The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-10-24

no SMALL extent CT that of the state.
They are permanent institutions and
enterprises. The same may be said
OF theil p...tta u-4u interests at Ana
conda, Great / lis and other parts Of
the state.
l cannot believe that the commun-
it, wants to be at war with us. l
cannot believe that the pretended po-
litical parties organized by designing
litigants in order to further schemes
Of spoliation will receive the sup
port of any large portion of the peo-
pie.
Impartial justice administered in or
derby course is the sun and substance
of the rights of suitors. More, or less,
means injustice and wrong-some-
times spoliation. 1t is for the people
to secure and maintain impartial tri-
bunals. Legal controversies, however
extensive CT regrettable, should be
fought out in a legitimate way before
honest courts and honest juries with
out disturbing or d%istracting the COM
munity.
These opponents Of ours have not
beent content to have their cases. set
tied in. this n They have v
organized parties CT their w and
have declared an open and bitter war
against lis. They have avowedly ar
rayed themselves as enemies. They
have succeeded in securing alliances
with some of the lesser political or
CARNATIONS. Why these organizations
should have seen fit to join hands with
our enemies need not be discussed.
We say enemies; if men will raise
the black flag against us; if people
want to be cur enemies, we must
needs regard them az such.
1t is not necessary for our prosper
ity that any company or individual
should be driven out. We have no
purpose of driving anyone out. The
whole state is witness that it has been
the purpose of these enemies tc, de-
StAOy l1C OA1olOLSO VI oO4 SOAAp
and to confiscate their properties. 1t
is they who are the c~onfiscators. Sew
eral of the more notable cases brought
against us seek the forfeiture and con-
fscation of our properties and the ap-
pointment of receivers for them. 1t
is they who seek to do the driving out.
We shall not be driven out. The
ultimate result of this scheme of de-
struction cannot be in doubt. Yet it
remains true that if temporary suc-
cess should attend the plans of our
enemies, receiverships, suspension of
work, closing down of mines, distress,
and perhaps financial disaster to
many, would follow. These might be
temporary, but yet meme the less seri-
Gus.
1t seems strange that in the pres
ence of these impending evils the
receive any serious consideration as
a supposed political issue. Neither
the success nor the defeat CT any par
ty or faction in this campaign can
make this a one-cOmpany town. Meth
er could such success or defeat pre-
vent the acquisition By u people CT
any desirable property. Desirable
property can usually be bought if pee
pie have the capital with which to
buy. Every sensible man knows that
the Amalganated people could even
buy the properties Of the United Cop
per company if they needed them,
for they could pay the price. The
stock of the United Copper company
itself is for sale on the market. 1t
would not he difficult to deal for it,
in spite of any vow that might be
supposed to prevent any direct deal
ed.
There are in this warfare sources
CT danger and possible evils serious
ly to be apprehended. One would be
the result of the success Of the ne
farious, plans of confiscation. Anoth-
er is the creation of a spirit of IN
tagCnism between labor and employ
ers. A third is the development of
an active strife or antagonism be-
tween this community and the large
companies operating here.
None of these evils will proceed
from the Amalgamated; none of these
dangers arise from it's policies CT &C
lions. 1t will net be difficult to place
the responsibility where it properly
belongs.
VIM. SCALLON.
Butte, Montana, October 20, 1902.
REGARDED AS LEADER.