Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-15

ness of statements made by a leading
democratic newspaper about the corrup-
ton in it's own party?
Things must have been rotten. indeed,
for a great democratic organ to attack its
own party!
Had all these charges of unutterable
vileness emanated from republican
sources against the democratic party, or
visa versa, an opportunity for doubt
might creep in on the score Of PARTISAN
ship, but when the accredited rga of
the democratic party assails it's own
party and brands it's official characters
and leading men with the debauchery
of a state. why. surely, there can be no
motive ehind it but an exalted patriot
ism and an intense pining for purity
which party lines cannot circumscribe!
Such is the reasoning abroad.
Such is the Interpretation naturally
placed or the situation, by those who are
not familiar with the true inwardness of
things in this state.
OF course. mo reply was possible"
Until the people show by their ballots
that they nave no further use for the
in the affairs of this state, and the p
tation for political ~vileness. acquired
! through the Industrious efforts of the
Standard to publish abroad matters
which should have been adjudicated in
our courts. there will be no reply to my
ugly fling made against our beloved
commonwealth.
In Washington city today the words
liar and "M%ontanian'' are synonymous
terms, and were a citizen of this state to
attempt to point with pride to the fairest
and best commonwealth in the great sis
terhood of states, he would be hooted at,
jeered at and derided as a circus clown
off duty, but trying to keep his hand in!
Had the alleged o~ffenses against the
law been tried in the courts of this state,
as they should have been, instead of be-
ing Haunted before the world to the
everlasting disgrace of our people-had
this commonwealth been given an OPP
%portunity to show that it is j%udicially
~linen-there would have been no vulgar
parade of Montana's disgrace in the press
of the nation and upon the floors of con-
gress.
The Anaconda Standard is responsible
for the agitation which robbed our
courts of the work assigned them by the
provisions of the code, AND transferred
their duties to a subcommittee Of the
senate, that the odors of a democratic
scandal might touch the nostrils of the
world.
Having boiled Montana's linen in the
cauldron of the nation, little wonder that
it gloats over it's tapping in h breeze
and takes delight whenever a stain is
pointed out to the passer-by.
Yes, it is true-'no reply va possible
The statement was made under oath
that the democracy spent $3.50, 900 in the
first state campaign-more than $40 pei
capita for every vote received-in order
; to carry the state-and mo reply was
possible"
It was further stated that $780, 600 wa
spent by one wing of the democracy II
the campaign of 1898, and upwards OF
$50, 900 by the other wing, in the interes1
of "pure politics''-and mo reply wa:
possible"
1t was brought out on the public con
fessional thai between $500, 900 and $500,
900 were expended by one wing of thu
: democracy in the capital fight, to buy tn
verdict at the polls-and mo reply wal
possible"
1t was shown that the law which for
!. bids the operation of Pinkerton detectives
in his state was violated, that $500
were expended on such cattle, that pri
vate letters were torn open and read, tina
the state and federal laws were violated
that obscene matter passed through tn
p~ostofice, and that private rooms wer
teal purity--and mo reply was possible.
The Inter Mountain has only to repea
that no reply will be possible until it /
: given by the people at the polls in No
: vember.
Ar effort is being made to change tn
;. date of the populist national convention