Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-01
HELENA POLITICS
THE HELENA BOARD OF TRADE
TAKES ACTION ON THE SUB
JECT.
THE VIEWS OF JOHN GlNx.
Sad Result of Fusion Victory in Lewis
& Clarke County-Resolutions
Adopted.
IE VIEWS OF JOHN GlNx.
Helena. January 81.

Helena, January 81.
Special Correspondence.
AS most of our leading politicians are
now busy Quarreling. and need all their
spare time for drinking. l reluctantly
consented to address the board of trade
a its last nights session. There was a
full attendance. and SO was | to GER
tain extent, but l never allow myself to
drink more than my friends will pay
for SO l was feeling just about right
The board of trade was called to meet
great emergency and express the
public sense of outrage about the das-
tardly plot of a lot of Butte men-so-
called miilionaires-who had conducted
two senatorial elections without buying
or paying for single vote. or throwing
in sight a dollar or a doughnut among
our leading politicians We expected at
least Il million dollar distribution Many
OF our citizens are white with rage. I
myself was never so disguised since
Tommy Cronin told me one day that
he was not opening any new accounts.
Some of our leading gospel sharps will
next Sabbath denounce the ungodly de-
parture from democratic precedent and
point out the evil effects upon the rising
generation. There has been general
wish for the board of trade to take
some action on the outrage, so it may
be prevented in the future. Naturally
the directors sent for me to make the
speech of the evening. The hall was
crowded and the bar covered up as
many of the members brought their
families with them. This was embar-
RAISING for me, as l had omitted to bring
bottle with me. On the stand We're
many of our pioneer citizens including
Massenna Fullard. Sound. Judgment
Jones, E. w. Knight. ST., Sam Hawser,
I. Marks (who was here on a VISIT, Ed
Zim and his old partner, Sam Schwab-
herman, f. d Edgerton Gin disguise),
Sam Langhorne, A. j. Stole. Jake Loeb,
A. r. Gates. DR.. Cole, \. karatofsky,
H. NJ. Barchen and Noah Mcconnell, all
loaded with speeches.
I was greeted With vociferous applause
and spoke as follows, with considerable
emotion:
My Friends and Fellow Citizens: 1
appear before you this evening in con-
dition of reasonable sobriety to help you
discuss the alarming condition of poll
ties in our beloved city. and voice our
indignation concerning the shameful in
gratitude of those fellows over on the
wrong side of the range. I am here to
express our contempt for fusion politics
and politicians. When the legislature
was elected, my friends, our people had
hopes of the most lucrative season ever
experienced in Helena. Many of our
mllionaires felt sure they would make
enough during the sena torial contest to
promise their creditors something on
account. Not few of our best known
young men, deserving their own party
in their desire to insert their fins into
some West Side sacks. bought new
clothes on a 3O-day option. l myself
opened an account with Tommy Cronin,
promising to steer influential and
solvent democrats toward his saloon.
The Leading Citizens association was
organized, elected officers and issued and
sold stock. Il was the opinion of it's pro-
jeetors that better results could be
achieved and ruinous competition pre-
vented by pooling their influence and
using much OF little of it according to
order and the financial ability. repuIa-
ton and needs of the several candidates
If any man wanted the Endorsement of
our leading citizens he could only get
it by applying at the Office of the cont
pany, and then could only obtain What
he settled for. Thus you see, my fellow
townsmen, no leading citizen would
waste his influence, or come in cOmpe-
tition With any other leading citizen,
and all would receive benefit according
to the stock they held in the associa-
ton after the officers had been paid their
salaries.
Vas you an officer?' inquired Sam
Schwabberman of the defunct firm of
Schwabberman & Zim, propr.etors of
the ancient ruin once called the Cos
mopolitan.
mo, l was not" | replied with dig
nifty, not noticing the implied insult, as
I remembered Saskatchewan was a re-
tired prize fighter and chased Con Orem
out of a synagogue one night in 73. II
was not an officer" | repeated with en-
phasis, hut / should have had charge
of the bar in the rear room of the Lead
ing Citizens association, connecting
with the board of trade room, if our ex-
pectations had been realized, but l.
60 on, go on, GinX, Ginx, John GinX."
shouted the audience.
I resumed:
so, / repeat, We are here tonight,
gentlemen, to inquire Why we are here
and why we should be here, if we We're
not here, and why, if we are here, we
should do our duty. We are here to in
qure Why men we have made and I'M
made and made over again have abused
our confidence and plotted against our
rightful expectations by violating the
traditions of democracy IN Montana and
j refusing TO conduct senatorial contests
| on a cash basis like honorable men. We
must inquire how they could expect to
| be elected without contracting for the
/ support of our prominent citizens as
proof of their responsibility. How does
l., l..
ators to elect. both democrats there is
| not a thousand dollar bill, or a hundred,
| or even "A TWO dollar bill in sight, not an
extra Barrel of whisky on tap. not a
| night shift in any saloon in town, not
a poker game anywhere. Why, my
! friends, only this very morning l was
t present when one of our leading politt-
J clans was compelled to ask another al
| most equally prominent for the con-