Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-10-12
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Elsewhere id this issue Of THE KfNEH
we publish a Washington special to the
Chicago herald, Id which there w1ll be
found some very interesting data bear
ing upon Senator Windows relations to
the importation of Mexican lead ores,
The honorable secretary is certainly be.
tween two very warm fires, either one OF
which is liable to ignite his official raj.
ment. It will do no good now to turn on
the hose; so he. must either make q break
for liberty and do it quickly, o. suffer
cremation at the hands of his leaden
Nemesis. AS the Mexican lead ore prob
lem is investigated, the true inwardness
IT the lead issue in Montana politics
during the recent campaign becomes
plain enough for any citizen Of Montana
to understand. During that campaign
every Republican journal and speaker
added the lead deception to the stock in
trade to influence votes; while, as a mat
ter of fact, each and every one knew
then, as well as now, that che ruling OF
the treasury department. was practically
no ruling at all, and that it was done for
reasons personal to Secretary Window
and for political effect in this territory.
The time and manner in which the rgl-
ing was made and the secretary's failure
to give it the sanction of his official sig
nature, stamped it as a Republican po-
litical fraud and trick. 1t was so de-
nounced by the Democracy Of Montana.
and the, announcement is now sustained
by incontroyertible. facts which are pub
lie property. These facts show that
Secretary Window and his bosom friend,
Mr.. C. P. Huntington, are large share
holders in the T~opalobampo, a Mexican
railway, which owes its existence to the
transportation of Mexican lead ores to-
the United States. That this railway is
and has been wire-pulling to secure a
subsidy from the Mexican government,
and which it will be unable to do should
Window authoritatively inhibit the lead
expectation by unfriendly rulings rs sec
Of the treasury.
That the secretary owes his portfolio
to Stephen B. Elkins, and that he, (El-
kins) his father-in-law, ex-senator
Davis, James G. Blaine and Senator Wal
colt are largely interested in Colorado
lead mines, as we'll as the Quay cor
fund, and that the ostensible
for the protection of American
cad was made with WINDOWS implied
consent in order to permit them
10 unload their stock, and to further in
1uence the election in Montana as stated.
Now that our election is over there is no
'easOn why Secretary Window should
lesire to further impose upon the conf
lence of any Of our people. And it is an
fact that just as soon as the
Elkins cOterie mingle with the specta-
ors, the lead question will turn a back
omersault and land just where it was
'efore the Republicans assembled at
anaconda to plot the destruction of Mon
ana by handing it over to the Republi-
an party. Mr.. Window is not the man
o commit financial suicide, so the lead
interests Of the West must suffer for the
protection" which must be extended to
fr. Windows Mexican railway enter
rise, and this will continue until the t
eople shall turn the rascals out in q
1872. Mr.. Window is a Republican, and
9 is, therefore, a protectionist of the Re-
ublican stripe which believes that pro- =
like charity, should begin at !
ONE. and in pursuance of which he now
announces that he proposes to
rotect his money invested in a Mexican Z
and that he doesn't give a u
mt for the lead interests of Montana.
hats the plain English of it. =