Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-03-15
AND WOOL INTERESTS OF THE GREAT JUDITH COUNTRY,
DEFINES HIS POSITION,
Secretary Mcfarland Places HObson
and Long In the Same Category
as Coder.

nItiuutIr VI tue lPpINlhl uTt Whulu net
and as tn what. their future action
toward them would be. thar. speak
ing only for myself aud ms "A signer of
| messages and as one who, In a hum
BILE way as worker and also as see
retary Of the central committee, will
act, ask that you give this space.
AS to Mr.. Hedges, il will be Of that
full cordiality and greeting to one
who l feel fully justified the conf
dence that was given him, of well
done, and ] think should he fully ex-
pressed by some token showing "A full
appreciation of it.
As 10 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
| understand il. | feel that it does not
satisfactorily explain, but adds To the
confusion by reading between the
lines the suggestion that il would
result TO the benefit of the party two
years hence. Now, il the latter, and
as II seems II Is borne out by the in
terviews published in the Washing
ton Post, II was deal by which, II
they should step In and stop a Demo
cratic fight and by so doing the per-
soDal political fortunes of a 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 Il. III. Carter to
the senate, then, and to throw Il
"rop to Cerebus.' give Lee Mantle
the governorship. il only spreads the
taint aud 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 IA correct judgment as to
where the crimes or alleged crimes, II
, any, were committed, and by whom.
As to their treatment, on my part
il will be the same as with Mr.. Coder
, years ago, whom | had known long
; before he was elected. gave him
the usual greeting. and did not and
will not as To the Others extend any
, thing more than everyday courtesy,
but II asked will and can only say
! that, as expressed in the telegram,
r thought they did wrong and had
} placed us In bad light and, with an
/. apology for the use Of mild adiect
t i've, made US look like a lot Of ID
fools.
. When boy remember thatSenatoI
e Petit Of Indiana came back to hii
b home, also mine. and gave his account
OF stewardship, and while everybody
5 knew and conceded his thorough
: honesty and incorruptibility, he wal
] asked as to his famous speech in tn,
t senate i'm reference to the Declaration
!. of Independence that all men wer,
: created free and equal" To be self
/. evident lie. He acknowledged it an,
r gave more fully his reasons for SO be
i lieving. He was not returned, bu
G carried the name Of Honest John
{ before then and ever since. He wa
j appointed to U. $. iudgship Of Kan
sas by Buchanan, and when Lincoln
l. was elected, who had known him a
v a lawyer of ability and his rugge'
e honesty and upright decisions as
d Judge, 1t was understood that b
n could, II he SD wished, be continue,
e In the Office by the administration
e but so thoroughly convinced was b
& OF being right In his views that h
= threw the temptation away by 90
J. ing down to Wea, about nine mile
= from La Fayette, and out-HerOde,
h Herod by making so strong speec
e In support Of his views as Brecken
n ridge Democrat and naturally breath
:. ing the strongest Uf the states right
e doctrine, that nothing could be don
except to let him go along his owl
way. 1t was a disappointment L
many warm friends vino had know
= him for years and, although differing
; politically, could not but feel sOrr
Il that he took the course he did.
J. only cite this to show an example q
- Indiana politics and what was eS
e pected OF their public servants.
t II the taint has spread as indicate,
r above, do not ask that commits
: sion be selected to smell IL out, lik
in the beef controversy, but insist o.
fullest explanation, and II il is as a
legged that we were betrayed at thi
time that personal political advant
ages would in two years be given tn
conspirators, then the issues ar
: clearly before us and we can act a
we deem best for the party.
: Speaking yet for myself alone, ] cal
|. only say that will do all can In
humble way to defeat any one wh'