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

nat 90 Otnef uemOcfatlc papers mean
which are indorsing its rallying cry?
What does the democratic party mean
in nominating men pledged to oppose and
Cypress and drive out of the state a great
development company whose operations
distribute s2O,0 Oo,O 900 a year to the labor
ers and farmers of Montana, giving
added value to every foot of ground and
every product of the state. just as other
mining companies are doing in propor-
ton to their capital?
The people of Montana lave a righfsto
ask what the democratic party would
do should they place it in power. HthA
rect, and the state. goes democrAkf0
what would be the first step RECOMMENDS
ed by Hon. Joseph K. Toole as govsrA4E
towards driving the Amalgamated o6MS
pany out of business. denying it juS4k9
in the courts, closing Town or cqnAse
eating it's property. and burning urx1
books and pay-rolls? If the conteSEA
between that company and the people.
and if the people win, it would forthwith
be legislated put Of business, YOU It
not? Is that not the purpose contems
plated by the men who are now seeking
to stir up popular prejudice n array
American citizens in sold phalanx
against any concern whose officials, some
of them, are republicans. or whose stock
holders, some of them. made the none
they rave invested here, in Standard Oil
speculation?
What is going to be the result of such
a campaign? If one company a be
run out of the state, another company
on equally fimsy grounds can be treated
the same way. What is going to become
of business? What about real estate
values? What of the states reputation
abroad? What of the eastern holders OF
our city, county, state and school bonds?
If property rights are not safe, whatrfs
safe? If the existence of a mining COM
pany is going to be made an issue ina
political campaign to the exclusion OF
all other issues, even in a presidential
year, When will the halt be called? Does
the democratic press eve stop to cons
titled that the people are about to. rise
UP in arms against them, they reply,
"Give us time enough to settle our aft airs
n we will go without violence or any
public expression of hostility. and begin
life anew in some other state" Wou4d
it not be we'll for the democratic press
and the democratic candidates for office
to pause and consider the possible effect
fore INDUCING in any more incendiary
pronouncenents?
y Fortunately there is no danger. The
people of Silver Bow county and the :,
state of Montana are law abiding. pacrau
otic, sensible and conservative. They,
cannot be stampeded nor over-Wrought.
They are lovers Of equal and exact jus
tice, and propose to see it administered.
To this end they will send good citizens
to the legislature and put honest men on
the bench. The people of Montana are
not yet ready for the commune. They
propose that Montana shall not be dis
graced or it's business interests ruined,
or it's credit impaired, or its property
rights or its political rights invaded.
Good men are in the large majority in
every voting precinct in Montana, and
on election day it will be their time ITO
assert their p~rerogatives. When the
votes shall be counted several searching
expeditions will be in order, for manX,a
man will take a header into oblivion; u
Justice and the law, good government,
~ w
equal rights and honest citizenship will
triumph and Montana's good name sasiA
Boz
civilized American state will be foreYer,
safe. # et.,:. IN
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