Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-10-19

ion upon those who have been suo- |,
cessfuiIy engaged in the steady work
inQ out Of great and comprehensive |
scheme for the betterment Of our 90.
ciaI, industrial and civic conditions.
Such a change would substitute q
purposeless confusion, a violent and
hurtful oscillation between the posi-.
tions of the extreme radical and the
extreme reactionary, for the present
orderly progress along the lines Of a
carefully thought out poIcy.'-Theo.
dore roosevelt.
The Democratic Whistle, in its last
issue, admits all that has been claim
ed by the Argus with reference to
the distribution of the county funds
between the banks. Section II of the
Democratic platform was intended to
deceive the voters into the belief that
the county treasurer was keeping the
funds in some one institution, and 4
demand was made that the cash be
distributed among the banking inst-
tutiOns, proportiOnately, according to
the capitalization. The Argus at once
called attention to the fact that this
was just what was being done, and
had been the rule long before the
Democratic convention met. But in
order to make showing, the facts
were calmly ignored and the plan was
adopted. The only claim the Whistle
now makes is that Treasurer E. p.
Chandler did not originate the plan
of dividing the funds, and, in fact,
that he did not know such division
was being made. That is silly. Mr..
Chandler could have given the Whistle
full information on the subject at any
time if he had been asked in regard
to it. The hollowness of the claim
made in section II of the platform l.;
made perfectly clear when it is stat.
ed that David Hilger, who presided as
chairman of the Democratic conven-
ton, is also vice president of the First
National bank. He knew perfectly well
when that plank was drawn that what
was demanded by it was already the
rule, but he didn't say a word.
The Whistle has been forced to fall
back on that imaginary friend, its
prominent Republican" to bolster UP
its cause, and he is quoted now as say.
ing that while Rae is all right and
that he will be hard to beat, he, the
prominent Republican," will vote this
time for B. C. White, who lis a well
balanced fellow" Col. Stout might
now interview his prominent Repub-
lican" on Mr.. Whites famous tari'r
speech of two years ago, and while
he is about it he might ascertain if
J. B. Ritch believes that Mr. White is
''still running on both sides of the
creek"
The Whistle has a whine Two CO.
umns long over the Independent can
didacy of Sam Anderson, who was
jobbed out of the nomination for as
SCISSOR at the Democratic convention
Col. Stout, in a somewhat personal ar
ticle on the subject, says that a few
} days after the convention, Mr.. Ander
son announced that he had not re
ceived fair treatment in the conven
Z tiOn; had been jobbed, worked, impos
ed upon, etc" Presumably this wa
, said to Col Stout in person. as h,
, says the statement greatly SURPRISED
! him. Then the novel idea is advan
: ced that Mr.. Anderson is being egge,
e on in his mad course by the Republ
4 cans. In support of this claim, he call
attention to the fact that the an
i. dacy was made through the column
e of the Argus. There was a reason fo
| that. Mr.. Anderson took his announce
t ment to the Whistle. which refuse
to let it appear. 1t was then brough
{ to the Argus and was printed. So tn
o reason the advertisement appeared 1
I this paper was because Mr.. Andersen
+ could not get it in Col. Stout's paper
E nf is w Mr. Avd
J. says, and We assume it is true. AS /
: the signatures appearing on Mr.. Al
a dersOn's petition. they We're secure
by the Independent candidate by NAL
ing a canvass of portion of the bu!
mess section Of Main street. He sin
o ply went up one side and down th
t other, taking the petition into eac
e business house and office as he wen
d along. Before he had covered the bul
$ mess district, he had received NOR
g than enough signatures and quit. Nc
:. one person to whom it was presente
= refused to sign it.
i There is one dirty fling against Nj
n Anderson in the Whistle editorial, an
n whatever people may think of his car
:. didacy, they will all resent this par;
o graph from Col Stout's editorial:
/. ouL III ItSDttt All lhC dSst VI VI
e Anderson, the Democrat desires I
j. make no personal campaign agains
him."
Mr.. Anderson candidacy may
ill-advised-he and his friends do nc
seem to think so-but ne has lived i
this section for nearly 40 years. an
the intimation that the Whistle is OF
e ly restrained out Of consideration fo
Y Mr.. Anderson's age from making
Q personal attack on him has arouse
l. resentment among those who kno1
l. that nothing can be said against tn
e character of this man.
Il Not pound of wool tributary
e the Lewistown market went to Bill
r ings or anywhere else last season o
+ account Of the roads being in such ba
l. shape that it could not be hauled i
II here. The only wool tributary I
D. , ewistown that went to Billings wa
l. the Cruise clip, which was transhippe
e from this city to Billings by rail-
Ii is understood that. when Co