The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-15
IT'S A SILVER TOWN
Gold Bug Theories and Flour Dom
Go in Phllipsburg.
A BLOW AT THE TWIN CITIES
II Minnesota Wants TO Do gusine ss
With Montana she Must Climb
Into the Western Band Wagon
The City Election.


Philipsburg. Feb. 1i.--Within the last
week quite a number OF the citizens
OF PhilIpsburE have been aEitating the
question OF boycotting the cities Of ST.
Paul and Minneapolis Some say that
1t is their intention 10 cali a meeting
for the purpose of plrfcctlng an organ
ization the aim of which viii be 10 put
in force effective measures looking 10
this end. There was a movement OF
this kind here couple OF years ago,
but SOmgh how 10 was soon forgotten and
the Twin city drummer seems TO have
rather the best Of IL If anything with
the local merchants. Queer fellows.
those Twin city drummcrs, they are
lightning change artists in an argu-
mentativc way and almost without a
change OF breath or the batting Of an
eye can switch their financial theories
or ideas. favor this or that political
party or take chances on their eternal
souls 10y swapping religious beliefs, ii
by doing SO they can enhance their
chances Of selling a bill Of goods. The
oldest iuhabitant here does not rccollect
ST Paul or Minneapolis drummer
who did not or does not favor the free
ana unlimited coinage Of silver. while
here. but it there is a man, woman or
child I'm our city who is a permanent
resident thereof, who is not TayinC.
mieraprcscutad 10y their newspapers.
The question is at present being aEI-
tated by influential citizens and may
result in something permanent and the
end sought may be reached and DO
would seem that people could just as
well trade with their friends as their
enemies.
ON the first OF April the city election
viii take place, with a mayor. city
tree 5urCr. police magistrate and four
aldermen go be elected. ana ut pres sut
Their" IS considerable quiet talk about
II. Tho probabilities are that the re-
publtcau- viii make q party fight fnr
an Of the offices and the probabilities
are that if They do thny viii got most
beautifully left, but whether they do or
not it is said that tho democrats pro-
pose 10 nominate a ticket ana calculate
20 look after the business Interests OF
the city FOR the next year following
the April election. cor course national
policies or politics will have no place 90
the city election and The names demo
crat and republican VIII be used only
lu local sense. 10 divide electors who
believe I'm this or that local policy with
prejudice to their national political
preferences. IN this way IL may occur
that i'm the city election. republicans az
the darkest visaEc may De- found earn
estly supporting the democratic ticket.
the chances are that the democrats. IN
the interests Of good government and
TO the end that republican institutions
may be proserN I'd. viii vote tho demo
cratic ticket. OF course any forecast
OF political events hnroahout would not
be complete without taking into ac-
count the popullst party OF which there
are two known adherents within the
city confines. Both Of these gentlemen.
who hold the P"nerlan views. claim
that there are others" but say tho
party does not propose 10 interfere I'm
the city elections rather proferinE u
wait until fan aud then get defeated.
The present city council has recently
been considering a proposition 10 build
a sewer through tho middle Of the prlu-
cipal str,at the lowest rough estimate
for which is $4,000. The town would
have 10 be bonded and Il rs understood
that steps viii Doe taken 70 let the r.u-
pie vote on tho question at tho coming
election. There seems but little doubt
that lf the question is submitted lhaI
IL viii he defeated. as their. ia already
a wooden hume running through t.Uu
that answers tho purpose except that
il dumps fits Hlih on uriEHt. property
and continues 10 low past many Tssi-
Grueos Il is said that this Huna rs
covered. not very old. and n continued.
which could De done for slight cumuar-
alive cost IL would answer every pur-
pose Of Il new $4,000 or $4,000 sewer
While an expenditure ~ 100000 is n
mere trinc 20 some OF our citizens who
are apparently an powerful on election
day. yet IL may happen that for this
once tho bows who receive the curt inn
pertinent little postal cards from tho
county tr"aeur every fall. viii raise
to remark and their remarks iu all hu-
man likelihood win Ia heard and come
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