The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-09-05
MONTANA PRESS OPINIONS.

to state of intense excitement by an ed
itorial arraignment of J. X. Toole by Jer
ry Collins, published in 1886, and re-
printed by the Great Falls LEADER on
Thursday. 1t says: -. X. Toole has
been persistently negligent of the inter-
ests of Northern Montana and has done
absolutely nothing for this section. He
has virtually ignored the wishes of the
leading democrats" As both are demo-
cratic candidates on the state ticket, the
situation is interesting and it will now he
in order for Collins to do the crawtish
act-the latest democratic qualification as
evidenced by that party's state platform.
Herald: Fairchild [under Cleveland
allowed the banks to use the surplus to
the extent of about $70,000,000, without
paying any interest. The present admin
istration is calling in this money from
the banks and saving the interest for the
uation. Can there be any doubt which
is the wiser policy? Is there any justice
iu saying that we have dangerous sur
plus as long as we owe ten dollars or
more for every dollar in the treasury?
Soon after the war closed the democrats
asserted in their national platform that
the country had been burdened with
debt it could never pay. The republicans
adopted policy that should pay the debt
and have succeeded so we'll that now the
democrats are complaining that we are
paying it too fast and we are brought
face to face with the dire calamity of
soon seeing the debt extinguished.
Butte Inter Mountain: The Miner
this morning contains long screed sign
ed by the Big Four and score of lesser
lights setting forth the necessity of reg
istration, but denouncing the registration
law.
Was it not in 1886 that Samuel T. Hau-
ser in his message to the legislature ad-
vocated the passage of registration law?
Did not Governor Preston H. Leslie
less than year ago likewise urge upon
the legislature the necessity Of Il registra-
tion law?
Was Governor Hauser dishonest in
1886 in urging registration law, or is he
dishonest now in dcnouncing the law at
present in effect?
The Independent can take hold OF
either horn of this dilemma. So can ex-
Governor Hauser.
journal: Thc-niost laughable feature ol
the whole democratic farce at Anaconds
is that free trade convention should
criticize Window and complain that he
has not enforced protective policy. The
Mills bill proposed a reduction Of 30 PEI
cent in the lead duties and Mills him
self said: ''This lead must be as free al
WOOL" Did not the democratic party O
!. Montana only last year endorse the Mill
bill? Did not Hon. ]. X. Toole endors
. it in his Great Falls speech, which wa
about the only one he made during tn
campaign?
New North West: 1t is now or neve
' with the democracy.
/ Enterprise: Three years ago, whe
! Joe Toole was prominently mentione
j for congress, Jerry Collins, democrati
candidate for state treasurer, who wa
: then editor and owner Of the Benton Riv
| cr Press, said that if nominated Mr.. Tool
l. would be defeated beyond all doubt.
denounced him bitterly and warned til
party against making him its candidate
Jerry ought to explain this matter now {
= Joe's friends will knife the man who op
4. posed him for the congressional nomin;
Is tion.
e. Dillon Tribune: If the democrat
g. press will lot discuss the Mills bill, wi
D. it please mention some issue that 1t wi
b. discuss? Is it not in fact afraid to di
cuss anything? Does it not expect bood
to carry this election for the democrac
not brains and argument?
as THE JOURNAL ASKS JERRY TIL
I'd STRADDLEK 4 FEW DUESTIONS.
le ---
W Yesterdays Journal comes to us wi
h some pointed interrogatlons to viii
m Jerry over the way is required to ma
answer within the time by law prescribe
The following quotation copied from t
,d "Bladder," preccdes the Journals que
to tiOns:
NV The registration law, as 1t now stands, Is an
M cursed measure, which will on election day br
rctribution on the heads OF the republicans y
~ framed 1t. Republicans who are not blinded
he partisanship admit that the law, SO far as
III rural districts are concerned. is OnpTesSiYe,