Great Falls tribune., 1889-04-03
So O-CALLED HOME RULE.

THE story is told of a jolly New YORK
actor who had been entertained all Gay
by some wealthy friends. When they
came to Brooklyn ferry where the fare is
two cents he said: "Boys, this has gone
far enough; let me settle this" The re
publican boastings over home rule nave
rome far enough. When the Helena
Herald says: "Home rule has gradually
triumnhed in the United States and un-
der republican auspices" it simply gives
vav to that exuberance which makes the
party editor assume at times that his par
ty monopolizes all that is good. 1t was
the democratic majority in the house OF
representatives that really established
home rule by passing the bill which con
fers statehood on the three territories.
The effect of that great measure is felt
in advance and accounts for the tlrmness
with witch President Harrison asserts
that the public offices in each territory
shall be filled from the people thereof.
Tie near approach Of statehood warns MN
and his advisers that it would not ba pru-
dent to incur the displeasure Of the "blg
four by appointing non-resldents TO ON
ces most of which will be abolished about
eipht mouths hence. The enforcement
Of the rule here protects Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico, for the president could
not reject nonresident applicants for off1-
cos in Montana and tolerate them for
places in Arizona.
i But do we enjoy home rule in Mon
tana? Is not the personal government q
the Harrison Nc cCutcheon "combine" part
of our territorial servitude? Is there any
state in the union where party leader OF
Mr.. Hershfield's ability, services and
standing could be set aside at the instance
of the presidents son and his henchman
without provoking howl that would be
heard and needed at the White House!
yompromise is at times defensible. II
was proper for the republican convention
to nominate Garfield when it was irrecon
cilably divided on Blaine and Grant. Bu
$ in this instance the pretence OF part.
f strife is shallow and misleading. Mr
!" Hershtield was the choice Of Delegate
n Carter, who, until we have two democrat
V ic senators and a democratic congressman
e is according to party usuage entitled t'
Il sneak for Montana. He was the cholc
5, of the republican convention which mad
q him chairman and he was above all til
d choice Of the republican rank and filt
S, who. to their credit, do not ask whethe
Is a party leader is a Jew or Gentle whe
i he seeks preferment which he has falrl
A. earned. He was the choice of the Helen
v Herald and the New Northwest-jou
IS, nails which are entitled by long, arduou
ty service to weight in the party council
In the face of all this Mr.. Hershtield
I'd set aside and compelled with Mr.. Cart
is to eat crow while Harrison and McCutc
n con are fed on the fatted calf OF publ
ce patronage No! we have not attaine
M the full measure and dignity OF hon
he government. We believe that the peop
as would any day prefer that Meagher
tic Potts or Leslie be sent them from 9th
he states than to be ruled by the kitch
Ia cabinet composed of Russell B. Harris
cal and Isaac D. McCutcheon.
en- i'o''''t-~ u11u elGerpflsll
Ks, journalists issue "extras.' This practi
its gives The public authentic details and pl
I'D vents the wild crop of rumors whi
cd spring up when an arrest is made or SON
Id thing of the like occurs. The issue Of
"eStra" implies no opinion one way
the other, any more than does the pub
cation OF the news in the regular edit,
an hour or two later. The TRIBUNE
W. sues "eStras" because it is above ;
~ things newspaper, and in this youl
'e' metropolis it adopts metropolitan ways,