The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17
A DEMOCRATIC PLOT.

From the Butte Inter Mountain.
A Helena dispatch to-day brinas infor-
nation of ~ smoking and cowardly demo
cratic plot to injurs the reputation of
Hon. T. e.. Power. We use the terms
snc0kinR and cOwarlly advisedly because
this plot n one which and
honest men would never execute ar con-
ccive. Several times has the Helena In
siepraaieNf vaguely limited at some dis
closures which would be made touching
the character of Mr.. Power. bNt that
paper haas shown a wonderful discretion
i'm making no open charRcs against the
republican candidate, though repeatedly
challenged tn do M by the Inter Mouafais.
Over two weeks ago this journal called
upon the Helena Independent tn pre-
fer any charges IL had tn make
against Mr.. Power, tn let the pen-
pie know what he was accused OF.
or forever hold it's peace. But open war
fare is distastcf,Il tai the democratic
party. and knowing that it could sustain
ma charges against Mr.. Power, and fear
ing that tho mud bullets aimed at that
gentleman would bc more likely tn he
daub Mr.. Sam Hauser, the Independent
apeh the silence of the oyster and vir~
tually confessed that il could bring moth
ing to bear against Thomas &. Power
which il dare publish or for which II dare
accept the responsibility.
But the territorial central democratic
committee, noa heinR a corporation and
having no legal responsibility as a whole,
has no fcar of the law and no qualms of
conscience. II would as sOon lie rs not.
II has no respect for the facts OF history.
II cares nothing for anybody's reputa-
ton, not even it's own. IL In ever ready
to stab amy opposing candidate i'm the
hack. For these reasons IL has under
takenw what the Independent dared not I'M
dertake, !. e., the circulation of campaign
ISLANDERS rejecting on the business intcR-
rity of Thomas C.. Power. But the demo-
cratic committee il rs cautious as II In UNI
principled and as cowaSlly as IL is infam-
otis. II has caused to he printed i'm Hell
ena several carloads of pamphlets reciting
what plirySorts tn he the facts i'm cOnnec-
ton with some indian contracts years
ago, i'm which Mr.. Power, Sam Hauser and
others were interested. An examination
Of this pamphlet shows that IL In am anonX-
NOUS libel as far as MIR. Power is
concerned. The office is which IL was
published has not dared tai afiix it's imprint
for fear of prosecution. The men who
have complied the pamphlet have not al
lowed their names to he used for fear OF
the penitentiary and one of them at
least ought to bc in the penitcntiary
for crimes lac has committed I'm feath-
erlinR his own nest at the expense OF
the United States government This PAM
phlct has not yet been circulated. With
devlish malignity il is being kept till near
the end Of the campaign so that there
will be no time left tn rcfute
the Islander IL contains. Then ii will he
spread oadca by the vulttres OF the
democratic committee, and even the In
dependent may be inspired to give II in
dorsement, which il has not done and dare
not do at present. The democratic COM
mitteemen may be surprised that their
dastartlly and cowardly plot To blast The
reputation Of am honest man OH the eve OF
All election, when proper means might
bc impossible tn guard against the fanRs
of these Shiny serpents. have been dis
covered and exposed; and their precau-
tions will he multiplied to conceal
responsibility for the publishing of
this infamous pamphlet. But we invite
them to send IL oGt we dare them to do
their worst, only we want them to come
out and hight in the open and with weap-
Ons which honorable men may use, not by
means of annonyulous circulars contain
ing petty ISLANDERS and exploded lies, and
sent through the mails n day or two he
fore the election. This method of warfare
srnncks too much of murder and assina-
ton and the methods of
throwers to be by decent
men of any political party. III
the charges contained i'm these pamphlets
were true they would have been preferred
u month ago. Yet our esteemed cotcm-
porary, tho Miner, has not yet adverted To
them. and even the Independent. partisan
as il is. has induiged only i'm indefinite al
lusious to the subject. being restrained
either by it's conscience or ny the fear OF
the law-propably the latter.
And now IL the democratic leaders want
~ little life infused into this campaign let
them come out with their cowardly and
lihclous circular.