The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-30
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Representative Carter ~ !uIng 50
much for Montana that democratic
Journals cannot grasp the full import
of his excellent work" Thus saith the
Helena HeraII. AS for this newsla,
per. il ardently desires to grasp the mi
import of whatsoever things are good.
whatsoever things are lovely and what
soever things are excellent in Mr.. "a
ter's work. We shall forget all about
politics when Mr.. Carter devotes his
energies to Montana's industrial and
material interests. We will sing his
praises i'm long-metre doXologies if ever
he gets "a wo-hundred-t hOusand dollar
appropriation for Il federal building in
Butte.
We begin tn expect he will not earn
these promised ~doNologies. because the
scheme appears to he to get u building
for Helena first. and hat city's business
men are crowding the while
Butte's people are sitting in idleness.
simply reserving all their vitality so as
to cry hog" when Helena gets il but
that's not Mr.. Carter's fault. However.
we direct the HeTui,f's attention to this
little item of news which came to the
STANDARD yesterday morning from
it's special correspondent i'm Washing
ton:
At last nights caucus al the republicans Gar
ter. III Montana, made a complaint about the
disposition Of patronage by door-kccper Adams
and offered - resolution of inquiry. All the
members. however, agreed that the d'or-keelcr
had acted wisely In his appointment. III" reso
luton was accordingly tabled, receiving only III"
affirmative vote 1T Carter.
We do not fail to grasp the full i'm
port of MIR. Carriers excellent work" ON
the door-keeper yet. as far as we are
concerned. we fear he must thread his
lonely road alone.
Then too. we recall that telegram
which was sent to Mr.. Carter. one
Thursday night. by delegates in the st.
Louis silver convention, asking him
not to support Reed for speaker. The
s~peakership aucus was held on the
following saturday. Carter voted for
Reed and then regretfully wired that
the II. Louis dispatch came just II
day too late, That surely was excel
lent work" and we assure our Helena
evening contemporary that we do not
fail tn grasp its full import"
Only the other day the STANDARD
had occasion tn grasp the import of an
interview with "a distinguished United
states republican senator which was
printed in II leading republican news
paper and which read like this:
Representative Garter, az Montana, who i "n.
~ the members of the committee, il "a turn coat.
lie now claims Ia he a free coinage man. tbnr
month ago he said he was i'm favor Of Secretary
WINDOWS bullion certificate plan. believe
speaker Reed knew the feelings of every
member of that before he put their
names IN the list. and ! believe they are un.
friendly Ia silver. Why. how could Reed have
done otherwise thah appoint IA committee that
would he satisfactory Ia his eastern friends and
supporters" Depend upon IL, the committee will
report in favor of Windows plan. ar some mosli
ication of II. or else IL will report nothing at an.
Then there was the discussion on
lead before the ways and means com
mittee. where Mr.. Carter wound up his
argument with the offer of an amend
ment which was u clear mistit. AS the
STANDARD fastened to point out As
To the right sort of legislation on thi
subject there is no authority in this
part of the world more able than that
sturdy republican newspaper, the salt
Lake Tribune which lately remarked,
In our Judgment. Mr.. Carter makes a
serious mistake in the wording of the
amendment he proposes"
On Montana's stump. Mr.. Carter used
to tell the people that .'he talked with
the secretary" and forthwith the price
of lead jumped. Nobody else ev.i
heard of il. lie claimed all the ylor,
for achieved statehood. but the total OF
5 his service in that direction could b.
"grasped' between the thumb and fore
finger OF All armless child.
Yet we do not forget that Mr.. Garter
5 is "A strong favorite with people VIII.