Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-07-20

the ignorance and prejudice of foreign
voter Grover Cleveland will continue
to be president for over three years to
come" And when the end comes the
people will be as eager to let him out
as they were to put him in.
Now, Dave, don't you think you
are n little toe sensitive over
thrusts made at the stockholders of the
Mud Geyser, when the low bred cur
who edits the paper has for two years
kept up a constant TRADE of abuse of
men who are morally and intellectually
your equal and superior to the balance
of the stockholders of the vile sheet.
We will admit, Dave, that you are in
an unpleasant predicament from which
you cannot extricate yourself at once.
We know that you have more regard
for one of your sheep dogs than you
have for the cur tn 1t edits the Geyser,
but this does not absolve you entirely
from the responsibility of his reten-
ton. We have too high an estimate
Va yobs % n man hoNSN'f W t'''n
that you endorse the zone of the paper.
We are reliably informed that Sheriff
Deaton and Assessor Gilkerson are
chiefly responsible for the fellow, and
attempt to uphold him in his canibal-
istic proclivities. Both of them are
marked for slaughter at the polls.
Dave, 1 am glad to see you so
glib in quoting scripture and hope you
practice what you preach. The quo
tation "holier than thou" applies to
you and all the stockholders of the
Mud Geyser. Think of a man who
can sit quietly in his own home, sur
rounded by his wife and children, and
read week after week columns of abuse
and Islander from as vile and dirty a
brute as God eve permitted to exist.
Can such men, the stockholders OF the
Mud Geyser, do this and then not feel
that they are "holier" than the men
abused. If they were men, or had the
resemblance Of men, they would be
moved by a sense of justice and
honor to correct the evil. Say nothing
of "Pharisees" in the presence of such
a combination as now stands sponsor
for the Mud Geyser.
No doubt if the Geyser had a little
more patronage it would not be ST.
much of a burden to the stockholders,
but it should be remembered that the
only bill 1t ever presented for county
work was an attempted steal. Though
a small item, it showed what could be
expected on a larger scale. As to lane
office patronage the delay in making II
change seems to be a great source Of
annoyance to those on the anxious
seat. If Cleveland follows the example
set by his predecessor the present
officials will serve out their terms
The statement hat a large element
of Republicans are DESTROYS for a
change, is false-a mere statement
showing your intense anxiety. The
few who would like to see II change
are pulling for Bro. Barnes, as are {
IndJOrltN VI Tue peyseT stoChl''lueIs
Beware of false friends, Dave, and keel
your eyes open. There are Republi
cans, as well as Democrats, who ar,
neither flesh, fish or fowl" Iot
, can't locate them.
No doubt we ought to turn in ans
! praise Grover Cleveland, Hokc Smiti
and the entire administration in con
sideration of the land business which
E we are getting from Republican officials
This would probably meet the Demo
7 cratic idea of principle, but we woul'
: be false to those interests that are nov
4 partially paralyzed by Democratic
! triumph at the polls.
Dave, take your medicine and wal
: patiently. When we lose the patronag,
e there will be no murmur of complaint
: but we are just like a Democrat in on
respect, we will take it as long as w
: can get it.