The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-09
TO THE wOKKINGMAN.

A good part out of the support that
Anaconda is receiving from the laboring
men OF the state is based upon the as
sertion-not openly made in the news
papers where it could be refuted, but
quietly passed from mouth toear by the
oily walking delegates OF the Anaconda
ring-that the location OF the capital at
Anaconda will Immediately result in
contracting for 81 100000 worth OF state
buildings thus giving large number OF
men uninterrupted labor for number
Of wears. As we have stated, this ridicu-
iona assertion has not been publicly
made because ihe origiuators OF II gv
that it could not stand a minute in ~
light Of open day. but We venture to Sd :
that their is not laboring man in eastern
.lSoptantana who has not had this spec
joue argument made to him. as ans'r
ducement for him 20 vc,e fo. --n'c I, -
Quite recent! il cIopped out a sof' :.
a confidential meeting held at Walker
vile. one OF the suburbs OF Butte, a;
which lot of laboring men were gotten
together for a quiet discussion OF the
capital question and its relation to the
laboring mans interests, and as the talk
WAS going round Daily man took the
floor and made the following pointed
statement
There is not one building in the city
of Anaconda which can be rented for
a government Office. The legislative
buildings. United States land oihce. the
supreme court OF Montana, departments
of the Uuited States. circuit and dis
trict court rooms. and all other neces-
sary buildings as may be required by a
state capital. these buildings will all
have 10 be erected. Consider the vast
amount of money that will be spent IN
the erection and furnishing OF these
buildings. 1t We predict that IT will
cost 81 100000 or more to complete these
buildings we are safe in saying that the
major part of this vast sum Will Ind It's
way into the pockets OF Butte and Ana
,conda.
In orderlto make the prospect. as en-
ticipg as he could. the speaker in
cluded the L. 5. land Office and the U.
s. circuit court, which do not have to
he located at = the capital. but
aside from this, the whole thing is a
~iack O. lantern held temptingly in
front Of the workingman to delude them
into voting for Anaconda. The implied
promise of the Anaconda gang is a
fraud. Its redemption or fulfillment is
impossible under the law. The state is
now in debt beyond the limit allowed by
the constitution which is fixed at $780,
OOO-one tenth Of the amount which t.
Anaconda boomers propose to disburse
on the first iump-and the only consti-
tutional method of enlarging this limit
is by submitting distinct proposition
for an increased limit Of indebtedness to
the people at q general election. No
matter where the capital goes there is
No possibility, under the constitution
and the law, Of erecting state buildings
before another general election has
,es,ed. which will be two years from
now. Wherever the capital goes, for the
nsxt two years rooms will hsve to be
rsoted for the accommodation OF state
aHairs and the legislature. and. on the
eoufession Of the gentleman who 10
ouotsd above, Anaconds hasn't. got Q
building that can be rented for this Pur-
nose, and we may truthfulIy add, that 10
fttsd for the purpose named. As Hele-
na has for years past comfortably and
sepropriately accommodated all branch
% Of the state government. there can
be no reason why voter should
.ehoose Anaconda on this ground. Let
II b distinctly undsrstood BY every