Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-01
MONTANA TRUE
TO ROOSEVELT
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abroad the money again comes back
to be again paid out for the same pur-
pose.
president Roosevelt's resolute per-
sistence in forcing the railroad rate
bill legislation to a successful issue,
and his equally determined assaults
upon the beef trust the paper trust,
the Standard oil and other trusts. to-
gether with his manifest purpose to
compel the great corporations to deal
equally and fairly by all the people,
has practically left the Democratic
party without an issue of any i'm
portance in this years campaign.
Railway Rate Bill.
regarded as the most important legis-
lation enacted since the passage of the
Dlngley tariff It's effects are sure to
be widespread, and cannot fail to be
enormously beneficial to the great body
of the people, nor do l believe that in
the end it will be found injurious to
the railroads, as it will protect them
against the unjust demands of the
large shippers.
The president has not suffered in
the slightest from the attacks of Sen
ators Tillman and Bailey. Everybody
understands that these gentlemen
were deeply chagrined over the fact
that the Republican senators came tc
an amicable understanding over th6
rate measure, thus shattering Demo
cratic hopes of a Republican split
Everybody understands, too, that the
Democratic senators themselves were
hopelessly divided on the bill and its
amendments. In this, as in all Other
essential matters, the great body o.
the people are behind the president
They know he is honest and sincere
and earnestly desirious of correcting
the great evils to which he has repeat
eddy called the attention of the coun
try, and the people are with him in hi:
demand for a square deal.
II note with pleasure since my re
turn the announcement of a reduction
of railroad rates to and from Montana
as we'll as within the state The rail
roads are to be commended for thi!
action, and l hope that the change
when announced will be found to b,
substantial and that they will correc
the inequalities which were shown t,
exist by the Helena rate convention.
Montana Outlook Bright.
"As to safe politics, regard tn
outlook for Republican success thi
year as the most promising. The ad
ministratiOn is Republican, the senat
overwhelmingly SO, and all indica
tions point to continued Republican
majority in the lower house of con
gress. There would be little reason O
logic. under these conditions, in send
ing Democrats to Washington fror
this commonwealth. 1t is to the Reput
licans We must look for the supper
and encouragement which are needle
from the national government, and W
should send Republicans there VIII
would be in sympathy with the part
in power to present our claims an
protect our interests. The large majo
ity of the newcomers to our state ar
from Republican localities and thei
numbers are constantly increasing d
great irrigation projects are openin
> up new land for settlement, and it wi
: be but a brief period until Montan
will be as safely Republican as an
state in the union. The nature of he
= industries, her requirements, and tn
liberal and progressive policies of tn
Republican party. as they affect 0,
interests. make this absolutely ce
tain