The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-09
THE BEST IN THE NORTHWEST.
SATURDAY, MARCH .. 1895.
AS to the Reckoning.

Inc Helena IHHtpcHieHt DIlel
comment is this: 1.-THE Montana leg
islature has adjourned; now for the
day of reckoning.
Well. all in all, the legislature that
has just adjourned can stand the reck-
oning-it was well up to the average
1t went wrong in two or three direc-
tons; it provided among other things
for big land steal in the interest of a
capitol building. in the face of last
years promise that Helena wouldn't
ask an appropriation for years to come
Probably the legislature did wrong
in this matter: still, the STANDARD
isn't disposed TO criticise. Helena is
the capital; she cannot help herself,
she is a poverty-stricken city. The
people of the state named Helena for
the capital. and it's noImore than right
that the people who did the nominal
ing shou back their preference with
the peoples money. Taking account
of all the conditions, we think it was
good policy to vote money for a capt.
toll; Helena needs the help. We do
not remember, however, that any
newspaper in the city of Helena was
talking about a reckoning" with the
legislature during the time when tine
appropriation for capitol was pend
ing.
And, when you come down to it,
what is the nature of the threatened
reckoning p VIII it be political?
The legislature was republican by
big majority. Butte is the chief city
L
Gratis to the office of mayor time out of
mind. Our prediction is that the re-
publicans, if they half try, will take
Butte, hook, line, bob and sinker, next
month. What relation will that have
TO the independents reckoning?
We know of nothing that is of so
much account to Montana just now as
the selection of the mineral Land CON-
missioners. The office of the hide
pendent has the naming of them-the
independent is the organ of the gold
bug administration at Washingt on.
We have heard mentioned the names
of three men who are said TO be slated
TO the administration. If these men
are chosen, the mineral-land fight has
been a farce. With these three al
legged to look after Montana's in
terests, the whole business would bet
ter have been turned over 10 the North
ern Pacific land ring in the first place.
The ring and the commission will be
of one mind, one heart and one purse
before proceedings are sixty days old, if
the slate prevails; there isn't doubt
in the world about ii.
Now, the legislature was all fair and
square on the mineral land bill lisa
reckoning pending on that score?
There is the gambling bill; can demo-
Gratis attack the legislatures record
relating to it? Then there is the Ben
nett bill. 1t was aimed at Anaconda
by the cunning Ahck whose name it
bears. 1t was defeated all right
enough, with the result that, under
long-standing law, this city Will put
the seat of Deer Lodge county ON
wheels some pleasant morning and
roll it over TO Anaconda where, by
weight of wealth and population, it
belongs Whose reckoning" is that?
Taking all the facts into considera-
ton, our opinion is that the legisa-
ture that has just gone out of blast
made record which it Will bother or
gans of administration proclivity to
tackle. If what we hear is true, the
closing day of the session was a good
deal more hilarious than is conducive
10 safe egislation-but, then, it
happened in Helena; it was natural
enough.