The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-04-28
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

New York Herald: Few men in that hieh Office
certainly not Nj. Cleveland, and scarcely one of
MS predecessors since Lincoln-have been exposed
to 50 vigorous an attack from all sides as MI. Har
f1son. Whether It Is. as an exasperated repub-
ncan recently said, he is ..the head Of party
most Of whom can read and write," or whether
four years in the minority have made the republi-
cans ferociously hungry-it remains true that the
onset OF ofice seekers and their friends in Wash
ington has been uncommonly savage
The country Is generally pleased that Mr.. Har-
r'son has made what We may fairly call gallant
ana enective resistance There we're many in his
own party who d0lOrously prophesied that he
"oaid oe the tool OF Mr.. Blaine, the obedient ser
want OF the tmperious senatorial set. the prey Of
tne great herd OF oficeseekers, the victim Of fac
ton leaders. But so far he Is none Of these
th'hss' Mr. Harrison remains president and we
may as we'll tell him that In this he has pleased
the mass OF his own party and the people in gen.
eral
Helena Journal Washington dispatch: This
evenings Critic says: "Russell Harrison
was at the white house today packing preparatory
to taking his departure for Montana with his
family, after the centennial celebration at New
York. MY wife and baby were very much bene-
lifted by their trip to the sea Shore said Mr.. Har-
rison, and both are in New York now where they
Will remain until we are ready to 90 west. Nov
ing the effects Of Frank Leslies illustrated news
paper to the new Judge building in New York, is
necessarily matter Of importance to me ut pres
ent, and propose to return to New York this
evening to superintend the work under our con-
tract with Mrs. Leslie She will have the receipts
from and the control of the centennial
edition Of the paper, and the first issue
under the new management will take
place about the 9Th inst" The centennial
issue Of Leslie will be the handsomest
publication Of its kind ever issued in this country
MI. Harrison will have the general superntenl-
ency Of the ISSUE
Helena Journal: With considerable force the
Great Falls LEADER argues that Montana
will be the pivotal state in the next pres
idential election and that, In conse-
Quence, the big fight will be transferred from
New York to Montana in connection with Wash
ington, Oregon, California and Nevada, with this
state the center Of the conflict
II the perpetuity Of the republican party rests
with Montana, the country can relieve itself Of
any anxiety. She declared herself Oh the eve Of
statehood, after considering the claims Of the two
great political organizations with care and deiib
| Grafton; and her declaration was one not to be
misunderstood. She weighed her own interests
her own unexampled resources, developed anC
undeveloped, in the scale with party purposes
and ranged herself in the republican column
There she stands and there she will stand forev
er If for that long the democratic party insists OF
bounding the union by Missouri on the west ant
Kentucky on the south.
The fertile fields, the grassy plains, the gol'
and silver studded peaks that stretch away to tn
north and west are but mlrages to the democrati
vision-illusions not to be followed, considered o
investigated In summing up the grand total of tn
the nations needs and inter ests-fact0rs not t
be known or recognized except in the Quadriell
NAL scramble for place.
The republican party has fostered the past, an
it sustains the present and encourages the futur
Of the new. great west.
The political status Of Montana and her neigl
boring sisters Is not matter of speculation.