Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
GOOD GOVERNMENT THE ISSUE

The Butte Miner yesterday morning
declared in set phrase that the issue
both in the county and state election is
the People of Montana VS.. the Anal
gamated Copper Mining company.
That statement is not correct. There
is no evidence to support it. The facts
do not warrant it. The result will not
prove it. The people will not accept it.
There is nothing in county or state re-
publican platform, there is nothing in
the makeup or management of the
county and state conventions, there is
nothing in the composition of the county
OF state ticket to warrant the statement
of the issue as made by the Butte Miner.
vention of republicans at Helena was
Influenced in it's work by n mining
compan is a reflection upon the citizen
ship of: Montana, for never was there
gathered together a more representative,
intelligent and Independent set Of men.
The charge that David E. Folsom is a
Standard Oil man.. Or is not as free from
any corporate influence as any one of
the $4,000 voters in this commonwealth,
will not stand, for it is basely untrue.
The same thing may be said of all the
other nominees of the party as far as
the county and state republicans are con-
cerned. - - ,..-
1t is not the purpose or desire of the
Inter Mountain to enter itself as defender
for any one mining corporation as
against any other, nor does it believe the
Amalgamated company requires n de-
Tense from the people. This paper would
do nothing for that concern which it
would not do for any other, but it has
a right to ask the object of the demo-
cratic attempt to incite public feeling
against the Amalgamated company.
Has it not paid it's taxes? Has it taken
any property to which it has no title or
did not pay for? Has it denied any man
his legal rights? Has it not increased
of wages, paid it's bills promptly and
kept within the law? Is it not employ
ing 5000 good men in Silver Bow county,
opening the mines here or n magnii-
for the protection of the lives and limbs
of it's employees? Is it not opening coal
mines in three counties of the state, OPP
Grating sawmills in two counties, and
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welfare? Is it not working over 10, 0Ot
men? Is it not, like other mining com
panies, responsible for a share of the
prosperity of Butte? Is 1t not paying GU
fully four-fifths of the money in circu,
lation here? Has it lodged local taxa,
ton, displayed a parsimonious spirit, o.
oppressed any public or private citizen
1t may have made mistakes, for corpora
tons are made up of individuals, and tt
err is human. But what has it don,
or sought to do to Justify the people o
Silver Bow county or the state of Mon
tana is rising up against it more thai
any other company? Why should tn
people of ,dtte be .arrayed against it a
though = were a public enemy, seekin,
to impoverish every man, ruin propert,
values, discourage the investment O
capital, reduce wages or bankrupt tn
county by refusing to pay taxes? Wha
crime is laid at the door of men VIII
have, in view of all the world, investe
500, 900, 900 in the Butte mines, and /
effect said to the money kings of tn
earth: "Here is a safe place to inves
your money; the mines are rich, the pee
|, pie generous and patriotic, the laws al
. just and equally enforced, labor is In
, telligent and friendly, there are plent
, of other opportunities for investment.
. That, in effect, is what the Amalgamate
= men have said to the money world, an
, yet the Butte Miner says the issue
! between them and the people in this can