The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-14
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
LET THE HEATHEN RAGE.
FRIDAY. OCTOBER. "A. 1892:

AS the campaign progresses it is ap-
parent that the small-minded members
of the republican press of the state have
had their attacks on Mr.. Collins stereo
typed, and intend to run them until the
close of the polls. They do not vary the
monotony of their howl about the Cana
da railway. and they do not find any 9TH
er point to harp upon. so that it is not
necessary for them to change their type.
In order to turn their attention a mo-
ment into another channel lest the strain
over the contract labor lie should prove
too much for then. The TRIBUNE pre-
sents below a report which was made by
the grand jury of Meagher county in
1880. Most voters in the state are famil-
lar with the fact that Mr.. Collins was the
county clerk and recorder and ex.officio
probate judge of that county when he
determined to move from Meagher coun-
ty into Choteau. The grand jury, in the
discharge Of its duties. examined all the
accounts and records OF the office he had
filled. and at the conclusion of their la
bors made the following report:
To the Honorabic u. S. U'adc. CHIEF
Justice IF Mont0no TERRITORY and
J"lyc ofthc yrd ,JrIiriW District:
The grand jury have the honor to re-
port that after disposing Of all criminal
business presented for consideration.
we examined the books and records per-
tanning to the Office of probate Judge and
recorder, and beg leave to state that we
find them in all respects to have been
faithfully and honestly kept. rejecting
great credit and fidelity upon the integ-
rity of the officer holding said office:
and having learned that Hon. II. +.
Collins. the present incumbent is about
to resign his office and remove from the
county Of Meaghcr to the county of
Choteau, it is therefore the unanimous
wish Of the grand jury to publicly eX-
press our sincere regrets at the loss
which our county sustains in thus part.
ing with a most faithful. efficient and
trusty officer, and an honest and up
right citizen. Dur people will greatly
miss him. both as an officer and a citi-
zen. lie has endeared himself to us by
the purity of his life and by mis- well di-
rected efforts in promoting the peace.
good order and general prosperity of
our county. and while thus 10th to part
with ore Of our foremost citizens we
can but wish him every success IN his
new field of labor.
We have further TO report that. owing
to the shortness of the present term of
the court. the grand jury have been7 I'M
able to examine the books and records of
any other county officer.
RpSDectfully submitted.
Andrew j. Smith. foreman: Charles
W. Cook, l.. u. Burt. William Leon
hardi, jacob Powers. j Y. Stafford, NJ,
H. Marshall, Gilbert Ecker. p. V. Moore.
Len Lewis. John Byrd, II. l.. Keene. |
John I. Moore. Henry Whaley. jeff
Sharp. q. c. McFadden.
Referring TO this report which we find
reprinted in the Rocky Mountain Hus
bandman. Of White Sulphur Springs,
that paper said on May -. 1880: I'VE
need but add that the above Grand Jury
heaviest taxpayers of the county: was
about equally divided in political senti-
ment, were a fair representation of the
industrial interests of the county, and in
relation to our efficient officer, Il. f.
Collins. but express the feeling of fully
nine-tenths of the people of the county"
The voters of Montana will bear in
mind that this is the man who is being
slapdered by "A few Of the republican
papers Of the state. and who is ~denounc-
ed by them as an unfit man for the office
OF governor because he happened to ac-
cept. for the good Of his city and state,
an honorary Office connected with an
English railroad company. Every sensi-
bic voter in the state will fully realize
how frivolous and absurd are the
grounds on which Mr.. Collins opponents
Are assailing him.