The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-21
Opinions Of the State Press


How to secure conviction for crime in |
Butte and Anaconda is a puzzle left for |
future generations to solve.-The Missou- |
liam.
We may be misjudging the Spaniards, |
but the combination of circumstances |
and natural differences Is certainly |
against them.-Great Falls Leader.
The live stock outlook was never bright |
err than at the present time and the flu |
ture is full of hope and promise for those
who are engaged In this important in
dustry.-Bilings Gazette.
The fruit growers of Montana should
profit by the action of Germany prohib-
iting infected fruit coming into her ports.
There Is need of prohibitory laws on the
same subject right here.-Montana Fruit
Grower.
1t is not right for Butte's residents to
smell birthstone throughout their earth
ly days, and still have nothing else IN
the world to come. No wonder the aver
age man of Butte occasionally takes
sniff of something besides.-Neihart Her
aid.
If Cuba should fall into American hands
1t would be favorite field for American
exploitation. 1t is thought that the op-
portunities for money and labor would
be so good that 100000 Americans would
migrate there within few months.-Dil-
Ion Tribune.
Those who start for the gold fields of
the North need not expect primrose
Journey and. as things now look, they
will save themselves "a good deal OF dis
comfort and expense by waiting until
spring before striking the trail.-Helena
Independent.
The February thaw caused the wild
maddening waters to rush by this office
in rampageous profusion Saturday last
1t seemed just like spring There were
lots of swallows in sight, and they were
the thickest at Windsor bar.-Jefferson
County Sentinel
1t is hoped by all loyal Americans that
the blowing up of the battleship Maine
was purely accidental But If otherwise
look out for no end of trouble. as the
country is in such "A state that only
small excuse may preciptate bloody
acknowledgements Tribune.
Tt has been decided that it is time to
take action on the cayuse question, and
to do something to rid the range of these
worthless beasts. Cattle owners are
| aware that horses next to sheep are most
| inimical to range conditions, and that
| the removal of several thousand head OF
these animals will afford that much more
| feed for cattle.-Teton Chronicle.
We have heard of two republicans in
| Carbon county who endorse the single
gold standard policy of this administra-
| ton, and both of them live in Red Lodge.
| There may be a few others scattered
over the county. but not many. Bimet-
| allism and the preservation OF the Ding
ley law will be the slogan of the Carbon
county republicans next fall.-Gebo Sen
tinel.
Judging from the cabled reports of the
conduct of counsel, witnesses and all 9TH
ers connected with the trial of Zola, civ
| ilization is suspended in Paris for the
| nonce No backwoods justice court or
band of lynchers could well exhibit SO
much disorder or more numerous viola
tions of rules of evidence or disregard oil
principles of legal procedure.-E1elena
Herald.
If II will be easier for sightseers to get
into the National park enlarge it. il
harder, because of inadequate accommo
dations leave it as it is. What the PEG
pie of this country have right to eN
pect is that there shall be no barriers
thrown up by politicians against 1re'
access to Wonderland by people who con
|
Courier.
The Helena business men have prom
| Used to raise $40, 900 for the new capito
fund to be used in the prelimnaries Z
the building. and the state is anXiousl,
waiting for them to get the building un
der way. But we favor building cheal
affair for when the rest of the tow
dies the state ought not to be out mucl
for moving its state house.-Bozemal
, Courier
; Judge Mcfarland who holds a position
| as justice of the peace of Big Sprint
township. declares it to be his officia
policy to generally defer to the count
| attorney when a request is made for tn
binding over of an accused person. w
. think the gentleman errs in ASSUMING
this position, and if he continues to pur
sue this line of policy much nnnecessar
expenditure of the public funds will re
, sult-Lewistown Democrat.
If any blame shall finally attach to tn
Spanish in this matter not even the obse
quious good will of President Mckinle
or the tyrannicai bulldozing methods q
Speaker Reed will avail to prevent con
1 gress from taking such prompt action a
+ will insure ample reparation and ven
+ geance. Meantime the country will kee
i cool and preserve its dignity in the fac
n OF the grave and serious questions tina
v confront it.-Great Falls Tribune.
= 1t looks somewhat like rubbing it i
/. on the country for the Spanish newspa
Y pers to urge that the American diver
be not allowed to descend alone and ex
d anime the Maine. 1t is not bad enoug
}. that an American warship should be dc
:, stroyed in a foreign harbor. but the int
q nation is thrown out that the examine
n tipD conducted nndPr tho lnthnFitV q
e the American government might lead I
:, underhand methods in fixing the blame
II Butte Miner.
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