Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-21
THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
Bozeman Chronicle, May 81. 1894.

THE CAPITAL QUESTION.
Chronicle. May 81, 1894.
The Chronicle does not and will not pre-
sumo to place Bozeman and the Gallatin
for the capital without having thoroughly
felt the public pulse and become positive
It's grounds. But it can at this time
honestly, positively, and without fear of
contradiction, assert that Gallatin county
is overwhelmingly in favor of Anaconda.
The reasons for this state of affairs are
not hard to find. This county for years
has been strongly allied to Butte. 1t is the
chief market for all of our produce; it has
been our warm friend in the legislature;
and it is now bound To MS by "A short line
railroad, as well as unbroken and unbreak-
able ties of sentiment. Anaconda is the
offspring of Butte and connected by bands
which make it impossible for any commu-
nifty to be the friend of one and the enemy
of the other. Anaconda is just as near to
us practically as the other candidate for
capital honors; in the last two years it
has developed into a sturdy city with great
prosperity and more wealth thanany other
city of its size in Montana. 1t felt the hard
times less than any other, for its gigantic
Industries were unimpaired.
Those who use their reasoning powers
and are not weighed down by preiudices,
must concede that Anaconda is to become
IA great city. The idle talk to the effect
that it is a mining town subject to all the
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those who do their own thinking. Ana
cunda has also of late years devoted its
energies to identifying it's surroundings,
until it is gridironed with wide and well
graded streets. dotted with trees and green
lawns. But these are matters to be dwelt
upon later. In the meantime it will be adj
visable for those who have been led to be-
is unsightly and unshapen, to visit and as
certain for themselves the truth or ialsity
of these assertions. Anyway, as the people
of Ghllatin county will not be called upon
to go to the future capital in IA body or to
live there any length of time, by reason OF
the removal OF the seat of government, the
matter of it's congeniality of climate and
conditions have not entered very largely
into their decision, although it could be
done to the credit OF Anaconda.
These are matters which will be made
plain later ON and it is our present inten-
ton but tn give expression To the fact that
our readers have made "a choice in this cap
ital matter, and the Chronicle would be
untrue to those who created and have
maintained it for the past twelve years if
it ignored the sentiment expressed nm all
sides in favor of Anaconda. 1t is simply
impossible for this feeling to undergo "A
radical change, especially among the older
residents who are blessed with retentive
memories. la the heat of the coming CAPT
tai campaign with It's pyrotechnics; it's
spell binders: it's rooIbacks and pandemo-
mum, old Gallatin will stand sturdily for
Anaconda.
This conclusion we derive from the light
of past events and the answering tenor of
being our honest belief there is nothing else
to do, even If we personally desired differ
emily, than to support Anaconda and
assist it in making its claims and charms
known. There are papers that claim to be
the leaders of thought, to create public sen
tinent and cause people to follow We
make no such pretensions. We endeavor
to reflect public sentiment and IN this mat
ter have not taken the step without being
sure OF our ground.
February IA. 1898.
The senatorial fight at Helena is nothing
more or less than a fight between Marcus
DAILY and the Democratic party. 1t had to
come and might as well be fought out now.
The speedy erection of Fort Harrison at
Helena is IA matter which concerns this val
ley to IA great extent. The massing Of from
ten to twenty companies at that point
means the consumption of "A vast supply
of forage, which this valley possesses and
can supply on short notice and at prices
which make competition impossible.
February 81, 1898.
SHALL WE SURRENDER?
A grave situation confronts the Demo
cratic party of the state of Montana.
During the last few weeksit has lost more
ground than it ran expect to regain in as
many years.
A man who has passed as a leader of the
party has exposed his aims to the fullest
extent.
There can he no doubt now. but he finds
the Democratic party but a convenient We
hicle ia which to override everything and
not to his personal iiking-a jug
gernaut that carries destruction with it.
The city election at Butte last spring was
a slight vidence of Days designs, and was
n ukase which said lyon will do as ! say,
Or | shall wreck the party"
The events of the past few weeks are on
the same level Of action. and, If the Demo
party had put forth a weaker man, |
Daily would today he triumphant, and the
would have been at "A ropes end be-
lind his chariot.
But he found in Mr.. Clark a man who
not acknowledge his Dictatorship, |
md although every means OF bulldozing
nd intrigue have been exhausted Mr..
'Iark's friends valiantly remain in the field,
and sustained in the ~unfaltering
rust that the people are behind them.
And so let them stay until "A republican
.overnor appoints a republican senator for
state of Montana.
To weaken now would he confession OF
Daily's power, and this the Democratic
,arty cannot afford. 1t is far better to go
own to defeat ia this state for a dozen
ears than to acknowledge that one man