEAR SIR: congratulate the people of
| your county on the selection of Henry
Neil as the Republican candidate for Sher-
| if He is the son Of Rev. +. ID. Neil, the
historian OF the Northwest, whose services
have been very lily requited or appreciated.
Henry wa, one Of t;,e party who conducted
the survey Of 1874, and he has since been
citizen OF Montana | first knew him as a
guart! at the penitenliary, aud he was The
most efficient and jealous guard that had
during my term of seven years or more as
L. S. Marshal. He is severely and i'm.
placably honest; and am convinced that
his election would not only give you an
effective officer, but would save your tan
payers thousands Of dollars.
Truly, ALEX. c. BorK1N.
Now that we have made Neil known TO
our friend, will it return the favor by pub
fishing in its issue tomorrow the record Of
one Of its own candidates, DR.. Raymond
Mitchell. All that is known about him is
tina, he came into the county in June and
has been practicing physic at Glendale.
Please tell us where he received his degree.
At what medical school did he graduate:
In what school has he taught: DO not de-
fer the answers till your last issue when it
may be too late to disprove their truth.
But who is the weak candidate on the
republican ticket: Is it the republican
nominee for public administrator. OF his
opponent we need not say more than that
his mental condition is such as 10 render
him unfit for any public trust, however
small the perquisites. But is the weak re.
publican candidate, the nominee for Coro
ner: While we believe his opponent is
most excellent man, yet by reason of the
doctors professional skill and knowledge,
no one doubts that he is the man for the
position.
But is it Gilbert' Yes, so incompetent,
so unpopular, SO certain of defeat, that the
Examiner witt, its proverbial fondness for
helping the weak and distressed, promised
him that while It must as a democratic
organ boom the democratic nominee, it
would couch its praise Of Mr.. Pickett in
such meaningless phrase, that Mr.. Gilbert's
candidacy would not be affected in the
least. We have never made similar
promise to Mr.. Pickett, and we accent
Gilbert without any mental reservation
whatever.
But where is the weak republican: Is
it our next Probate Judge. r. z. Thomas?
We have never heard even his enemies say
aught against him except that he is thor.
ough republican, and as judge, would give
offenders the full benefit Of the law. That
he is thorough republican we admit, but
that lie is apolitician in the common accep.
tation Of the term, we deny. Mr.. Thomas,
above board in his dealings with the enc.
my, knows none Of the sneaking tricks OF
the politician. He is man OF brains, and
when VIC say that his opponent is not, VIC
mean no reflection upon the moral charac.
ter ofthe democratic nominee, who is so
thoroughly and irrevocably incompetent,
so ignorant Of the law that it has become
standing joke in the community to ask =:
"Why is the democratic nominee for Pro.
bate Judge like necessity =, the answer to
which is: "Because he knows no law" Be.
sides his ignorance Of law, he is a most
narrow.minded par,isan--we will not saw
&ttc,,for he lacks the mental grit implied by
that word. To our knowledge, lie said to q
republican of this town, whose vote he
had the impotence to ask, that lie would
'rather vote for negro on the democratic
ticket for any Office than for his own
father on the republican ticket" Think
what the term "negro" means to dyed in.
the intellectually democrat and you will
form some slight idea Of the partisanship
OF this man. lie deserves no favors at the
hands Of rcpublicans. His necessities may
be such that he nceds the Office. B~t docs