The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03

10 ti1l NloIlS Tor the STANDARD Oh COM
pany which is right for the street rail-
road company?
1t was only last fall that the street
railroad company asked for a franchise
to haul ore over it's lines through the
principal streets Of the city from Clark's
mines to Clark's Reduction works. The
Miner earnestly advocated the granting
of this franchise and it was only beat
en- through the determined opposition
Of citizens generally, aided by the
Standard and Inter Mountain. Why
is it so much worse for the Standard
OIL company to run ore cars through
the streets than for the street railroad
company to do SO? Why is the Miner
so Mortified at the idea of ore from any
other corporation being hauled through
Butte's streets when it was in favor of
allowing w. A. Clark's ore to be so
hauled?
If the Miner is sincere in its opposi-
ton to the hauling of ore over the street
railroad tracks perhaps it will use its
influence to have the street railroad
company discontinue hauling ore down
Montana street through the city. The
Miner favored the granting of that
franchise. but If it has changed heart it
might induce the street railroad compa
ny to stop this nuisance. The Miner is
understood to have a good deal of inf1u-
ence with the street railroad company,
or else the street railroad company has
a good deal of influence with the Miner
take it which way you please.
But this is just the Miners campaign
bugaboo. In case the Standard Oil COM
pany should ever acquire mining prom
erty IN this vicinity, it is too progress
sive and enterprising a concern TO want
to haul ore through the city. Nobody
but w. A. Clark has ever asked for
such a privilege. No corporation ex-
cept one in which Mr. Clark is the
principal stakeholder is enjoying such a
privilege to-day. The Miner should get
rid of the beam in it's eye and take the
ore cars off of Montana street before it
rails about mythical notes in the eyes
Of other corporations.
The Miner declares that there are 1000
illegally registered voters. Who are
they? That is on a par with other
statements of the Miner. The total
number of challenges is 1T and most
of those challenged are entitled to vote
and will do so. The Miner has only
lied about 1850 votes.
The democratic judges and clerks
should be on guard to-day. and especi-
ally tonight. 1t was only last fall that
murder was committed in the vain at
tempt to steal ballot box and defeat
the will of the people in this county,
1t is not believed that any members of
the republican central committee are of
a character to attempt repetition of
such an outrage. The Standard has too
h1sh respect for the general run of
republicans to believe that they would
be a party to any such plot But al
lied with the republicans is a gang that
will stop at nothing. 1t was desperate
last fall and it is desperate now. Let
democrats keep their eyes open and
see that no masked murderers inter-
fere with the peoples franchise.
The polls for the city election will
open at s O'Clock this morning and will
close at in the evening. The
polling places in each ward are as fol-
lows:
First ward-No. 40 East Quartz
street.
Second ward-At the northeast cor
ner of Granite and Montana streets.
Third ward-On the vacant lot on
East Broadway between Arizona street
and the Hale house.
Fourth ward-At the Armory. in the
basement of the Library building.
Fifth ward-At No. $685. East Park
street
Sixth ward-At No. IS West Galena
street.
Seventh ward-At No. 1870 East Sec
ond street.
Eighth ward-At the corner of Main
and Aluminium streets.
1t is important that voters get to thu
polls early. In every ward there are
more voters registered than ever be-
fore, and for all to vote it will be nee
essary to start with the opening of the
polls. Many wait until late in the at
ternoon to vote, but those who do so
to-day may find themselves unable to
vote at all. In the Third ward partic-
ularly. promptness and celebrity will be
required, as there are more than $500
voters registered in that ward The re-
publican plan of campaign is to DELAY
things as much as possible, in order to
disfranchise as many voters as posi-
BILE.
YOU SHOULD SEE HER,