The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-07
SAINT AND SINNER.

6sld, III.
SAINT AND SINNER.
ut is more than ever clear that Presi-
dent Harrison Is after the saints and
Russell is after the Sinners" said Gen.
Mosby, the Mexican lottery representa-
tive, the other day in speaking of the
simultaneous appearance Of the father
in the role Of lottery .suppressor and
the son as solicitor of advertisements
from the Mexican company. He added
that the contracts for advertising his
lottery. signed by Mr.. Russell Harrison,
were now in the company's Office in the
City of Mexico and would be made pub
lie if wanted. In the interview with
young Mr.. Harrison, which we repro
duced from the st. Louis Republic yes
terday, that gentleman denied having
personally solicited the advertisements
but admitted that he sent q solicitor to
tho company; SO by his own statements
tits clear that young Mr.. Harrison has
1bry close relations with the concerns
Yin Mexico near the border" which the
older Mr.. Harrison particularly refer
1ed to in his message. It il not little
curious that such relations should in
yolve Mr.. Russell Harrison's Helena
Newspaper alone. His partner in Frank
Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Mr..
Arkell, promptly disclaims any connec-
ton between the latter paper and the
lotteries. He says: "It is an impera-
tive rule in the Office that all lottery ad-
Establishments are excluded from it's ad-
vertising columns. At the time of the
tour Of Texas some lottery advertise
ments were taken down there, but they
were promptly excluded on reaching the
home Office in New York CITY,"
colt is equally apparent that the
Louisiana swindle, whose s'corrupting
touch" the elder Mr.. Harrison seys has
been felt in the government service at
Washington, has also become pecuniary
5htribsstor to tnss tqpa tx IA bust
ness. It will be remem 5ered that it was
a. agent of that company who recently
wrote in reply to refusal Of The INDIE
rENDENr to print a lottery advertise
ment:
m"If The INDEPENDENT people will glance
through the Journal and Herald published
Fl their city they will find the scheme run
Aing two or three times week in daily and
n every issue Of the weekly regularly, and
II the law is not enforced with these publ
SStions, he does not understand why The
INDEPENDENT will not take the same chance.
He is satisfied that this can be done and
ttat the publisher of The INDEPENDENT will
Hot be interfered with, as Russell Harrison
n at tho head of the Journal, and as Mon
tana is republican, they will be on the safe
side. If the state officers intended enforc-
hug the Law to the letter, he, as we'll as other
publishers Of papers in that city, would be
notified before any action is taken in the
matter" VIII you not look into this mat
tor carefully and see if you cannot. on re-
cbnsideration, run this lottery business that
he's been offered You. The price is good
and right mp to the rate.
soWhat is this mystery? Why is it that
We zee the remarkable spectacle of son
sprayed against father, the one furnish
Ing medium by which this terrible lot
Mry plague is being daily carried into
innocent households while the other is
1trivlng with all his might to prevent
His own offspring from circulating the
evil? What baleful influence is it that
leads the son of the president to say 81
don't see why the Journal should not
print lottery as we'll as any other adyer-
tisements" when his own partner rejects
them from his New York paper and the
postmaster general publicly declares:
1T is deplorable that any newspaper
should publish lottery advertisement
or in any way assist in promoting these
nefarious schemes to plumber the peo-
pie. The greatest sufferers are the poor
and ignorant, and these are the classes
it should be the special function of
broad and liberal newspaper to protects"