Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-22
the STANDARDS CARTOON

A very interesting and edifying car !
yesterday, which cannot fail to elicit a
great deal Of public attention.
The central figure in the picture is the
Standard itself, disguised as a female,
with nothing on but her nightshirt,
which bears the label Of her boarding
place-the leading hotel in Anaconda.
Around her is a group of thugs, repre-
senting some of the witnesses for the
prosecution now in Washington. $40
They are demanding the gold bricks
which the Standard has promised them.
A fellow who resembles Whitesdde has
her by the throat, which is very SYM
bolical of the exact situation-if the, EEL
low really is Whiteside.
The massage which that statesman is
giving the Standards windpipe Is strik-
ingly true to life.
Cason has the lady by the right,arm.c
There is no mistaking his countenance,
for the artist used his meat-axe with
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distinguished gentleman's profile, IL
He is apparently kissing into her ear
that it is two 'and'-horse n horse
, that he has sold out twice to each side
and is insisting upon knowing whether
she will stand in on another financial
deal or two, provided Clark will agree
to it!
He is pulling the lady's arm.
Being a lady, it looks better for Cason
to be represented as pulling her arm.
In this, the artist shows that he was
well raised. and recognizes hat the
Standard is a family newspaper.
With his c~ountenance overshadowed by
the stronger characteristics of Cason.
and somewhat in the background, as If
his pull on the Standard is looked upon
as more feeble than it might be. stands a
, very good representation of NJ. L. Hewitt.
! holding the old lady's left arm.
Hewitt's black mustache shows up well
and it Is to be regretted that the artist
| didn't give him a better opportunity to
work his face.
In the foreground is the u%ndoubted
head and face of Miles Finlen, with a
steaming hot tamale in his hands and
his eyes riveted upon the Standards
half open mouth. Oh 81
On the end Of the hot tamale is a dol
lar mark-not a Mark Hewitt, but an
other dollar mark.
This is to show that while Whiteside
and Cason and Jim Brown favorite
brunette are demanding some, reward
that will quiet their consciences, Finlen
is broad and generous enough to return
to the Standard all the small change
which he didn't have to spend for grub
while in Washington. - D*3s
It is a picture Of magnaninity' which
ought to make the other fellows ashamed
of themselves. 7a i'nc
Three other pugs are represented in the
cartoon, one of which, labeled Inter
Mountain is trying to jump up and seize
Finlen's hot tamale.
his Is, OIL COuTSe, d IaeFe pledodi1lIy
on the part of the artist, to show that
this paper knows enough to go after a
hot tamale when it sees one.
The joke is appreciated, inasmuch as
it shows that the Inter Mountain has
never been surfeited with the kind Of hot
tamales which are current with the Ana
conda crowd.
Another dog represents the Butte
Miner growing with professional jeal-
ousy at Cason's handsome pull, while
still another dog-a little shaver in the
acknowledgements the Helena In
{ dependent watching Whiteside gargle
the Standard.
Apart from the group stands the astral
body of w. A. Clark, showing Miles Fin
t len the utter absurdity of trying to
rescue the Standard from the political
l Jackpot into which it has fallen.
The picture ought to become historic
: especially if h artist dresses 1t up 9
little by putting a corset on the figure Of
: the lady representing the Standard.
: That improvement would show to good
advantage the political pinch in which
3 the Standard is enjoying life at the pres,
ent time. - ~ d6
TALK OF THE DAY. &C
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