The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-16
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Two days ago the STANDARD offered
space in its columns for the publication
of a letter which has been talked about
in Butte and which, il is said, was ten
dered to newspapers in that city and
declined.
The deliberate purpose of this offer
was made clear at the time. The talk
among the people of Butte was to the
effect that the letter bore testimony to
evidences of fraud mt precinct 81 and
to other evidences of fraud I'm regard to
registration for the city election held
in April. Chapters of gossip went
with the talk about the letter, imputing
to Mr.. Murray phrases which are not
characteristic of the man and words
which the STANDARD does not believe
he ever uttered and this disbelief was
declared in behalf of the STANDARD
two days ago.
III, however, there is an ~unrevealed
story of election fraud and any demo-
crat knows the truth about it,let 1t come
right out. The STANDARD will print
il in shame, but it will print It. If the
party has dishonest leaders, a crooked
following and a rotten record, let not
the press or the people be longer de.
ceived about it. The STANDARD will
blush to recite the story, but it will re-
cite it.
Here is the situation: The demo
Gratis of Montana assert TO the world
that they have been robbed, that dis
honest connivance deprived them of
political honOrs which were their just
due and political responsibilities which
were invested in them by the vote of
the people. by force of circumstances
by mere weight of what democrats
declare to he crime-they are put i'm a
position where they must vindicate
themselves. They propose to do it,
they confidently believe they will do it
grandly when next autumn's election
zones. They are not lighting for time,
they intend to take the question up
at the first opportunity that presents
itself, and that will he when the people
go TO the poles this year. The party
has its leaders who are firmly resolved
that all personal considerations shall
he put aside for the sake of harmonious
action: il has its battalions i'm the rank
and file who believe the cause is Just
and who will be true to the last man.
This splendid army of voting citizens
will fight without flinching, and the
STANDARDS ardent wish has been for
a united and harmonious fighting
force: but what avails this il the cause
is dishonest? If democracy deserves
TO be triumphant in Montana, let the
party march forward unhindered. but
il its press has been hoodwinked and
its hosts misled, let the troops disband.
III political whisperers are spreading
tales and nursing discord, let there be a
call of the roll before the battle begins.
The STANDARD does not believe that
the man lives who can successfully
October or that of April. But if there
be such man, this is the time for
him To proclaim the truth If that is
what he tells.
Holding this view. the STANDARD,
for its part, is ready for the proofs.
We note the remark of the Butte Inter
Mountain that a second mild and
harmless letter will be prepared to meet
the emergency. We tell that news.
paper to entertain no fears on that
score-it will be the letter that was
first written, the letter which, in it's
time. was deliberately offered in the
office of the Butte Inter Mountain, but
which appeared in any one of
that newspapers thirty-two columns.
TN the evening before one ofhis most
memorable victories, Frederick the
Great addressed his troops and said:
IF there be a man among all my troops
who doubts the justice of Prussia's
cause, let him speak out and ! will give
him honorable dismissal from the army,
il there be n who proposes to betray
MS tomorrow, let him rather start out
to do il tonight, and ] will give him
safe transport within the enemies
lines"
The utterance of the Father of his
People" is M which democracy in
Montana can afford to adopt.
PI AIN AND FANCY SPELLING