The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-11

considered. The main point is the stand
which Henderson takes on great quess-
TONS and on those questions. with the
possible exception of the issue of px-
pansion, he is stubbornly and blackly
republican.
Let us hope that the day will come
when geographical arguments will have
no weight in this country. We are one
people, one nation, one republic. The
seven millions of people in the state of
New York are periodically American
and share with the 100000 citizens of
Montana that love of liberty which
makes the union great.
The resident of Montana who does not
respect the honest opinions of the resi-
dent of New York is not thoroughly
American. The resident of New York
who sneers at the honest opinions of
the Montanan is far from being worthy
of share in the blessings of freedom.
So l say, let not the geographical ar
gument alone convince the West that
General Henderson's Iowa residence
will make his election a victory for the
West. Look to the issues-not to the
man. Let us be Americans-not sec
tionalists.
There is much sincere regret in New
York over the accident which befell
Tod Sloane on Derby day in England.
The fact that he was winning when the
deplorable accident which disabled Hol-
ocauste occurred, convnces the average
mind that the American jockey was the
victim of III luck-that no fault of his
lost the race. Some of the critics on the
other side are blaming Sloan for the
accident, claiming that his style of rid
ing makes it impossible for him to prop
erly rein a stumbling horse, but very
few here accept the criticism as just.
1t was simply a case of hard luck ana
the believers in Sloan rejoice that be-
fore the fatal mishap to the horse the
hero of the track had demonstrated his
ability to ride to victory at the Derby,
even though his animal was not the IA
vorite. By the way, few more victor
les for Sloan will not only redeem the
reputation which he has partially lost.
but will place him permanently in the
select circle of the prince of Wales. He
has accomplished more in that direction
than the expenditure of fortunes has
done TO some of our ambitious million
aires, whose unbalanced intellects lead
them into ridiculous scrambles for royal
favor.
What are we to do with Baby Clark,
the recovered heroine of the years
greatest sensation? She has been re-
stored to her parents; mother has
been saved from the grave or insanity;
millions of people have enjoyed a sea-
son of rejoicing; the culprits are in
the tolls, and an innocent babe has
been placed upon the road to fame
with no means of self-defense. Ev-
cry day since the return of the child
the Clark residence on S Xty-fifth
street has been magnet toward which
thousands of women and children have
been drawn. Passing the locality yes
terday my attention was called to the
vast assemblage of gayly dressed fem
ininity all eyes staring at the modest
home of the Clarks. Already the the
aters are exhibiting the mother and
babe on the biograph, and no number
on the programme receives the ap-
plause which greets the moving pic
lures. But Marion will have a hard
road to travel. She can never get
away from the notor.ety and will
grow to womanhood under the handi-
cap. If she appears happy and cheer
full, the envious will attribute her buoy
ancy to love of adventure, or notoriety
seeking pride If she be modest and
demure, she will be denounced as af-
fected or dull, as the result of the
crime Marion's troubles are not over,
nor will they end when the time for
loves kidnapping arrives.
1t is pleasing to learn of the Memo
rial day services on the Custer battle
field. Montana has in the famous hill
which is surmounted by the Custer
monument most appropriate spot for
an observance of the day. No field
has been the theater of a more desper-
ate fight-no ground was ever drenched
with a nobler blood. Never was a gall
liant band more completely annihilated
never did the heavens bend over a
more awful scene than thaA-which saw
the hordes of redskins massacre and
mutlate the flower of the United
States army.
Custer was the ideal soldier He was
dashing, brave, fearless. loyal. affec-
tionate and impulsive. To understand
him it is necessary to converse with
those who knew him well. Talk with
the old-time citizens of Bismarck, n.
D.-a town all of whose citizens once
had the honor of being placed under
arrest by the intrepid cavalry COM
mander-and you will learn that he
was as gallant and amiable in peace
as he was valorous and brilliant in
war. Listen to stories which are told
by the Dakotans who saw him start
on his Inflated journey, heard his last
farewells, saw Mrs Custer and the
wives of the other officers bid them
what proved to be the last farewell,
the pride with which Custer gazed
upon his noble troops, in whom he had
implicit confidence in every emergen-
cy--a confidence which the line of
tombStoneS on the immortal hill fully
justifes-hear these stories of the
proud devotion and glorious anticipa-
ton which characterized the departure
from Fort Lincoln, and then learn of
the desolation of hearts at the little
garrison when the horrible story of the
battle was told, and you learn some
thing of the pathetic phase of the his
toric event.
There are one or two points upon
which the public mind has never been
set Alright. In the first place, the gen
eral belief is that the Indians swooped
down upon the troops, catching them
in wooded ravine and massacreing
them without a battle. Those who
have visited the battlefield know bet
ter. There was a real, a terrific battle
The Indians charged up barren hill
to get at the troops. It was a fierce
and furious struggle. The fighting con-
tinued for over a mile. the troops evil
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