The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-06
MCCARTHY WON'T YIELD
His Backbone Grows Sitter
Every Day.
HARD MAN TO TIRE OUT
Grating Must and Will Be Stopped The
Mayor Is Entitled to the Sup
port of ALI Good
Citizens.

The only thing new In the city hall
: deadlock yesterday was the resigna-
: tions sent to the mayor by Poundmas-
ter Whitmore and Inspector of Weights
and Measures Walker. Mr.. Whitmore
went to the mayor and inquired wheth-
er there was any prospect of his being
retained in the position. The mayor
replied that there was none Mr.. Whit
more thereupon handed in his resigna-
ton and it was accepted. The vacancy
has not as yet been filled and Mr.. Whit
more will continue to serve as pound
master until Monday. The mayor said
( that he is hesitating between two appli-
cants and does not know which he will
appoint. Mr.. Walker also resigned and
ms resignation was likewise accepted,
He will also serve until Monday when
he is successor will be appointed.
Inere is plenty of help in the city
treasursrs office at the present time.
Not only are Assistants Moore and Small
still at work, but Mr.. Weller has been
put in there by Mr.. Call1ins. 1t is not
understood. however. that Mr. Weller is
expecting to draw salary from the city,
. but is merely familiarizing himself with
the duties of the office, so that when
!. the deadlock is broken he will be able
70 assume the duties of the office with
out further instruction.
Mayor Mccarthy shows not the
slightest disposition to yield in this con-
troversy and it is the general belief
that he will be hard man to tire out
He said yesterday:
Il was born with a backbone and am
not to blame for that. The bone has
grown sitter ever since and it is not
going to give in now. I will be held re-
sponsible to the people of Butte for this
administration and 7 intend to have
men in the various offices whom 1 can
rely on. OF course, it may be possible
to defeat my choices, but / consider it
my right to put men in office whom [
can depend on. l will say right here
and now that grating must and will be
stopped. Let those stand in with graft
ing who choose, I will surely do my
utmost to see that there is not a par
ticle while l am in Office
The mayor is certainly entitled to the
support of the good citizens of the city
in his effort to see that the city has
men in office who have not been accused
of wrongdoing. The people have the
public assurance of no less eminent a
gentleman than Senator w. A Clark
that the pockets of certain city officials
were being enriched by CRAFTS ''leved
from the light-fingered gentry" Dur
ing the late city campaign both the
Butte Miner and the Inter Mountain
repeatedly declared that there was
grating going on by some of the pres
ent., city officials. The city officials who
are supposed to be guilty of grating
arasstill in the employ of the city and
it is not the fault of the democrats that
they are still there: it is plainly the
fault of the republicans and the Clark
men. who have combined to refuse to
confirm any appointments the mayor
may see fit to make. The Miner and
the republican platform committee to
be consistent should apologize to the
city officials they are trying to keep in
office for the accusations they made
against them in the recent campaign