Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-07
THE DEADLOCK.

A Helena special to THE MINER, r,
ceived last night, announces that til
rump legislature continued its cabalin
} yesterday, but without arriving at an
known results. OF course, this an
nOuncement will create no surprise, TO
just SO long as the rump Legislators pei
sist in continuing in their obstinate an,
unreasonable violation of everythin,
f4ha4 -hanarohla and Ioufnl
just SO long will their conferences an(
star chamber meetings remain barren O.
results. 1t is the Republicans who ar
to blame for the existing muddled con.
dition of affairs at Helena and Silver
Bow county. 1t is the Republicans who
are responsible for the chaos which now
obtains in the Legislative and judicial
bodies of the state. They and they alone
are to blame. The Republicans are the
ones who attempted to perpetrate the
most collosal political frauds, and being
unsuccessful, they began to howl fraud
and corruption on the part of the Demo
Gratis. An easy and lawful way of dis
solving the deadlock exists and a way
which affords the party crying fraud
an easy method of proving its
sincerity and honesty of purpose.
Ii the Republicans are in possession of
the evidence of fraud which they pre-
tend to hold why do they not, like hon
est and just men demand an investiga-
ton and file their contest? The cover
nor as the chief executive of the state
designated a place at which the leg
shall convene and at this place
The Democratic members of the legisla-
'ure are now in session, ready and will
nf to transact all business which may
'ome within the province of their legis-
alive capacity. Let the Republicans 20
o that place and make their contests, if
hey feel that they have any
Ontests to make, and like men
Vho feel that they are in the right fight
Or their rights and privileges. 1t is in
umbent upon them to inaugurate con-
ests, for they are the ones who set up the ]
lain OF being outraged. Holding alleged !
'gislative sessions in warehouses and !
to further retard judicial and
gislative business of the state may ap-
BAR as an excellent and praiseworthy Il
'cupatiOn in the eyes of the bosses, but Z
the sight of the people it assumes a
rm vastly different and is denominated
a term which car not be mistaken. Il
le Democratic members of the
yislature have convened in
gular and legal. form and =,
ing recognized by the governor. of
state as the duly qualified legisla-
body of the state, it remains for the
publicans to disprove this assumption hs
d demonstrate the i~nvalidity of that in
'ltion. This, however, they do not de- W
Q to do, for to yell fraud and denounce W.
lers for committing it is much easier w
N for the real offenders to dare the tn
,osure of an investigation and face its viz
'sequent disgrace. The Republi 81,
IS, in their persistent course on
obstructionists, have brought thu
atever disgrace may now be at apd
he'd 10 the state by reason BIZ,
The continued deadlock and they OIL
it and consequently are afraid to eta
% matters to an issue. They prefer wi.
AXE refuge behind their White Gu,
ificates and continue the cry of fraud sigr
lout daring to take steps to unearth ooA
fraud, knowing too well that it
Id be found on their side of the fence. o
the Republicans file their contests rece
abide by the results, for justice will Oft
neted out without fear or favor and the
scales will be evenly and honestly stru
need and all concerned will secure d.al
r jnst'awards and nothing more. Mai,