The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-21
ARE NOT YET SATISFIED
The Fate of Coder for Hobson and
Long.
THE CUP OF BITTERNESS
Suggestion That the Name of FERGUS
County Be Changed to Benedict
Arnold-Political Threats
Are Made

Great Falls, March 19.-And still the
| Fergus county republicans are not sat
| isfied with the action of Messrs. Hob
son and Long at the state capital this
| winter. Their dissatisfaction is now
taking the form of political threats
| they compare the recalcitrants with
Coder and say they will meet the same
political fate. AT least so much is gath
cred from the following open letter
written by William T. Mcfarland to the
| Argus:
| Editor Argus: So much has been
said as to what and how the persons
who signed the messages to our
members of the legislature would act
and as to what their future action
toward them would be, that. speak
ing only for myself and as a sgner of
messages and as one who, in a hum
BILE way as a worker and also as sec
rotary of the central committee, will
act, l ask that you give this space.
As to Mr.. Hedges. it will be of that
full cordiality and greeting to one
dence that was given him. of well
done. and I think should be fully ex-
pressed by some token showing a full
appreciation of it.
AS to the others, an account of
their stewardship should be fully de-
manded of them. Mr.. Hobson in a
card has attempted to do so, and, as
l understand it, feel that it does not
satisfactorily explain. but adds to the
confusion by reading between the
lines the suggestion that it would
result to the benefit of the party two
years hence. Now, if the latter, and
as it seems it is borne out by the in
terviews published in the Washing
ton Post, it was a deal by which, if
they should step in and stop a demo-
cratic fight and by so doing the per-
sonal political fortunes of few
would be promoted two years hence
by combination of that particular
wing of the democratic party, desig
mated as the Clark faction, and the
republican party of the state, and
secure the return of T. H. Carter to
the senate. then. and to throw a
sop to Cerebus," give Lee Mantle
the governorship, it only spreads the
faint and will call for an accounting
by those in the deal.
There are none SO great that they
can escape an accounting of their
stewardship, and it can only be after
the fullest explanations that we can
come to a correct judgment as to
where the crimes or alleged crimes, If
any, were committed, and by whom.
AS to their treatment, on my part
it will be the same as with Mr.. Coder
years ago, whom / had known long
before he was elected. I gave him
the usual greeting, and did not and
will not as to the others extend any
thing more than every day courtesy,
but if asked will and can only say
that, as expressed in the telegram,
I thought they did wrong and had
placed US in a bad light and, with an
apology for the use of mild adject-
i've, made us look like lot of id
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If the faint has spread as indicated
above, l do not ask that a commission
be selected to smell it out, like in the
beef controversy, but insist on fullest
explanation, and if it is as alleged that
we were betrayed at this time that per-
sonal political advantages would in two
years be given the conspirators, then
the issues are clearly before us and we
can act as we deem best for the party.
Speaking yet for myself alone, l can
only say that I will do all I can in a
humble way to defeat any one who was
a party to the deal. I would be sorry to
think for a moment that Lee Mantle
was connected with it, and do not yet,
and would only be too glad to see him
SoNSliiois IAHo"lH5 SSaiS dSo as
the telegraph operator on the divide on
the old stage road, and later at Pleas
ant Valley, 1 have never had any rea-
son to change my views Of him since
then, which was in admiration of his
ability, industry and devotion to those
who were with him. This is not writ
ten effusively for the honors that were
given him since, but to remove any
suspicion or thought that could lead
any one to believe that 1 ever thought
he could or would allow himself to be
associated with or be a party to any
such deal for his own advantage at the
expense of the republican party. for he
Is so near us in everything except one
issue that can feel that he is yet one
of us.
l write this more in sorrow than in
anger. The latter Is unnecessary. as we
are but mortal and deal with those like
us In sorrow that again the necessity
has arisen for at least a halt and call
for publication. The cup of bitterness
was passed to us six years ago by CO.
der; we refused to drink it. Now SEEM
ingly double and larger dose of gall
and wormwood, allopathic in the ex-
treme, is offered and we are asked to
taste of it and accept Hobson and
Long.
We ask that we be given a chance to
purge the fair and honored name of
one of the oldest and most respected
citizens of the state of the stain, and If
we can not succeed, while not with his
permission, ! feel that he would also
ask that his name, rs that of the coun-
ty, be withdrawn, and l suggest that it
be named after Benedict Arnold, to give
fair warning to all that We are not sail
ing under false colors but those of pir-
acy and greed