Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-27
A COWARDLY ATTACK ON MIR. IRWIN.

A COWARDLY ATTACK ON MIR. IRWIN
In an attempt to carry out the threats
frequently made blythe Republican press
of defaming the character Of Mr.. Clark
the Helena Record" yesterday morning
published a bit Of the court records OF
Deer Lodge county. The case was that OF
Richard Fl. Jones and Mamie S. Jones,
Of whose estate George W. Irwin III. was
the administrator. The MINER would re-
produce the entire record were it not
that a consideration for the feelings Of
Mr.. Irwin and his friends make such a
course ~ill-advised.
The subftance of the record is that Mr..
Clark had purchased a part of the estate
of the Joneses, paying the amount bid, in
a fair and legal manner, the Joneses
deciding the property on the recommen-
dation of the administrator, George W.
Irwin I'll. These are the facts, as set forth
in the published record.
This business deal is now characterized
by the Republican newspaper at Helena,
the Record" as one OF deception, fraud,
and hypocrisy" Such an attack as this
upon our tOwnsman, Mr.. Irwin, is not only
uncalled for, but an outrage and an
offence which cannot be too severely con-
demned. Mr.. Irwin is not a candidate for
office, and if he were, this attack upon
him would be an almost unwarrantable
kicking over the party traces, and, withal,
a matter not at all involved in a political
contest. What has Mr.. Irwin done that
he should be raked over the Goals in this
manner in the camp Of his alleged
friends? Why should a business transac-
tiOn, now nearly a decade supine. be sud-
denly raised to the perpendicular to con-
front an administrator whose record is
good, and who seems to have discharged
his whole duty to the widows and orphans
of Deer Lodge county? |
In all seriousness. the affair can only |
be regarded as n of those stupid blum
ders which Over-zealous and Anticipated
p%artizans are apt to commit when they
attempt an exploit too brilliant and dar-
ing for such %pusilanimous execution.
That the publication in question is a
blunder is the opinion of all who
are capable Of forming an unbiased
Judgment. 1t openly charges MIR. Irwin,
instance, with being the admins
traitor Of the estate" and with conduct
said sale, and was also in and about
The management, negotiation for sale
md control of said premises, the agent
or this plaintiff, Mamie A. Jones, and
70 continued to be such agent down to
md including the time Of the execution
II said deed, and that the said Mamie
4. Jones was ignorant Of the value of her
aid interest i'll the said premises and
lad no other means of ascertaining the
'alue thereof except what she could learn
rom her said agent" ETC., etc.
We do not believe Mr.. Irwin falsely ad-
Used those upon whose estate he was 6
administering, OF that he was a party. as $
harged, to any Of the deception, fraud, I
nd hypocrisy which the Helena Repub- g
lean Racket" so clearly brings against I
i'm in its apparent efforts to blacken +
he character Of another. OF course the 8
Racket" has some soiled linen to laun- a
ny, and takes this means Of doing it, "
tabbing Mr.. Irwin over the shoulder of
1t is a most unfair way Of cam
algnlng; it is worse than that: 1t islc
Ownright hypocricy and double dealing. n
is an effort to 'kill two birds with one p
What Republican jealousy there r.
OF MIR. Irwin is not at this moment G
ute apparent, but that there is most s
reen-eyed jealousy of him in his own
imp is a fact which cannot be denied
7 those who have read the publication =
ON the Deer Lodge county court y
cords. T.
This attack on Mr.. Irwin is much more al
.prehensible at this time from the fact th
at this gentleman is now away in the LIS