The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-31
STATE OPINIJN.

Deputy Revenue Collector Z. Butler of Miles
| City Is in town to-day rounding up all citizens
| whose income IS over $4,000 per annum. The
! first party he tackled was the editor of the IN
| dependent who, OF course could not e him.
but who faithfully promised that he would or
| ganiZe a club OF his delinquent subscribers to
call the ante which the collector put up. Mr.
Butler being interested in the newspaper bust
ness himself, will know what an impossible task
we have undeTtaken.-GieHdire Independent.
The investigation into the recent horrible,
| death dealing explosion at But is drawing
itself along, and it now looks as though the
facts would come out. County Attorney Mel
| Wines has an excellent opportunity TO show
himself TO the best possible advantage. With a
thorough acquaintance OF the gentleman from
his boyhood mp TO the present time, the writer
feels satisfied that Mr.. Wines will honestly and
conscientiousIy do his duty, and when the mat
ter is closed up. ii Will be mad evident that he
is entitled to all the popularity which he holds
In the great mining cdmp.-MheS City Stock
GrOircrS' Journal
1t viii be observed that the plutocratc press
IS doing all IL can to widen the breach in the
X. OF l. IL would seem that piutocracy would
always find means TO divide labor-and as
long as 1t does the power OF organ zed labor will
be OF lite etfect-Grcdt Falls NeiCs
Sena. or Eggleston OF Deer Lodge has at last
been heard from as a legislator. lie has intro
duced a bill relating to the driving of logs. Now
If there is any one thing that senator Eggleston
Is posted on il is the driving OF logs. Some
captious critics OF the statesman might suggest
| that log rolling" is more In his line. but they
would be of their base. Either driving or roll
ing logs requires a physical effO that is not
consistent with The dignity of a senator OF the
tastes OF Eggleston. The otium cum digntate
OF the sanctum or the easy chair in the Mon
tana club where the greatest effort is a game
of freezeout, the highest stake the cigars and
the contestants, eN-governors, ex-senators and
eN-bankers is more in accord with his incina-
tions and practices than looking after logs The
Tribune in justice To senator Eggleston eX-
presses the op Mon that the log bill was intro
duced by request, and Il viii. 20 one better and
suggest that as he troubles the senate so little
the bill in question should be passed as a COM
plment 10 his modesty.-Gredt Falls Tribune.
\ Montana exchange says that man bought
pair Of gloves I'm "A own not a thousand miles
from ute. and found in one finger a dainty
note stating that the young lady who tackled the
gloves together was DESTROYS OF fin ling hus
band In the person OF some suitable young man,
and requesting correspondence. There being
no date. the finder wrote the lady and accepted
the proposlt on, only TO be informed that she
had been married four years and was the
mother OF We fine children. The trouble was,
the merchant did not advertise. and the gloves
had lain upon the sheve for many moons.
Is II true thar the editor Of the Helena Indc-
pendent will not endorse any measure before
the legislature IN eSs he finds a precedent for
endorsement in the laws OF England?- Ms
sutdu D,luucrut
Hon H. knippenberg thinks 1t is time 10 in
still little patriotism into the people OF Mon
tana by means OF law. IL ou.ht not To be neceS-
Sary that such a law, a. his national flag bin
contcmplates, be passed In this or any other
state There ought To be enough native patriot-
ism 10 frown down the promiscuouS display Of
foreign figs upon public Gee tsions hut there is
not The average American citizen j. 30 en-
crossed In the pursuit Of the almighty dollar
that he cares not what flag Is fly n a, tie mast
head he takes no trouble TO teach his :, n 10
reverence the Old flag and they grow up indif.
farrnt 10 the flag and 10 the country il repre-
SCENTS We hope the hill viii pass DIlYn ire
hume
Before the election Of the United States sena-
tors the Tribune was loudly huw4lng against
the election ~ Thomas n carter 10 was not
aware al chat time that Marcus plly and the
Great Northern were standing 10 with artcr.
n was aware that they were pushing the claims
az lee Mantle and consequently q favored his
election W 4. ~audeTs needs No Wind cation
Ills ...n j. an oVcn record. No man u the stale
of Montana has done more Tor The state thau
De-. u1 one has done NOR" Tor tie republican
PARTY ia. history 81 Montana Wthul. Colonel
sander, In % would b. Ike the play of Ham rt .
with Hamlet leit out. lie has been the great