The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-12
MONTANA COMMENT.

| IL begins to look as IL the members OF the
| legislature have more socitude for the COM
| mittee clerks than their constituents They
| should bear In mind that the socie y OF CON-
| mttee clerk is but a passing pleasure and de-
| vote portion OF the time 10 the business they
we're chosen TO pc. fol m Billings Gazette.
The present legislature is making a record
for extravaganza that will not be "A credit to the
| republican p rty when the next campaign
comes around. In the matter OF clerks for In
| stance the house has about 40, their total pay
amounting TO 500 per day. and the senate 10,
with pay amounting to S 20 per day. No one
believes for moment that this number is
necessary for the actual work that is to be done;
but that number is necessary to make places
for tn parasites and worn out republican poll
licians who have not the ambition to make
living In any other way, and still there is not
enough 10 20 around. Then there are the pretty
girls who must have places. and he would be an
unch valric member indeed who would vote
against providing a soft snap for one of the daar
creatures, especially when the pay does not
come out of his own pocket. This system is all
wrong, but by their votes the other day the re-
publican members Of the house refused to
change It, and so the people will have to pay
the piper and look pleasant-Neihdrt Miner.
Rev. Mr.. Rollins, Methodist divine in Butte.
has incurred the enmity OF the Anaconda
STANDARD, and ought to be sorry for t. The
minister has been lecturing in the great mining
city and the other day the STANDARD pub.
lished his lecture on Columbus, in a parallel
comparison with that de ivered and published
some time since by prominent man. Dr. Bris-
toll In Chicago, and then roasted" the Butte
man TO a turn in an editorial. The two docu.
mentS are very similar and Mr.. Rollins must
feel very tired OF his conflict with the press The
next day Mr. Rollins was very wrathy over the
affair and said that he read all OF the good
ideas OF well known men. kept up with the times
and closed his remarks with these words
New Ideas? Why, therei is no such thing as
new Ideas. Thought once expressed belongs to
the world" But he filled to observe that 'credit
should be given to whom credit is ue."-MHes
Gun StOcLgr0icers journal.
The senate committee on towns and counties
on wednesday recommended that the Cullen bill |
To reduce the salaries OF county officers be IN. |
definitely postponed. The report was adopted, |
and on the sams day the county clerks and re. |
corders OF the state, many OF whom, with other |
county officers, are in Helena lobbying against
the reduction. sent protest to the house |
against passing any bill looking to a reduction |
In several counties of the state. and especially |
in Yellowstone, The county platforms OF the re- |
public ms declared in favor OF a reduction we |
have another Overwhelmingly republican legis-
lature and If 1t is to disregard the pledges OF |
the party in this wanton manner IL will place il |
in an enbarrass ng position to say the least, at
the next general election. The salaries are too |
hlgh and the taXply'rs are being imposed |
upon. but the party pledges seem 10 20 for |
naught The Gazette believes In reducing them
and has repeatedly urg cd that il be DONE and |
its course Is approved by a large constituency
Billings Gazette.
Lewis and Clarke comfy comprises an |
area OF 200 square miles, jefferson county but /
$500 and still they desire TO annex portion OF |
our county. Why would il not be lust for us 10 |
petition tne legislature for a portion Of Lewis
and Clarke so as TO even up matters? We are |
by far the most promising of the two. and by
right there Is portion Of our county included
IA in Q lna.Nf -
II not Just as reasonable for us TO get back the
East Helena smelter as IL is for them 10 appro-
PIRATE Lump Z Itch? We can handy get along
without the cracker factory. but as the smelter
by rights belongs 10 jefferson county Il should
be re urned 10 us. One OF our cunScIentious
senators or representatives OF the present lecls-
lative assembly could perform no nobler act
than 10 present bill and have il become a law
to that effect for we would Only be receiving
what we are justly emitted TO; while with Hell
ena il wants everything it can ger its paws on -
BASIN Tunes.
The Butte jury has done its duty. Now Will
the guilty be punished?-Ncihart Miner
ROYAL SEIZURE"
From the Missoua Democrat
When Marx Twain When Mark Twain
SAID that there We o said that there wee |
only thirteen original only thirteen oriri,sI |
jokes IN the English ipAes in the Ln5iiSh
Language eslde ( language our esteemed |
Cleveland had not ere contemporary had nnt
ated y ace in tine cab pVO. we'd itS oni n ia, -,
met for llobe Smdn Mr. SINE al : p,e,n,,ri.I |
TIcre are now fourteen O congress rclaftye - |
"a . hHIi tomno- the opening OF the
cid1 bd- U'. ltlathead reservation 10
settlement there are
now fourteen. -MtsSlti-
Han.
Woman suffrage Is Ike the free coinage
u Si.ycr-Sure 10 come. The best minds IN m, |
country favor the extension OF sufTra >. ., |
women. There are Cd fosies who talk about
womau's sphere, hreside, home and babies. bIt
we believe tldt woman can yot, W thout loosin,
ans OF the softer grJce> wHicl maNe them :, |
adorable. ~ TO voting nteUiEcutlN Pics F.,
dozen men and dozen women ~ random and
ayor oi the women II Is nonsense 10 say ~ :
girl who has attended the public Sehocls !
NhD has q home. reads the daly paper> l. =
years ~ age. can not vote more inte u-ufIy |