Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-22
DEER LODGE POLITICS.
4 LIVELY LETTER FROM "A LEADING
DEMOCRAT OF ANACONDA.

!. 4 LIVELY LETTER FROM a LEADTH
DEMOCRAT OF ANACONDA.
He Shows up the Hollowness or III
Reviews" Position as an Indepens
emit Paper-The wesk Points In Som
of the Republican Party's Candidate.
II ANACONDA, September 9.-tTo the Ed
! tor OF the Miner. The Anaconda Review
/, 10 its assumed character as an independen
paper, and it's true character OF q quas
Republican sheet, became exceedinQl
! wroth, last week, over the failure Of til
democratic County Convention to accor,
Anaconda greater representation on th
county ticket. Without being definite
. an unalterable rule the .sReyiewn is definit
IN nothing-it INDUCED in innuendos as t,
gne edect such action on the part of tl1
democrats would have upon the ticket q
the polls.
i The "Review's'' smothered outcry wa,
ostensibly made in the interest OF Ana
conda-a new departure, by the way, for it
since there were several occasions in th,
past when 1t could have rendered sigma
service to its home town by raising q voics
in its hehalf, but it either failed to see thu
Opportunities ior SO doing, or seeing
ignored them. Even ut this late day it's
SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART
would be acceptable were any other sub.
ject than q trumped.up political one made
the basis OF it, or were it's utterances there
upon OF q nature to attest it's sincerity in
the matter.
/ Such sporadic zeal as it manifested last
week, even il evinced for an honest and
laudable purpose, comes with an i'll grace
rom journal that makes no pretensions
to being one except in the single questiona-
BILE qualification OF being q meagre dissem-
inator OF local news. I'm fact, to any per-
son OF unbiased Judgment who may have
read the Review" for some time, it is ap-
parent that some Of it's editorial utter
ances OF last week were advertising met
ter, SO utterly at variance were they with
it's usual senile tone.
The Review, with conscious pride, oc-
casionally refers to itself as an independent
paper, but we challenge any one OF it's
readers to point ont single instance in
which it has ever displayed sufficient indie.
pendence OF spirit oi Judgment to entitle it
w oh0u 0ppOilttuiOus 1cEudp6
ALLEGED NoN-PARrIsAN CHARACTER
gives it the right to cali itself independent,
but let us dispose OF that.
/ During the campaign OF 1885 Unsupported
w. F. Sanders candidacy for Delegate to
Congress-, and in it's last issue prior to the
day Of election, it devoted considerable edi.
tOrial space to pr aise of the Republican
county ticket. And in fact it's frothiDgs OF
last week were simply the outpourings OF a
perturbed Republican spirit. II the Repub-
licans OF the county read the "Review" un-
derstandingly, or accorded it q modicum OF
political foresight, they certainly went to
their county convention forewarned, and in |
q position to take ADVANTAGE OF the alleged
Democratic mistake, by placing good con-
tingent OF Anaconda men on tGeir ticket.
But it is evident the Reviews wisdom |
counted for naught in the premises, as the |
Republican county ticket hears the same
number Of Anaconda men that the Demo-
cratic one does, so that when the day OF |
election comes one will commend itself to
the voters OF this city in the same measure
as the other, in this respect.
THE REPUBLIcAN TICKET.
Now as to the personnel of some OF the |
Republican nominees, and their fitness for |
the nHme Of w. n. Thompannfor the coun-
Gil. Two years ago, when that gentiemanI
made his canvass for County Clerk, his |
chief recommendation was his connection /
with the X. OF L. ORDERS worthy organi-
zation that occasionally, as in the case we i
are citing, is made the dupe of an unprinci-
pl4d demagogue. He was, during the cam
paign, the principal officer OF the local as
sembly in this city, and so earnestly did he
labor in the ranks of the order throughout \
the county, that it's members looked upon
him as their Moses by the time the cam
paign closed. Shortly thereafter, the work
with the Anaconda Company, SO serious
that they went on q strike. Many Of them
had families, their means were limited, win
Ter was approaching and as q continuance
of the strike would necessarily involve q
rood deal OF suffering, much difference of
opinion existed as to the proper course to
pursue in so
GRAVE AN EMERGENCY.
Finally public meeting was called for q
discussion OF the question.
This Moses being q man Of much conse-
luence among them, q level-headed and
withal true advocate OF their interest,
and above all man whom, by q united
was invited by special delegation to at
tend their meeting. 1t was believed that
Moses. by his presence, would lend counte-
nance to the action they had taken, as well
as assist by his counsel in extricating
them from the dilemma they were in. But
ust then the interests OF Moses and those
of the order diverged at right angles. While
that loyal adherence to their principles
which he 30 loudly professed during the
and q becoming sense OF grati-
tude for their disinterested services in elect
ng him to Office, should have impelled him
to assist them at this critical iuncture, to
quarters that he still hoped great things
rom.
The result was that he did not attend
any OF their meetings or in anywise CO.
operate with them in their struggle. Then
t was that the
SCALES FELL FROM THE EYES
,f his 4 OF L. brethren, and they discov.
red what had been apparent during the
to all but their infatuated selves,
that w. M. Thompson's brotherly zeal
was exercised solely with q view to the se-
,urance OF their political support, and
10 to nades for all he cared.
Next, let us gaze upon their candidate
ior sheriff. Two years ago, when the DEM
ocrats OF this county nominated Tor that
office gentleman who was engaged in the
liquor business, the Republicans raised q
,ry to high heanen against the selection OF
such man for so responsible an Office.
The party swelled with indignation almost
20 the point OF bursting, '.over the, out.
rage" as it termed it, and made it one OF
the issues of the campaign. But last Sat-
lrday, either forgetting or ignoring the TACT
that it had placed itself on record in this
it nominated
FOR THE OFFICE OF SHERIFF
! man engaged in precisely the same busi-
ness as the Democratic candidates OF 1886.
We do not see how the Republicans can re-
,oncile Ed. Moore's nomination with their
past course, hut perhaps they will plead for
lim that his Republicanism so sanctifies his
Ealing MS to make him u fit candidate for
,fice. At best there is a little inconsis-
,ency about the thing, but then consistency
8 not a crown jewel Of the Republican
sarty.
Again, they have nominated for county
.lerk q young man whose realty holdings in
he county do not exceed the dust on his
hoes. nor his personal interests the chagne
ii raiment in his gripsack. Hehas no per.
in the county, no abiding interest