The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-10-19
REPUBLICAN GRAND LARCENY.

The same crowd of political desper-
adoes who robbed Louisiana and stole
the presidency in 1876, have about con-
Guided another act of grand larceny
by stealing the new state of Montana.
AT the recent elections in that state
the democratic party were found to be
clearly III the ascendancy. The COVER
o and state ticket had maiorilies
ranging from 800 TO 700 and the legis.
lature was democratic by a majority OF
ten or twelve on joint ballot, thus
assuring the election of two democrats
to the United States senate.
But the mailed hand of Pirate Quay
began reaching out from PennsylvanN.
A desperate situation required desperN
ate measures, and the republican lead
ers can always be relied on when das-
tardly deeds are to be done.
So. the old scheme of the returning
board was resorted to.
The reader knows what q returning
board is? 1t is generally a party of five
offensive republicans, selected by re-
publican officials to canvass, in a par.
tisan, ~prejudiced, law less and pIratical
way, the votes cast by the people at any
given election; a party which counts
the votes in secret, behind closed doors,
throwing out such votes as are deemed
necessary to secure a republican ma
jority, and TO do and perform such
other acts OF infamy and violence a.
may be required by the Boss Thieves
at Washington. Such is the returning
board-an institution fathered by the
republican party for its W illegiti
male purposes.
Well, the returning board cuts a
caper in the returns from Montana.
Pirate Quay directed the ceremonies
aud will endeavor to uphold the re-
suits. The county Of Silver Bow
went reliably democratic, but II was
deemed necessary to have Silver Bow
90 the other way. The returning
board met, closed its doors upon five
republican ~canvGssers and refused TO
permit the entrance OF a democrat to
its deliberations. 1t was nothing more
thar a republican, caucus, for when j,
emerged IL tad thrown out precinct 81
which | d ~ ave ny, dcm, cratic ma
janty ol III Fnr throwing on 1T thi.
pree' .i ag publican. the en-
tire deitgaltuu oil IL members Of til,
legislature from Silver Bow, and
turned the legislature over to the re-
publicans.
1t was nothing more nor less than
grsnd larceny.
/ The technical Irregularities assigned
Aby the canvassers as causes for throw
: z out the entire vote of the precinct
onroy ,Npuerile, even if true, and the
up Mites are they are not trne. |
ONE progRd was advised by some of the
Never leikent lawyers in Montana that
apers 'hah did not give the board
wv ro"s the votes Of the pre-.
, nonroundsd mean duties were pnrelyI
y COuIOuhuSN $500"
it and read it llAthat it had nothing 10
hat YOU are too stlsgality of the votes
an borrow This winess being solely the
truth ana s' uturns received from the
gould certaiuP nu
a,sam..a Acan returning board didn't
want advice. 1t wanted votes. And
there was only one way to get votes,
and that was to take those which be-
longed to another party. They took
them, of course, without a single com.
Function of conscience; just as they
took them in Missouri once; just as they
took them in Louisiana and Florida in
1876; and just as they will always take
them whe rever the chances are even
tor getting away without being caught.
But Pirate Quay has captured a Tar
tar this time. lie will find the dem.
OF Montana have Missouri blood
In them, and that moi all the schemes
Of the northeastern section can deprive
them of their votes or their rights.
Keep an eye on Montana.