Great Falls tribune., 1889-04-06
TIE REACT1ON.

"Varus Narusl where are my legions?"
exclaimed the Roman emperor Augustus,
when he learned the German tribes had
almost destroyed the forces of the great
general. As Col McCutcheon looks over
the field of battle he might exclalm:
"Russell! Russell! where are my work
ers?" 1t will take all the strength Of his
Scotch fortitude to bear up under this
blow, but unlike Varus we hope he will
not commit actual or political suicide.
The colonel is as useful to the democratic
party as Colonel Sanders and IS always
like hin-the herald of Il democratic vic
tory when he takes the field.
The extent Of the blow which entities
Colonel McCutcheon to the sympathy of
all who consider that a just man strug-
Cling against adverse fate is Il noble spec
tacle may be judged from the following
statement made by the Helena Herald on
the day Of battle, when it was its ann to
encourage the republicans. The over
candid journal says -@.
"It must be remembered that last year
there were three candidates in the field:
Capt. IT. P. Fuller, republican; Chas L.
Dahler, democrat, and Massena Bullard,
Independent. Capt Fuller at the cleo
ton carried every ward in the city, his
total vote being 1,391 against 900 for Mr..
Dahler and 191 for Mr. Bullard. Fuller's
plurality over Dahler was 401, his major
i,y over all 210. 1t was generally conced-
ed at the time, however, that most Of Mr..
Billiards. votes were drawn from the re-
publicans and, as there is no third candi-
date in the field this year, these ought to
revert to the republican ticket, SO that
really Captain Fuller goes to the polls to-
day with the prestige of over 500 major
ity behind him. And it is the duty Of
every republican today to see that this
majority is increased. The increase in
our voting population is largely republi-
can, and nearly all the new votes will go
into the ballot box today for Fuller. This
being the case, republicans should be sat
isfed by nothing less than 600 majority
for the head Of their ticket.'
Nothing less than 900 majority would
satisfy Judge Hedges and the Fisk wing
of the party Their high hopes were slim
u1ated by the registration, which was
1851 that is 166 greater than last years.
Behold the result. The republican
mayorality has dwindled to IS in a total
vote which was $50 votes greater than
last years, so that Captain Fuller owes
his election to the votes Of democratic
friends who did not draw the line very
straight. @-. @ @~%3"$ .:@
This is not the worst news for Hersh-
fields foes. Last year the republicans
carried every ward Of the seven. Mon
day the democrats under the leadership
Of honest Jake Loeb won back the first
and second wards and tied the third. All
this was done with no prohibition ticket
to divide the republican ranks and pro
woke the indignation Of those jolly mem
bers Of the party who take their Bourbon
straight. This was done while Montana
was basking in the favor of republican
administration for whose capacious NAV
no public office is too trifling. This was
done with republican governor abou
to enter Last Chance gulch in triumph
All was accomplished although Helena
has an official "organ" and the Indepen
dent is too good-natured to say anything
that savors of stalwart democracy.
The reaction has set in. The tariff
bugbear has Disappeared, The Russell
McCutoheon combination has ceased tx
draw and the colonel must "conceive" an
other great idea or the panic will become
total rout.
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