The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-10-13
VOTE FOR
CAMPAIGN NOTES.


The threat has come from Cho-
teau that, if she is beaten in the
contest, she will plunge the
county into series of costly liti-
cation. She struts around, like an
overgrown bully, with chip on
her shoulder and defes the voters
to knock it off. An imitation of
the swagger of the prize ring is
not in good taste. An attempt to
bull-doze the people usually results
in defeat to the bull-dozer. The
voters OF Teton county are not to
be worried or bullied into support
ing Choteau for the county seat.
Dupuyer, calm in the justice of her
claims and the immense advantage
of her position, does not need to
resort to cny such tactics. She
says, come, let US reason together.
Choteau, on the other hand, says,
come, let us bully-rag together,
and I will do all the bully-ragging
We are told that the removed of
the county seat is unconstitutional;
that, if Choteau is beaten, she will
Eight it out in the courts; that she
is going to win, by fair means or
foul. In order that all may see
and read the Jaw, the Quill Driver
it here. 1t is found in
the cons titution of the state of
Article XVI, Sec. 2, and
is as follows:
"The Legislative Assembly shall
have no power to remove the coun.
ty seat of any county, but the
same shall be provided for by gen.
eral law; and no county seat shall
be removed unless majority of
the qualified electors of the county,
at a general ele ction on PROPOSE
ton to remove the county seat,
shall vote therefor; but no such
shall be submitted of.
tener than orce in four years. s."
1t is part of the lawyers trade
TO make the law appear as myste-
rious as possible to the common
mind. 1t does not require any ex-
aIted legal acumen to interpret the
above passage and apply it to the
case Of Teton county, Choteau is
only an acting county seat. When
we get this fact we'll ground in our
minds, the rest follows as matter
of course. The legislature cannot,
as the Quill Driver has already
shown, locate county seat. The
county seat is not yet located, nor
will it be until the voters do so
this fall. No proposition can be
oftener than once in
four years. But none has as yet
been submitted to the vote of the
people. The first proposition is in
order at any time. 1t would be
quite as well, for those who are so
high up in the law, to come down a
notch or two, and get into a lati-
tude where they can understand
plain English. Whenever a propo-
sition has been voted upon, the
same proposal cannot be enter
tanned until after the expiration Of
four years. That is all there Is to
it, aud it is very simple.
1t is thus seen upon what fiimsy
pretenses our present, acting coun
ty seat proposes to declare war
against the people of Teton county.
They threaten to cost the tax pay
ers great deal of money. They
have already cost a great deal. 1t
is safe to say, however, that this is
the last opportunity they will ever
have. Western people, and es-
pecially the citizens of Teton coun-
ty, do not submit to the gospel of
force with a very good grace.
They are open to conviction but
not to bull doing. They will con-
demn Choteau and Choteau
methods
The great Greek fabulist tells US
that once upon time the sun and
storm entered to a contest to de-
termine which could first remove
the travellers cloak. The storm
began first and beat upon him with
rage and fury. 1t tried in every
way to tear away the protecting