Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-23
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| called an adjunct. Her smelter is run on
Butte ore; that is all the connecting link
between: Butte and Anaconda. The facts
and two years ago were warring comp. IT,
tors for the race thi- fall. A prominent
citizen of Butte writes me, referring to the
"annex or adjunct" as "rot." He says:
I'VE have nothing in common with them
we know how that they treated us two
years ago. when we were in the race" He
ALSO says that mo- less than three of the
principal mining companies Of Butte will
oppose Anaconda" So il can be readily
seen that such claims are only idle talk.
How any Democrat ear vote for Anacon-
ia is mystery to me. when they have
only to go back tn the last session of the
legislature to get the true inwarinesso of the
corporation that owns and controls Ana
conda. soul and body. The whole company
are Of foreign birth. and have none of the
instincts and love for American institu-
tions that a genuine American has. Our
beautiful state has but one representative
in the United States senate the Demo-
cratic party was supposed to have "A de-
cided majority on joint ballot and were
entitled tn an election. Where did the
trouble. or lack election, come from |
answer, from the Anaconda company, and
defy contradiction. In the first place,
when caucus was called to unite upon "a
candidate, where were the representatives
from Anaconda? Did they attend the eau
Gus? They did not. Why? Marcus DAILY,
from imaginary or real grievances Of "A per
sonal cha racter, and not any concern To
the state, through the influence he seems to
possess over the people Of Anaconda and
the Bitter Root country, refused positively
To caucus simply because he knew from
counting noses that Hon. w. A. Clark
would be the nominee. He then opened up
headquarters for the session with the full
determination to defeat W. A. Clark il pos
sible; with regiment of lieutenats set
about to thwart the will of the people,
which he successfully did. We find him vot-
ing his contingent on the last day Of the
session to adjourn the joint assembly
twelve hours before the legislature adj
iourned which could have been employed
in trying to elect, and firmly believe W ould
have elected: therefore he and bis corpora
tion are solely responsible for Montana
having but one representative in the United
States senate.
care nothing for his ''manifestos." This
is America. enjoy the proud distinction
OF being an A nericnn by birth; my parents
were Americans; am death to anarchy in
it's incipient. as well as in it's viruent st ages.
Va nn
is my motto. We want government OF
the people, and for the people. An honor
able defeat is always preferable to dishon-
orable election.
have gone into the late senatorial con-
test simply to show what kind Of a corpo-
ration the Anaconda company is. ] regard
the town the company, or the company
the town. Take the company from the
town and you turn the town over to the
bats. Without the influence and doodle
OF the company Anaconda would not have
had second place two years ago, and would
not stand "A ghost of show this fall. With
out the company's smelter there never
would have been an Anaconda. Ii ir only
u question of time when she will be Vir
sinia City. Nevada.
I |, in common with all other residents u
ttaIlatin county, regret for Bozeman that
she failed to get place in the race; but II
WAS willed otherwise. so it now become.
our duty to ourselves and to our beloved
state to set aside all preiudicss and eNer
else our better judgment, consider well al
! the advantages of both cities. and their die
/ advantages. Don't forget that are all
hogs, in vulgar parlance; reeollect thai
all cities dave their sinners and need lttl.
/ hell to chuck them into before there can b'
any satisfaction.
| We are just through with one of the great
est strikes the world ever experienced
caused by an arbitrary corporation Ar
we going to locate the capital in "A simila
village. and, if possible. under IA worse anc
more undemocratic corporationo
ARTHUR TRUMAN.