Fergus County argus., 1886-11-25

Complete returns from Mea-her
county demonstrate the iact that +
the people of Fergus coumiy-in th" !
failure of che passage OF reappor-
tionment bill-had no rights which
Meagher was bound. IN courtesy
or honor. to RESPECT. ln other words,
the "hndnes-,' or courtesy call It
what you may as skunk by any
other name smells just the same
was nothing more nor less than con
coctcd scheme on the part of the poll
tical demagogues of both parties oi
Meagler county to gain ourconildence.
good will, and above all, otlr votes
and at the proper time. when too late
for the voters of Fergus county to
counteraci, by united action. the base
and trcacherou- scheme determined
upon, To stab us in the back as only
contemplate towards would he guilty
OF doing
When the organized political parties
of Meagher county gave Fergus county
a place ON the legislative ticket, II was
generally conceded 10y our citizens
that it was done IN good iaitii ana
with the desire to give III the repre-
sentation that rcapportionneh'
enactment would have taken from
them. and we doubt ii u single voter
of this county sincerely believed but
that it was the intention of Meaeher
10 give such men as We should name
the party support they were entitled
to. Did she do so? Look at the olii-
cial returns ~ published elseNh"re IN
/ this issue.
knowing that Meagher county was
strongly democratic, we could not
hone for an increment OF the vote
accorded Hon. james Fergus IN the
Fergus end, sufficient to elect him, hut
in all reason it waste beexpected that
Hon. Granville stuart would run with
his ticket. lie went out OF Fergus
/ with a good mqjority, and under dif-
ferent circimStances-a> II citizen ana
candidate of Meagher county--wolild
have led the ticket in that county
Yet why was it that he failed to pol
one-half OF thedemocratic voteof that
county? simply because II lew con
t,,uttil,le ours manufactured til,
DA,fxABIE LIE that the voters o
, Fergus county proposed to take al
vantage OF the opportunity Afforded
,l,eu, and elect two members to tli'
legislature by scratching the Meashel
men and givin. their men IL solid vote
A declaration to that effect was no
only made by hired henchmen AT Tin
voting places on election day, bu
some despicable whe!p, oi wi,elps, wen
so far "a To have printed hani bill
which were posted upin every precinct
warning voters that Fergus count,
propo-el 10 act in hat manner an'
, i'm self defense they must do likewiS
!, or lose approximation. That IL VIII.
Mr. stuart failed to poll his party
vote.
And who j. responsible for SUE
;. treachery to contiilns people am
party? Who WAS the author of TIA
lie which defeated our candidate am
!. leaves H. without approximation
Not only the people of Fergus bu
!. the deceived and oVercreiuions voter
Of Meagher demand to know VIII
! among them deserves to bear II
mark of CAIN The Rocky Mountai
Uusbandman il the mouthpiece I
Meagher county, and if il takes prit
in championing the county, honor,
should tell the peopleof both counii
!. as it il claimed 10y u number oi !
= readers that il knows-who manuia
=. tur.i ont oi whole cloth II lie Tia
he would cause the devil to hlu
with shame. am one wholly witho
of foundation Il the official count show
- The voters OF Fergus county la
a. been betrayed in IA manner that ca
nat fDf redress. anu bltiio"-h my w"
mr. humble n.eekness aud humiliation
~ the inevitable, they have ii right, "a
IS. demand to know. the pusi,'anlma
be beinswho originate! the groundlessi Il
So rication that they would stoop so ]
ty a. To throw aside party and dec'i
n. and vote -olidly against the nontin
e.- OF n people, who. IN apparent 20
Ter faith. extended To them eourtoSioS-
,se The people of this county IN no
of blame the voters of Meagher Tor
ill ing as they did; as. in all probabil'
,er they believed but without loundati
cir a. they must admit after learning
he yote-tIat to dc otherwise meant
lac feat for their men. Our giieFtn
SOLELY against the pnlitic.'l scitrnr