Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-23
Sunday. February =, 1890.

circumstances, the evening II WASH
ington's birthday was hosen for the
assemblaee of the republicans Of Miles
City TO welcome home the republican
Representatives Of Custer county in the
lower house Of the Legislature, aud the
birthday Of the Father of His Country
was most appropriately observed by
the e~nunciation Of the sterling princi.
Piles Of thst party whose wise counsels
aud active efforts saved IL from disso-
luton a quarter Of "A century sgo. The
OCCASION was q memorable one in
many respects. Looking ok to a
year ago. when by the passage of the
omnibus bill Ii became an assured fact
that Montana was to throw aside the
garb OF territorial v~as-alage and enter
in all the glory Of her wealth, youth
and beauty into the glorious sister
hood Of states, the two opposing politi.
cal parties went into training NJ 1t
were, for the supreme struggle that
was to decide the political fortunes Of
the new comnlou wealth. The day
came and the battle was fought and
from every portion of the state came
the glad tidings # republican victory,
but ere the smoke had cleared away,
rumors Were hssrd of an obscure pre-
cinct In Silver Bow county, the result
Of which was maintained In doubt un-
til 1t became POSSIBLE that il could be
used TO change the result in lhst
county and secur a fraudulent major
ity In the legislature. No sooner was
this sscertained than the returns were
so manipulated. But il is needless 10
90 into the history Of the now famous
Precinct No 81. II has been told a
thousand times and reference Is only
made to II hers to connect the work
of the democrats at the outset, with
the system of political roguery that
they have persistently maintained
throughout the entire session of the
legislature. and through which they
have succeeded in defeating every IN
deavor OF the republicans to transact
the public business which tho mem
bers Of the Legislature were ,l-cied to
tran sact and which the republicans in
both houses made daily and hourly at.
tempts to transact during the entire
Ninety days session. 1t was therefore
meet and proper that the republicans of
Custer county so far - they could be
reached by the short notice given,
should assemb.esn in mass convention
express orally and by resolution thecrn.
fidence they bad inIlonorablesCEa cas-. II.
Loud and Hugh Moran. the esteem In
which they were held, and the thanks
due them tor the fidelity and strict
sense of personal and political honor
that has actuated them during the
full term of the most vexatlous, unsst-
istactory and futile session tbst the
legislature of the territory ever held
or that that Of the state ever will hold.
Their sole aim, as well as that OF their
republican colleagues la both houses,
has been the simple performance o.
that duty which they accepted as their
task when they went before the peo-
pie In October and which they later
took a solemn obligation to perform
That they have been unable to do
anything whatever for the welfare OF
the state L. c~hargea5le solely 10 the
dtmocrstic managers I'm Montana, who
so manipulated the puppets under
their control, that the democratic end
and ain has been. from the first day
OF The legislative assembly u0til the
gaze fell on the final adjournment, 10
obsiruct. prevent and defeat the ac-
complishmeDt II tine high and honor
able public duty they were worn 10
perlo m. IL IL OF the highest import
ance that the PEOPLE Of this state
should thoroughly understand on
which party the nus for this mis- IA.
ble failure rests; and ifany doubt exists
let II be dispelled by the statement
that up to the last minute of the SEES
sion eight republican senators stood
at their posts, while for the past two
weeks their democratic colleagues,
eight In number. have been hiding
from arrest beyond the boundaries OF
the state Of which they had the mis-
placed honor Of heing called senators.
TIE Is not a partisan statement but
cool hard facts, which we wish everv
voter In Custer county 10 remember
when the democratic party again
romes before them for endorsement.
Remember it, record in the first legis-
1ative assembly Of the state and put
the sesl Of condemnation on any ut
tempt tn re-enact such scenes az have
dIsxraced u fair young state In the
last three months.
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