Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1890-01-11
THE MONTANA STEAL.

The Republicans have about completed
the theft Of the two United States Sena-
torships 10 Montana. II is the baldest and
boldest steal perpetrated by that party
since 1t stole the Presidency from Mr..
Tilden 10 1876. In Montana the pro
ceedings throughout have been OF the
highest handed character. Tho action
of the Republicans has been absolutely
revolutionary and in utter defiance OF all
presidents and forms Of written law.
The Republican Lie~utenant.G Governor held
that seven State Senators out of sixteen
constituted 3 quorum, and on this basis
proceeded to organize the Legislature.
But fret Of all the Republican Board Of
Commissioners Of Silver Bow county
(Butte) had thrown out one precinct
which gave Q Democratic majority OF l72
votes, thus placing the Republican party
in position to steal the Legislature in q
most foul and shameless tanner. The
Rump Legislature so constituted. and or
eanized in the manner described above,
proceeded a few days ago to consummate
the glaring farce Of e~lecting William F.
Sanders and T. G. Powers to the United
States Senate. Sanders is the Northern
Pacific Railroad Attorney, and Powers is
the recently defeated candidate Of his
party for Governor. Powers was de-
feated for Governor mainly because he
had barely escaped, through bribery and
perjury, going to the penitentiary 3 few
years ago for robbing the Government Of
large somes Of money. These men will
now present themselves ct the door OF
the Senate Of the United States
and demand admission. That body,
being largely Republican, will in
all human probability admit them
to their seats. And thus will another
ineffable stain be placed upon the system
OF free government in this country. We
are fast getting back to the ancient doc
trine that "mightmskes right. "Inmodern
times the power to accomplish q thing,
no matter how corrupt or INSCRIPTIONS,
lie all that Is necessary. Whether the
agency employed be the corrupt use Of
money or the Justification Of the returns
of the peoples votes, il is all one and
the same thing-it is the doctrine of
might; the ability and disposition to
steal. We know one United States Sen.
ator, outside OF Montana, who had one
hundred and sixty Democratic majority
in q certain county changed into a Re
publican majority of eighty so as to
elect ten members Of the Legislature,
thereby making that body Republican
and giving him his seat in the Senate.
We know another millionaire Republican
Senator who paid 5000 a head for
twenty odd Republican members Of .
certain Legislature to betray the man
Both of the Senators in question hail
from the very far West, and one Of these
days when we shall be fully fortified
with the proofs, as we can be at any
time, we are going to give to the public
all Of the facts. With the United States
Senate made up very largely Of men
holding seats by such methods there is
little likelihood of a v~irtuous spasm
coming to the surface in the determine
tion of the Montana steal. If Republi.
can policies and methods shall continue
to prevail we would not give ten cents
for what will be left of liberty and free
government in this country fifty years
hence. The economic policy of that
party 1--WE mean high protection) tends
unerringly TO the division of the people
into two classes-very rich and the very
poor-a moneyed aristocracy and an i'm
poverished populace, while its methods Of
corrupting and intimidating voters are
crimes against the best hopes of the civ.
ilization OF mankind.