The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-08-29
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1906.
PIPE DREAMS AND MARES NESTS.

A pipe dream is usually an object
Of amusement to everyone except the
dreamer. The latter is unable to see
the funny side of it, and really be.
lieves the phantom of his atior
is the real thing. This psychological
phenomenon attracted the attention Of
an old.time poet, who wrote:
Till their own dreams at length deceive EN-,
And, oft repeating, they believe EN-.
That is what seems to be the matter
with the Havre Plaindealer. 1t has
had several pipe dreams, and in its
Issue OF last week it proceeds to tell
the public about them, and incident.
ally exhibits its sore toe to explain
the cause of its hallucin atoms. The
latter are to the effect that the River
Press is boosting for George F. Lewis,
one of the candid tes for the republi.
a nomination for county treasurer.
1t may appear like rank cruelty to
awaken the Plaindealer from its STU
pOr, and demonstrate that the crea.
lures OF its imagination have not sub.
stance or form; but regard for the
truth requires that it be appraised of
the fact that it has discovered a mares
nest. This newspaper has not boosted
for any candidate for nomin alton in
this campaign. The name of Mr..
Lewis, as a candidate for the county
treasurership nomination, has never
been mentioned in the reading col.
umns Of the River Press except on
one occasion, when it was associated
with those of Messrs. Lockwood and
Station as candid ates who had made
certain pledges in regard to the public
funds. II the Plaindealer can lind any
other copy Of the River Press in which
Mr.. Lewis is mentioned as a candida ate
for the Office mentioned, it shall be
hailed as the greatest explorer OF the
twentieth century, for it will have dis
covered something that isn't.
With vision distorted by disap.
pointment and malice, the Plaindealer
pipe'dreamer see the specter of q
conspiracy formed eight months ago,
by which Mr.. Lewis was to be a can
didate for county treasurer. That is
another mares nest. So far as the
knowledge OF this newspaper goes,
Mr.. Lewis INDUCED no such aspira.
tions until after the adoption of the
direct primary law by the voters Of
Chouteau county, and the announce.
ment OF his candidacy was preceded
by several others. In passing, it may
be remarked that the Plaindealer was
the first newspaper O solicit the pub.
lication Of Mr.. Lewis announcement,
At so much per.
Another mares nest is discovered
by the Plaindealer pipe.dreamer, to the
effect that candidates for county treas.
urer have been asked to make pledges
to the River Press in regard TO &C.
counting for interest on public funds.
NO such request was made, but it has
been urged that they make such
pledges to their prospective employ.
ers-the people Of Chouteau county
Three OF them have adopted that sug.
gestion by filing pledges in the county
clerks office, where they are open to
inspection by all parties concerned.
This is al item OF news in which hun.
dreds OF Chouteau county citizens are
interested, but the Plaindealer has
failed to print it.
For the information of our coutem-
porary, We will repeat the lis, of these
pledged candidates, reversing the al.
phabetical order of their names TO
avoid any suspicion OF partially.
The three candidates who have pledged
themselves to account for interest on
public funds are:
a. q. STATION.
d. q. LOCKWOOD.
GEO. +. LEWIS.
The next time the plaindealer hits
the pipe i. will probably dream that
the River Press is in a conspiracy to
elect all three of these candidates
adding another mares nest TO its
choice collection of such curiosi,ies.
y
County printing matters have no
legitimate place in this discussion,
bu. as the Plaindealer exhibits its sore
toe and appeals for public sympathy,
the circumstances under which it was
injured may be stated. When the
county printing contract OF 1905 was
to be awarded, the Plaindealer ap.
preached the River Press and the Chi.
nook Opinion with a scheme to form q
combination and divide the work, but
the proposition was declined. The
contract was subsequently awarded to
the Chinook Opinion. The statutes
require that in making such aw ard:
"The contract shall be let to the news.
paper that in the judgment of the