Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-21
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Other men, when placed in unpleas-
ant situations OF like character, have
said, "Save me from my friends" Mr..
Harrison can go 'em one better, and
say, "Save me from my son." To those
who do not know 'Prince Russ" as he
is called by some OF his friends, the ex-
posures of the last two days in congress,
anent the affairs of the Yellowstone
Park, will be something of revelation.
To those familiar with public affairs in
Montana there is nothing that will cre-
ate moments surprise.
The present incumbent of the execu-
tive chair OF the nation was United
States senator from the state OF Indiana
when the bullet of Guireau removed
Mr.. Garfield and placed Mr.. Arthur in
the chief magistracy OF America. A
few days following his accession to the
presidency, Mr.. Arthur appointed Rus
sell Harrison to be superintendent OF
the assay Office at Helena, from which
day dates the Harrison family's entree
into the politics of the Rocky mountain
state. He had been installed in his
new position but short time when it
became very evident to all doing bust
ness with him that he knew nothing OF
his duties.
The melter and refner of the Office at
that time was German, whose name
we have forgotten, but that is imma-
terial. Harrison had been in Office
about three years when complaints were
made that there was an absorption
o. values in the ores left there for assay.
After while an investigation was de-
manded, and Mr.. E. o. Leech was cent
out from Philadelphia to look up the
deficits. Had Mr.. Cleveland ''turned
the rascals out" the day he went into
office, this investigation might have
been conducted by Democrat, and per-
haps with different results. Russell
tried to throw the blame on his melter
and refiner, but that Official was too
shrewd and had taken receipts for every
grain of gold and silver as fast as he
turned it over to his principal. Hence
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the front, and whitswashing report by
Leech was the consequence.
Several Democratic congressman were
about to overhaul this report, and it's
author as well. but just then Secretary
Manning died, and the matter dropped
out of public discussion. On the night
following the election of 1883 promi-
nent Democrat stood in the bar room oi
the Grand Central hotel at Helena and
said, "Well, guess Harrison's elected u
"Yes; do you want to bet on Ceve
land? 2" asked Republican who stood
by.
mo, 1 don't want to bet dollar or
Cleveland. but I've got thousand dol
lars in my pocket that says Mr.. Leech
: will be the next director of the United
States mint" That gentleman received
his appointment within sixty days afte,
Grover Cleveland became a private citi-
zen.
The Niobrara Cattle company's affairs
are we'll known to most Montana stock.
growers. 1t is said that $1,000 was
subscribed to purchase cattle and pas.
ture them on Indian reservation lands
in the Niobrara country, and that the
dividends which the enterprise paid
were OF the Fenian persuasion. Russell
B. Harrison was manager of the con
cern from it's inception to the time that
it went into insolvency. He claimed
that all the cattle perished in the enow
and this paper has no evidence to the
contrary.
His Montana newspaper ventures
have been attended with precariout
existence. He had beef barons' organ
there, and, at the time of his fathers
election, it owed $4,000 overdraft at 9
Helena bank. Russell went east and
laid before the Union League folks @
plan to carry Montana solid Republican
for all time. 1t was to start daily paper
in Helena. Into this enterprise Eliot
F. Sheppard and Whitelaw Reid pu,
$4,000 In cash and their notes for $4,000
more each for one-ffth interest. Thos
H. Carter, then delegate to congress
signed for another fifth. With the
money so raised in New York Harri-
son lifted his notes at the bank and gol
| his bull gazette on good paying basis
but his daily paper has lost money. In.
deed, Garter is said to have growled SO
loud over his portion OF the loss, that
the president made him commissioner
of the land Office as a consolation fol
his hattened pocketbook.
| Of this Yellowstone matter we know
nothing except what is contained in the
| kilograms of the past two days. If there
| is a job OF any sort, chance to make
money without work, Russell B. is moi
the chap to refuse it. Coming as they
do on the eve of presidential election
these things must be very annoying tt
President Harrison. He must wish by
this time that his son had been born {
girl and had married another fellow BY
the name of Mckee.