The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-26

an impression that Mr.. Bcidlcr was then
"msATss' gee IN & iransacs,"n. s , whHn an, were with
pressed my own convictions and ] have
been confirmed i'm them ny the opinion Of
that IL to-day the citizens who were in the
terri ory of Idaho aud engaged i'm the
.cution of these highway robbers and mur-
lutte defense exists against that accusation.
! am mindful of another thing. that in the
subsequent events that occurred AN opin-
ion seems tn have prevailed that upon the
whole there some delay in the dis
charge of that duty; and our friend here,
who was actively engaged in n. il sup
posed to have done ttiose duties lightly.
perhaps gladly: hut hc simply carried ont
the task of making the community in
which we live uniuhabitable for any but
civilized and honest people. The good
people Of the community >tcrniy and un-
tbensiiRgly resolved that inasuitich a- there
were two kinds of people intent upon
siincrcnt ways, one Of which was against
tho state, that the honest ensieavors of
those who peopled this early community
should remain. He was our most active,
our most sacrificing. our most iab"rio,Is
instrument. The weather could not bs.
too threatening. storms could not threaten
destruction 81 much but that he AT
pursuing like si,uth hounds these meu
that came here Tor robbery and murder.
Looking back over th.s" years.
| than hr. Ii il - years nearly since he
was first appointed United States l.Isity
marshal, and during all the intervening
periods, except for two or three years
when lac was au officer in the treasury de-
! partncnt of III. United States. and "a little
period of time when hc was absent from
| this tcrrity in other employment, hc has
occupied that position. And I stand in
! tidcd to him the trust. and who charged
him with the most dangerous aud
| Responsible duties that ever existed
on our frontier. ! can appeal to them
! with cn.ir.. confidence that bc shrank
| from no responsibility; that d" accepted
| all danger that came into his path, and
| socvcr they might be. For a period of
| time. about three years. he was collector
in the charge of preventing the SNUG
| Cling of ARTICLES across our northern
hc WAS in the employment OF trausporta-
| ton companies. engaged at great peril. IL,
! taking the treasure that was produced i'm
| Montana to the railroads; and he had
! had in his individual possession and CON
fi,lcd to lais honor for protection millions
upon millions OF gold. He has never b''.
| traycd "A trust, and in the presence of
| this audience for him and for ia. greater
portion who know him better than amy
| other man in Montana, 1 believe l can
confidently appeal to them to say that nc
never said OF any human being an un'
kind word Engaged in all thcs" contro-
versics which stirred these pcopi. in the
mt,ist of this passion that has stirge'
around us. I don't believe B.ieidicr ever
said of any human bciiig a thing uukiud
hi. heart was as large as tn. prlirics he
loved So well. and his courage as large "a
the mountains which lirsd him h,ther
contributing tn the welfare OF order aps
peace that here ia this state of Montana
events passed 10y him and that hc did NO
I seem to adapt himself to the change,
condition. His life was passed upon tn.
frontier battling with savage" Indians an,
! the events of tlis~', times had become par
and parcel of his human being, and "a.
was justly proud that this WAS
| ale could look back tuabash.d and no
ashamed that in all these conditions h'
had discharged the duties Of "a pioncc
brnvcly and well. And now when rail
. \ roads traverse our valleys and peace
cvcrywlirr, prevails, the task for whici
! he was fitted hc had already performed
The new life did not come to HIM happ!
and he could not adapt himself to tn
changed condition. and there wit
iiesscs who say how much of IL i
owed To his heroic cn,icavor. And it is
qualification to those who sur
vivc him that lac q
. present in his personal appearance
no special osth,Inous honors ar
. here paid him: that with one accord tn
citizens of Montana can show some az
probation of his efforts. some 10y tradition
, others 10y personal knowledge: that her
was the stalwart form upon which pe.st'
and order reposs-d in the early days"
''Hc counted iio interest of his own, am
, soorncd wealth iu the interest of the pul
lie demand. Now We are about to lay LiI
in the beautiful valley near IA, and cree
in bronze or marble, memorial of th
gratitude of his ncighipors and friend,
where shall bc inscribed ON its base
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