Helena weekly herald., 1889-09-12
MARCUS is LONESO Me.
He Is Left to Play the Big Four All
by HimseIf-News from the Demo-
cratic Headquarters.
ANACONDA, September 8th.


DEAR HERALD Since my last letter
things have been rather quiet around the
State Democratic headquarters, and my
friend Marcus is beginning to feel lonesome.
When he was forced into joining the male
ouartette glee club he cast aside ell per-
sonal considerations and resolved to hold
ND his end of the board in all sincerity.
But his colleagues in the quadruplex alli-
ance, who made such harmonious music at
the convention, have basely deserted him.
Clark has been in New York almost ever
since, Hauser has been East for some time,
and now the news comes from Helena that
Broadly has packed his grip and fled
TO the Orient. Whereon my friend
Marcus as troubled The only excuse given
him was important business" but this
don't wash. He himself has considerable
business which he is letting take care of
itself and why the other three of the Big
Four will not stay on the battle field is
past comprehension. That he feels their
desertion is evident, and it looks to me as
if he had lost heart in the cause since he
has been thus tacitly given to understand
that he must play lone hand. Still there
is one explanation OF the sudden departure
of Sam, Bill and Broadly, which was con-
fded to me by a Democratic friend who
has no love for the Big Four. The sub.
stance of his statement was that doodle"
was at the bottom OF their departure. After
the Big Four combined the rank
and file of the party took their
alliance to mean that the campaign was to
be one of doodle" This couclusian was
douhtIaao oorraot hut wit hin Uppk after
the convention the demands for money
from Democratic henchmen all over the ter
ritory became 80 great that the Big Four
stood aghast. They Saw that, if this pres
sure was maintained to the end of the
campaign, as it undoubtedly will be- they
must make their individual contributions
more than double what they were willing
to put up So, my informant contends, it
was resolved that the three before men
toned should proceed to New York and
impress upon the Democratic National
committee the necessity of sending
out corruption fund to help
carry the Territory. If they could
get Brice to contribute literally it would
relieve them of the necessity of wasting
good deal of money from their own pockets.
There may be some truth in this. At
any rate, since the three gentlemen went
East Brices committee has begun sending
documents into Montana. The post Office
here has been loaded down with daily srri-
walls of fat pouches addressed to the Demo-
cratic State Committee, which as fast as
received are having their contents put into
circulation. 1t is understood that Joe
Toole's speech in the lower House of Con-
gress on the admission question and the
Cleveland administration will be among
these campaign documents. 1t is also
said that it is special, revised
edition of the speech that will
be used, and that all that part of the
speech denunciatory of Clevelands ad-
minstration and his carpet-bag appoint
ments in Montana has been eliminated.
This, however, will not vouch for, as it
is simply report. But it is plausible
rumor after all. There are lots of Demo
Gratis in Montana who think Cleveland the
greatest president we ever had and do not
hesitate to sing his praises. This large
contingent would be anything but pleased
to have Joe Toole's roasting" of him again
Haunted in their faces.
AS an instance of the means the Demo
Gratis are resorting to, the following
story, told me yesterday will serve:
In mining camp not thou
sand miles from here Democratic
mine owner came into his superintendents
Office last week and suggested the discharge
of two certain workmen in his employ.
"Bnt" said the said the uperintendent,
those are two of the best men we have"
THAT don't make any difference" re-
sponded the mine owner, "they are strong
Republicans and l don't want their influ-
ence among the other men for the next
three weeks Here the superintendent,
who was a Republican himself, suggested
if that was the reason of their dismissal
the mine owner might have his resigna-
tiOn too The matter was finally smoothed
over, but it was noticed that the two men
referred to were given their time next day,
and now it is said the superintendent is
looking for another situation.
There is one good thing, however, about
the coming election, and that is the Aus
tralian election law. There will be no
"heTding" Of voters at the polls, as there
was in Butte last spring. Every man votes
his own ballot privately and his own
bosses will never know what his
was. AS certain Democrat said to-day
in speaking of the purchassble vote: There
is not much use in spending money this
year. One may pay a man for voting
certain way, but under this plagued Aus
tralian system fellow may take the
money and then 20 to the polls and vote
the other ticket"
Yours, ANTONY.
Wvo,o;nu roust,tut;oual Couvontiou