The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-11-02
LATEST OUTRAGE.
Prominent Butte Citizen Made a
Victim Of the Helena
COnsDiratOrs.
SUPT. HALL OF THE ALICE
Resigns His Position Rather Than
Be BuIldOzed Into Voting
for Helena.

The Helena people with the aid o
W. A. Clark have finally succeeded il
securing a notable victim to their cam
paign Of greed, selfishness and con
spiracy. The victim is Capt.W. E. Hall
general superintendent for the Alice
company at Butte, who, in defense OF
his self-respect, has been compelled to
resign his position, which he has held
with credit 10 himself and profit to the
Alice company for more than Is years,
The only crime of which Capt. Hall was
guilty was that he favored Anaconda for
the capital, and the Helena Independent
and the Butte Miner fairly gloat over
the fact that they have succeeded in &C.
complishing his retirement. In doing
this they do not take into consideration
the methods they resorted to or the mis-
representations they must have made to
carry out their purpose. IT is enough to
say that they had sufficient influence
with the Walker Bros. of Salt Lake, who
are the principal owners of the Alice, to
have them attempt to bulldoze and in
timidate Capt. Hall until his manhood
and self-respect compelled him to re-
sign.
This is but another illustration of
the fact that any man who is
for Helena has a license to do
or say what he chooses, but the
man who 10 for Anaconda is entitled to
M nnnciHnroftop hna M r,yEk1 m, IN n.A.
zen, and must, il it can be accomplished,
sion to Helena. 1t is unjust and I'M
American and is the method of ours and
towards. In Butte Capt. j. w. Palmer,
manager of the Butte and Boston, pre-
sided at the Helena meeting and no one
objected. Mr.. Allen, superintendent of
the smelter of the same company, posted
his famous order threatening with dis
charge any employe who electioneered
for Anaconda. This called forth some
criticism but his company did not inter-
fere. Capt. Couch Of the Boston and
Montana is an open and persistent advo-
cate of Helena, but no one suggests that
he be deprived OF the right of speech.
w. A. Clark is using his every effort
among his employees in behalf of Helena
and no attention is paid to it, and there
are others in the same beat who escape
notice. In Helena eyes it is legitimate
for them to do so because they are for
Helena. When it comes to being for
Anaconda il is a different matter-a
man must be hunted. bounded. lied
about, and, if possible, robbed of en-
ployment.
That the readers Of THE TRIBUNE may
understand the case of Mr.. Hall the facts
in connection with it are given and if
they do not agree that he has been
made the victim of an infamous conspir-
acy, that his rights as a citizen have
been outraged and through him a blow
struck at freedom of speech and action
in this state, then THE TRIBUNE is mis-.
taken.
Captain Hall has been a resident Of
Walkerville, which is adjacent to Butte,
for fifteen years during all of which
time he has been the manager of the
Alice. Prior to going to VAUDEVILLE he
had been for six or seven years the man.
ager OF some Utah properties OF the
Walker Bros. His long service with the
company is the best proof OF his honesty |
and capacity. He is an ardent republican,
has always taken an active part in poll
tics and was in 1892 elected a member of
the electoral college for Montana. He
has been twice mayor Of Walkerville,
once a county commissioner
and has ever been prominent in public
affairs in Butte and Silver Bow county. |
1t is, therefore, nothing new for him to
have and express opinions, and this is
the first time his right to do so has been
challenged.
When the capital campaign opened
Capt. Hall took sides with Anaconda, |
and has ever since been an earnest advo.
cate Of its claims. Then it was that the
Helena people got in their work on the
Walker Bros. and they notified Capt.
Hall that it would please them if be re-
NAMED neutral. He replied that as a
citizen he proposed to support Ana
came a second intimation and a like re-
ply. The Helena men must have got
urgent. for on Oct. 10 Capt. Hall re
ceived a copy Of a resolution adopted by
the board Of directors, in which the
president was instructed to communi-
cate with Capt. Hall, and "to order him
to cease at once taking part in the con-
test going on between Helena and An.
aconda for the location Of the capital"
To this he replied that he would
continue to support Anaconda, and that
if his course did not suit them his resig-
nation was at their disposal. Nothing
further was heard until sunday, Oct.
%, but the Helena men must have be-
come desperate, for on that day Capt.
Hall received a telegram requesting him
to go to Salt Lake. He went, met the
full board, the capital matter was dis
cussed, the captain refused point blank
to cease his labors for Anaconda, and
again rendered his resignation. 1t was
not accepted and Capt. Hall started for
Butte only to find the resolutions of the
directors, quoted above, and a letter to
w. A. Clark published in the Miner.
The cowardly act on the part Of his
employers left Capt. Hall no alternative,
and within fifteen minutes he tele-
graphed his resignation, as follows:
VAUDEVILLE, Oct. 30.
To j. II. Walker. President. and the Directors
of the Alice q. * 4. Mining Company:
GESTLFMEN-On returning from ralt Lake
this morning l find in a Butte newspaper a
statement signed by the president Of the Alice
company. which is intended to be a reflection
upOn me as a free American citizen, and a de-
NAL Of my right to use my own Judgment upon