Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-11-23
A LIE AND IT'S CONNECTIONS.

vi Hlb way W Win Ln0
Montana vote on the constitution, Rus
sell B. Harrison was detained In Indian
apolis for q few hours and during which
detention he sent for a News reporter
aud asked to be interviewed, or rather
to make . statement for publication con-
corning Montana politics. Among other
things he is reported as having relieved
himself Of the following lie:
I made q thorough investigation Of the
reports about Democratic frauds, and am
prepared to say that the statements pub
lished havenotb been exaggerated. In the one
precinct over which there has been 50 much
discussion the Democrats, backed by the
Northern Pacific Railroad, attempted to
prevent any Republican votes from being
cast. I know that officials OF the railroad
stood at the polls all day and threatened
every employee with discharge who would
not vote the Democratic ticket.
Everybody In Montana knows that the
above statement by Mr.. Harrison is the
most brazen of the many lies that have
been told about the Thirty-fourth pre-
cinct in this county and that it is one
which even Harrison wouldn't think of
any nearer home than Indian
If there is any liar in any coun-
try who has confidence enough in his
powers to tackle Russell B., he should
apply at the editorial rooms of the
Helena Journal at once. !
If there is any man in Montana who {
has a pull on the Northern Pacific Rail- .
way Co., that man is Col. Wilbur F. San :
iers, who was the company's paid attor- !
ney for years, and who resigned just be- t
ore the last election for the very pur- q
'ose Of representing the Northern Pacific !.
n the senate. should it be possible; and
10 one knew it better than Russell B..
harrison, che son Of his father. The leg
Of Montana is Democratic; but
{ 1t were Republican, Sanders could not 81
Q elected to the senate because of that p
cry connection, if for no other reason. =
p
he colonel has been a chronic office n
'sker for years, and, although he has
ways been q candidate he has always 10
cen defeated because of his known hos u
lily to the people whenever corporation ~
We're at stake. 1t is the action in
the Republican administration at til
'ashington that has alarmed the people tu
Montana on the subject of the "min- ep
al land grab" and if the election of
'nders were possible, it is not probable W.
at it would dissipate that alarm, but tn
intensity it. The Inter an
ountain of this city assumes u
favor Hershfield for senator ~
I'm the East side, assuming further, of is
urse. that the conspirators get away by
tn the steal, yet in reality it is a we'll del
own fact that that journal is for .,u
nders in preference to any other man iic,
that side Of the range. And no one I
Sanders railway connec- VIII
q better than the Main street organ 70
! for which reason all of its buster s.'
tut the mineral land steal is insin- sta,
Q and has been INDUCED in wholly Ben
solely for political effect that it of
? the better carry out the programme MOI
uld the opportunity to do 80 be
red.
he Inter Mountain Is not outspoken II
is preference for the slippery colonel splr
fuse 1t knows that that would an -
'nizs the other East side senatorial refn
rants and that it would be unpopu- Nor
with the people. Some of the and
nel,s talents ara NJ O nocn,;o- o,do pose
the Inter Mountain scratches the w.:
ners back in order that 1t may re- able
} something in return which it can tiary
In In no other way. But the Inter his II
ntain 10 counting on chickens that d
never hatch. '
THE OBJECT OF THE FUND. early
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