Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-08-02
TIE PLACE FOR THE CAPITAL

TIE PLACE FOR H CAPITAL.
In An address to the People OF
Montana" a recent publication makes
it clear to every candid man that Hell
ena - the proper place for the capital
OF the state. In the first place Helena
is within fifteen miles of the center OF
population OF the state; it is easy of
access to all parts OF the state; has
ample hotel accommodations; is the
financial center OF the state and its
capital, rs well as hat focal,zlng from
abroad, reaches out for Investment In
the varied industries of the state; it IL
substantial iu it's industries and has
a permanent future; it knows no die
tator and il not u onr-man-town in
any sense OF the word; its enterprises
are varied and carried on by many
people, free from corporate or monop-
olIstic influences.
Can the same be said OF Anaconda?
Can a man find one good reason why
Anaconda should he the capital OF
this state? Has it one iota of merit
in its claim? If it were not for Marcus
DAILY and the copper kings behind him
would such a place be even mentioned
for the capital? Mr.. DAILY can indure
the smelter fumes a portion OF the
time but his family find it more de-
sirable to live abroad. Mr.. DAILY is
the prime mover in this capital fight,
and is it because he has the interests
OF the people of this young state at
heart? Far from it. He and his cor
%poration expect to realize handsomely
in the sale of town property. Are the
people in with this real estate scheme
to their own detriment and disadvan-
tage?
Anaconda is situated in the south
west corne OF the state; it has but
two railroads, a spur of the Montana
Union and the Butte, Anaconda and
Pacific, the latter is long in name
but short In track, being eighteen miles
in length; it is situated in a pocket
where only emergency would think oil
locating a town; its growth and pros
perity is dependent upon one indus
try; it is difficult of access and has
meaere accommodations; it Is un
healthy owing to smelter fumes, while
corporate influence overshadows
: everything IN the place.
Every unprejudiced voter knows
; these statements to be true. Misrep
! ~resentation and abuse may answer
5 for facts and arguments with some
but we do not believe the majority Of
Montanians are going to ignore then
7 own interests by voting for Mr.. DAILY
J pocket borough and thereby aid il
increasing his millions and those OF the
: corporation he represents. Mr.. DAILY
] has shown that he is able to stop the
: wheels of legislation when laws neces
5 sary to the welfare OF the state were
= demanded and to deprive the state oI
t full representation in the upper house
of congress-. 1t remains to be seer
5 whether the tree people of this state
are to wear the DAILY collar and bark
5 when he speaks or whether they have
honesty and independence enough to
spurn his gold AMI thwart his mer.
cenary schemes. He has controlled a
legislature and now seeks to own the
? people of a whole state.
The fac hat Mr.. DAILY has never
: had any trouble with his employees
! cuts no figure. The same can be said
| OF other men in the tate. Mr.. DAILY
has simply paid the going prices. il
r Mr.. DAILY wants to pose as a benefac-
| tor OF the people of Montana, the
, best thing he can do is to come out in
{ favor of Helena for the capital. But
Mr.. DAILY is looking for his own per.
! sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. In his fight
against w. A. Clark, he cared nothing
for his party or the wants OF the peo-
, pie of Montana, and some OF the
Democratic newspapers 10Y support
ing Anaconda for the capital made
bold to say SO. But as his emissaries
started early in the year to subsi-
die the press of the state their opin-
ions are hushed by lucre and their
readers deceived. But the people
should rebuke the press when it proves
false to their interests and We believe
it will be done in the matter of locat-
ing the capital OF Montana.