The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-09
Tuesday, May .. 1893.
THE ELECTION,

1t was a wholly unexpected result tina
was announced yesterday Afternoon
when the judges and clerks al the res
pectlve polling places closed their labors
The greatest surprise was in regard t,
the vote on the bonds. for while the
friends of the movement never enter.
tanned the idea of defeat. there had an.
peared to be in the last day or two pre-,
ceeding the election. such a change of
opinion in regard to the eypediencv of
putting SO large a debt ON the city. that
1t was only the sanguine who could pre-
diet a victory and the most sanguine
would not set their hopes on more than
30 majority. Any majority less than
this whould have indicated that the tax
). payers were opposed to the scheme. and
that it gained its victory through the
support of the transient class who have
no material interest here. and are free to
pack up and leave whenever prosperity
might desert us. But when the finan-
cially solid first ward composed almost
entirely of a tax paying constituency
gave three to one In favo. of the bond
issue. il ceased to be a question whether
the class whose interests were most af
fecfed. were in favor of the bonds or
not. This vote vas supplemented by a
W. - one majority in the second ward.
Had these returns been reversed. the
surprise wOulG not have been so great,
2S a hIr p,1l1rifr fn. tl,n I.,1, $780,,
looked for in the second. which by com
parison. it not by actual condition. isthe
tough ward Of the city. and though
the majority there was large enough it
pales beside the magnificent vote of the
tax -paying first ward. The verdict can
not be misunderstood. The people want
the public building and they believe it a
safe proposition to undertake to build it /
at this time toy bonding the city in the
sum of $4,000. just here and now. the
JoUREAL has Il word of advice to offer,
and having been for bonds" as apainst
no bonds. but always favoring the policy
OF separating the public hall or auditor
ium from the cit. building proper. we
deem 1t a good time now to suggest that
an effort be made 10 permanently divorce
these projects and place one of them un
der the fostering care of private capital.
where 1t rightfully belongs. while the
city expends SO much of the sum voted
as may be necessary 10 erect a suitable
city hall. What the people Of Miles
CITY want to steer clear of now. is a
local division of interests. The result of
the bond election will for a time cut
eeper than any party triumph or de.
feat n If ~arrogantly followed UP by
the vicotors. is sure tobuild up Affecting .
Of luminosity that will ramify in a dozen =,
directions. and endanger enter I
prlses of local Importance. wholly dis !,
connected with the bond question. Now {
s the time to say. Let us all ioin in and |
ouild an opera house apart from thecity .
1t is true that the opposition to !;
he bonds tried to start this scheme
lmong themselves and failed. but really a
here was no reason why a few who S
we're opposed to the bonds. should be 9
expected TO furnish us all a hall for pub q
lc entertainment out of their private y
II everybody will take hold and =
o their share. it will not be a very hard q
DO To raise five or six thousand dollars $,
Or this purpose. and then we will have a
wo handsome buildings instead of one. \
ach better adapted TO the purposes for
'hich it will be used. and better than
instead of bad blood and ranking u
nimosity. we will have peace and har- p
lony. and a public united for the pub ST
good. 81
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