The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-11-13
IT'S LOTS OF Fun.
How the Butte Miner Sees the Newspaper
War in Western Montana

How the Butte Miner Sees the Ncwspapc
War in Western Montana
TO those who imagine That dull
ness pcrvadcs the journalistic fielt
in Montana we would commend tht
combatiyc and irrepressiblc Journals
Of Rayalli county. In that gloriou.
neck Of the woods the men who move
the world OF thought and keep a pro
tectin9 eye upon the public have en-
tered il campaign which for yigor
vim and virility, cclipscs anything
that has been introduced to the pub
lie for many moons. One Of tho
questions which has brought out al
the lighting spirit OF the able editor
ial pugiists is that Of the recent par
don of the Whaley boys. The North
west Tribune, which is edited by the
short and fragile Mr.. Faulds, op
posed the pardon and has taken oc
cason to rip the authorities up tho
back and down the sides for theil
conduct in tile matter. The other
local paper has not espoused the
cause of the WhaIeys and as a result
the opposing editors have graspcc
each other by the throat and the
valleys echo and re-ecllo with the
wild pantherian hoWls wuich 60 ul
from the scene Of encounter. A COP,
Of the Tribune, just received, con.
tains some unique specimens Of the
amenities which are being observed
Here are two paragraphs worth say
ing:
The stand taken by the Tribune
on the pardoning Of the Wllalcys
brings forth hearty thanks from the
loyal, liberty loving people Of this
valley, who despisc the cowardly, mis-
representing talk of the "Kcclv cure
down the street.
TO witness the dirty, diabolical ac-
cusations Of the ''ring" this week, it
shows thoughtful readers how low
people stoop to give publicity tc
their feelings. You would think tho
sold man" WAS running for Office,
and if they keep on. we'll be in the
field and make an interesting race.
"Whoop:" said she. and the row
began. These mild intimations
mean war ahead. This little cloud,
the size Of q .man's hand, will soon
become an irresistible cyclone. The
lantern~jawcd contemporary must
come to the front and show cause
why it should exist. Clubs and guns
and fails and meat axes will be at a
premium and the good people Of the
Rava]]i domain will be treated to one
Of the most interesting and enter
tanning literary Journeys in the his
tory Of the country. Nor are the
papers Of this bright and promising
county the only ones that have
thrown off the yoke Of conservatism
and turned their back upon the
weak and non-cOmmittal dri vel
which fills the columns Of the aver
age newspaper these days. The Mis-
soula Silycritc has broken it's halter
and is gaIloping around the pasture
with the freedom and abandon of Il
rclcasd thoroughbred. 1t is cXer-
cising the great American privilege
Of doing and saying what it pleases,
regardless Of results, and bIazcs
away in.thc following style:
Let US abolish our courts and de-
mand the resignation Of Judge
Woody. He is no good and should
be fired. He sends hog thieves to
jail, makes bank pay it's taxes, tincs
Hammond for contempt and is rails.
ing hell generally. Or with his
head.
Joe Marion he came up from eight
cen miles down below to see about
the taxes of the First National bank.
Yes, and he was willing to come
from 100 miles below: aye even from
hell, il he thought he would prove Of
any benefit to the regulators.
And still they tell us newspaper.
dom in MOncana is dull and list.c,s
Let the free and unfcttcrcd cham.
pions Of the literary arena continue
in their grand and pyrotcchnica
work Of making life interesting fol
their enemies. The winter mouth:
should be cnliycncd The skies
which bend over MiSsoula and Ra
valli counties need painting. There
are battles to be fought and victurie:
to be won, and the enucrprisin.
newspaperial gladiators from whom
we quotc-arc performing their duty.
butte Miner.
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