The Helena independent., 1893-12-28
Awarded Highest Honors--WorId's Fair


The only Pure Cream Of Tartar
Used in Millions Of Hon
ADRIFT ON THE POLITICAL SEA.
The Anac0nNA Standard Files First One
Flag Then Anstller.
To tho Independent
The Anaconda STANDARD Il making
wonderful hsadway toward some unknown
port. NoS having taken out clearance
papers for any particular point In the po-
liticsl world you. esteemed contemporary
has NOT yst made up IT. own mind % to
whore. II ever. II will cast anchor. whether
In the old desolatsd hAI Dor of yspublicanism.
or In the Hsll's Half Acre Of populism.-
probably xisn ": 10 e s.sn ns and a,as'ns .hdnss
not very pions man. in ths storm on sea,
excl aiming aitsrnatsly. Coed Lord savs
u.s." Good devil save NJ" who. whom
chided for bis dsvil-wofshtp, Seplisd Shee
% hs did not know which Of The tive would
.ad, We boh .sa:s - e. % "a
10 taskini back and forth. aads will con-
tiuus 10 tpck until itaf financial telsscops %
cleared Of al the dHst accumulated BY .
esAta Of mind In which conscienOe 10 silenS,
and ths sys can rest with certainty on the
golden paved streets Of the new political
Jerusalem.
II. while in its present disturbed state Of
mind In casting out the log line and taking
the bearings, numerous mistakes are made.
is u fair or charitable to attribute the
blunjers to enY lack OF moral political pes.
pendioularity2 Place yourself. II possible.
in the position of your honored but youth
full friend, and see whether or mos Won
could hope 10 be moro correct or truthful.
Don't you know that In trying to please
everyone, Or in special pleading. o tbs law
yers call H. prsvarication y 2 necesaisy,
and that .ims serving political trioksters.
OF present sutroundings2 Not that ws
would insinuats that the esteemed Stand
ard II not % pure as an angel. But there
10. ~ ~ all know, . weakness OF ths spinal
column inseparabls from fallen humanity.
from which even ~ pure . paper ~ the
standard can hardly claim 70 bs exempted.
Be the Standard ever 90 pure, tt miGht not
be amiss for IL to remember the story OF
the man and his con and his donkey. who.
In tryin6 NJ pleaso eyef$one pleased nobody.
and lost his ass intb the bargain, I ho
Coppe1orSlts JournahHighs do well 70 take
1'fi. Thes. .ss.d .o.ion. taus Sa,s been caused by
daily pstsssis Of 1ths is.peoted paper. and
esl eoiallSta looking yith sad heart at its
btundszisla the isaas of the 23d inst.
wherein Ia an editorial headed. "What
HappsnAd Last YsaI' Al the close
"a p'1Psa,.Da Pa.1 eo,n,iss p.
have lasaSA and growing sheep interests; the
majoritiss." It IL admitted that Park
county has been called the banner repub-
licaL county of Montana, bat lass year, she
year referred to. Pa.k lost its republican
bolt. and osme near taking the dsmocratio
lein supporter. The democrats elected
four. Harry Dyor treasurer by u majority Of
l26. AL Bailey clerk of district court by .
majority Of 27O. Thos. Mcdonald assessor
By a majority OF $50. Miss Duke supsrin-
tsndent Of public schools by majority Of
ninety one. and also elected Horace Roth
one OF tho representatives TO the state
legislature, and the only honest represen-
tasivs the county had In sithsr the SENATE
or house of representatives In Helena last
winter, the other representative and the
senator having conspired fraudulontly and
surreptitiously to divide and ruin Pa'k
county for their own selfish ends, in viola-
to the contrary. And il the republicans
eleoted the district judge and tho
county attorney, il was because we
could not persuade our democrat law
yers. whose ability 10 unqoestioned.
TO enter the race. Our democratic county
They are Justly popular. and we ere justly
proud of shem. The state can't p oduoe
any thing superior, and II they will they are
all hut sure to be their own successors.
Much aa the Standard ID now In favor OF
protection TO wool. II can't pull the wool
over our eyes in Park county ana iss 'nno.
cent misrepresentations can have but little
tendency 10 wheedle our people back into
the republican fold. whose shepherds in
Park county have feeced and bntchered ~
financially. As sure ~ you live Park
oounsy hns had enough OF republican mis-
ruls-rather republican spoilation.
As to the Standards claptrap. ad cap'
| tandum arguments In favor OF . wool pro-
| tectiva tariff. simply beo1uss there a'e q
few sheep men in Montana. that paper
ought to renounoe democracy before taking
| such q rosition, and ought to cease sailing
under false colors.
1--WE want no traitors in our bands who would
hut lo:x 81 valiant s'i hearted men who are not
Little local selfish interests. in violation
Of sound, Just political principles, can only
be advocated At the expense and
sacrifice Of every honest and hon.
only be resorted to In lnomentary forget
fulness. or downright dishonesty, to SECURE
the applause and support Of an Interested.
selfish and unpatriotio class. whose only
aim 10 personal profit at the expense Of q
| plundsred public.
Three years ago . prominent sheep man
of Park county admitted to this soribblcE.
thongh proseosionists himself. that By
their natural increase atoae. without any
regard to the 6seos, the sheep industry
paid much better than either cattle Of
horses. This being admitted. the fleece,
whatever b. the price Of wool, 10 pute profit
over and above and beyond The
profit In any other line Of live
stock property In Montana. Where
then is the necessity, or tho justice of tax
ing by n high protsotive taritf. those other
induatries tor the enrichment OF tho ahseE
men? But did not sheep man-ths Hon.
John Woodson, Of White sulphu. Springs
I-clsarly show in an article In The INDE
PENDENT three years ago. that free WOOL
because Of our lack Of certain grades TO ID
obtained from Australia, will not only not
reduce the price Of our heme product, but
will actually increase II. by she inos eased
demand for the same. because of the I'M
| ortntion of the cheap, lacking Australian
| grades. The position taken III Mr.. Wood
son's article has not bssn disprovsd.
| A PARK COUNTY MAN.
Loes your little girl wish for doll or . little
| piano, or 10 she fond Of nice picture boOasy
| ihs hee Hive can supply you with all kinds of
toys.
| Concert aud Cake Walk.