Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-16
Democrats Scared.
The investigations in Silver Bow
and Deer Lodge Counties Point
to Republican Supremacy.
Hence the Democratic Press Argue
that If Permitted to Continue they
will Delay Admission.
A Democratic BIuM

Now thst tp-w T. Of enqgiIing into
the true lnwardne-- OF the democratic
frauds in silver Bow aud Deer Lodge
counties a. actually coumtTc Il and
gives promise Of Icing pushed with "a
vigor that will IeIy" nothing unl1s-
covered, the democratic pres through.
oul The territory, ncaded by the Hell
euN InGepeIdent, s-'s Up a duleul
hoW thar the republicans, 10y Their
contests and investigations, will delay
the admission Of Montana "a state.
Ia lucl TIE independent IN it, is-u- Of
sunday llst in All editor al on this
subject goes 80 far a. 10 lay hat II the
county caDvu,sers H. Silver Bow
county should consent 10 throw cut
crE,siD precincts ia that county
which, by the way. they have done in
one instance-suuh "a 'tiou nu their
part "could only lead 70 chaos and
confusion, long struggle IN the
court, and the dCfcdt Of statehood"
such an assertion u bluil, pure and
simple, and Unworthy of being nisde
by any newspal er thut prrtrnds. even
occasionally, To- sp,ak the truth. The
question Ci admission 20 tie Union
stands on IA broader bisi, than the In-
dependent would have i,- readers be-
lievg, aud one that cannot be affected
by contest Uz to the counting If the
vJtC IT some petty preclnet. The Um-
nibu- bill sets this forth Ia the follow-
ing extract:
A. the elections provided for in this
seclon the qualified voters # said pro-
pos, Il s,nte- shall vote directly for or
against the proposed constitutions,
and for or against any articles or prop
ositlons separately submitted. The
TetGrns of said elections shall be rIIde
TO the secretary of each Of said terrific
ries, who, with the governor aud chief
justice Thereof, or sny two OF them,
shalt CANVASS the sam-: aud ifa major
ity of the legal votes cast shall be tor
the constitution the governor shall
certify the result TO the president Of
the United States. together with a
statement of the votes cast thereon
aud upon separate articles or PROPOSE
tinns, and copy OF saidarticles, prop
ositipns aud ordinances. Aud il the
constitution and governments of said
proposed states are republican in form,
anu If all the provisions of this act
have been complied with In the form
alton thereof, IL shall lie the duty Of
the president ot the United States to
issue his proclamation announcing
the result of the election in each. and
thereupon the proposed states which
have adopted constitutions and formed
state governments as herein provided.
shall be deemed admitted 10y congress
into the Union under and by virtue of
this act on an equal footing with the
original states from aud sitter the date
OF said proclamation.
Ifthe president il satisfied that we
have adopted constitution that is re
publican in its form and complies with
the provisions of the omnibus bill, he
will issue his proclamation admitting
the state into the Union. The fact
that there is or may be contests as to
certain state, legislative or county
offices does not imply that We have not
adopted state form Of government,
nor will these contests officially come
to his notice. Tney will be settled as
the law provides. by our courts.
Statehood is assured upon the aecept-
ance Of the constitution by the presi-
dent and the question Of who shall
occupy the certain contested seats, Is
one that we will settle ourselves. II
is the policy OF the democratic press to
make these coz tests a bug bear as in
definitely postponing or defeating
statehood. but II won't work.