The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-01-20

Having tiisd IN vain TO get the Ana
conda Standard TO tell US why United
States senator should not be elected
from Montana, az time vh,n every In
dustry Of the state is the subject Of leg
islation, We will turn TO some Of our re-
publican contemporaries.
We wish our esteemed contemporary,
the Helena Herald, would answer few
pertinent questions Only the other
dag our contemporary, in all the excite
ment aud enthusiasm OF double leads,
proclaim e. that al Montana wanted
protection for wool and lead and copper
and barley and, We believe, other arti-
cles produced in this state. IL solemnly
averred that politics should have moth
ing TO do with tho case, that the partl-
san spirit should be sunk out Of sight
and that should be done which was for
the best interests Of all, regardless Of
party differences.
Now this was an admirable spirit, but
the Herth did not keep IL up. Il
strongly approved the idea Of PETITIONS
70 congress, b Il what is the use in petit
lions II you don't get votes What our
esteemed contemporary should have
done In it's solicitude for the interests Of
the state was TO have addressed its con-
stituency in language like this:
Fellow Citizens: crisis is upon US.
In the tariff measure now pending at
Washington four great interests Of Mon
tana, to-wit: wool. lead, copper and bar
ley are threatened with legislation that
in our honest opinion will result in Sc
Iiously gripping our people. While we
believe the majority IN favor Of the
pending bill in the house Of representa-
tives will be so large as to make protest
practically useless, our best information
is that the vote in the senate will be
very close. Even a single vote may
turn the scale. And now, Fellow Citi-
gems, the time for action has come.
Montana has a vacant seat in the United
States senate. We must ill it at once.
This question Of protecting Montana's
interests is paramount 10 all others.
What matters it whether a republican
or a democrat represents US in the SEN
ate, provided he is right on the question
that so vitality concerns us. Mr.. Clark,
the late democratic candidate for sena-
tor, stands pledged to vote for the re-
tention Of the present duties on copper,
lead, wool and barley; Mr.. Mantle, the
late republican candidate, is likewise
pledged. Either Of these gentlemen
would faithfully represent the people Of
Montana. II matters not " hch Of them
is elected, q g result will be the same 30
far as this state is concerned. Now, Eel
low Citizens, let US rise as one man aud
demand that the legislature be called in
extra session, that a senator may be
sent 70 Washington and sworn in before
the Wilson bill reaches a vote in the
senate. United effort will make the gov
ernor listen 70 your demand. Let us
ignore party differences and proceed TO
the work that lies before US"
Now some such article as that, even il
it we're not double-leaded, would have
rousing effect. Then. il the Inter Noun
tain would take it up, and the Ana
conda Standard finally discovered which
way the wind was blowing, Governor
Richards could no longer hesitate in his
plain duty.
We hope the esteemed Herald will not
initiate the esteemed Standard and be
clam