Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-07
ANOTHER SOREHEAD.

election and the reasons for republican
defeat. A most cursory perusal of Mr..
Rocks wall will demonstrate to the in
teligent observer of events that either
he is densely ignorant to what took
place during the late campaign or else
he has permitted his Judgment and his
veracity to be warped by his hatred of
Senator Carter and his leaninSs towards
the fusion aggregation. He writes Nolu-
bly, about the sentiment of a large ma
iorty of republicans being with Mr..
Clark as against Mr.. DAILY and then
falsely alleges that there was a combi-
nation between the republicans and the
independent democrats and ascribes re-
publican defeat to this cause. The great
body of republicans know full we'll that
there was no shadow of alliance be-
tween the republicans and independent
democrats. although there was a GER
tain class of republicans of Mr. Koch's
kind who sought assiduously during
the campaign TO convey this impress
sion ana to thus justify their sup
port of the fusion Legislative ticket.
Many of these gentlemen are now air
ing their views and endeavorng to
condone Their betrayal of the republic
can party by misrepresentng the facts.
,.;,1, Ma,
is. that they have not been shown the
Difference. which they thought their
due by the rank and file of the party
Others have been elected to leadership
and this they have never forgotten or
forgiven. Not being permitted to lead
many of them have more or less So
cretly conspired To betray the party.
preferring its humiliation and defeat
and the qualification of their own petty
, sptes and jeaousies rather than see
it triumphant With themselves in the
background. We believe the great mass
of Montana republicans are far to" in
telligent to be fooled by the misleading
statements and false reasoning of some
of these gentlemen. and that they will
see in these attempts to disturb and di-
vide the republican party and to create
discord and dissa tisfacton in the hour
of defeat no worthy of honorable pur-
pose.
1t is true as Mr.. Koch says that the
fusion press with perfect unanimty
charged that the republicans and the
independent democrats Were in a combi-
nation 1t was quite natural. consider
ing the nature of the contest. that they
should endeavor to make policical capt.
tai in this way. But it did not follow
because the fusion press made the allie
cation that it was true. AS stated be-
fore, however this charge was seized
upon by those republicans who We're
looking for an excuse to desert the re-
publican party and give their support to
the fusionists. The results of the cleo
ton prove conclusvely that the indie
pendent democratic ticket got no support
from republicans and that the repub-
licans got none from the independent
democrats. The result also shows that
the fusionists received the support of
a large number of republicans, but no.
where does it appear that there was any
collusion or cooperation between repub-
lcans and independent democrats.
Mr.. Koch also alleges that no republic
can orator or newspaper criticised the
state government or it's officers during
the campaign. He makes this allegation
in support of his charge that there was
a combination between the republicans
and independent democrats. This state
ment alone convicts him of ignorance of
the true facts. AS matter of truth the
for much severe criticism on the part OF
many republican speakers, as can be
demonstrated by the columns of the
newspapers which reported the speeches.
1t will also be remembered that the
state republican platform impartially
condemned both wings of the democratic
party.
The Inter Mountain repeats here what
it has said before, that no good can re-
suit from the attempt now being made to
create dissension in the republican ranks.
The motive underlying the effort is
purely personal. and the methods being
employed evince neither good sense nor
a patriotic purpose Nor will the allie
cations which are being made in suppc: :