Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-19

as It shows the reliability of the Inter
Mountain as a news gatherer, and the
utter u~nreliability Of the Anaconda
organ when touching upon points that
affect it's wv political interests.
For several days the Standard brazen-
Mountain, and convince the people that
nothing of the kind ever happened in
Washington!
When his paper offered to wager $500
mot on something that might happen.
which would be gambling. but on some
thing which had happened. which is
history. and therefore a confirmation of
truth-the Standard suddenly discovered
that the Inter Mountain was a low-down
institution, almost mean enough, in fact,
to have bought pools on some of the
jobbed horse races which the proprietor
of the Anaconda organ used to infict
upon the people of Butte.
But after all it's tempests of denuncia-
ton, the Standard is at last compelled
to walk up to the chalk fine and acknowl-
edge that the incident actually hap
'pened.
True, it fixes up the details of the
affair as best it can for the benefit of
the Anaconda faction. realizing that
something had to be done to counteract
the moral effect of the occurrence.
AS the facts probably will be brought
out in the senatorial investigation. a
newspaper discussion of details is of
little profit and Of less interest.
The Inter Mountain published the in
cident as a matter of news, without COM
ment. and it feels gratified that it's ash
nine contemporary, which so vigorously
attacked the veracity of it's correspond
ent, has at last been compelled to confess
h a the affair took place.
This is sufficient for the PURPOSES of
the Inter Mountain, which is not inter-
ested in the effect of the incident upon
the senatorial investigation, one way or
the other.
It's bearing on the work of the senate
must depend wholly upon the
brought out when the affair
before that body for analysis.
If it shall appear that the Clark man
thrust his hand into the pocket of the
Daily witness and seized a wad of bills. |
a the latter was slowing |
way the change which the saloon keeper
given him. it is clear that the Clark
nan was guilty of felonious assault, and
s subject to arrest and imprisonment
or the crime.
If, on the other hand, the, Clark man
Jaw a Daily man shove the money into
he pocket of the witness. and made a
demonstration to fasten the crime of
bribery upon the recipient, and handed |
he money back to him after it was
counted, it will show that the Anaconda
wing of the democracy is not above using
money illegally in an effort to prove that
somebody else has also used money in
an illegal way.
In either event, however, the assailant
IS subject to arrest and enjailment, pend
ing a hearing, n can any one doubt
that the DAILY men would see that this
step was promptly taken, had hey not
persuaded" the attacking party to agree
the statement that it was nothing but
4 joke, and that he did not think that
mis- action would be taken seriously?
Why should a man take it serious,v
another runs his hand into his |
pocket and pulls out a wad of bills. and
begins to count them before the public?
Why should he?
But If he does take it seriously. WHY
does he not place the offender under
arrest?
In the words Of the immortal Sam
Kirkwood: IF not. why not? ?"