The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-12
LETTERS thePEOPLE
Eli Gets After the Whisky-Lying
DENIS in Good Shape.
Protection to Our Industries and Reg
istratiOn tor our Voters.
Jerry the Straddler Distributing his
Doodle With u LOOscncsS.
Some Straight Republican Talk.

Some straight Republican Talk.
EDITOR OF THE LEADER:
The political fire along the whole line
has opened aud from now till the first
day Of October it stands in hand for ev-
cry republican to he up and doing.
Hoist the flag Of protection to the in
dustrics of good old America. Do not let
her droop; and lower it not till the polls
are closed on October first, 1889.
The enemies of protection are awake
and doing--every precinct is being can
vassed and every democrat is being
sought out and carried to the registry Of
flee free of charge.
Republicans! Awake! Arise!--and
only do one half of the labor that the
democrats are doing and victory will be
ours on election day.
Our delegates to the county convention
gave us the best men of Cascade county
to cast our votes for--men who are intel
ligent, business men--men nofqualitications
-men whom God himself has ordained
to carry the republican principles to vic
tory.
Mr.. Editor, can plainly see why it is
that the democratic papers OF our state
are making such HI of a kick about
registration. If their excuse is true
that they voted for the bill in the legisla-
ture because it was dead sure thing and
they wanted to he with the majority-it
shows tAat our democratic members are
not to be relied on. Not being concien-
ciously sincere, therefore,we want to cast
our votes for them to stay ut home; which
we will do the first day of October-and
don't you forget it.
Mr.. Editor, this is only an excuse with
out any foundation In fact. The truth Ii
it knocks the system of repeating square
in the head. 1t is dead sure sho
against that piece of democratic sculdug
glery. 1t also stops the voting of thu
tramp element, who in the past could b'
bought for glass of liquor. Suppose
two or more tramps came along OH elec
ton day in rural district. A good dem
ocratic politician sees them and says tt
them: "Come, boys, have q tip" Dyes
Out comes the bottle. "Noted YETI"
20, no."
"Wen, here's your tickets, vote 'en
straight"
"But we've not been in the county Ion
enough"
''Makes no difference. l will mill yo
through all right. Haye another tip;
and out comes the bottle again and ou
said friend does mill them through a
right, to the jeopardy of the fundament:
principles on which our governmen
stands,
The foregoing was an actual occu
renee in Cascade county at the last elet
ton.
Registration puts the curb-bit on a
such work and NJ wonder our democrat
,, friends kick, Woll, let 'em kick. W
: have got the registration law and We al
going to stay with it and send men TO II
. legislature who will stand by it.
Registration gives us fair show au
: all We ask for Is, that every American CT
: have his choice to vote as he desires wit
D. out the lash or the bread and butter rae
" ct as a menace over his head.
:. Once more, Mr.. Editor.-'The custo
u has been at the different precincts in til
county, for candidates for office or othel
to furnish whisky, as free gift on Gle
ton day and to find some fool to pedd
-, the same, running around with a jug al
's 's. when it became empty, some secret pla
- - to fill it up--worse than 40 rod.
- - The result Of this has been hat trout
- - has arisen at different polling plac
- Old auarrels have been revived betwe
neighbors; Gun play has been threate
:. ed and all on account of free, 40 /
whisky.
l publicly enter my protest against
- - this: and If the same game is played
~ this election, they will not receive
. -: many votes and if there is any i
- -, against it, they will be prosecuted to
49, 49, full extent.
:. Candidates, take warning! If not,
=. :. the future you will be asked to step do
~ and out, as we want only men to rep
IN sent us, who wish we'll to their fellt
man. ELI
~ KIBEy, Sept 8.
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