Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-02-08
DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCY.
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Bride Oliver, Asks Breck ornbaun.
Lewistnwn. Feb. 5, 1899.

uuInr vi youI pdpci pitdnS oiioN hlt
to make a few comments on editori-
ais that illuminate the sheet desig-
mated and known as the Lewistown
Democrat in its issue of the I'd inst.
In glowing headlines IL bedecks u
hall column ON the election OF W. A.
Clark to succeed the Hon. Lee Mantle
In the United States senate. 1t says:
"Montana's Most Illustrious Citi-
zen Elected United States Senator.
Montana Will Now Be Creditably
and Ably Represented by an Able and
Honest Man"
"Illustrious Citizenl' Illustrious for
what? lllustrious for many things.
Among the many is his aptability for
bribery. As u mostcoDsummatea and
reckless briber he easily ranks among
the foremost of the United States.
As a stultifier of manly honor and in
tegrity he il illustrious to "A degree.
second to none in this state.
"Honest Mani" | am not surprised
at this benediction from the Demo-
crat, but would like to ask it's read
ers II a man il honest" who for his
own gain deliberately stultiies and
debauches the honor and integrity OF
his fellow-man and overrides the will
and wishes Of the people?
But such is the status OF apprecia-
tion of honor and integrity among
the noted leaders and opponents Of
Montana's Democracy; and such
honesty is in perfect keeping with the
methods pursued by the Lewistown
Democrat in it's advocacy Of moral
reform in politics.
Only a few weeks ago ii derided
Mark Hanna with the foulsst Ian
guage at it's command admissible in
print. And for what? For the sup
posed crime OF buying his way into
the United States senate. And today
he is extolling w. A. Clark and laud-
ing him to the skies for having Sc
cured his seat by the same methods.
"Montana's Most lllustrious Citi-
zen and an Honest Mani" oh, con-
sistency, thou art n jewel. But such
has been, and always will be. the
blighting and damnable curse Of De-
n,uorany In Nnptano %, l.,u M u,,.h
men ms w. a. Clark control the ma
chinery and can find enough such
public presses as the Democrat to oil
the machinery and with plenty of soft
soap prepare it for two years hence.
With all her wealth and natural
resources Montana, with her forty
thousand votes, should be the proud
est and most digniticd state in the
Union; but on the contrary, she il
rocking and tossing to and fro on the
surging, seething raves OF infamy,
moral ~depravity and dissolution.
And why? Because of two million
aires whoar ut daggers' points with
each other, each controlling Il faction
of the Democratic party, and would
do anything to cut each others
throats. They are perfectly willing,
through their well-known methods of
bribery and debauchery, to contain
mate and pOllute the air with the
foul odor that rises like the stencil
from carton" to stifie the nostrils of
every decent man in the state and let
1t be waited by the public press, tele.
graph and cables to every hamlet Of
every nation on the globe. And this
Is the class OF men the Democrat calls
honest. But, az goeth the old adage,
"Birds of a feather flock together"
In the very next breath the Demo-
crat says: ave have on many occa-
sions In the past endeavored toshow
the people Of this county the evils re-
sulting from n bank management be-
ing too closely associated with poll
ties The Democrat STRAINS at a
gnat and swallows n camel" without
grease o lotion. 1t repeatsits warn
ing about Republican bankers (who
have only the best interests OF the
county at heart being mixed up In
local politics, but not a sound OF
warning does it echo about the dire
calamity that has beiallen Montana
and will continue 50 long as that in
glorious New York millionaire Is
mixed up In politics. 1t Is just such
representation Of the peoples inter
ests as this, through party expon-
ents, that will forever curse and
damn any party and even the nation
itself in which such parties exist.
In another editorial the Democrat
says, in speaking OF the perfidy OF
Long and Hobson: LET the people
learn the lesson that lustful pursuit
of office is a curse 10 be restrained by
their ballots" suppose the Demo-
crat lntenuB us TO understand that
Long and Hobson's pursuit of Office
was lustful and to be warned against
repeating the dose. But what about
their seducer? suppose he il a par
agon of truth and virtue-so IL the
Democrat.
II the readers OF the Democrat will
remember the brilliant editorials that