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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
THAT FUSION K

The ticket the fusionists have finally
nominated is one which none of the
parties to it Is likely to be satisfied with
or has any reason to be proud of.
1t seems to furnish evidence of the
almost total humiliation of the demo-
cratic party. Tt justiies the fears ex~
pressed by Joe Toole two years ago at
Helena when he repealed what he called
the slewd embraces of mongrel political
parties" It is a ticket which does not
represent the taxpaying element OF the
community, or the independent LABOR
element, or any element which boasts Of
Intelligent political convictions. 1t is a
ticket which seems to have been con-
structed on the ruins of the democracy,
though its nominees will probably jump
when the proper democratic string is
nulled. It is a ticket which represents
the discomfort and unrest of the com
munity, which demands reforms sit
would never execute, which assumes
many virtues it never possessed, and
which, if elected, would be a permanent
| calamity to the community, reducing tile
value of every dollars worth of property
in the county,, jeopardizing every manls
property rights, rendering uncertain ana
doubtful the impartial administration OF
the law, increasing taxes AMI paralyzins
II
business. ~
The fate of the ticket is in the hands
of the people of Silver Bow county. They
will know what to do on election day.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
EASTERN MONTANA PROSPEROUS.

9 The following from a Billings corres-
pendent indicates how Eastern Mon
tana has been benefited by the tariff
policy of the republican party:
To the Inter Mountain:
Billings, Sept. 28.-As an Indication of
Eastern Montana and how the people
what the last four years has brought to
OF this section of the country are going
to vote this fall, the following figures
from the Billings banks may be of in
terest. In October, 1896, during Cleve-
lands administration, the two banks
here had loans aggregating SAILS, 5s4. 81,
With deposits amounting to $474,499. 81.
The statements published a few davs
ago, show loans amounting to $S46. O62. 50,
and deposits reaching the great sum of
81 1S9, 299.49 Loans have more than
doubled, and the deposits have nearly
trebled in the four years. A fact that is
worthy Of note is that the banks are not
able to place the increase OF deposits as
rapidly as they came in. The money
coming in is growing more rapidly than
the banking houses can loan it out:
which, however, is a small misfortune.
compared with having no money to loan
and a clamorous demand from every de-
apartment of trade. The people of Mon
i1tana are having their full share of re-
4 publican prosperity, and the vote that
| will approve of McKinley's administra-
4 ton this fall will astonish and democrat
t-ize the old-line democrats Who shut
their eyes to past and present,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29

introduced a measure providing for an
antitrust amendment to the constitu-
ton, the committee explaining the situa-
ton fully in language which we quote.
That measure was defeated by demo-
cratic votes beyond dispute. The record
is plain enough. Bryan is fully aware
of it. but is presuming on the supposed
ignorance of his auditors. That is where
he makes a mistake. The average citi-
zen reads and thinks for himself, n he
distrusts any party which defeats rene
dial legislation only for it's own benefit.
THAT is precisely what the democrats in
the senate did, and Bryan himself set the
Sexample when he urged the ratification
sUf the Spanish treaty, explaining after
wards that he did so in order to make
aanti-imperialism a more conspicuous
Issue. In other words, he vas willing to
splunge the country into trouble provided
me could later charge it upon the repub-
Aican party and bring about his own cleo
aion to remedy the evil. God help the
with such q man for president!
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
DEMOCRACY AND TRUSTS.

If assurance could be given that the
words of democrats in regard to many
leading questions of the day expressed
their honest convictions, and that they
were willing to give reasonable consider
alton to public questions, there would
be some respect for them. But the fact
is that the great characteristic of the
democratic leaders is a capacity fer
criticism, without the ability or the de-
sire to practice the reforms they SO
loudly demand.
The characteristic inconvenience of
democracy, and it's innate duplicity are
we'll illustrated by the problem of the
trust. The trust is a great evil. Every
body recognizes 1t. The democracy de-
nounce it. But that is all that it does.
1t must be admitted that the party is in
a dilemma. The trust has outgrown any
local control. But the great theory OF
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29

retire. as at Kroonstadt, n practically
run away without firing a shot"
II went down to Kroonstadt and saw
their positions. They We're excellent. The
Beers thoroughly deceived me. They as
sured me that they would dispute every
inch Of ground, and would sell their lib
critics with their lives. h happened
you know. All along the line l have been
refused their confidence, and have been
thoroughly deceived. I wrote to my
papers this rubbish about the grand
stand that was to be made at Kroons-
tadt-I would give G100 to withdraw
what l have written. I go away today.
but do not know that l can get a British
passport from Delagca Bay
But interposed Mr.. Bats. there are
other English journalists here beside
yourself
" Yes replied Mr.. Davitt, but I am
journalist plus politician. There is a diff
ference.
"A French baron came up at this mo-
ment. He has said Mr.. Davitt. fought
through the war. He has given up every
thing for their cause. Now he is going
away a pauper utterly neglected: with
out money enough to pay his fare
The important feature of Mr.. Davitt's
language is it's probable effect in this
country If it be possible that any friend
of his was intending to oppose the re-
publican ticket because the president
refused to plunge this country into wal
with Great Britain on account of the
Beers. and contented himself with ten
dering the offices of this government on
behalf of peace, which is more thar any
other government did, then those men
will doubtless promptly change their
minds. The Boer character having been
exposed by Mr.. Davitt in his candid
confession of error. the Boer issue must
disappear from American politics in this
campaign, and Webster Davis, the Boer
plank in the democratic platform and
William j. Bryan ought to disappear at
the same time.
Mr.. Davitt has made thousands of re-
publican votes in the pending contest,
though probably unawar of the good
he is doing.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29

den by the avs of one state may, and
frequently does. obtain control of all
competing organizations in the United
States and SO become a national monop-
oily. That is throughout the United
States n the territories it m~onopolizes
and controls the manufacture and pro-
duction of and in certain arti.
cles. and fixes the price at will.
VIII. No state can exclude. from it's
territory the corporation of another
state engaged in interstate commerce.,
and hence a monopoly in manufacture
existing in one state, if also engaged in
interstate commerce, may, so far as any
state is concerned, carry it's product into
every state and control the price and
market everywhere. /.
TX. These evils and oilers incident
thereto can be effectively renledied. by a
constitutional amendment and SUISSE
quent congressional action only.
Nothing could be clearer tina the
issue here presented. This proposed
amendment gave the best opportunity
yet presented for testing the position of
the two great parties in respect to the
trust. What was the result?
On this vote there were 154 yeas, of
which $50 were republicans, 1872 nays, of
which 100 We're democrats and populists.
The resolution failed to pass, owing to
the fact that a two-third vote was re-
CURED upon a proposed constitutional
amendment, and it's rejection was thus
solely by democratic votes. -
But it may be that some of our demo-
cratic friends might think that the
wording of the proposed amendment was
open to criticism. Here is the amend
ment exactly as proposed.
ARTICLE XVI. "
Section l.. All powers conferred by his
article shall extend to the several states,
the territories, the District of Columbia,
and all territory, under the sovereignty
and subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States.
Section 2. Congress shall have the
power to define, regulate, prohibit, or
dissolve trusts, ~monopolies, or combina-
tions, whether existing in the form, of a
corporation, or otherwise.
The several states may continue to ex-
ercise such power in any manner not to
conflict with the avs Of the United
States.
Section 3. Congress shall nave power
to enforce the provisions of this article by
appropriate legislation.
Such antitrust legislation was objec-
tionable to the democracy. 1t would re-
move the evil against which it was di-
rected, and spoil SO much democratic
campaign thunder.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
JAS. K. TooLE ON FUSION.

Following is a Helena Independent
interview with ]. K. Toole, republished
in Butte Miner September 2, 1898:
with such a declaration as was
and is contained in that platform
lChicago], a declaration that drove into
the gold camp every dissembler in our
ranks, what reason is there for dis
couraging. or destroying that stead
f~astness and enthusiasm which the
democratic party and platform Of 1896
inspired by sailing under the name of
'fusion'-a name which, like the much
abused mule, has neither pride of an
cestry nor hope of posterity to recon-
mend it.
No prudent or loyal dem
ocrat, no populist or silver republican
of intelligent conviction, can expect
this great historic party [democratl to
abandon it's name, abdicate it's power
and prestige, destroy it's organization,
and forfeit the well-earned confidence
of the people by assuming the name
and submitting to the leadership of
that tentative political fungus called
fusion which never fails to compre-
bend in no small degree among it's
'eadherents an aggregation o ma1con-
a,tents, undisciplined and incorrigible,
who are glad enough to conceal their
identity under the guise of most any
dpolitical nondescript that means moth
ling, speaks for nobody, and is respon-
osible to nobody. I believe in main
! tanning separate and independent po-
~ilitical parties. =
Possibly fusion, might make
more certain the accomplishment of
certain desired results in certain
states, where local evils need correc-
ton, but who cannot foresee hat a
victory won under such a combination
would, be freighted with hazards and
falloMedvby a train.of evils that would
probaaoay outweigh and outnumber
any POSSIBLE advantage obtained.
Chief among these / reckon that al
most uniform lack of responsibility
which a mongrel ticket feels for it's
course and conduct. To encourage
such, in my opinion, tends simply to
demoralize and destroy those patriotic
forces accustomed to act upon prin-
eiple, and substitute In their stead
that d~iscordant, disappointed, scram-
bling element that never rises higher
than 'expediency' or policy the pro-
foundest craftsmanship of which is
employed first, in a satisfactory divis-
ion of the offices, and, second, in de-
vising ways and means by which,
upon the expiration of their terms.
they can divide them again.
! eff breaking into public office is
to be encouraged or tolerated, the
much-talked-of fusion may succeed,
but If something higher than a mere
struggle for place and -preferment
| shah animate us, it will fail utterly
I and completelv.n
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Sept. 20, 1900.

Estate of Herman H. Horst, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the der
signed, administrator of the estate OF
Herman H. Horst, deceased, to the cred
itors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, with
in ten months after the first publication
of his notice to the said administrator
at No. II North Washington street.
Butte, Mont, the same being the place
for the ~transaction'o of the business of said
estate, in the County of Silver Bow,
State Of Montana.
JOSEPH v. LONG,
Administrator of the estate of Herman
II. Horst, deceased.
Dated at Butte City. this 18th day Of
Sept. 1900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
RESERVE Law APLICA.
TON. ,

Notice is hereby given thai A. B.. Ham
mond has filed his application in the
United States Land Office at Helena,
Montana, to select under the Act of June
4th, 1897, the following described lands.
to wit: tr
Lot 2 sec. 1S and the southeast quarter
Of the southeast quarter section nine (9)
and. the southwest quarter o fthe south
west quarter of section ten Q0) unsur-
veyed, both in township one "a south
range nine co. west of the Montana
principal meridian.
Within the next thirty days from the
date of the first publication of notice,
protests or contest against the selection.
on the ground hat the land described is
more valuable for mineral than for ag-
ricultural purposes, will be received at
the Helena, Montana Land OfficS n
noted for report to the Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
(Signed) GEORGE D. GREENE,
Register.
Sent. 20. 1900.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29
BRYAN'S

A plain and convincing answer to Bry-
terday about republican responsibility
for trusts may be foundo on this page in
an article showing the fate of an anti
trust a in the last congress. The
republicans, aware of the inefficacy of
the Sherman antitrust law in all cases,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-29

IL. line supreme court OF the United
States has decided that congress is with
out constitutional power to repress them
or to regulate or control them when
formed and operating in the states ex-
cept as to the carrying on Of interstate
commerce..
III. Manufacture and interstate COM
merce are so intimately connected and
mutually dependent, and so affect all the
people of all the states, that congress
should possess power over both. If II
vas wise and beneficial to give congress
power over Interstate commerce, it Is
unwise and detrimental to deny 1t powe,.
over manufacture and production, which
may, ane many times do, dominate such
commerce.
". Congress may regulate and con-
troll interstate commerce land create
control and dissolve corporations Il
carry it ON, but not manufacture or
production, which Is nc part of COM
merce, even when monopoly in manu-
facture seriously affects and cripples
and, it may be, as to it's own products
substantially destroys interstate com
merce.
V. Monopoly, combination, or conspi-
or action. No power to repress or con
racy in manufacture or production of
any kind, is no part Of and
hence, except in the territories. is now
beyon the reach of national legislation
troll m~onopolies of any kind Is conferred
on ongfe by the Constitution. unless
1t be a monopoly to control interstate
commerce, which may be doubted. Car
congress prevent the ownership of 8
New York corporation or those control.
ling 1t of every railroad ard every
steamship line in the Unied States?
VI. Most m~onoro'ies, and nearly al
the great combinations OF trusts formed
Tor improper purposes. extend thei]
opertions into all states and territorie.
and affect the business and property in,
terests of nearly all our people, thus he.
coming, in a sense, national in theil
character. Hence they should be mad,
subject and amenable to uniform law,
operative throughout the United State,
! and the territory thereof, and which con
gress alone is competent to enact. Thes,
laws should be enforced by the courts O
the Emitted States. thus securing uni
formity of administration.
VII. The several states are powerles
to enact any laws operative outside thei
respective territorial limits. Usual,
the laws of one state differ from thos
of every other. and hence a monopoly
conspiracy. combination, or trust forbid
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
The Browns Are In Town.

MT. Wm. Fest. manager of the Brown Shoe Co.,. says he is no grocery man or drvgoods man, but that he does understand the shoe business. "There is no use of talking" he says, "if you want pair of shoes you have to go to a shoe house, where you can get perfect fit and the best value for the money. It is our main ob- ject,. .wheE customers leave the store, to see that they are perfectly S tisfied with their purchases. didn't go east for nothing and spend seven weeks in the shoe market. l am getting in goods on every steamer of the latest and best styles" He concluded by saving that his main object is to see that every lady Tn town should be fitted in Skagwav, and that none need send below for their shoes. He invites all to come and take glance at the State street win dows of the Brown Shoe Go.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
THF MAGPIF SOCIAL.
Basket Ball tho Feature of Last
 Nights Entertainment.

The Magpies' social last night at Elks' hall was well attended, the bas- ket ball game between two teams of young ladies being the principal at traction of the evenings enjoyment.
 Miss Smith, followed by four other young ladies in bloomers, defeated Miss Stella Bloch and her team by a score of II to 9.
 This was the first public exhibition game played by young ladies in SkaG- way, and it was so well received that the sport will become feature of the Magpie entertainments in the future.
 After the game delightful evening was spent in cards and dancing
 Miss Smiths team consisted of Mrs. Reed, Miss M. Pullen, Mrs. Rheir- hart and Miss Becker Miss Bloch's team : Miss Hazel Smith, Mrs. De Norton, Eva Hauxhurst and Mrs. Hofi- mau.
 A match game of basket ball was ar ranged between fat mems team con sisting of r. E. Kern, F. NJ. Woodruff, Dr. l. H. Moore, A. L. Cheney and E.. T. Pope and the Magpie champions, Mrs. De Norton. Mrs. Dr. Reed, Miss Becker, Miss Pullen and Miss Bessie Smith. If the ladies are victorious they will eat ice cream and cake at the expense of the fat gentlemen, and il they go down in defeat they will fur. nish the gentlemen with an oyster sup. per. The game will no doubt be pro life in grand stand plays.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
INCREASE OF BUSINESS
White Pass & Yukon Scows Stuck
 on River To Be Cared For.

5. M. Irwin, traffic manager of the White Pass x Yuukon route said yesterday, in speaking of this years business:
 "l have not vet made up the figures for this years business but it will greatly ex- ceed last years and next year l anticipate a much greater increase of business.
 This year we sent down about eighty scoWs and had some trouble with them. A number were stuck along the river but men have been left to care for them and all goods will be piled on the bank, in a safe place 10 be picked up by the boats next spring.
 "The greater portion of the freight for this year has gone through although we expect to be pretty busy all winter hand ling small shipments"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWN
Townfo1k and Travellers in The
 Public Eye.

C. H. Dewitt, formerly in the packing business in Skagwav, who has been in Atlln all summer, arrived last night
 Internal Revenue Collector Mintie expects to leave for Seattle on the A-Ki.
 s. M. Irwin, traffic manager of the rail road, expects to leave shortly for business trip to Seattle.
 E. A. Friend, of the Alaska Steamship Company, expects the arrival of Mrs, Friend on the Al-Ki.
 The young people of the Methodist church will have a hallow'ene party Wednesday evening at the residence of Mrs. Thos Luke on 3rd. Avenue.
 Horace Leach will go south on the next trip of the Cottage City.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
PASS TWO ORDINANCES
Council Cut Ont All Provision
 Against Gambling

The city council passed the taxations or dlnance and the ordinance defining crimes and prescribing punishment. The provis- Ions against gambling and houses of ill., fame were stricken out of the latter ordi- nance before its final passage. The ordl- nance provides $2oo fine for poisoning dogs.
 Petition of Wm. Leslie and seventeen others for the construction of a bridge on 10th Avenue was referred to the street commissioner.
 A committee consisting of Green and Guthrie was adpointed to purchase a fire whistle and electric gongs for each fire h. use md to install an electric fire alarm s, tenn.
 ps ton to congress requesting the re- qu tin the repeal of wholesale liquor tax was vferred to a special committee consl tn of Mayer, Hslop and Guthrie. They will report at a. special meeting to- night.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
Will Go To Sitka.

In the commissioners court yesterday. Mark Kean, long shoreman. was sentsn- ced to six months for stealing a robe from Charles Moon.
 The robe was stol.n from off line in Moons yard Saturday night and was la ter found by Marshal Shook, neatly tucked away in corner of Kean's house.
 kean yesterday afternoon could not give the jury any reason for the presence of the robe in his house and after deIiberat- ing an hour found him guilty of petit lar oeny.
 He will be taken to Sitka on the next bout. J. F. Dillon was attorney for the defendant and may appeal the case.
 Mark kean has been in Skagway for some time and does not bear very good reputation. He worked sometimes at long snoring but as a rule preferred to loaf around saloons.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
Y. M. c. A. Basket Ball.

The ladies of the Y. MIG. A. met yester' day and spent an enjoyable afternoon in athletic sports; Two very close and ex- citing games of basket ball were played. The first game, Ms. Godng explaining one team, and Miss Ross the other was won by Miss Goding's $ team by score Of 10 to 8. The second game, Miss Goding explaining one team and Mss Emma Sehlbrede the other was also won by Miss Goding's team by the close second of To to 6. At the business meeting Mss Peabody, Miss Thea Pea body, Miss Patterson, and Miss de Succa we're elected to membership.
 Lately this annex of the Y. N. C. A. has been hourishing and new membefs have been coming in fast
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
Last Week of Sale.

Phil Abrahams, administrator of the es- tate of Jacob L. SaIoman deceased. all. nounces to the public at large that this is positively the last week of the sale, that every thing must be closed out regardless of cost, that no goods will be kept in re- serve, The stock consists of fine line of shoes, rubbers, &c Hats, clothing, stock ings, fine underwear and all wool ovel shirts. Everything must go including all
 of the fixtures show cases and everything and anything contained In the premises
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
FRIDAY IS Tnt NIGHT
Supper and Dance That Will be the
 Event of the Week.

The social event of the week without a doubt will be the supper ant ball to be given by the Ladies' Guild of the Episco- pal Church Friday evening at EIks hall Both eastern and Olympia oysters will be served in all styles. There will be fried oysters, scalloped oysters, stewed oysters. and raw oysters. But this is not all. There will be served all the good things that make up table for epicures. Ex- cellent music has been secured for the dance that will follow the supper. The proceeds will all be applied to the construc- tion of the new Episcopal Church, The hall has been secured free of cost, a few members of the Elks having sdonated the rent.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-10-30
Last Nights Train.

Last nights train came in a few min utes late with about thirty passengers, most of whom We're from Atlin. The city is now pretty we'll filled with people waiting for Sound boats the train had $8o,ooo in gold for the Alaska Pacific Ex- press Company.