The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-09-19
BIER 10, 1901.

For the third time within the period
of thirty-six years, the American people
have mourned the death of a president,
slain by the assassin's hand. Each
victim, Lincoln, Garfield and Mckinley
was a man of the people. elevated to his
exalted position after long years OF pub
lie life in which Ills worthiness was tested
to the utmost. That such men have{
fallen victims to the clamor of political
opposition suggests that the freedom of
speech and of the public press should be
restricted.
Driven from Europe, the anarchist has
hourished under the free American sys
tenn and in gratitude, counseIs the de
struction Of all existing conditions, ex-
ulting in the death of a man who was
perfect IN all the attributes that render a
private citizen admired by his fellow
men. The attitude of the so called
yellow press, since the calamity, has
changed wonderfully and we are con-
strained to believe that its professed sor-
row is sincere; but is it not in a large
measure responsible? The anarchist is
upheld in his views by the fierce criti-
cism and unjust accusation that are
hurled at the successful candidate by
the disappointed, and to his warped i'm
agination he performs an heroic mission
in taking the life of a worthy fellow citi-
zen, who is represented to be unworthy
for political purposes. Press censorship
is distasteful to liberty loving Ameri-
but it should extend at least to the
suppression of yellow ink and jaundiced
political theories, to the end that the
laws in force be respected and observed
until made dead letters by the ballot.
THE AoAErHA, in it's issue of August
29th referred to The attempt Of the State
Land Office to secure the Cut Bank
strip" to the disadvantage of actual
settlers, and to the upbuilding of a big
cattle and sheep company whose desire
10 control the land in question has been
a matter of general discussion in this
county for a long time past. The article
was commented upon by the Great Falls
Tribune and that paper was favored
with a, reply from the clerk of the state
land board. who endeavors to show the
complete disinterestednes of the state
land officers, excepting as to their duty to
the state. From this letter it appears
that Gov. Smith made application for
the survey of the strip, on the 23rd day
of August, 1897, the very day. that the
act of congress allowing such applica-
lions to be made WIS approved.
1t is also asserted that it is not the
policy of the state land Office to "drive
settlers off" AS to this last, the exrer-
fence of the people in the vicinity of the
strip is that the policy is to stand set
tiers off. Where the immense revenue
to the state from this strip is to come
from is a matter of some speculation
taking the ordinary methods of the
board as a criterion, for under it's system
of selecting, the strip of 1856 square mile:
will yield perhaps 10 sections of state
land strung out in the manner inau
gurated by the late Elbridge Gerry il
the formation of congressional districts
and chosen so as to control all water an(
consequently the range covered by thu
other 1926 sections. These 10 section
will yield, at the ordinary rental, tn
magnificent SUN of $500 per year to til
state and, as the clerk of the board seem
to think, the commonwealth will b
saved from financial ruin. 1t would'r
do for the tatestoselect the whole stri
as it only has a certain number of acre
to select and the Same method must /
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