The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-23
TREACHERY or THE HELENA
HERALD EXPOSED.
STIRRING UP THE ANIMALS
The Loyal Republican Newspaper
at the State Capital Goes
Into History.

Montana Daily Ran0fdt PPnyl0Hh 70
July /, 1900, the Helena Herald Ind
been d republican paper throughout tts
existence, On that dry IL was traDss
ferrad from the Fisk Brothers, who
lind established and owned ~ during
the entire period Of iis publication.
", Il, BOnydmnD, who pretended 10 BIO
u republican, WINS ~ostensibly the pnT'
chaser 0f the pnper, A. j., Keith,
who lind used The columns Of The Inter
Mountain throughout the previous
winter 10 wbifewDsh, screen md de-
fena w, A, Clark IN the course Of tho
investigation M Washington, Wns
brought over 10 Iialonn ~ the editor of
the pDpoR Tho now mnDngnmont pre-
tended n had associated with ~ lead"
Ing republicans Of the state, That
"preinnsi0p WINS false,
On July ! the Holena Herald passed.
from republican control into demo-
cratic control md William a, Clark
Of Butte, Tho arch b0odler ~ tho state,
boenlDo tho controlling spirit IA tho
pnpep lIe furnished the money TO
purchase VI nnd the money TINT n run
ming II today, Not one d0llnp nsod
10 purchase op invest IN baitermonss
fOr lbo pnpop WINS furnished by y rNs
publican Some time about the ninth
0f May, tho present business manager
Of the Herald, ~ u, Boprdman by
name, went 10 New York md obtained
Clark money ~ buy The Hnlnnn
Herald, " WINS arranged TINT Keith
should edit ", " WAS arranged that
Tho paper should be run on u rappblt'
nAn paper IN clapk's Interest ~
e1itorlOl ppgos within the last month
have olonrly disclosed the purpose of
the papey, While sailing under false
r0lOrs, ~ iDjDre The republican cam
paign 10 tho oatont ~ tts ability, keep
ihD dnmoenlie plyly united ~ fnr ~
N eOpld, md 1id W every manner pos ,
sible No sooHpe yipdjeati0p for CLARK ut
thn coming election
knowledge Of ihoso conditions bed y
bnnd ~ hilbfpl republicans 70 start
tbe MOniDDp Daily Record, Had tho
Record not boon started, Tho nopr
bpirney formed NJ onptnp0 tha only ~
ppbltcnD pnpeg NJ The enpitnl Wonld
have boon Worked ont 40 q complete
pueeess, Tho Record having sF0rtnd,
~ management WIS 10th ~ bolleyo
lhnt whom tho anDl tnsl naMo my ono
elnimiDg 70 bn d republican ooRll 30
found who Wopid 0Se0pta This scheme
~ deception wrapped I'D IN The Herald
transfer During The lDst month Ids
i~llppion hDs bGnn dispnllol, Gnnh
igeDe W fhn HepM hos borne nddig
ti0nal evidence NJ The haf purpose ~
Nv management ~ pse wbntoyep in-
iiueneo " Gopld osepf ~ u pr0lanInd
"rnppbiicDn pppnr m p~Ontrtbntp ~ Nv,
EInpke' sDpGnss,
Such ipnnenee ~ " eonld Weld las
boon oserlod NJ proeyDt dlssensiopa ps
fnr IN possible IN dnmoer1tin rnnkR,
ThD 1amDGrDlH who, Hh0Gknd lnd ont
ynHnl by llle Doodle record ~ Glnrk,
pDd formed lp independent WTty
bnye boon yletopsly denounced by Nv,
ClnrkiH Herald organ VOL know
ing lhnt from Mr. Folsom down ~ tlla
lDHt man on Tho li0bnt, tbo mppbli'
cans nominated mon entirely fpeN from
any @c0rp0rAtn mfnonen, No Hnrpld
HpyeylholDas by inppendo md lnfinnpT
Hon Inns WprsialnntH Wln1 ~ convoy
thn imprDssi0n thpt thn pnrly wRf sub
joet w corporation control Tbs
pnpnr, Which wnH formed N w fhe
Eup nnde by thp poytidy ~ thN mon
who dDsigned IN lenyn no WpHbnaln
pqrly without y newspnpag ~. Tho
iWpiial W lhn ep,nppiRn, hRs bonn
nhlrHod Mr01En I'm G0lnmns. ~ ms
t0-fnlln1 rnplhH0W mpnp Wtfh hay
Inv como mo e~sislenpo W defend,
eoyer aopepal ~ paYanee corporation
Thn HolonW Herald ypptnVN N hnt
nn0lh0r Inns IN thn chain ~ MI,
plprk'e MONETARY Vnnsnetione N pgll'
HES, Whls lrpnApGllln NnF1leIlAs w
dnbllnbln fytdnnGp nv his nv purpose
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