The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-30
MONTANA WILL PROTEST
Governor Tools Objects to Quarar1-
tine Restrictions Imposed In
Wyoming.
GE .m mEF- w..
Tho Cattle Men Denounce Them
aR Both Unjust and I'm
necessary.
Intended to PrevBnt Them Using thu
Common Grazing Privileges Allowed
on tho Public Domain.

NaAA "a AJA. AlOAlOWhy, WuO IL Nt CnOycIIlGt
Wyoming, the following telegram:
1.-THE cattle mon of Montana are strong
In their opposition to the fourth section Of
article four Of GOV. Barbsr's late quaran-
tine proclamation, in which, with due def
ference to his excollsncg's views, l concur.
| hope You will urge upon him tho import
ancs and justice OF so modifying the same
az to meet the convenience and rights OF
our people. We regard the regulation rs
unjust, unreasonable and unconstitutional.
~. X. TooLE, Governor"
The foregoing was in response to the fol-
lowing petition: 5@5
HELENA, March "a, 1899.
Ills Excsllency, the Governor. j.. X. Toole,
Helena, Montana-sir: We, the under
signed citizens Of Montana, very respect
fully invite your attention to the proclama-
tion issued BY the governor Of Wyoming,
February 10. 1892. a copy OF which is here.
with annexed. Your special attention ie
called to fourth section Of article four,
which reads as follows:
"As an additional precaution against the
introduction Of disease, no cattle from
south Of tbs thirty-seventh parallel OF
north latitude, coming in whole or in part
by rail, and destined for other states, will
be permitted TO pass through the state. OK
cept by rail-" and state that such proh1bi-
ton will work great hardship upon the cit
izens Of eastern Montana, If enforced.
This prohibition appears to you petit
tioners unjust and unnecessary, as no pre-
tense is made that cattle south Of the line
named and north Of the line named BY the
United States government are diseased,
but, on the contrary, it appears to be
merely Q prohibition to the citizens Of
Montana, and intends to prevent su Oh chi
zens from using the grazing privll eyes on
the public domain, which are accoc ded to
all citizens Of the United States. s
Your petitioners very respectfully ask
that you a such action as you may deem
necessary to procure a modification of the
(siRned.) Henry Tussler, Ryan Bros.
Jesae Haston, j. b. Kempton. Abner Far
nunl, j. M. Holt, B. X. Holt.
The way in which Gov. Barber's procla-
nation was received is best told in an ex-
tract from a letter by A. s. Mercer, editor
OF the Northwestern Live Stock Journal at
whore he was temporarily sojourning. He
says Vs. - 49,
good deal WORKED up over the selfish and
purely mercenary proclamation Of Wyom-
ing's governor barring ont healthy cattle
from the right Of way through the state.
Present Indications point to numerous VIC
lations Of the manifesto. Certainly the
railroads will receive and bill healthy cat
tie to any point the shippers name and this
will undoubtedly lead to violations Of the
regulations. The best LAWYERS OF the
county inform the railroads that ''as they
are common carriers they cannot refuse to
haul healthy cattle as directed by the own
ers" and this ID virtually n notice to ship
psrs to act in harmony with the views e.
pressed. The opinion is 80 simple and
easily arrived at that the wonder ia how
any level headed official should allow him
self to 90 on record in favor of such fla
grant determinations as those promulgated
by Governor Barber.'