The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-24

Mr.. Marcus Days paper in Yellow
stone county, the Billings Times, Is
doing the best il knows how to prove to
its owner that it is earning It's stipend,
but in doing this it shows the cloven
foot so plainly that none Of the people
Of the county in which 10 is published
will be deceived The last issue Of the
Times contains the following remark
able statement.
There is strong suspicion abroad that
the delay In building the eastern state
prison Is part Of a Helena scheme 20 move
AZ the next legisstu for constellation
Of educational institutions at The temper
ary capita. The vote Of Yellowstone
county would be lost, but the loss might be
more than made up in Deer Lodge, which
would gain by the permanent location Of
the state prison there. This county voted
strongly in favor OF Bozeman for the car
ital last election. and the Bozeman vote as
least will be transferred 20 Anaconda this
fall. The Dixon men in the legislature
we're a unit in favor Of locating the zen. at
Billings, while the majority Of the Lewis
and Clarke men opposed IS. and Yellow
stone cou-ts will NOS forget these things
The Helena men generally oppose any
expenditure Of public funds outside Of the
eorpo ate limits Of their city, and they
would have a stronger claim for an aPpro-
priation to consolidate and build up big
educational institution in Helena we're the
$1,000 appropriated 50 the Billings prison
knocked out. Missoula. Twin Bridges aud
Bosnian had better watch ths strings that
are being pulled"
The statement that "the vote OF Yel-
lowstone would be lost" il the legisla-
ture killed the eastern prison project
shows that the entire article WIS written
for the purpose Of deceiving those who
could be fooled, because the editor Of
the Times knew when he wrote il that
the capital election would be decided
before the Legislature convenes, and the
latter body is the only one that has the
power to change the location Of the
state institutions. This being the case,
the absurdity Of the statement made by
the Times is apparent, because Yellow
stone county will have the opportunity
to show how she stands on the capital
question before Helena has the chance
TO make any effort-as the Times says
she Is going to do--to prevent the cree
tion Of the eastern pententIary
The Times man may carry the vote Of
the people Of Bozeman IN his pocket,
and be may not; that is matter be-
tween him and the people Of Bozeman,
and his statement that "the Bozeman
vote will be transferred 10 Anaconda
this fall, will be- proved or disproved
when the votes are counted. But there
is one statement made by the Times
TIA, Helena is prepared 10 answer for
herself and that is IL regard 70 an inch
nation or intention on her par, 70 make
an attempt to undo the work % the
last legislature in regard 70 the location
% the state institutions, including tine
eastern penitentiary. The most persist
ent fighter in the cause 81 consolidation
ia the last legislature was Senator Glib
son, 81 Cascade county; he made "a
straight and honest Eight. and when 10
was over he accepted tho verdict as
fina., as bias every one else 10 the state,
including the people n Helena. In
fact the only one who seems TO think
this is an open question IS the ed tor Of
the Billings Times. That every one in
the state Is convinced, except the Times
man, that TINS is the situation, is proved
by the fact taat tae Miles City reform
school is completed and will be occupied
next month. Tho agricultural college
nt Bozemen is IN successful operation.
as is the blind asylum 40 Boulder. and
the orphans asylum 20 Twin Bridges ls
only awaiting the furniture 20 start on
IL career Of usefulness. tofhs east
ern Teuitentiary Tn IvDrpEvDrvr is
aware that there has boon great
deal ~ delay in starting work on that
institut0ni il is also aware that tho
people n that city have lived up 10
their agreement with tho state and
have d. 20 an m their power t9 advance
its construction. IHE l.Dfrt~DEyr IL
also aware Of the fact that Attorney
General Haskell, as 70 member Of tho
board ~ state prisons. b. s boon severely
criticised on account of tho delay In
this matter, but that tie people 81
Helena hare either directly OF indi-
rectly done anytl 90 occasion this
delay IHE lSDYr 81 knows % the
contrary, and w, ... 90 Tue opinion that
the editor Of ID, mes is also aware OF
this. Several weeks ago the board nd-
vertised for plan. and in a few days the
lenes man may receive word that they
have been accepted Il case they are
oil rejected, ho m sh $50 that the re-
lection was another m1ve Do the direc
ton Of moving t.r Blind asylum L,
Helena
In order that t-ero may De no misun
derstauding as 10 how She vote stool on
the bill 10 establish the eastern peuiten
t.arys IKE ISDErENDENr ha8 gone t,