The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-12

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eye on their professional business,
recognize the fact that h
supreme court In to be cOnsti-
tutsd with a republican majority.
They have made mp their minds
that this supreme court will recognize
Hamilton rather than Mediation and
they have an idea that n clever thing
tn do In tO get in line with the supreme
court. The proposition therefore is
hat is tn say the republican PROPOSE
ton in. that both candidates withdraw
and that the governor be asked tn Till
the vacancy by the appointment Of the
republican whom deer Lodge county
has just defeated for the office of judge.
The interesting feature of the situation
il that leading democrats who have fig
ured i'm the proceeding befOre Judge
DE Wolfe approve this plan, which they
cntitle n compromises. We u are
laymen agree that such "a course would
be abiect surrender. but. of course, We
laymen are not supposed to understand
terms and are not accused of knowing
the difference between technical COM
promise and good Hat footed defeat.
This newspaper has urged Mr.. Nc.
llattOn tai take his seat il he is elected.
The fact that he may be deserted by
several gentlemen who have insisted
that he has u majority. may have weight
with Mr.. Mediation. lie is elected I'M
less the lack of u state certificate is n
positive bar. and in that case. Mr..
Hamilton having the certificate is
elected. Legal acumen may make IL
clear that two men can run for AN
office and neither he elected while both
conform to the provisions of the U
as far as il in within human power to
do 1t. but we who are laymen cannot
grasp the profound fact and must
therefore leave lawyers to manufacture
"A court which law u the people
are intelligent enough tn elect.
Republicans. who have pushed for
ward u claimant whose title il fraud
u~ndOubted, because he did not get "a
majority, have successfully impressed
the legal mind i'm Butte that there must
surely be IL court. They tell us that
prisons are packed fun. widows and
orphans have interests at stake i'm pro-
bate proceedings. there il danger of
blOodshed, and all that: and the way
out of all this trouble is for the demo
Gratis tn throw up their hands and
make "a compromise 10y letting the
republicans nave their way even tn
naming the republican whom a demo
cratic governor of the state of Mon
tana shall be pledged to name.
Reader of these lines will he eau
NA's'' ~ H. tbIS III Nott-
promise" although the democrats have
IA candidate in sight whose title has
been successfully defended by those
who propose To go into the compromise.
In heavens name. if Mr.. Mediation
is not elected, give II place to llamil.
ton, but spare democrats the clagrin of
borrowing from Deer Lodge "a Judge
who has just been defeated for the very
office i'm dispute at Butte.
The average Kentucky democrat is
rather enthusiastic at times. but the
wrecking of the ~pOstOfiice at Louisa by
persons who wanted to let the post.
master know how Ohio had gone pOliti-
cally can hardly be justified by the re-,
turns. To be sure the result was highly
gratifying to democrats throughout the
country, but dynamite is "a little too hi.
larious. An official investigation Ot
h Louisa celebration has been ordered
and should the guilty person Ice con.
victed no greater punishment can be
meted out han tn install the rascal in
n local postmaster's exploded boots
for n life term. The emoluments OF
the office mount to something like
fifty dollars a year. which together with
h duty of reading all the postal cards
and licking stamps for Kentucky moon.
sinners. is sufficient punishment foI
any crime.
While the people of Montana have
been enjoying u remarkably mild win,
ter, the news comes of remarkable
storms in Colorado. New Mexico and
Kansas Thousands of head of live
stock and many cattlemen have per.
ished from exposure. and this too in
a country where we have been told that
overcoats and ear flaps We're unknown
articles. Thee mild, open winters OF
Colorado and New Mexico don't com
pare with those of the great state al
Montana.
An applicant for naturalization in
salt Lake City last week upon bein,
questioned by the court swore that n.
was certain this government was u re-
public because the republicans hat
charge of il. Previously il WAS "a dem
ocratic government. Mem beers of con
gress were appointed by the president