Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-07
Notwithstanding the Encroach-
ments of the Courier on
Our Patronage.
The Yellowstone Journal is Still
Able to Deliver Sage Polit-
ical Advice.
DEMOCRACY AND RUIN.
Why Messrs johnson and Courtenay Should
be Permitted TO stay at Home.

hhohk tbC hitarouooit tbat
the demo cracy OF Custer county asks
Its constituency to do. Is TO vote for
Skew johnson and VIM. COurtenay
for members of the legislature. To
show how unreasonable this is in the
case Of Mr.. johnson, we will state that
before the democratic convention sat.
he left Miles City on business trip
intending t. be absent until the holi-
days. Had he known he was TO be
nominated, or knowing il felt the least
spark Of interest in his candidacy, he
would Gel tainly not have abseDted
himself during the exciting weeks Of q
campaign or arrange to lengthen his
trip, thereby def.rring bis return until
too late, II elected. to take his seat IN
the next session of the legislature ex-
cept perhaps at the tail end Of the ses-
sion. Its more than probable that
the first state Legislature will be con-
vened about the middle of October;
certainly by November Let, and i'm
portant business at once commenced.
should Mr.. johnson be elected his
constituency will no doubt be pleased
to learn that be will be home to at
tend TO the duties OF repre- sentative
about January lst. 1890. at which time
the legislature will probably have ad-
jourped. We are not making any
mis-. statement in regard to Mr.. John
sons absence and date of return, ss
nearly everyone Of his intimate friends
here know. The fact is, Mr.. johnson
does not care to be elected. We have
no doubt that he was forced on the
ticket by the importuni,ies of the dem.
ocratic managers, who seek to use his
popularity as citizen to bolster up
their ticket Perhaps be was put on
the ticket without his consen.. Toe
fact that be left here before the cou-
vention and gave out that he was to
be gone until the holidays, gives an
air of probability to this assumption.
In either event be appears as an un-
willing candidate. and such an one.
especially when named for legisla-
tive Office, should never be elected.
The other candidate for the lower
house on the democratic tickets Will
lam Courtenay. Mr.. Courtehay has a
marked popularity that dominates
everything else in his character. That
peculiarity is a close devotion to his
business. Not anyone else's | usiuess,
but his own business. This IL 20 well
known to everyone that knows him,
that il would be waste OF paper and
ink to enlarge upon ii. During the
years that he has been a citizen Of
Custer county he has been working
hard for William Courtensy and no
one else. In the broader sense Of the
term, he il not and never has been a
man of public affairs in this commun-
ity. The projects that have affected
him financially have received his
financial support, but unless they 30
affected him they have received small
announcement at his hands. Until
this campaign he has rssolutely and
unequivocally refused to take any
part, either active or passive, In the
political fortunes Of his party. That
he consents to do 90 now, and Is will
ling, II elected, to sacrifice lucrative
business for two or three months
of It's busiest season, Is most
inexplicabls, and bis motives must be
left 20 tbs voters to determine. Mr..
Courtenay is an Englisbman and
most pronounced advocate OF the per-
picious doctrine Of free trade. While
IL is tru. that our legislature will not
be clothed with authority TO enact free
trade laws, II is nevertheless 10 be
feared that II o sufficient number Of
members Of his way Of thinking to
constitute q majority, were elected,
memorable 10 congress would be passed
that would entirely mis-represent and
impovsrish the wool industry that Is
now 70 fiourishing IN our county un-
der the wiss and bensficent protection
laws, secured to use by . republican
majority In the United States senate.
This prosperity can only be main
tainsd by continuance Of this major
ity, and II either Mr.. johnson or Mr..
Courtenay were elected. their vote on
United states senators would be first,
last and oil the time In favor Of men
who are irrsvscably pledged BY the
upaltsrabls ssnets Of their party 70 the
dsslrussiou Of shb intsrsst, and Ne