Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-01-30
OFFICIAL PAPER OF FERGUS COUNTY.
that SEGREGATION BILL.

Representative Stull's bill for segrc-
eating a portion of Fergus county and
adding il 10 Yellowstone was unani-
mously recommended for in~dctinitcpo post
ponement by the committee to which it
was referred.
1t was, however, given a new lease on
life in the house. where il was ordered
printed. We believe, nevertheless, that
it will be defeated. Whileit is perhaps
true that its enactment would be to the
advantage of a few residents of this
county living south of the Snowy noun
tains, it would be a disadvantage to n
greater number. We believe, as we
have said before, that the scheme is de-
signed for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of Yell
lowstone county at the expense OF Fer
gus; and we urge our representatives in
the Legislative assembly to omit no legal
means whereby ii may be defeated.
The author of this bill is inconsistent.
While using every effort to take away "A
portion Of Fergus county he is reported
to be acting in opposition to the bill for
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to the immense area of Custer county
there would seem TO be good reason for
the organization of a portion of its ter
ritory into a new county for the con
~venience of the people living at great
distances from the county seat. This
latter bill is of no personal interest
to US, but it seems strange that any
man can advocate taking away a part
of our comparatively small territory
and at the same time oppose the Rose
bud bill.
Apropos Of this matter, we note that
we have incurred the wrath of the
'%'virtuous' Helena Herald by prcsum-
ing to defend what we consider the
interests of Fergus county. 1t accuses
MS of making a bitter personal attack
upon Mr.. Stull, and also calls us the
''tank organ" and the Lewistown
''swill-tub
IL is true that we jocularly minated
an indictment for grand larceny against
Mr.. Stull and called his attention To
the eighth and tenth commandments.
which last the Herald printed with the
air Of an original d~iscoyercr. but we
did not, and do not, intend any attack
against Mr.. Stull, On the contrary. we
have great respect for the gentleman.
The accounts we have of him from
Lieut.. Croft, Judge Cheadle and other
of his former companions in arms make
it impossible for us to seriously believe
that he really needs 10 have his attcn-
ton called to the dccalogue or any part
thereof, 1t is probably different with
the Herald. Hereafter we shall accom-
pany our jokes with a diagram for the
benefit of that immaculate sheet.
But, while we have no personal at
tack to make upon the author of the
segregation bill, we have a decided OBJ
lection to the bill and shall do all in
our power to cause its defeat. 1t is a
measure which, il enacted, will do con-
siderable harm to Fergus county and
little good to anybody concerned, except
the taxpayers Of Yellowstone, for whose
benefit we believe it was conceived and
is being prosecuted. We shall resist il
asiwe would resist any attack upon the
interests of this county, irrespective of
the approval or disapproval of the Her
aid. Indeed, the disapproval of the
Herald Is to be desired rather than
avoided. 1t has sunk to the lowest
depths of political prostitution and in
fanny, and its good opinion can only
stigmatize those upon whom it is be-