Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-28
THE 7 SETTLED.

For some time past the Inter Mountain
has commended that the Benton River Press
is u staunch Democratic paper, the organ
of the party in the northern part OF the
Territory. As far as the general public 10
concerned, it cares very little what the
politics OF a paper is as long as it gets what
it wants-the news of the day, and this
controversy, of which the River Press
speaks concerning the politics Of that
paper, would uot have been dragged before
the public if the Inter Mountain had not
claimed the Press as a Democratic paper,
and cited it's hostility to MI. Toole to
prove it's assertion that an irreconeilable
breach existed in the Democratic party.
To this charge Of the Inter Mountain The
MINER replied that the River Press is not
a Democratic paper and never was Demo-
cratic, that it was an "Independent jour-
nal with Republican leanings." The fol-
lowing from the River Press Of the twenty.
eighth inst settles the matter OF t~hepolitics
Of that paper. and at the same time dis
poses OF the Inter Mountains charge of
dissension in the Democratic party by
reason OF the candidacy Of the Hon. J. K.
Toole for Congress-. The Inter Mountain
cannot point to a Democratic journal in
the Territory that does now or ever did
oppose Mr.. Toole for the delegateship:
1t may be stated here that the political
independently OF the River Press dates
from the demise Of the Democratic Benton
Record. about a year and a half ago. Pre-
vious to that time the River Press was an
avowed Republican newspaper. But here
is what the Press says: 1.-THE Butte MINER
and the Inter Mountain, as well as the
Helena Independent; have Of late been de.
voting considerable OF their valuable time
and space to the River Press and it's sup
posed political complexion. By one paper
it is pronounced therougly Democratic,
and by the others it is referred to in very |
polite terms as our esteemed Republican
contemporary If these papers are as
lair and courteous as we have a right to
and to ask that they shall be, they
will modify their statements and give our
true position. The River Press is, and has
for a year and a half been. an independent
sheet, and ia the servant of no political
party. It has at all times spoken it's SEN
freely on all subjects OF public in
terest; it has criticised the acts of county
md Territorial officers without fear, favor
Dr. affection, which fact is well known to
The citizens of Choteau County, and
throughout the Territy. The
River Press, in every position it has ever
aiken, has endeavored to do strict justice
parties and men, and in it's statements
t has adhered to what it believed to betrue
md susceptible Of proof. But when any
newspaper or individual states that the
River Press has declared for either politi-
al party, or it's candidates, it is a mis-
representation. The River Press main
aims its right to ~criticise the candidates of
'ither rarty, and will in the interests Of its
do it; and if there are any whose
'ecords will not bear searching they had
better not rum" As has been stated in a
'ecent article touching upon the same sub
ect: 1.-THE platform upon which this paper
'tands contains but a single plank-broad
md frm-the welfare and best interests OF
Benton and Northern Montana.
Whoever throws down the gauntlet on this
will find the River Press
ia take it up"