The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-02-29
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"MR. RYAN SAYS NAY"

ST. PAUL. February 22d.-[Special TO
the independent l-Denni7 Ryan was to-
day shown n dispatch saying unia, orhhle
reports were current i'll Montana ron-
cerning his connection with the itncky
Fork road. He said with emphasis. Il
am no more interested III the Rocky
Fork ROAD than yanr4ure. l have not
dolla, ir{it.'
The CHRONICLE has been slow 10 say
anything about the railroad fight now in
progress in another county; but a. the
Helena and other outside papers seem
to be anxious to enter the arena aal at
the same time with a reckless proaigtii'r
bestow upon respected citlftns
damnatory and denunciatory accusa't''h',
it is time for us tospeak, especially since
one Of the men so bcsrattcred las FIR
many years been trusted and esteem i
citizen of Buzonan. We reftr 10 Mr.
Cooper, now absent, looking after she
construct on of the Rocky F"lk road,
Mr.. Cooper is widely known both in
Montana and elsewhere and his private
and public life are too open To warrant
anything that the Independent or Herald
might say in their reckless endcar r 20
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RiI;,.,s wbo ira,ina tbat viI}iGr,tirn
10 ,acossorv for th. r,,nspm,t;,n If ihrir
plans. The slight evidence upon which
thos. ond ,,,,sr ,orcrs bay. h.so1 their
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homes, i,xssti,o,;o, and ar. renr.Lopsi.
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cypox,c,r 10 nro,,,rod IA mall, tho
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q f.ooLo cty poi,rnod IN, .ia,na tho
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tbe nroper tim, m, Ia omd rnn,aI,en
n,oof of his o,u,n,i.,. c,r ,.y,,rr ast b,
his as ayor, or ,,,;,nr,y;,. ,fr Cn,.r
has not r,i,.d his y,i,,. j., ~, own =,
fensa .vr,,, Il, ,r.v,.r ,..,,,;..,os maj
bv norsons IN wb,,, ,,,, =. ...,,,.., Wit,
he renresants wcr. ;nl..in. a.. a.. Ia,
tors have the r;nc of mani, J;yn,,y an,
courage that has made Mr. Cnonar,
name respected bv his frie, ia and Ii,
enem,es as we'll And wo o,,:n n,oI
the assertion that onv cortror,,r ,,.h
expects to dodge his responsib,i,v an,
place his faith on Mr. Rvan's en- ,orse
ments will oct sadly left
Let us closely examine this malta,
The language is. we believe "To whom
NAV concern: This ia tn certify that
never authorized Walter Cooper to max
contracts in my name. DENIM. Ran
Mark the language. He does moi "a
that Mr.. Cooper was not authorized TIN
language used in this endorsement il th
language of skulking cowardlincs
Would it not have been lust as easy I
have clinched this thing and left n
room for doubt, as to learetJ. loon.b,l