Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-04
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reling among themselves and ever since
early in the late campaign it has seemeA
impossible for them to dwell in harmony,
but on the contrary have engaged in
some very amusing mud singing. One
side blames the other for the severe drub-
bling the party received at the polls last
Monday, and now Alderman Dennis
OI-eary, who was a staunch supporter
cSele late Kelliher ticket, has taken trh
responsibility for the following CONN.,
nication, which he left at the Inter
Mountain Office last evening:
Anaconda, April 4, 1901.
Editor Inter Mountain: respect
fully submit this communication with
the hope that you will give it space in
the columns of your valuable paper.
my attention was called to an edi-
torial in the Anaconda Standard, under
date of April End, in post norton dis
cussion of the causes of the defeat of the
democratic ticket at the late municipal
election in Anaconda.
THE Standard, with it's usual modesty
claims for itself the credit of destroy
ing the democratic ticket in the late cleo
ton. Quoting from the editorial men,
toned above. I find this statement:
THE Standard. for it's part, unhesitating-
1t is not the first time during it's life
that the Standard left the democratic
party to it's own destruction. 1t is only
six short months since the Standard not
only lelt the party to it's own destruc-
| ton, but openly opposed the democratic
| ticket and poured the walls of it's wrath
| upon the heads of the candidates who
! were placed upon it. Actuated by malice
| and envy, it used up all it's stock of
vituperation and since the close of that
memorable campaign the Standard car
toonist has been out of job.
1T used all it's influence to destroy
the democratic party and the extent of
its influence over the democrats of Mon
tana was admirably demonstrated by the
result of that election.
What was the result? The entire DEM
ocratic ticket was elected from top to
bottom with a democratic majority in
both houses of the legislature.
| quoting further from the editorial,
Mr.. Kelliher and his clique worked hard
yesterday and learned, no doubt, good
deal that is worth remembering and
further, but when man aspiring to be
mayor, surrounds himself with class,
that IN city convention makes plain
its intention to bolt if it can not have
it's way, etc.
| "As to the above statement I will say,
with an absolute knowledge Of the fact,
that it is absolutely and unqualified
false: the most ardent supporters of
Mr.. kelliher never contemplated such a
thing, although we are willing to con-
| cede that the Standard is an authority
on such matters. But. should the Sap
| porters of Mr.. Kelliher, in the event of
his defeat have walked out of the con-
vention and proceeded to organize a new
| party and nominate candidates with the
nope OF defeating the regular demo-
| cratic nominees, they would be carry
ing the precedent established by the sup
porters of Mr.. Madden and with the
approval of the Standard on the 21st day
of September at Helena.
| quoting further, when things of thai
sort happen, candidates like Mr.. Kelli-
her must expect that there'n be an ac-
counting with decent democrats at the
polls"
LAS to this statement I want to say in
behalf of the democrats who supported
the democratic ticket last Monday, that
we may not be decent; in fact I rather
think we are not, If we are to be meas
ured by the code of political morals set
up by the Standard and the slate pencils
|
the Standard should be charitable enough
to give us credit for possessing at least
one virtue. and that is consistency. The
democrats who supported the nominees OF
representative body of democrats in
convention assembled, who proved them
selves to be firm adherents of that time
honored democratic principle Of majority
rule. Who are the decent democrats?
Who are the boilers? Who are the
knockers? 1t can only be decided, as II
surely will before that great tribunal
the people.
THE Standard tells the truth when Il
safes that the democrats learned some
thing last Monday that is we'll worth
remembering. The democrats learned or
last Monday that number Of the gen.
tlemen who have been dominating tht
will of the democracy in the past, ani
who have been holding fat offices through
the democratic party, were the men wht