The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-15
THE SILVER BOW VOTE.

the new states of the American Union.
IL Silver Bow republicans can help it.
A republican Legislature is tn control
Montana, il the present status stands.
although h people never decreed 1t.
and the political complexion of the
mightiest commonwealth i'm the North
west is T. he fixed by the fiat of one
man. The popular will, which seats II
majority of democrats i'm the state leg
islature, is to be trampled by a band Of
republicans who are i'm conspiracy to
capture the state and who openly de-
clare that their scheme il safe i'm h
hands Of the republican supreme court
to be organized.
A court is a dangerous place for any
political issue, N this declaration is
sustained by the infamy of court pro-
ceedings in the = Of Rutherford B.
Hayes and i'm multiplied instances i'm
South Carolina, in Mississippi and i'm
Louisiana. 1t remains to be e e
whether Silver Bow republicans have
warrant for the declaration openly
made yesterday that they had captured
the court i'm advance and can fOrestall
its decision. This newspaper will not
insult n court by quoting what Butte
republicans have said about it within
ter hours, yet we do not hesitate tn de-
plOre a situation which unnecessarily
takes a popular election out of the
hands Of the people and transfers il to
the ourts
The action of the returning board in
Silver Bow county dOes not take by
surprise members Of the community
who have had the ear Of indiscreet
Butte republicans since saturday. 1t
was known i'm this city @ hours ago
what the result was tn he. 1t was
not the conclusion Of a hearing and
argument Of the ease On it's merits but
Of q compact agreed upon before mid
night Of Saturday.
This newspaper could not be tempted
20 indulge just ri this time one word Of
criticism O N h chairman Of h board
in Butte, who originally established the
famous tunnel precinct under promise
that it would give u republican major
ity. and whO has q personal grievances
because the precinct was not carried
according to the original arrangement.
1t suited the purpose OF republicans in
Butte to disregard protests where vio-
lations Of the general election law were
O fragrant than those alleged against
the tunnel precinct; il would not have
helped their cause to have thrown these
precincts out.
All the alleged irregularities Mt
the tunne precinct were fully ac-
counted for. The count was trans
ferred from a ten to a dwell
ing. when the night air made the tent
an UNFIT place to work. Clerical work
was performed by "a Judge because the
clerk, being a labOring man and not
skilled with the pen, requested assist
ance The doors were barred against a
deputy sheriff because he was drunk.
u>kA nNsslnvis ,rIl a. ,lN
crooked count are of the quality which
republican managers of Silver Bow
politics can secure in job lots at figures
that do not rule high. tine of the affi-
davits is signed by a man who is al
legged to be "a murderer of date not SO
long z that the stains of human
blood are yet dried Oh his hands.
Democrats must not allow them
selves to act too hastily in the face of
these Outrages. Let wise counsel pre-
vail. Leave the theatrical business to
Mr.. Jack who made a sufficiently ride
ulous exhibition of himself yesterday
in trying to pose before the public
~ n nan whose life is in peril. We
predict that Mr.. Jack in quite safe
and SO In his stock of hardware which
came in for advertisement in his
harangue of yesterday. We really
question whether there is i'm the terri
tory n democrat who expects to spill
Mr.. Jacks blood and we have no doubt
he is in the enjoyment of his usual
health.
But we expect to see Montana de-
mocracy indicated and the good name
Of the state defended: and We have no
idea that any decent democrat in this
territory will have anything whatever
to do with the organization of a legisla-
ture n which it is proposed to seat men
whose title rests on fraud and whose
presence in the Legislature would Ike
the outcome of a political crime.
We have very small faith in the
efiigy business. Protests against an
outrage NO violent as that to which
Bntte republicans ave lent themselves
must take a good deal more substan-
tial form tn be effective. Democrats
i'm the city of Butte wisely checked the
performance by which it was proposed
Tn put into expression the popular sent-
iment of some Of In voters i'm that
town. Democrats whom il is proposed
To count out can afford to bide their