The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-09
THE COURT IN DISPUTE.

THE COURT IN DISPUTE.
The STANDARDS excellent cores
pondence from Butte, printed this
morning on the fourth page. pictures
the scene witnessed yesterday in the
court where Judge DeWOlfe has pre-
sided and where rival aspirants pre-
scented themselves as soon as Montana
was declared u state.
Lamentable M t.Ie spectacle il, the
people of Silver bow are Ia he congrat-
ulated on the fact that the court i'm
Butte was not turned into a e gar
den and all the forms of law made n
farce. The STANDARDS correspondent
i'm Butte refers to the dignity with
which Judge Iewolfe brought to
peaceful termination n cOnte.t which
might easily have ended i'm AN unseemly
uuarrel for his seat. This page of the
STANDARD desires tn Il it's full recOg-
milton of that gentleman's dignified
conduct under the trying circumstances.
We must wait until next Tuesday tn
learn what is to he the outcome of the
contention i'm which Mr.. Mediation and
Mr.. Hamilton are involved. For IN
part, we cannot see how the vexing
question can be settled by any arbitra-
ton which will put the contestants on
common ground. \ court whose in
tegrity and authority no man has
dared to question has ordered the tun-
mel precinct counted. That count gives
| Mr.. Mediation "a clear majority of votes
and hence gives him "A right to he
Judge DE wOlfe's successor.
Mr.. Hamilton produces "a certificate
from the board of state canvassers: but
the STANDARD has always insisted
that the returns taken to the state
board were worthless and ought never
To have been submitted to Governor
White and his associates. The Cover
| nor himself has admitted that these
returns were altogether informal, that
he favored throwing out the entire
county. hut that Silver Bow vas
counted $50 that the vote on the consti-
tuition should be- as large as possible.'
In truth. state certificates held by
any man from silver Bow, with the
tunnel precinct ousted. are worthless
This newspaper renews its suggestion
that il was Il fools crrand to carry them
to Helena, and we insist now that the
Silver Bow certificates issued last week
are worthless things. he they issued b,
state anvassers To republican or demo
crat.
In this view of the case. the IIamil
ton certificate is absolutely worthless
That gentleman did not receive "a ma
jOrity of the votes of Silver Bow under
the count which u court of unques
toned authority ordered tn he made
This being the fact. Hamilton has n,
claim. his pretentions are not subject I,
barter or adjudication, and the demo
Gratis of Butte lack the spirit tina
should stamp their conduct If ever the,
recognize his right eve tn make "a con
test or waste their strength in seekin,
to conciliate him. In other words Ham
ilton is Il fraud outright il he dares I,
set up claims tn an Office to which n,
never was elected. and democrats ar
fools il. lending their ears to his asser
tions. they help to dignity his unwar
rantable pretensions.
silver Bow county has elected Nc
Hatton to the office of Judge. The frs
business Of n people is to see that h'
takes his place. The dignity of tn,
court il all right. but no dishonest cour
has dignity. and the court that assume
tn plant itself on II minority vote an
an unfair certificate is dishonest. W,
take il that the people of silver Bow
county have the nerve tn prevent
knavish count. If we are right in this
they will put on the bench the MAJ
who has Il majority of the honest vot
in that county. If they DO this the
will make short work of this man Ham
ilton. who canno he made decen
simply because he sets up an arrogan
claim to a decent office. curt of JUS
tice are safe only so long as the peopl
keep them safe, aud. if Silver Bow dem
ocrats cannot defend the title of
judge whom the people elected. L.
them hasten To Withdraw from polite
and give fraud unquestioned sway.
Mediation WAS elected judge by tn
vote of silver Bow county. lie ougt
to claim his seat and if the men VIII
! elected him have any respect for tn
dignity of law they will put him in h
, place and keep him there ut the point ,
I the bayonet. should hat be necesszr,
T if they are patriots and have the rigl
I sort of stuff running in their veins.
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