The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-10-06
Y hen That Cruel War Is
Over
Then Well Return the Saber to it's
Sheath,
And Mold the Cannon into Plow-
shares:
But Not so Long as Our Land is Invad-
ed by ToOles
OF Boodlers, Perjurers, Tally-Sheet
F0rgers,
Missouri Rebels and Other Unkempt
Rufians.
5ut Not so Long as Our Land is Invad-
ed by TOOles
EDITOR OF THE LEADER;

EDITOR OF THE LEADER:
Well, MI. Editor, suppose the cleo
ton is over and the verdict of the people
will soon be recorded and the infant
Montana will lay aside her swaddling
bands and don the dress of manhood
among the states of this glorious nation.
Hereafter the voice of Montana will be
heard in the halls of our national con-
gress and our vote will count in the pres
idential elections. We will be governed
by our own officers and make our own
laws. No longer will the iron hand of
carpet-bag rule be the power, for eve,
the people," are the kings and rulers of
the mighty empire of Montana.
There is one good thing about the cam
paign just closed and that is that the
two great parties of the state had for
their candidates, for the more part, repre-
sentative men-honest and competent
and the men who are to assume the du-
ties CT the several offices Of state will
doubtless prove themselves worthy OF
the trusts confded to them by the people
of Montana.
Possibly during the late political battle
there were things said by speakers on the
stump and by the newspapers that should
not have been uttered or published against
the opposing party and candidates, but
now that the battle is over let by-gones
be by-gones. Let peace, harmony and
good will prevail among us all, and let
every man, republican, democrat, prohi-
bitionist and the salvation army, put his
shoulder to the wheel of industry and
progress and push our new car of state
and pitch in and develop the mighty re-
sources of our state. ..
Montana today has more real solid
wealth to the square foot of soil and rock
than all the eastern states together have
to the square mile. All we have to dc
TOW is-to go to work as one man and de-
velope these mighty resources. If we dc
this it will not be many, years before
Montana will rank the first state in the
union in all the industrial pursuits thai
go toward making a, great and mighty
people. ~
Our people are getting down to bust
ness again and all are glad that the elec
ton is over. ..-.... %.
Hotel Broadwater does a pretty goo(
share of the hotel business of Helena
The great plunge bath is patronized b.
hundreds every week and especially OF
Sunday.
Fire bugs have been trying to get il
their work the past week, but the vigi
lance of the people have "nipped the fire
in the bud" and prevented. the destruction
of property The 3-7-77 boys are on the
lookout and death will be the fate of an,
one caught in the act of firing buildings
The democrats elect four members o
the legislature, two county commission
ers, county attorney and superintendent
of schools, in Lewis and Clarke county.
The Montana soldier boys go into cam
at Fort Ellis, near Bozeman, on Monday
They will play soldier for seven days.
Donald Grant, the contractor Of tn
Great Falls and Belt railroad, was in tn
city Friday He says the road will b
completed and the cars running by Marc
next.
Guy X. Piatt, ex-editor and now ric
and prosperous mine owner, of BUTT
has taken unto himself a wife. Good fc
Guy.
Russell B. Harrison and family returne
to Helena Tuesday and has gone to hous'
' keeping in his old home. All are gla
to get back to Montanr.
HELENA, Oct. 5. ...-z .. .. ...., = ..~.