The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-27
Communicated
DAILY and the Devil.

Nearly two thousand years ago DAILY Is
great prototype. the devil, took Jesus up
to the top Of an exceedingly high noun
tam and showed him all the Kingdoms
OF the world and the glory Of them. and
said. ''all these ] will give thee il thou
wilt fall down and worship me- And
DAILY, the great American corruptor, in
emulation Of the Devil offers his money
bags to the people of Montana il they
| will only fall down and worship him.
/ Let the same answer be given to the
tempter DAILY as Jesus gave TO the Devil
Get thee hence Satan.
No greater insult could be offered to a
man who values his manhood than to
| treat him as an object Of barter, a thing,
not man, who rs without self respect.
I patriotism or conscience. who is driven
to the polls as cattle are driven To the
shambles. The miserable Montana
Esau's who barter their birthright for a
mess Of Jacob DAILY pottage. and crook
the pregnant hinges OF the knee, where
thrift may follow fawning" are beneath
contempt. and day Of reckoning will
surely come for them.
Unrestricted emigration and universal
suifrages have given the masses Of the
people. the workingmen, a large major.
lty at the polls, and they could. and
should, make the laws of the country
Having this power then, would IT not be
deplorable to see them sell their votes
10 greedy millionaries and corporations.
who. as a matter Of course make laws
for the rich and grind the poor. Do
the workingmen Of this country ever re-
fleet that they themselves are TO blame
for the oppression Of the Pullman's and
Days, etc, and all the dire conse-
guences OF the recent great labor strike?
There would not be any fight between
labor and capital if the workingmen OF
this country would only be honest to
themselves and not surrender their man.
hood 10 the unsrupulous millionaire |
Many a Ioor Lazarus who feeds on the |
crumbs which drop from the rich mans /,
table would not have to wait until they |
got TO Abrahams bosom for comfort and |
happiness. II they would. only scorn TO |
be bribed and not hold their manhood |
for sale.
Workingmen OF Montana, do you be- |
lieve that Marcus DAILY is spending his |
millions for your interests? DO you ig- |
more all the lessons OF history. Where
do find single instance OF corporation
trying to grasp control OF a city, or a !
county. or a state. that 1t had not some
greedy selfish end in view: Remember
what the celebrated and patriotic Irish
man, Danl. OConnell, said; that cor
poration had had neither "a soul to be
saved or body 10 be kicked" Rest as
suTei If by your votes you give the CAPT |
tai to Anaconda you are putting a whip /
in the hands OF DAILY TO tiog yourseies.
Remember that IN after years when you
would fain undo the wrong which you
may aid ia doing on the 9Th Of Novem-
beT next you will not be able To undo it.
neither will your children's children un-
do il. DO not believe the absurd story
OF Anaconda missionaries. that If Ana
conda gets the capital, DAILY will divide
the state into istern and western Mon
tana. and Miles City or Billings be the
capital of the state Of eastern Montsna!
DAILY would be the last man to attempt /
such thing az il would be directly /
against his own interests. nor would II
be possible to obtain legislation in con
gress for such an object.
| am told that some Of the cowboys Of |
Custer county are thinking of voting for |
Anaconda. Well. that would be sen
sible thing TO do! No doubt Anaconda, !
which is purely a mining town, is deeply |
interested in the live stock interests Of /
the Yellowstone valley and Marcus DAILY /
would pass many a sleepless night in fig |
uring out liberal wolf bounty bill. and |
and in addition to the numerous mag
nificent charitable buildings he has |
erected and endowed in Montana from |
'pinching" the hardly earned wages Of |
miners he would also erect and endow a |
cowboys home in the Yellowstone valley. |
Tell the autocrat OF Anaconda:
Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted |
And shouting folly halls her from her shore.
yet count our gains, this wealth is but a |
That leaves our useful products still the same.
For nearly thirty years have breathed |
the free. health giving air OF Montana. |
and love our graud new state. Heaven !
forbid that il should pass into the merci- |
less grip Of soulless corporation. |
cannot, l will not think that a single one |
of the hardy pioneers who helped to |
make Montana the glorious state she is |
will bow aud worship the golden calf"
Let every lover OF Montana speak out
boldly and have the courage to express
their convictions. This is not time for
half hearted and timid indicesion, nor
mealy -mouthed pandering to money
bags. BE Just and fear not" Electors
Of Montana, go to the polls on the 9th OF
next November feeling you have a sacred
trust to discharge to your state, and do
not be bribed to do a thing that your
children and your childrens' chilnren
may curse you for doing. Remember
the poet what said:
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