The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-23
These are trying times for Greece.
WOES OF THE G, o. p.

Probably no newspaper in the state said
harder things against Lee Mantle than the Hell
ena Herald. No sooner, however, was he
known to have become the nominee than It
tumbled all over to get into the band wagon.
God despises miserable trucker and toadyst
more than hedoes the most hardened criminal,
Great Falls Leader.
The threatening letters from members OF the
Butte 4. T. A. seems To have occasioned much
alarm. We think there is moro smoke than
fire. The trouble will probably result in the
members who broke their obligation being
hereafter dropped from political preferment.
There is. however, one point winch the house
might look INTO. II these 10 members took the
obligation which they are said to have taken, il
is probable they took IL voluntarily knowing
what they vera about and being in fun sym.
pathy with the order What motive, then was
strong enough 10 cause them to violate their OBJ
ligation' II IL was mone,, as has been freely
charged, then II Is something which the Mon.
| tana legislature should inquire into and punish
10 has moth NJ 10 do with the question whether
or not a member has been treacherous TO "a Sc
crct society. but II does have with the question
whether thirteen or more members have been
hrihed These charges have been freely made
in Helena. They are reflections upon every
member OF .the legislature. Il is about time
that an end was put 10 this business. The
matter should be Investigated II guilty. the
parties should be punished; n innocent yindi
Whltewashing about Il. Two years ago the
state WAS disgraced by bribery, open and aboya
board. Ii Is time that this disgrace was wiped
out.-Gftd, Fail, Lsdi,r.
Carter, on the other hand. has been tried ana
found wanting. At a critical period he found IL
10 his interest 10 vote against the interest OF his
state. ana WAS very thorough, rebuked by The
people Of the state for SO doing lie now do.
clareS he will make the fight % his life for the
free coinage OF silver. and now that he is chosen
we trust he VIII keep his word Ii would have
been safer. however. TO trust the interests of
the state in the hands Of a man who never baI
the shadow on his record that Carter has.
Nsihurt Miner.
The action taken by the lower branch OF the
legislature IN not only ignoring the protest OF
the \ = \. AGAINST the election OF Thomas u
carter to the United states senate. hut in adj
muI>tcTuE \ rchuDe 10 that orsanvlt.on by
unqualified approval sec,ar.Jn intcrfrreu eip
suits and Il should find no ENCOURAGEMENT IRON,
patriotic ana bcrty loving people OF this Great
CommuuWeaI. n. - Livingston EGt.rpriss.
should the Butte regulators belonging 70 the
Thirteen club ~ which the mythical. James Mel
Ian j. president. carry out their threats The sac
uucH 10 lie may Zoe expected 20 equal iblt 81
LAST Tuesday night. 10 would Dee interesting 10
know whether Mr.. Me.lan and assoc ateS pro.
pose O. Use dynamite OF common POWDER
Mlss.i'g pla.rfgL
The movement q; the 4. L A. Co GET ths
members abe order iu tile eggs azure Cd re-
fuse to Vote f'r Cartc- was a lash o. tie nan.
IIey should nave united on some anti-CathoIic