Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-10-31
LAST APPEAL TO THE VOTERS
Brief Summary of the Campaign Issues and Reasons,
Tersely Stated, Why You Should Vote the
Republican Ticket and Vote
That Ticket Straight.

Ii tns ldst Week W e VIII Dre1y review q lew OF IN reasons why you
should vote the Republican ticket and vote ftstraight.
In the first place, because it Is Republican and the Republican party hns
more capable of handling the problems now before the administration and
those which may hereafter arise, than are their opponents.
Because the Republican party is the party of prosperity and the Demo-
wages conston nIoy,na md contentment and good times tell The
Democratic party brings idleness, soup houses and distress.
The Republican party sthe party ofhigh prices for cattle, horses sheep,
wool, hides, wheat and all farm produce.
The Republican party is the party of progresslon-the party that raises
and defends the flag. The Democratic party always favors pulling down
that banner and crying defeat" when victory is all but won.
In the nation the Democracy has abandoned their cry of free silver and
isfollowing after a false god-impeialism.
In the state the two factions OF the Democratic party are fighting each
other-Clark and Daly-each fighting for supremacy-not ola principle,
but of men. Clark wants "vindcation'-t tn is, he wants the people OF
Montana t say bribery and corruption are right, honesty is wrong. DAILY
wants the people to defeat Clark and make him their master. The Repub-
ncan party knows neither Clark nor Daily, but wants the stigma placed on
the state escutcheon by these mtHlonaires to be ehaced and both consigned
TO Oblivion and place given for honesty and uprishtness in public and pi
vate affairs.
The Republican county ticket is before you. 1t iseomposed OF men and
women worthy of your support, those who have served the county well
and will do it again and those who promise to give you an administration
OF which you may well be proud.
From December LIST, 1886. to December LIST, 1899, the net county debt was
reduced from sOl, 9O57o to $9, 7434s and this year it will be practically
efaced. Will you turn down the Republican board commissioners, whose
administration has made this possible, or will you say, 1T is el;continue
the work."
The county tax levy has been reduced until today it is less than in all
but four counties ofthe state and two and onehalf mills less than the aver
age Of all counties in the state. Do you want four years NOR Of such
administration? If you do. vote the Republican ticket.
Or do you want four years of such administration n the Democrats
give the people ofthe Lewistown school district? Extravaganza, increased
debt, Increased tax levy and jobbery?
Every time J G. Morony, state examiner. has visited this county ehas
put an so. X" on the books OF each of its officers. This is the best testt
monial OF their honesty and ability to conduct affairs.
Fergus county has never been the residence OF the Judge Of this district.
The Judge has always lived elsewhere, but yet nearly fifty per cent of the
business of the district is in Fergus county. Is this fair? Hyou favor a
resident Judge who will be ready to attend to business at all times, except
when necessarily holding terms in other parts OF the district, vote for E. X.
Cheadle.
On August sth the ARGUS predicted that the "Johns-cort-corbly
faction OF party wreckers would control the Democratic campaign and the
situation today proves W e we're correct. To that trio has been added Fat
Jack WATSON, OF Gilt Edge. How do you Democrats like that' Are you
going to vote to place the crown OF Victory on Johns and WATSON, Cortland
Corby, or are you going to 81 mark your ballot that they and their crowd
will be forever eHaced?
Weeks ago W. NJ. Blackford was asked to bring forward that explana-
se"tt a IN Inc um S hs ane 49, s''' no oe ~ ID sI nt dor at 80 o LILLY . ~. I Tnm VII" Ia a
m araa kpd tn give hin MI aunraUa w n n nrptpndt RI m hu
he obtained that confession" but we would like to know, and SO would
you. viii you reward him?
Has Tom Shaw given you the administration ofthe sherins office which
you think proper Do you believe men are put in jail for punishment or to
is dangling should be in jail or out o IN the streets? DO you say he did right
when he took Dwyer to Gilt Edge the night before he went to the peni-
tertiary. contrary to all precedents and the wishes Of Judge Dn Bose? II
you don't indorse these things vote for Billy Woods.
James NJ. Croft served the county well as assessor and his country well
as a soldier. He has never been tried and found wanting. He will prove a
competent, honest, obnging treasurer. Give him you vote.
You voters Of Gilt Edge. The Republicans gave you one commissioner;
the Democrats gave you but a candidate for coroner. Is electromagnetic
in your minds than commissioner? Can a coroner do you the good that a
commissioner can? DO you want your roads, your taxes, your improve
ments, your poor looked AFTER o DO you only want someone to hold an
Inquest over your dead!
What manner of man is Burke that he should push McAnneny off the
ticket because his remaining might interfere with Burkes success? Nowon-
der McAnnely and McAnneny's friends resent it. You who know Burke,
ask yourself II Burke is competent to take charge of the county's financial
books. Do you want abookkeeper to keep books an accountant to keep
cash? Hyou do, vote for Croft.
have. Watch for his explanation ofwhat he did with those phts for which
the county paid him. Watch for him to tell you why his books had not II
scratch in hem when he drew his last warrant and retired from Office. Did
those plats belong to him II to Fergus county? What was he paid that
Ss4SOO5 for? Did he spend those 2O days making plats, a he said in his
bills he did, Iso, where are they, and why were they not recorded in his
books?
The Democrat says a vote for Cort and weaver lisa vote for Clark. This
is absolutely true, and you who despse corruption, who twenty months
ago condemned bribery, III now asked to give your approval TO Clark-the
arch boodler of the century. You are asked to vote for Cort and turn down
Hedges, who-one OF but four-defanty refused Carks gold. You are
asked 10 replace Hedges with Weaver. Not even his own organ has said,
or could say, one thing for Weaver, except that he represented Clark. And
how about Lehman? Will you say the young men-the hope of the nation
are not fit to hold office? Cast your votes for Hedges and Lehman-not
one, but both.
W. T. Mcfarland for public administrator and Dr. o. f. David for cor
oner are both good men They will faithfully attend to those duties which
may at any time become very important. Give them your votes.
Fergus county never had a better, more competent superintendent OF
schools than Miss PEBBLES. The experience Of the past two years will en-
able her to do even better during another term. Place a ross at the head
of the Republican ticket, but II you cannot do that mark a cross before the
name of Elizabeth s. PEBBLES.
The Republicans nominated a woogrower from Lewistown, a cattle
man from Garndl and a merchant from Gilt Edge for county commissions
ers. Well distributed. both as To business and locality. They will prove
an excellent trio to manage county affairs and at the end OF another four
years their record will warrant it's being said, well done, good and faith
full servants" Vote for Phillips, for Neil and for Washburn.
L. X. Cheadle aud j NJ. Croft were two ofthe soldier boys. Their mill
tary records are not issues in this campaign, because they ire not candl
dates for that reason. But remember they served their country well. No
two men returning home brought better records.
A vote for Cort, for Cobly, for Weaver, or for most any other on the
Democratic ticket, Is a vote to fasten Johns leadership on the party in this
county. The Democratic convention selected their campaign manager inJ
NJ. Parent, but through chicanery Johns and WATSON. assisted by Cort
Corbly and Others, set Parent aside-threw him overboard-and placed
unmake candidates and work his own vengeance. VIII you indorse this
usurpation OF power? q.
ST.. Harding and Perry westial are both charged with tax-dodging
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