The Helena independent., 1892-08-12
Of All Parties Repudiats The
Journals Attack on Butte
People
warranted, Uncallsd For, and =
tlsnder for Which There Was
no Excuse.
miuent Men Who Condemn the slaa-
srous Article in - strong Terms
- those Attacked.

tUtVt0WU WIN l0nOIu8 ClblZ0uu OJ 1obs
yesterday regarding the attack on
. and her people in Thursday . Journal.
we'd that but one opinion prevailed In
lion to the matter. Everyone con-
nsd the publication In unmsasursd
10, and rspadiated ths sentinsnts Of
Artiols. These opinions. Of which few
given below. wsrs uttered By mon Of
partiss and are without partisan bias.
IA. PARcHEN-Ths article was out
IONS, indecent and untrue. ] haven't
I'd 3 single Justification OF II from any
y. Il utterly misrspressnts Helsna sem
int. Why. our people. hundreds Of
%, have the closest sooial relations with
people Of Butte. and the article Isslly
,cts on us as much % them. am sure
citizens Of Butte understand that such
locations are not encouraged or upheld
bur people.
ov. JosEPH X. TooLH-No language II
strong 10 chasactsrizs such piece Of
less folly. OF course nobody here At
hes the slightest Importance to the ut.
knce, but We owe il to ourselves. % well
o our friends and neiQhbors over tho
ge. to place onr condemnation on the
ked libel.
Gov. a. T. HAusER-I haven't read
Journals article but ! saw ths Butte
hers editorial on il. The Journals
Hole, from what have heard Of II. must
Infamous and slanderous. but don't
biz II quite fair Of the Miner to blame
citizens of Helena for ii. Certainly no
here upholds 1t and everybody have
b 10 indignant over tho unoalled for
Ack. SEQ by dispatch in tho Miner
I the writer Of the article il known and
Il he does not belong here. am glad of
IL. Any Helena man who would write
ID thing should be drummsd out Of
IN.
j. DAVIDSON II don't wonder the peo-
OF Butte are up in arms about II. There
ho possible justification or excuse for
bib Rn article, and it deserves the ssvsrost
Probation. only hope the Butte people
kd OF the irresponsible scribbler who
BITE tho article. and on the irresponsible
wspaper that published 1t. II meets with
fvsrsAl and emphatic condemnation from
j business community. 2.
4. j. SEL1aMAN-Every one have talked
kh about the article, irrespective of
ety, denounced tho publication. It was q
kpid piece of work. No one in Helena
|uld endorse such methods. The article
|es not reflect the sentiment Of Helena at
can not understand how the Journal
bid publish suoh an article. understand
ht IL was written by man who worked
4 few days on one of the Butte papers,
d sold 1t to the Journal.
b. A. CoRY--Some Of the best friends !
|ve in the world are in Butte and I regret
i publication Of the sour ilious and un-
lrranted attack on the people of that city.
believe the responsibility should be pleosd
here it belongs. No one regrets the un-
ktunnte occurrence more than I do.
ink that when the people of Butte con-
Her the matter for while thsy will
hdily undsl stand that the article meets
th no ones approval in Helena. The
/ the citizens Of Butte, while many OF
en- are related by the closest friendshir.
9. X. WELLs-1t was \ great surprise to
B, as it was to everyone else iii Helena.
any ono had known that such a thing
10 coming out am confident that ii
buld not have seen the light Of day. II
rtainly meets with the condemnation OF
e people of Helena. yJ I,a
FRANCIS PopE-I have not seen the arti-
b but have heard good deal of talk
,out il. II il contains the reflections on
rite a. expressed to me, certainly should
ndemn the publication Of the article.
mot sec how such thing could be al-
we'd to happen.
w. A. CHEssMAN-It 10 very unfortunate
ing. ] am sorry that the article was pub
,hed. am sure that no one in Helena
ldorses il and ! certainly condemn it.
Coz. w. b. HUNDLHY-l have many neal
lends in Butte. and when heard OF the
apde ous article in the journal gould
i help but feel as rea ...st..;;,l about 1t Il.
ss n,9S S.esnt ssn pape. ansrs roa MA
low such an attack on the citizens Of q
ster city to appear in its columns. have
ut returned f,om Butte, and while the
cling over there 10 very bitter. my friends
least, know that the views expressed 1t
10 Journal are not mine nor are they thos.
any man in Helena, whose good opinion
worth having.
Butcher d Bradley do not have to have clear