The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-19

Put Money i'll Their Pockets.
Democrats win from Now on Have some-
thing Else Than Registration to
Talk About.
1t was no secret among the people OF
Helena that Webb was "aying higher"
than the honest income of his office
would Justify, but what was everybody's
business was nobody's business, and the !
result is that the "trusted and honored
leader of the democracy Of Lewis and
Clarke county is in scrape.
1t is not pleasant or agreeable duty to
chronicle the downfall of any man-for
it is human to err-and the sympathy Of
our better natures goes forth for the fall
len, especially for his family on whose
shoulders the disgrace falls most heavily,
although themselves innocent of any
crime Or wrong doing, but the law is no
respccter Of persons, high or low in the
ranks of society, and the punishment of
the crime should be ten fold greater from
the fact that his innocent family have to
suffer for his hellish crimes. But enough
of this.
There are democrats in Helena who
knew of Webb's misdeed and shortage,
but they were in hopes that he would
make "strike" and be able to "pull
through" but he failed to connect and the
government tired Of waiting, at the last
decided to arrest him. The responsible
ty for his official conduct rests solely with
the democratic party and the voters OF
Montana will hold the party to the text
of President Cleveland saying that "pub-
lie Office is public trust" Webb con
strued this to mean that his Office was q
'private snap" and conducted himself &C
coraingly. There is no dodging the
question now and the democratic party
must shoulder the responsibility and
Webb will have to be punished for tho
crime. "Let no guilty man escape" II
the mode of the republican party and il
the case of Webb it will be rigidly en-
forced.
The democratic orators can now drol
the registration and election laws and g
explaining how Webb fell in the "soup.
The Helena "organ" Of the democra:
will now have a fine chance to vindicat
one of it's own ilk and ease up on Corpol
al Tanner.
DEMOCRATS ALARMED.
HELENA. Sept, 10.J[Special to tn
LEADER. There was a grand council
= the democratic warriors held in this cit
Yesterday afternoon and last nigh
~ Every county in the state was represen
ed, including Daily, Hauser, Broadwate
:, and Clark. Ex-Secretary Webb an
Jerry Collins were present by special r
St. quest. The sessions were long and qui
exciting at times. 1t is reported tn
Webb and Jerry each made statements
the committee denying all the charg
made against them. Neither Of
of them offered their designations, {
IT though hints were thrown out for the
il to do SO. Their acceptance would ha'
been unanimous by the committee. Jer
looks down-hearted and has very little
say.
The general situation was discuss
and especially the financial "put Y
which was deemed sufficient for t
emergency.
II WAS decided to make tremendo
=. effort to elect democratic candidates
Nv w. tho legislature. Money will be plel
yor. for this purpose.
The general outlook was consider
ANYTHING but bright, but with libe
application Of 'grease" it was thoul
ater that the legislature might be saved.
run rtln- glDuring the last week of the campa
, 2d general onslaught vii be made by
mt. democratic stumpers, newspapers
secret circulars on the republican car
dates.
WS The situation in Cascade was consid
ed very critical owing to the course
Jerry Collins toward Hauser and Dial.
'dle' HELENA, Sept. 1S.-[special to
t LEADEn.EThe excitement overthe w
WI. arrest still continues and the democl
are rcsorting to all manner OF excuse
rid their party Of the stigma, but Il
.scxcuses" won't work in this case. L
ANA should come out like men and "fathsr
3 and child" and assume the responsibility
Had Webb been a republican Il
onN would have been no end to the 81
howl that other leaders Of the democl
would have sent up from one end OF
.ro state to the other, but "Mr." Webb
.Ln. mems to he on 'tother side" and tn
where the joke comes in, and it is
ing more than justice that the respt
bility should be laid at the door Of
pank democratic party, as Webb was one @