The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-08
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY,
Some leanings From the Columns of
Contemporaries.

wore tnan once MS newspaper mas
frankly admitted its belief that Sanders
and Power will be seated. When that
act of usurpatiou is consummated, this
state of Montana, in defense of Its do
main, will have its W two senators to
fight. That is the fact, aud the people
may as we'll prepare for 1t. For its part
the Standard pledges itsal: to oppose re-
lentlessly and by every honorable means
the Northern Pacific in its purpose to
plumber Montana's mineral wealth by the
theft of lands which, of themselves, are
incomparably more valuable day than the
aggregate of all the railroads rights.
franchises, privileges and properties; and
let no brazen sheet in Butte praise the
creatures of the ring and then dare to ask
where this newspaper ranges itself in the
fight.-Anaconda Standard.
BUTTE WON'T STAND IT.
The republican organs may compliment
Carter for the magnitude of the appropri-
alton named in the Helena bill, but it is
an insult to every republican and demo.
crat who is a citizen of the West side to
refer to the appropriation named in the
Butte bill except to denounce its unfair
ness and that of its author.-Butte Miner.
AKIN THE BEST OF 1T.
The amount asked in Plumb's bill is
being cut down, while the indications all
favor increasing the amount asked for by
Mr.. Carter. Watch the result, gentlemen.
We predict that Butte will get Just as
much as Helena does in the end.-Butte
Inter Mountain.
WANTS THEM TO TRIM.
The election of a democratic governor
in this off year may prove a good thing
to the republicans of Iowa. 1t shows
that extreme prohibition is distasteful to
a majority of the voters and the hint, if
needed, will save defeat when more i'm
portant issues are pending.-Helena Her
aid.
BILL NYE's GROUP.
Bill Nye is undaunted by the fall OF
his partner, James Whitcomb Riley
While the poet is drowning his SORROWS
in the wine-cup, the humorist has gath.
cred around him a youg lady violinlst, q
Swedish tenor and a good pianist, and
continues to rake in the dollars of admir-.
ing audiences. Humor and music are
about as good q combination as humor
and poetry.-Missoula Gazette.
AsCRIBING MOTIVES.
The Anaconda Standard insists thai
Butte, and not Helena, should have an
appropriation for a public building. pro.
vided each city is not so favored. The
Standards enthusiasm for Butte is based
on Anaconda's desire to get the state cap.
ital, and the hope is Rugged to the bosom
of the Standard that Butte will recipro.
cate, and assist in building up a rival city
at her very doors.-Helena Journal.
WHILE THE LAMP, ETC
Mr.. Carter made a terrible break in
voting for an anti-silver man for speaker
at the opening of the session, and when
he does a good thing In %atonelnent we
shall say &c. But let US wait and see.
Meantime the Inter Mountain should re-
member that its hero has made no record
whatever, and be patient.-Helena indie
pendent.
HELENA REBUKED.
"Helena has what she wants and pro
poses to keep it." The above words are
the recent utterances of the Helena Her
aid. "What she wants" in this instance
means the state capital. We don't know
how people outside of Helena regard
such language, but it certainly does not
prove that Helena is becoming more
modest or less boastful, or that it is less
inclined to act the hog.-Bozeman Chron.
icle.