The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-19
Reed and Boutelle Open the War
on Blaine, Hale and Man
Icy.
It is War to the Knife and tho
Knife to the
Hilt.
The Czsr Of the House. Through Boutsllsa
Newspaper. Utters Plaint and
. Den.

DOutclles tne QOuRnty warrior OF the Fourth
Maine district, has taken upon himself the
duty of moralizing on the results Of the
campaign just over. The Bangor Whig,
Boutelle's paper, in a leading editorial ar
ticle this morning, under the head, "Yhe
Lesson6 of the Victory" says:
''We are glad to note in the presidents
congratulatory telegram the evidence that
the official head of the party recognizes
that the speaker of the house of representa-
tives has republican constituency behind
him who are entitled to respect, and it ID
not too much to hope that the courtesy due
to the representative character of the dis.
tinguished congressman from the First
Maine district. in regard to public appoint
ments at his home, will not be longer with
held at the demand cr desire Of anybody.
democratic collector of customs in the
city of Portland has been already held over
several months beyond his full term because
the senators from this state have insisted
upon being allowed to select his republican
successor, with entire disregard and even
contempt for the wishes or Judgment of the
of congress who now holds the SEQ
ond Office under our government, and who
has just received 30 remarkable manifes-
tation Of the confidence of his people.
II the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, reelected
by the unprecedented majority Of Monday,
is not entitled to speak for his constituent
in regard to an appointment in his own city,
no man living can claim to be 60; and for
any person or persons residing outside of
its limits to demand that an appointments
hostile to Speaker Reed shall be made
in his own city by a republican ad-
is of the very essence
of an arrogant political bossism that will
not be tolerated by the people when their
attention is drawn to it. The attempt Of
any set of men to dominate the politics Of
the state by farming out patronage and or
Ranixing treacherous warfare upon all who
may even fall under suspicion of standing
in their way will never succeed in the pres
ent enlightened stage Of public affairs. The
Of Maine can not be held in
leading strings by any seif-appointed rulers,
and they will Indignantly resent unseemly
with the exercise of their po-
litical rights. Whether it be the attempt,
however unsuccessful. to organize the entire
of the federal census in hos
tility to the republican congressman
Of one district, or to undermine an
other by packing custom house with
his en- nemies, the fair-minded republicans
Of Maine will have none of IL. II county
cannot be held without having
their members subjected to catechisln
md ' threats r. Il. concerning matters not in
islative candidates are to be bushwhacked
and defeated because they refuse to pledge
themselves years in advance to somebody's
political fortunes. the intelligent rank and
Gle of the republican party will have soMe-
thing to say about it that will nos be mis-
In closing Boutelle or his editor says:
I'VE feel that plain speaking is the very
best service we can render"
Your correspondent saw Chairman Man
ley, of tho republican state committee re-
garding the matter, but he would soy moth
ing for publication. Other party leaders
seem to take warning from Boutelle's un-
seemly rushing to print and are very eau
tious about committing themselves. It has
long been thought that Boutelle's senatorial
aspirations found in Senator Hale an OBJ
stacle. In his editorial article it is no
ticed that he strikes blow at the wealthy
senator from Ellsworth in the paragraph
relating to the federal census. and here the
jealousy regarding the appointment crops
put. All in all, the editorial Illumination
strikes right and left unsparingly, and, ac-
W u COuCoubub OI republican, Oplu.
ion in this city, unjustIy. Developments
are watched with the greatest eagorness.
Though the leaders keep close -mouthed, il
is no secret that they think the Fourth dis
trict congressman has decidedly stopped"
No leading republican papers in the state
lake any notice of the article.
The democrats are jubilant. Said one Of
The most prominent democrats IN the state:
" ~ now see that our party's talk about
the breach between Blaine and
Reed is all true. Boutelle couldn't get help
rom Blaine in his scheme to warm Hale's
'eat in the senate; hence the trouble be-
ween those two, who before this had been
he firmest friends Boutelle immediately
.oes over to Reed, and any man who has
cad Boutelle's paper or his speeches, knew
hat the fire-eating congressman and the
Zar of the house had formed an alliance.
The fourth district has usually gone with
he third, and these together, with help
rom the second, have for years dominated
tate politics. The first district fought
'urleiRh, and later made an attempt to
emove the state house to Portland. They
lways have been beaten, but the great VIC
Dry Reed has just won leads him and his
rlend Boutelle to over estimate their
trength, and Boutelle throws down the
auntlet. It's now war to the knife. Can
Ioutelle force his district to the support of
be drst (Reed's), in an attempt to control
tate politics? If not, then the fight he has
egun will end in his defeat.''
1t Was Not Seitenbach.
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