The Anaconda standard., 1896-02-28
TO SENATOR MANTLE
Mayor Thompson Endorses the Action
Of MOntana'S Representatives.
HE ADMIRES THOMAS CARTER
The C'ty's Chief Magistrate Urges
That Something Be Done To-
wards RedistrIcting Ju-
dlclal Territory.

Mayor Thompson yesterday wrote a
letter to Senator Lee Mantle strongly
endorsing the action of Montana's rep
resentatives at Washington. He also
urges that something be done in regard
TO the endeavor to have a just division
made in the judicial districts The
mayors letter is as follows:
Butte, Mont, Feb. 27, 1896.
Hon. Lee Mantle. Washington. ID. c.,
Dear Sir-Some time ago my atten-
ton was called to request made by
Marshal McDermott and many people
living in the southern division of the
United States court of Montana to the
Inconvenience of attending said court
as jurymen and witnesses, and travel
ing through Butte from parts of Jeffer-
son and Gallatin county, and Deer
Lodge county, to attend court at Hell
ena, while, with. a just division of the
territory of the southern and northern
districts, the interests of the state
would be better subserved, and / would
can your attention TO a letter written
py Marshal McDermott to you OF Jan.
y, 1895, which was read and endorsed by
the chamber of commerce of this city,
setting forth the facts why the terri
tory comprising the two districts
should be more equally divided.
would most earnestly solicit not only
your attention but your best efforts to
marshal and many others, and 1 hope
your efforts may meet with success.
we are all very much interested in
your efforts to secure a public building
Tor Butte, and will give you or any Off
cial of the government any data or in
formation that may be required to as
slst you in making estimates of cost |
necessary for the same. 1 believe that |
you nave been furnished all that is re- |
CURED by the chamber of commerce. |
III not, write for ii. and II will be fur |
nished promptly.
We all very much appreciate your
able and effective and determined effort |
In fighting the battle for silver. show |
ing all Eastern goldbug republicans
your determination to secure relief for
your constituents I'm advocating their
interests in favor of free silver and n
just protective tariff on wool. lead and
any other article that the great West
ana Northwest is interested in.
The simple facts are that II the sena-
ators and representatives that are rep
resenting the Western and Northwest
ern states. which are at present repub-
mean DO not take a stand for their own
interests In their party, the republicans
ol the eastern states will make such
nominations and insert such blanks in
their platforms as will ALLEVIATE all the
Fepupncans OF the South and West so
tnat there Will be a strong probability
OF them uniting with other parties in n
slIVer party and defeating what they
now consider a sure republican victory
IN this rails presidential election.
was very much pleased to read and
know how able and determined Senator
carter was in a speech in the senate
IN the uetense OF free silver amend |
inent 10 the tariff bill, and the interests
OF the mining states in general and
particularly OF his own constituency in
TINS state This gratlfied me very much.
as had some doubts as TO his sincerity !
IN our interests as regards free silver
pht not In any other interests of the
state. You can give him my congratu-
lations and assure him of nv svmpa-
tny OF the sacrifice he made in being
the chairman of the republican nation
a. q, committee, representing all
iactions and interests OF the entire
party, In standing up and proclaiming !
TO the party what they might expect n
uley 90 not protect all the interests of
Hi the republican states, North. West
ana south, alike with the Eastern I
states, who assume to have power 10
control In political matters and have
lne money to back IL up, which is a I
hIeat FACTOR In politics at the present I
'hhe' ana II II is not checked in the
near future II will corrupt all political I
partles 10 such an extent that IL will | '
take revolution TO check IL that the I
people may have their rights I
projected by their representatives I'm
lhe nails OF congress. independent of r
me money power, which seems now to
and his cabinet, and the heads of the I
inherent departments. down to all their y
subordinates. This is a broad asser- =
lon' but there are many reasons for
believing 1t. Your respectfully. a
William Thompson. a