The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-22
Helena for the Capital.

voters of the state and in reality
has not the remotest idea of secur-
ing the permanent capital of Mon
tana.-Red Lodge New Idea.
The above is but a brief review
of Helena's pedigree. 1t sprang
from humble parentage, was school
ed in the selfshness born of greed,
and lust of power, possesses an ar
rogant, domineering spirit, aud is
now guided by the manicured hand
of wealth. Basin Times.
The above attacks are absolutely
in keeping with the spirit OF arro>
gance caused by sudden and un-
expected leap from obscurity and
ignorance into position of some
notoriety backed by money. The
two articles are utterly devoid of
the slightest sign of intellectual
power or of any finer feeling than
that exercised by any but the most
ignorant of the human race.
AS for the first paragraph, we
all know that, to make the race for
the capital: requires the expendi-
ture of certain amount of cash.
1t is quite a "new idea" that Hell
ena should expend large amount
of money, that many of her best
citizens are using their utmost en-
deavcrs-in fact, it is quite an
''idea" that Helena should enter
the race at all just for the fun of
the thing and to "bulldoze" and
"bluff"-who. Who in the world
can Helena bulldoze or bluff. Will
the New Idea kindly inform us on
this subject and instill this "new
idea" into our minds. People don st
generally bulldoze or blui unless
they have some reason or some end
to accomplish. This is human ma
ture and it is not reasonable to sup
pose that Helena-even if she could
be guilty of such conduct would
do either for the mere fun of the
thing and with no hope of gaining
her point. How easy it is to see
our own faults mirrored in others.
Helena has sprung from class
of men noted the world over for
their generous, open-handedness.
We mean the miners who first made
it possible for Helena to be what it
is and who since it's birth have ieal-
ously guarded the city lest it should
at any time fall into the hands of
any individual power. The words
"arrogant and domineering spirit"
are we'll applied-to Anaconda, and
why; for the simple reason that
that town has in times past arro-
gated to itself the right to defy
the constitution of the United
States. How. The United States
grants freedom to all; Anaconda,
little mole-hill on the surface of our
great country, arrogantly denies it.
Which OF the two cities is the
most suitable place for the capital,
an old established city whose prin-
ciples are broad enough to admit
all within its boundaries and which
has ever held itself subject to the
laws of Is country, and whose
foundation today lies in the fact
that it is the central point to which
the business interests of the state
naturally trend, or young upstart
controlled by a very small syndi-
cate of milionaires and which has
abs Jlutely no business interests
with any portion of the state out.
side of those connected with it's
own mines, and where it is we'll
known the elections have been car
ried and controlled by the syndi-
cate power as represented by Mar
Gus DAILY.
Judging by the Great Falls Trib-
lne and others of that ilk, one
would think that the capital ques-
tion had settled down to an argu-
nent en- the Chinese question; why
not leave them out and attack those
who have an even show. I mean
those taat can answer you in your
own language.
KANAPsA.
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