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Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
SHEER MAN AND GARFIELD.

The sensation Of the day in political
circles is the Forthcoming book of Sena-
ator John Sherman, "Recoiections of
Forty Years in the HOuGe, Senate and
Cabinet" The book is not yet on sale,
but Ii short review of it from advance
sheets has been sent out by the Associ
ated Press and this has evoked storm
of criticism. The feature Of the book j.
the manner in which the crafty old pol
itician deals with those of his contom-
poraries against whom he feels that he
has a grudge. In this category promi-
nent are Grant, Blaine, Garfield, Arthur
and Harrison. Oi each ho makes special
mention, complimentiDg them for high
personal characteristics and worth, but
this is followed up pby comments in which
the sting is hardly sought to be
concealed, though there is no
open manly attack upon either. So far
as the personal political part Of the book
is concerned, the chapter devoted to
Garfield is the most interesting. In it
the author charges Mr.. Garfield with
treachcry to him and with moral COW
ardice. This is not by any means Il new
accusation, but coming from the source
it does it has Il peculiar significance.
There are many republicans who always
insisted that Garfield was guilty of
treachcry and cowarclicc in the appoint
mont Of Robertson at the dictatiOn Of
Blaine and in the face Of the protest of
Conkling. This clement has always
held that but for the active part Grant
and Conlling took in the campaign,
Garfield could not have been elected,
and that at the famous and historic
meeting at Mentor there was at
least AN implied promise on the
part of Garfield that none Of the great
Offices in New York should be filled by
men inimical to the Conkling wing Of the
party. That this compact was violated
in the most offensive manner is known
to all, for ii compelled the retirement of
Conklipg from the senate. This incident
has ever been held by the Conkling men
as an evidence of cowardce on the part
of Garfield. for it was openly charged
that ia the act he was simply the tool CT
Blaine There are other acts in tie
public career Of Garh Id that go to show
tbat he WAS lacking in moral stamina,
but the one quoted is the most notable.
While his adherents and admirers will
deny it there is no question but that IN
his estimate Of the man Senator Sher
man has a large and Influential follow.
ing, and that, too, in the ranks Of the re,
publican party.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25


| Much has been said and written about
| the proposed sale Of the Anaconda prop
critics to an English syndicate. Reports
have been conflicting, but yesterday tho
Butte Miner on it's editorial page maze
the following statement:
"The latest advices to the Miner and
they come direct from London -are to
the effect that all that has been said iu
these columns regarding the sale Of the
anaconda mines is being confirmed
Negotiations are progressing as rapidly
as possible and rs soon rs hamilton
Smiths report is received and acted
upon provided, Of course, the report is
fayolaDle-the sale of the three,quarters
interest now in the hands of the old com
pany will be consummated.'
This information was supplemented by
a brief dispatch from New York by Aaso-
ciatcd Press, which says tha, the Eng
iish company has absorbed 100000 shares
Of the capital stock OF the Anaconda
company and will have two representa-.
tiyes on the board Of directors. IF the
Miner is correct the Associated Press
has made u mistake. According to the
Butte paper, the foreign gentlemen have
or will acquire the entire property, and
that being the case, they Will have the
full management instead Of fractional
rn, +ul 'Ibio ,r-ly,In 4 Ia
business has been puzzle 10 outsiders.
On june s Of the present yoar the Ana
conda Copper company was duly lncor-
porated with capital stock Of S3O,OOO,-
600, divided into 100000 shares
Of 500 each. 1t was supposed
that the new corporation had absorbed
all the property OF the Old
Anaconda Mining and Smelling com
pany, but a few days subsequent there
was another incorporation made under
the name Of the Anaconda Copper and
Milling company. 1T, too, was cap
italiz"d at $50, 900, 900, but the par value
of it's shares w,,s only placed at S21
each. Now the l1"ation is what prop
critics the TWO organizations have under
control and into which has the London
syndicate bought. It is a conundrum
that TnE TEHCNE cannot solve. One
point appears reasonably sure and that
is that the stock Of one Of the companies
will be at once listed in New York and
Loncion. beyond that we must possess
our souls in patience and await develop
MO N te
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

have entered into perfect understand
ing as to their respective rights and that
an entente cordiae has been reached.
This is cheerful information. yet there
is no reason why it should not
be correct. In the conduct of
such great properties as railroads com-
mon sense suggests that the relations
between the management and the men
are reciprocal. Both sides have rights,
and yet as matter Of fact they are in
terdependent. Beyond this, however,
the public has claim that should be
fully respected. The now alliance out
lined by the Denver organization shows
that there is disposition to recognize
the public in the deal. That such Il
conclusion has been reached is Il happy
augury. II the Denver plan is success
full it means an opening wedge to the
of many yeXcd questions.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
BEGGING THE QUESTION.

Among the signs of the times there is
none more significant than the plea sent
out by the chamber of commerce of the
city OF Cleveland, Ohio. This body of
capitalists, or serfs of capitalists, have
sent out an edict that all the CONNER
cial bodies in the United States should
unite in insisting that the next
presidential campaign shall be a
short one, and that instead
of holding the national conventions six
months prior to elections they shall be
held only three months prior. This
move on the part of the Ohio republic
ans, or any other republicans, is all right
from their side OF the fence. 1t is an
evidence that they are frightened, and
yet it suggests the idea that Mckin-
ley has at last realized that he
will not be in it as a presidential candi-
date, should he secure that coveted
honor at the hands of the convention, if
the campaign is of sufficient duration to
allow full and fair discussion of the
tariff bill. We are willing to admit that
the existing tariff law has not met the
expectations of the democracy, and going
beyond that we are willing to assert that
in the language of Winfield S. Hancock
the tariff is local issue, yet we do in
sist in Montana that in making up the
aggregate Of what each section shall pay
we are in all reason entitled to equity
InE tribune is democratic to the core
but it only advocates Montana
democracy, or to be nearer the line
Montana sentiment independent of po.
htical parties The people Of this state
demand what belongs to them. In the
whirl of politics they may not get it,
but, make. no mistake, they will make u
very pronounced effort in that direction.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

Capitalists are now eugsged IN formu-
lAting plan for the reorganization of
the Union Pacific railroad 1t is neither
strange nor remarkable that in the pend
ing scheme but little attention is paid to
the debt due the government by the
road. From the organization Of the
company up to the present time the
rights Of the United States haye been
ignored by the corporation, and it is fair
to assume that the same policy will rule
il the future. 1t is too much to expect
that the law department of The govern
ment will take any steps to protect the
rights Of the people in this deal.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

1t iB now evident that the much
talked Of fight wil'not take place at Hot
Springs or any other place. TO man
up a tree it looks AS though Fitzsim-
mons was afraid and Corbett dare not.
IL the fiasco will only put an end to the
over-advertisiDg of such gentry and their
business, the public will be satisfied. At
the same time it can be said that large
majority of the people of the United
States wonld have liked to have the
contest take place and the question of
supremacy settled, provided i t WAS a
legitimate battle and not fake.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

The cheerful news comes from Wash.
ington that the commissioner of internal
revenue has made up his mind that
there should be no increase of the tax
on beer. Many thanks. Had the
threatened increase gone into effect, the
price would have gone up and quite
number OF our acquaintance would
have OF necessity become temperance
men. 1t makes no difference to us. but
for their sakes we return thanks to Com
missioner Miller. What would life be
to them without fve-cent beer?
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25


The UpremA court Monday handed
down & decision affirming the opinions Of
judges Bake and Showers OF the die
tri.t c0u is Of Lewis and Clarke and JEFF
fersou countias, that the g0-caited anti
gambling law is no good While this
ruiiug may he diaappointmeut in some
quarters, il will hardly prove surprise
ia any. Though it gigea tbe gamblers a
lease Of life for about two years, there is
no ides that an extra aegsion of the .egis
lature viii DO called to enact remedial
legislation. Governor Richards has an
nounced that there is 20 need Of recon
vening the body and it is hardly possible
that ue will change his mind because Of
the opening Of few faro gameA They
have operated so long in the state that
their continuation for few months will
hardly do as much harm in the eyes OF
the governor as another session OF the
lawmakers. Come to think OF il, Mr..
Richards may be right, II may be for
the best to gather the manifold sine Of
the codes into one pile and then wipe
them out in one fell swope.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

It does not take much 10 frightan
some people. For instance, a correspond,
e1t Of the Minneapolis Times at Helena
toagraphel That paper few days ago:
"NegotationB we're completed today
whereby the division headquarters Of the
Montana Central railroad in this city
will be moved to Clancy, a town Of lees
than 1000 people. The move makes
Helena Il way station, II is supposed TO
be a slap of lIil's at the IeIona people
to get even for the capital fight"
The telegram was published in the
Times with big display head. IT was
d clear case Of crying before you are
hurt. The fact is the Montana Central
people have been considering the pro
priety Of building round house at
Clancy in order that there would be
sufficient motive power readily acceesi'
bic TO accommodate the heavy grade
from that point to Helena, Mr.. Hill
may not be stuck on Helena, but he e
not the kind OF man to permit his
prejudices to control his Judgment OF
bis business interests.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

Up 10 few days ago Senator Davis of
Minnesota was among the republicans
who were prominently named in ronuec-
ton with the candidacy for the presi-
deEcy In an unlucky moment the SEN
atOr appeared before the court to plead
the cause Of James j. liill in the litiga-
ton growing out Of the proposed absorp-
ton of the Northern Pacific by the Great
Northern. Until then his party in the
state we're almost unit in hls favor for
the nomination. Presto change. Mr..
Davis had hardly completed his argu
meut in favor Of the consolidation than
the press Of the state, especially the rural
portion, hopped onto him as Il corpora
tlon attorney, and have been making it
pleasant for him ever since. SO bitter
has been the crusade that it is within
reason to say that if the prlm-
aries we're held tomorrow the gen
tlcmau would rot secure cOrpO-
rails guard If the delegates TO the con-
yention in his state. IT is hard to di-
Norcc politics from law, for lawyers in
stiHctycIy run into politics, yet in the
main the Minnesota republicans are on
the right track. II a lawyer, when he
tntcrcs the legislative halls, either state
or national. could be induced to believe
that his first duty was to the people and
not to the corporations, no one would
say him nay: unfortunately the reverse
is the case. The lawyer in his seat in
congress hears the jingle OF the cOrpor-
alton retainer in his pocket, and the
sound browns his conscience and com
pcls him to serve the interests of his in
diyidual employers rather than aid in
maintaining the rights Of the public. 1t
is Illuminating TO make such a confes-
sion, yet it is true. The remedy is a
radical one, and the Minnesota people
seem to be disposed to apply it. For all
public trusts elect men who are not
tainted with corporation alliances. You
may not get as much ability, but you
| viii get square deal.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

The curiosities of the law are to some
extent exemplified in the dispatch from
North Dakota published in the news
columns of The TRIBUNE this morning,
In order to settle a mooted point the
contending parties have been in the
courts for months, from the lowest TO
the highest. Now comes decision that
decides nothing This is no doubt the
fault OF the lawyers, but the fact is that
it is a sad commentary on law that lis
puted points cannot be settled by the
courts after so long and expensive Iii.
cation.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

Mrs. Waller, wife of the cX-Unitcd
States consul at Taniatane, who is now
in a French prison, has, with her chill
drcn, arrived in New York. Upon being
interviewed she states her husbands
SOLITARY confinement is being made as
easy and pleasant as possible by Ambas,
sador lIustis." A woman must have an
extraordinary fund Of chceriuIness who
can imagine that solitary confinement
can under any possible circumstances
be nale pIcasAnt
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
IRRIGATION,

When the question OF irrigation be-
comes practical one in Montana there
is but little doubt but that the artesian
we'll system will receive due considera-
ton. 1t has been tried, and according
to all reports has proved success in
South Dakota, A party that recently
went from North Dakota to South Da-
kota to investigate the subject we're we'll
pleased with what they saw. According
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

a document of especial interest to the
Workingmen is the tenth annual report
of Carroll D. Wright, commissioner Of
labor, which has just been completed. 1t
is IN the main devoted to strikes and
loCkouts and its tables show that the
loss TO employees in establishments in
which strikes and lockouts occurred dur,
ing the 1875 years ending Jane 80, 1-2l,
amounted to Sl9D, ,3S2, and TO TN.
ployers o4,325,S37. The loss to EN-.
ployes on account of etrikes was 81 a}.
1866. and on account of lockouts So.
G]o,5lG; to employers on account II
strikes, $50, 800, 1856. and on account Of
lockouts, 8l2,234, 15l. An important
table is the one relating to the cause Of
strikes. This shows that more than one,
fourth were caused by refusal to acc is
to demands for Increased wages, over l3
per cent for refusal to concedc re
duction Of hours, and more than s per
cent were caused by the determination
of employers to reduce wages Three
thousand six hundred and twenty, Or al.
most 8 per cent of tho strikes, were
caused by sympathetic action with other
strikes, and ,GS3 were occasioned by the
employment Of non union men.
These facts are wcll worth the careful
study of both employer and enp!o. p,
and will give rise to the question, Dc
strikes pay?
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

The state treasurer Of Montana has
been laboring under the impression that
he WAS the custodian of all the monies be-
longing to the several state inatitutious
and that he could keep the same in Hell.
ena. At the suggestion Of the officer
the Agricultural college at B0zemau, t2o
supreme court has called the traaaur.F
down aud notified him that the & Ier.Ut
institutions are custodians OF their eVD
funde, and they must be paid over ~
them il full. This will divide the mou"
among the banks in the various citieD 10
which etatc instituto are to be erected,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

just about now the Butte Miner has
a difference OF opinion, or, rather, Of
fact to settle with the Associated Press
The Miucr has all along insisted that it
had positive information that the deal
between the London syndicate and the
Anaconda company involved the absorp-
ton of the entire plant by the foreign
crs. Now comes the Associated Press,
by its New York correspondent and says
that only one-fourth of the stock has
been handed over to the Englishmon
and that ''lt is understood that no uu.
ton has been given upon any part Of the
other 100000 shares of the Anaconda
Mining company" Who is right?
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOyE.

A dispatch brings the information that
the employees Of the railroads in Colorado
and adjacent states and territories are
perfecting an organization for mutual
benefit and, further than this, it asserts
that the superintendent, managers and
receivers Of every great western system
have endorsed the plan of the men.
Read between the lines, this can only
mean that so far as the railroads are
concerned, the employer and employe
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

President Cleveland and his admins
tration are now face to face with an
emergency, and one that must be met.
The question that confronts it is
whether the traditional policy Of the
United States regarding the acquisition
of territory by European nations as
cnunciatcd by President Monroe shall
be insisted upon. The people Of this
country by a large majority believe that
it should. What Mr.. Cleveland will do
is a conundrum. Adviccs from Wash
ingtOn are conflicting. From one source
we learn that Secretary Olney, in note
to the British foreign office, has dis
tinctly defined the Monroe doctrine to
be the hostility of the people Of the
United States to the further acquisition
Of territorial rights by European powers
on the American continent. From an
other source comes the information that
Ambassador Bayard in London, acting
under instructions from the state de-
partmcnt, has, been hohnobbing with
Lord Salisbury on tho subject and, as a
result. has announced that his govern
mcnt will be perfectly satisfied if
the matter is submitted to arb-
tration, which, Of course, means an
indefinite postpOuement, England in
the meantime occupying the disputed
territory. In this view OF the situation
the English press has become decidedly
aaucy in its comments, a fair sample be-
ing the following, taken from the St
james Gazette: sour frontier in Guiana
was laid down long ago. and it would be
absurd to ask that it be questioned, be-
cause the cupidity OF the Nenezuclans
has been excited by the wealth of gold
on our side The action of the United
States government IN presenting Il re
quest for arbitration is friendly to Ven
elunla aud not unfriendiy TO us; but an
attempt to enforce it would be an act OF
the most unprovoked hostility" This is
in the nature of a blun. The frontier IN
Gpiana of which the Gazette speaks was
'ald down by England in violation oi
treaty etipulatlons, and has ever been
disputed by Venezuela. independent Of
the well established policy Of the United
States to prevent the further absorption
of territory on this continent, the Nere-
zuel n controversy has direct and pc,
culiar significance in this county.
The land that ia now in controversy
has been ceded TO citizens Of tho United
Stat f, and there is no question bot
that j. is the duty of the govern
ment to protect their interests The
Orinoco company, which holds the con
cessions, is prepared with documents to
prove that England has 10 legitimate
it's grant The temper Of the American
people at present is that the government
shall insist upon protecting the rights of
its citizens; that they shall occupy and
utilize the lands ceded to them, without
the interference of Great Britain, and
that if there must be arbitration, it shall
be upon tho basis Of possession by Ven
ezuela, or its grantees, and not posses
sion by tngland. The signs OF the
times are that tho Monroe doctrine is to
be put to Il crucial test. Win it survive?
is the question,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

For several days the esteemed Butte
Miner has been ringing the changes on
the fact that an English syndicate has
bought or bought into the Anaconda
company, and that it was the first paper
to announce that such deal was pend
ing. There nre two Anaconda compa-
nies, and as the Miner is on the inside it
will confer a great favor by stating into
which the syndicate has bought. One
company has only 100000 shares, the
other has 100000 shares, though the
capital stock OF each is tho same. The
question at issue is whether the English
men have invested @30G00,000 or only
37,500,00O in Anaconda stock. Mr.. DAILY
is not disposed TO talk and the people
who are anxious naturally turn to the
Miner for information.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

Port Townsend, Wash, now sends out
word that there is a volcano in active
eruption in the Olympic mountains,
south Of that city. This discovery and
publication is probably intended to off
set Tacoma's recent claim that Mount
Rainier was belcning forth lava. The
people of the cities on the sound are all
right
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
The new navy Of the United States is

The new navy Of the United States is
growing epace Yesterday two gun
boats we're launched at Newport News.
What adda interest to the occasion is
tina, the shpyard is on Virginia soil or
waters and, it may be added, is d won.
derful harboT, Let the navy grow, This
country Is great enough to own a navy
that vii! compare with that Of any other
government Of the world, + may never
be needed for fighting purposes, and We
hops s4at il VA! not be, but i; is handy
to have in the house. No reason Why
the American flag at the masthead Of an
American gesse. should not tloat il any
aod every nariEab.e water On the face of
the globe.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
UNION PACIFIC.

Coils p. Huntington Of the Central
Pacific is of the opinion that the recon-
mendation OF the government directors
of the Union Pacific and the Central Pa
clfic that the government should fore
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

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THE TRIBUNE. Great Falls. Mont.
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

On December 10 the republican ma
tional committee will decide whether the
presidential campaign shall be a long or
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25

short one. It will also decide whether
Tom Carter, Matt Quay or Jo Manly
shall lead the party to it's inevitable de-
feat. AT this writing honors are easy be.
tween the three,
Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-10-25
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