The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-08
A Most DiaboGcal Scheme.
The Boollers to Rob the People OF
Montana of Their Rights.
PinkertOn Detectives to he Hired to
1ntimidate Republican
Voters.
10 Arms! To Arms! Drive the Eve
Dropping Robbers from
the State!

AAsso OOCA Ill DuIGs-, A1SAcHd Iu4 1A5lGcOuut
for some weeks on business, and who
spent day in Great Falls, we were put
in possession of the following, which he
assured us was no flight of fancy, but the
solid truth, as gathered by him from re-
liable sources in Anaconda, Butte and
Helena. He conversed with some OF the
democratic leaders and the full scope of
their doings was freely given him. We
merely give the general outline of what
our informant told us about the detective
work being done by the democrats, hop
ing that our Helena friends will take
hold of the matter and put republicans
all over the territory on their guard
against this attempt of the Doodle demo-
Gratis to steal the election. 1t is u bold
and damnable attempt to rob the people
of Montana Of their rights. The follow
ing is the story as related to us:
Among the arrivals in Helena during
fair week was the celebrated detective
Pinkerton of Chicago. The Helena daily
papers made the announcement that MIR.
P's appearance in that city was one
purely of pleasure and sight seeing, and
not for business, but if in his peyambula-
tions he chanced to run against anyone
he wanted for high crime Or mis-
demeanor, he would gather him in. This
read we'll on paper, but the real and only
cause of Mr.. Pinkerton's presence in Hell
ena at that particular time was in re-
sponse to q summons from certain dem
ocratic leaders.
After days rest at one Of the leading
hotels, Mr. P. reported in person to the
party who had summoned him. After a
few preliminary remarks, the plan of the
democratic campaign was laid before
him in detail. The result of last falls
election and the cause of it were related
to him in full. The Importance of cap
turing the state from the republicans at
the coming election was also discussed
After general look over the field the
opinion of Mr.. P. was that the work could
be accomplished. 1t was therefore de-
cided to at once engage the services of
Mr.. P's detective force for the campaign
AS consequence the detectives are on
hand and the work of making NIontans
democratic has commenced. Every III owe
made by republican leaders is watched
and the secret councils of the party are
to be invaded and the sayings and doings
of the managers and trusted lieutenants
of the party reported to headquarters.
In short every movement made in cv
cry county in the state is reported and
acted upon by the democrats having the
detective force in charge. Powers, Car
ter, Sanders, McCutcheon, Seligman
Mantle and all the other party leaders
are watched day and night, and all they
do or say is promptly reported to head
quarters.
| It is said that one of the most eXpcr
fenced and adroit detectives of the force i
following up Delegate Carter in his tou
over the territory. AS result of all this
the democrats are as we'll posted abou
/ tuc VI tAC 4CPuDAAStsAo LA 1Al1o yam
paign as the republicans ARE themselves
The great fight is for congress, governo
and legislature, and the detectives are in
structed to keep sharp watch on til
movements of the republicans in these
directions.
These detectives are supplied with a
unlimited amount of money and are in
structed to use it where it will do tn
most good.
| 1t is a bold and desperate undertaken
but the democrats feel confident that it
their great winning card in this cam
paign. The leading democrats of Butte
Helena and Anaconda are fully aware q
the ''grand movement as they call it.
There were other schemes referred t.
but this detectiye dodge is somethin
new in Montana, and we sound the alarm
We will refer to this matter again.