Fergus County argus., 1892-05-12
TON TO TIN.
The Former Elucidates Upon Matters Per.
tanning to the Party in this County.

The following is a copy of a letter
shown us before being mailed to the
chairman of the state Democratic
committee:
LEwIsTowN. May 9TH, 1892.
DEAR TIM:-It has been some time since
wrote you and / thought / would drop
you few lines tonight in relation to the
outlook for the party in Fergus county.
The fact is, Tim, matters do not improve
as the time approaches for political work
You know, Tim, that Fergus county is
pretty strongly Republican, and there is
no use in trying to disguise the fact that
Springer's free wool bill has made it i'm
possible for us To expect much help from
the woolgrowers of this county. Besides.
try to sweeten the free trade pill as much
as you can Tim, by calling it tariff re-
form," working men are dssecting the
thing thoroughly and refuse to swallow the
dose. In fact, Tim, | don't think we can
win anything on that issue, in Montana or
elsewhere. You know, | was "A Randall
Democrat and | must confess this free
| trade business seem un-American and does
not appeal to my judgment as ~ winning
policy for the Democratic party.
But, Tim, the national issue is not the
most serious obstacle ia our way; in fact
il is the most Insignificant. For even
though we cannot make much OF IA showing
| on the head OF the ticket next FALL We ought
to be able To do something for the county
and state tickets. But, as was going to
i'm hol al rba 4,
split wide open and don't think there is
any possibility of harmony. We have a
club here which attended once or twice.
but got disgusted and quit. About all the
club does is to meet and adjourn to some
place where there is something else to drink
besides bucket of cold water. We have
not had good meeting since the club was
organized.
Now, Tim. yon have had some intima.
tion of the cause of the disaffection in the
party and OF course want to be neutral in
the matter and smooth things over, hut it
will not smooth. | pretend to be a con-
sistent Democrat, but cannot tolerate or
affiliate with the interlopers who came here
from Kansas to usurp our rights and teach
us Democracy. No wonder Kansas has
given such large Republican majorities in
years past if what we have is a specimen
OF its Democracy. Every issue of their
paper makes Republican vote in this
county, and it is regarded as the best cam
paign document our opponents have.
Now, Tim, am speaking very plain, but
| am giving you straight goods" There
are some Democrats here who court their
favor because they do not want to be Will
fled, Others are silent, but feel keenly the
deep disgrace the outfit is To the party A
friend of mine said he would stand some
show of an election this fall if it was not
for this paper. Any candidate it supports
will be defeated"
Now this is true, Tim. There are Il num-
ber of good men in our party who would
like to run for office. but they will decline
the use OF their names because they fear
defeat by this filthy, mud-slinging sheet.
1t defeated Meadow after he had contrib
uted $500 to bring it into existence, and he
thinks it was the dearest investment he
ever made.
But you "wonder how it exists?'' Tim,
they have struck it rich. They have, ap-
parenntly, an inexhaustible source of reve-
nue. which they work (when the poker snap
goes against them.)
While their work is oarse to most people
the innocent victim of their vampirish
! attacks yields up his blood without IA muir
muir suspicion. You know, Tim, the
good book speaks OF the Savior being lead
| up on "a high mountain by his satanic maj
esty and offered great possessions if he
would fall down and worship him. So in
this case, only the comparison is not APP
plicable except on the side of the devil.
Great honors, emoluments, "taffy," and
fawning promised and given in return
for blood. Yet the hypocrisy, deception
and cunning becomes infamous when CON
sdered that the one they bleed could not
poll two hundred votes for any office in
the gift of the people of the county.
So il goes, Tim, and what can we do
There was no one to represent Fergus
county at the recent meeting al the state
central committee, and il was near by too.
II looks now as though the better element
Of the party would let things go by default
all through the campaign. Dosit send any
money To the gang as il will do good.
Put the money into some other county
or into the Missouri river Now, Tim, !
hope you will pardon me for going into de-
tail and facts, but if you don't believe what
say write to any representative Democrat
in this county.
Hoping To hear from you soon. ] remain,
Sincerely,