Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-10-11
DALYTOwN REFLECTIONS.

DALYT0wN REFLECTIONS.
Michael DAILY alias Marcus DAILY, of
Anaconda, in the state of Montana, is
getting into trouble and it's all about
his name. The Parish record where
the gentleman was born reveals the
fact that a sad attempt has been made
to Romantic his name. It's Mike
DAILY, if you please.
Where, oh where, is all that Ana
conda Doodle that WAS promised forth
coming by the DAILY lieutenants in
Fergus county? "Hope long deferred
maketh the heart sick" and it's about
time for another requisition to be
forthcoming.
The Anaconda Mining company
owns S149 acres of land adjoining the
%townsite of Anaconda. On this land
they paid for the year 1894 taxes at
the rate of S1.25 per acre. The ranch
men adjoining the company's land
were assessed as high as Shopper acre.
This is from the records and We chal-
lenge contradiction. What do the
%ranchmen of Fergus county think
about this state of affairs? 1t shows
the pernicious effect of one mans will.
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That sweet-scented "Anaconda-for-
or-the-capital cigar has been "smoked
out" Judge Mcconnell, in a recent
speech, showed up the record OF this
brand Of cigars, and low and behold,
the cigar makers union label was
wanting. 1t was shown that thecigar
was the product of scab labor, and
still Michael Daily poses as the great
friend of organized labor.
Will the Montana Democrat give
the workingmen OF Fergus county
some OF the inside facts about the
closing down oil the Anaconda works
a few years ago for some ten months,
turning it's impoverished workmen
loose on the mercies of a charitable
public to tide over the long period of
the hut down? 1t was for no other
reason than to curtail the the copper
output, raise the price several points
ana then start up and swell the divi-
dends OF Jim Haggin and h foreign
stockholders in the company. How
about the ''great friend OF labor"
during this trying time for the work
ingmen OF Anaconda?
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How are the Democrats and indie
pendent voters OF Fergus county, who
may be a trifie ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
going to reconcile themselves into
voting for DAILY, who, with the same
disreputable methods employed in the
Legislature " years ago, is trying
to bamboozle the people of Montana?
He succeeded in defeating w. A. Clark
the regular caucus nominee for United
States senator when the Democrats
had a clear working majority i'm that
body. 1t beats the tambourine side
show now making II tour Of the state
for the Copper Collar company when
we reflect hat the same organs of
faith which exhausted the
vocabulary of abuse in denouncing
DAILY asthe arch fiend and disorganizer
Democracy, are now endeavor-
ing to strew his pathway with flowers.
"Oh, consistency, thou art a jewel"
The Belt Valley Times published at
Belt, is straining its patent inside in
its endeavor to hang on to the tail of
Michael Daly's kite. 1t shouts: .'In
the great majority of the
own their own homes, trade
where they please and command good
Rats! Here are the facts
rom the records: The Anaconda Min
.ng company owns yer one-half of the
OTIS in the townsite of Anaconda; it
owns two-thirds OF the corner lots; it
owns the only hotel; the stores; the
water works; the electric light plant;
he street cars; in fact it owns 5000
,cres OF land adjoining the townsite of
Anaconda, and there are hundreds OF :
vorkingmen in Anaconda who know 9
hat trading elsewhere than in the .
store is equivalent to a :
discharge, and there are hundreds of I
'o%rkingmen now wearing the copper :
who will cast their votes for
Helena, thanks to the Australian bal !,
)t law that guarantees to them the D
lght to cast "A ballot without the u
of the champion arch n
oodler OF the state. '
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When the bunco steerers of the Il
Upper Collar company attempted 81
play the liberality racket at Bill
gs, when Mike DAILY subscribed $1,000
n the fair association and added
$1,000 to the purses, the
'idence OF the generosity OF the sage Sc
Anaconda. But the people of Bill
are now wiser il not richer than
ey were. When Mike DAILY got
rough with his string OF horses, care 7
Ily managed by his agents and "a,
it was ascertained that Fla
scooped the races. coralled thepool Fri
X and raked in the side bets to the o1 =,
tent of taking out some six or seven vos