Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-04-01
A FILTHY

Butte is just now suffering from
something worse than grafters or sui
phur fumes. Or such was the case
last week when Mills, a socialistic
hot air. importation from Kansas
appeared on the lecture platform. He
was heralded as the peer of Webster
and Clay as an orator and much was
expected of him, but he did not come
up to the measurement by a long
shot. He, however, proved himself a
buffoon, as well as a prevaricator and
a slanderer of his country and it's saw
ior. In n of his public addresses
he traduced and slandered Washing
ton and said the patriot army was
largely composed of banished Eng
fish criminals. The blatherskite ad-
mitted there was no historical rec
ord or authority for his statements,
but had the brazen cheek to contend
that they were true.
The Miner, of the 9th inst, con-
tanned the following editorial on the
shamelessness of this assault, and as
1t is a matter that concerns every 10y
al and patriotic citizen, and a charge
that will arouse the indignation OF
every student of his country's history
We give Mr.. Keith's burning reply In
full, which he termed "Slandering the
Dead"
Not satisfied with designating prop
erty holders as thieves" and rob
bers," and denying their right ant
title to the possessions they hold, ad
~yocates of socialism in this city ar,
going TO the extreme of discreditinl
the character of the revered dead.
SO long al imported wind-bags o
the Mills type confined their energies
to attacks upon the living, a spirit o
tolerance was manifested toward thes'
breeders of anarchy and fomenter'
of disorder.
But when they go into the past ant
resurrect the sacred memories of thu
days gone by, and cover them will
slime, patience ceases to be a virtu,
and the claptrap of socialism calls TO
vigorous rebuke.
II was but a short step for Mr.
Mills, the buffoon imported from Kan
sas to preach anarchy in Butte, Il
descend from his blasphemous refer
ences to the Savior Of mankind to
TRADE of insults against the first pres
ident of the United States and tn,
continental army.
In his address Wednesday nigh
Mr.. Mills deliberately mis-stated his
tory and manufactured circumstance;
and events TO suit the purposes of hi
argument respecting the early day
of BUR republic.
He lied like a pirate when he state,
that our country was used as a pena
colony by Great Britain, prior to tn
American revolution. and that on
patriotic army was largely compose,
of convicts banished from England.
All historians agree that never wa
a Drawer o r nObler band of men gath
cred together for a higher and bette
purpose than the continental army
and certain it is that no soldiers eve
fought more c%ourageously, suffere'
greater hardships or achieved a might
Ter purpose in the conclusions of
desperate war than those who follow
ed the leadership of the immorta
Washington.
II is not only an insult to the de
scendants of these brave men TO In
sist that they we're convicts dom
time In a penal colony, but 1t is
reasonable assault upon the patriot
sentiments OF our republic.
Not only did Mr.. Mills impugn tn
character Of The soldiers of the revc
luton, but he assailed the good nam
OF h greatest man in modern history
to whose military genius we IN
triumphs Of the days that tried men
souls"
with a ~ucndacity unparalleled d
the blathcrskites inflicted upon tn
public by the propaganda OF soeia
ism, Mills imputed to the great Wast
ington trait of character that woul
have brought that distinguished ma
down To Nh" level of the anarchist
who seek to bosmirch his fame.
Not only is Washington entitled t
the reverence Of the American pull
lie for what he accomplished In Tn
cause of human liberty. and In layin
the foundations Of a great nation bu
likewise for his splendid persona