Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-09-09
THE Helena Independent Of su,

THE Helena Independent Of sun
day devoies something over a column
10 the lubricalioDs Of Custer county's
democracy. The length Of the resolu-
tions Ia notably disproportionate to
the size Of the convention that adopted
them. Fifteen of the unterrified. no
more, conspired together to give to
the people of Montana these truculent
and wordy snaradversions on their
political opponents. Lik the notori-
U mine tsilors Of Tool-y street"
who proclaimed ss I'VE the people of
England" these fifteen aspirants for
inches In the Temple Of Fame msgni-
fed themselves and their acts beyond
all proportion when they styled
themselves I'VE the democrats of
Custer county" As such, however.
they proceeded to condemn the pres
ept administration OF national affairs
q guilty Of all the crimes In the polit-
icai decalogue. This of course was to
be expected. but when they go further
and cay "We denoupce MI. T. H. Car.
ter. present member Of congress from
this state, as a willy, slick aud slippery
politician who has more regard for
Tom Carter than for his constituency,
and whose craftsmanship IL subordi.
nate to bis desire to further his "
personal interests the miserable fus-
tiab which IL their stock in trade, Is
shsmefuIly exposed. There is not
one Of the fifteen who adopted these
resolutions ho would not If confront
ed with Mr.. Carter, humbly lake his
hat of and apologetica.ly admit that
he didn't mean il. There il not one
Of these nor il there a democrat i'm
Custer County who does not know and
inwardly admit, that Thos. II. Carter
fas done more for the state of Nor
tsns at large, and Custer county in
particular, in the less than two years
that be has been In congress. than
Maginnis and Toole did in all the
twelve years that they sat there. Con-
trsst Mr.. Toole's deliberate BETRAYAL Of
his trust when be sat in the house of
representatives IN October, lsSs, and
without raising his voice in defense of
Montana, permitted every acre of her
lands to be withdrawn indefinitely
from settlement by the Arid Land
Bill; contrast this we say, with Mr..
Carriers gallant fight made last month
against the provisions of this bill, and
who will say that "his craftsmanship
10 subordinate t. his desire to further
his own personal interests or that he
has more res ard for Tom Carter than
for bis constituency" What did Gus.
Ter county eve get from congress he.
fore Tom Carter took his seat In that
body? Nothing! What has she got
since? Everything that she has asked
for. Extension Of post roads, new
p0stofices, a searching enquiry into
the status Of the Cheyenne reservation
that will no doubt end in the removal
Of these Indians, and last but not
least, . gift to the county seat Of the
reservation park. which aside from its
intrinsic value, settle a complicated
question Of legal jurisdiction that has
since the founding II the city, been an
un.ndiDg source Of trouble and *
pense 10 both city and county. In
keeping with this denuuristion Of
Mr.. Garter, j. the fulsome praise that
is plastered over the eight democratic
senators who last winter 81 ingiOri0us-
ly fled beyond the reach If the law in
order 10 avoid performing tie duties
the PEOPLE elected hem 10 perform.
Ilu-uious fifteen, Did you never
hear that silence Wa golden? Ortid
the unexpected opportunity TO
"wherse- and resolye' ct away with
what little common sense you collec-
lively I0-sss-ed?