The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-10
SUNDAY, MARCH 10. 1896.
HAYWARD ana Butte and Politics.

1t appears that, while awaiting a
verdict which he was foolish enough
to fancy would be in his favor, young
Hayward, of murder fame in Mime
apolis, packed his valise in anticipa-
ton of his speedy restoration 10 the
walks of private life.
What a fool Hayward was! He
robbed a silly dressmaker, TO begin
with, and then he placed several thou
sands of dollars In insurance on her
life. All this scoundrel needed to do
was to come to Silver Bow county,
Montana, join the American Protec-
tive association. kill Katie Ging-since
she was a Catholic-put up some
money with the head monks of the A.
T. A., and then take his chances.
Would Hayward have gone free
under these conditions? You may
wager that he would have gone out of
Butte with a sole-leather trunk-to
say nothing of a valise. That is to
say, he would have done this, If he had
put up the necessary stuff" Which
is to say, again, that Hayward, under
trial in Butte, for the killing of
Catholic girl, would have been all right
if he had deposited with the leaders
of the A. p. A. in Butte more money
than the other side was willing to
pungle.
We speak from experience. Ana
conda bought the jerkers in the Butte
A. p. A., during the capital fight
They got fat retainer, yet the leaders
didn't stay bought-IIelana marked a
higher figure, and away went the flag
and the patriotic furbelows, and all
that sort of thing. Since Hayward
killed Catholic, he ought to have Sc
cured a change Of venue TO Butte. We
say that he could have gone scott free
there, if he had accompanied an A. II.
A. membership with a proper money
consideration; just as any man in
Butte can be mayor of the city of
Butte next month, if he is fool enough
to line with money the pockets of the
scamps who are running the A. II. a.
in that city for the revenue they get
out of it, He may be IIindoo or a
chimpanZee or an Anabaptist or a
Cornishman or 1lannel-mouthLAe
will be mayor if he puts up the money
TO buy the leaders of the y. 7. A. in
Butte; they are strictly patriots for
revenue.
All this talk is prompted by this
mornings news from Butte relating to
that towns localpolitics. Itwould serve
Butte right TO have in the Office of
mayor some old puddinghead like
Thompson, the proposed A. u. A. cam
didate. Thompson is one of Butte's
foreign-born saviors of the American
union. 1t would be easy TO defeat
him; all that is necessary is TO buy up
the leaders of the \. T. A. in Butte.
They are always for sale-they come
comparatively cheap. Yet We are not
acquainted at this moment with the
man who prizes the Office of mayor of
Butte so highly that he would put up
what money is required TO buy the
office.
Thompson will do: so would a
yellow dog. We reflect in these words
what is popularity known as the senti-
ment of the "better element" in Butte.
Mind you, that is the element that
furnished majority against Anaconda
for the capital last November. 1t is
not to be despised; experience has
taught this Office that it is an element
that can carry Butte.
Thompson for mayor. This office
knows nothing about HIM. He may
be mayor of Butte for all the STAND
ARD cares Probably the supremacy of
the American Protective association
under Thompson is what the better
element" in Butte wants. Possibly the
smallpox would do Butte good; we are
not in Butte's spring poltics-we shall
talk about the weather and leave Hell
ena TO dictate real nice people for the
regency IN the local management of
Butte
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