The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-09-09
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
ProtettlnR AEainat ths Charge OF Dsial
Owned by a Corporation,


ProteatlnR Against ths Charge Of DsinE
Owned by Cooperation,
To Tho independent
GRFAr FAiIA Sept 5.-lIsvinR road SOW
sral articles on tho capital question In
various newspapers have coms 10 the
conclusion that tho real argument aRitatine
tho question has not been touched. To u
good, loyal American like mrsolf II appears
tha, the oasieat competitor that Helena
could have 10 Anaconda. for the following
reaaonai
ttis we'll known 10 all that the town Of
Anaconda was not built az commercial
necessity. or for The convenience Of tho
general public OF the state or The county in
which 10 10 situated. And had IL not been
for the great Apaoonda copper mluo. which
IL situated at Butte. such town would
never have been heard Of The necessity
for building smelters for thls great mine
ls The only cause Of Its existence, ~ these
works were bpilt for tho purUoss OF re-
dueinR ito orc. Tho works do not add TO
the bonsht Of any one In the state except
ing thoss connected With tho company. as
they do not purchase or work custom ore.
IL appears TO me. 30 far as the situation
OF Helena is concerned, that had any one
OF the old towns whoae prosperity wac
blAEsd by the general condition OF the
ai0ie been Aeleotsd a. ils competitor such.
fot instance, az Butt0. Bozsman, Boulder
or Deer Lodge. oities which were built mp
hs numerical or local necessity Ia the
county whe o thoy are situated. the case
would bo quite different, as either Of these
towns natu ally have good aud loyal friends
throughout The entire state. and many 70.
| min iaooncos connected with them would
give them a large vote.
Or. had q placs like Great Falls, Billinga,
or auoh towns that became necessary TO be
built on account OF the advent Of railroads
into our state boon selected II would also
have been more oomp Heated for Helena,
for the rsnson that the various influence,
which made ID necessary to build thess
towns would naturally draw around them
Influences more dangerous 10 cope with
than the influence that can possibly be
brought to boar In favor OF Auaeonda.
The only infusnos that Anaconda ap-
pears 10 have 10 the vast amount OF money
which the non residents. Measrs. HaRgin.
Tovis a. Co., multi M lion aiies of San
francisco. CAlifor mia, and the Hearst es-
stAte, also an estate of many millionr.
their interest being represented in the state
of Montana bv Marcus DAILY. And through
this vast influences OF money II seens to be
enough OF the purohasable quantity of vot-
ers In our state TO carry the question in
favor Of his town. and against public
polioy.
would. indeed. be 0 poor Judge OF the
sturdy and hardy citizens OF the state II
such condition can change the will of the
people.
In the town from which write q few
pc sops. such as Paris Gibson. and Others
connseed with the Townsite company, mos,
of whom hnvs been politicians all thslr
life. ere accredited with being able to con-
3 oil the vote OF our town and county In
favor of Anaconda. Allow me 10 assure
you that this 10 not fsct. More than half
of all the citizens OF Cascade county are
residents of Montana for many years. dat
ing back TO the 70s. and many OF them are
old timers and their elective franchise can
not be controlled either by q few inter
lorors (who have made successful land
speculation and who now claim that thsy
control the elective franohise). or by the
usa OF money.
Iwrits this letter. Lot In silrlt OF an.
| tagonism. but simply TO set tho citizen,
with whom have cast my lot In the propel
light before the good people of Montana.
i came TO the territory OF Montana In
1864. to Alder Gu, oh, and have been minel
and proprietor. mining in ssvefal of tht
camps throughout the state. For the pas
six years have cast my lot in Cascsd,
county. and am now living ON my ranch
where ! expect 10 spend the bsaDcs of IN,
days. / am rearing family. and do cer-
teinly deplofe that our fair county 10 being
misrep epresented ia this capital fight.
Ii you deem this communication worthy
of publication do not object 30 IL being
published. Truly youIs, Lon BYERs.