The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-13

inent A. p. AS that they will shut the
cornish out next fall, !he Tribune
! says:
'Oh, ratsl The Cornish people OF this
| county hold the balance Of power in
politics. and instead of the a. u. A do
| ing the debating this fall, 1t will lie just
the reverse. The Cornish people do not
wish fight with the A. p. A. or any,
body else, but IL the A p. A. precipi-
tates one, they may expect to see all
county offices filled with democrats af-
ter the November election. The state
ment that the English-Americans voted
with the papists is all moonshine. They
simply supported and voted for an En-
glish-American who had not received
the endorsement of the A. p. A., and
under the same circumstances they
will do so again. Mr.. Bryant was born
in England and, although democrat.
he is better American citizen than a
great many of the native-born Ameri-
cans who are denouncing him and those
who gave him support. AS an alder
man, Mr.. Bryant will do his own think
ing, and this is a good point about him
that will commend him to all fair-mind-
ed people"
The Railway Review also gives the
clique" roast. and speaks of the cleo
ton i'm this language:
To some the result came as n sur
prise; to those who were close observ-
ers of politics there was nothing sur
prising about It, We judge of the city
as a whole by the manner in which the
caucus and primary in the Third ward
We're conducted by a clique calling
themselves republicans. At the caucus
the whole business took six minutes.
A list had been prepared at some other
secret caucus and three gentlemen did
most of the talking and voting, and we
venture to say that not one of the three
gentlemen are public-spirited enough
to be subscribers to any one of the
daily papers published in Butte One of
them got up and read a list of names
from slip of paper that he held, and
among the names he read was his own.
On the entire list there was not the
name of one single prominent business
man. There was no need for them to
look far for them. either Now, we
don't know how it was in the other
wards, but we understand that IL was
the same in every case. The commu-
nifty will not tolerate such a course of
action, and the republican party can
not allow 1t The best way to settle the
matter was by the course taken last
Monday, by giving them plenty of rope
by which they could hang themselves.
inent part in the Third ward caucus
probably understand now that there are
others who have forgotten more poll
ties than they ever knew and that here
after they will take position in the
rear"
The Butte Bystander. pop, has the
following among its comments:
THE Juniors didn't do a thing to the
Orange-Americans yesterday. They
merely wiped up the earth with them.
The American flag doesn't go with an
orange fringe on it any more in this
community"
Anybody finding a little orange col
ored boomlet branded For Sheriff. w.
]. p" will be tearfully rewarded on re-
turning It's remains to Thompson's lum-
Der Office"
The city hall is practically regain
ed. Now for the court house"
The Basin Times. which takes such
an interest in Butte politics that 1t has
been accused of having a Butte man on
its editorial force says:
THE people OF Butte achieved a loyal
and splendid victory over bigotry. SUI
perstition and prejudice last Monday.
II was the fight of the people against
an organized mob, whose desire was
but to retain control of public affairs
county, state and nationl-
1t any cost. We cordially extend con-
gratulations to the good people of the
queen mining city of the world, who
calamity faced the battle and won for /
a glorious victory.
Politics did not figure in the contest
II all. 1t was an effort by all of the
parties united against the organized
)and of Canadian pirates, hungry office
seekers and cast-off political buns who
lave afflicted every party with their
iisagreeable presence in the past. There
vas not more aggressive and deter
mined opponent of the Thompson gang
# muzzlers than the Basin Times. We
ire proud of the stand we took in this
contest and. as we have often remark
a, we are a consistent and loyal ad-
'ocate of republican principles, but
When the republican party was captur-
d by the Thompson muzzlers and that
isreputable element was to set itself
p as the republican party of Butte,
light there we drew the line, and drew
/ hard