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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
Copper Man
Showed Up
Amalgamated Candidate Answered
Mrs. Ida CrOuCh.Hazlett Riddles
Nantes SOphiStry.

The following ia the text of Mrs. Haz.
lett,s renlv to lee Mantle's much lauded
Fourth of July speech. The former was
delivered to over six hundred people in
Missoula. July 10, most of whom had
heard Mantle.
Copper Candidate.
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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
Socialist Bomb
UpSetS Alliance
GrafterS Smoked Out-AcknOwledge
Small POx-Threaten Unions
800 News" Not Delivered.

Gazette who is a member of the citi-
zens' alliance.
A few copies of your last issue have
reached Billings and it has turned the
cat out of the bag. You can tell an
alliance man by the way his lip hangs
down.
Something Rotten.
The bundle of 800 copies of the Mon
tana News you wrote us you had sent
have not yet been received although they
have been enquired after every day since
Friday and today the postmaster and
assistant were requested to search for
them but reported they could not find
them. There is surely something rotten
in Denmark. A great many of the work.
ing men are sorely disappointed.
See the Handwriting.
At an open meeting yesterday in la
Dor Union hall, actresses were delivered
by his Royal Highness, the Hon. Mayor
of Billings. Foster, and Honorable Will
lam Gallagher, attorney-at-law, dem
ocrat and republican, respectively. They
advised the men not to go into politics
but to stay by the old parties and choose
their political leaders from them as
more good can be accomplished that way
than by independent political action.
I believe they are now beginning TO see
the hand writing on the wall"
Threaten Unions.
Outside Of the hogwash in the editor
ial referred TO in the correspondence,
which is merely an admixture Of ad-
missions. apology and soft soap, season.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
Scores
Legal Victory
Billings Capitalist Law.Breakers Fined
Eight Hour Cause Strength.
ened Throughout State

for the Treatment of Ores and in Under.
ground Mines. and Providing Penalty
for the Violation of the Prlg;sions of
This Act
"Third-That the act o. the Ninth
Legislative, assembly Of the state of
Montana, to-wit, Chapter 20 thereof,
'nIer the provisions of which this COM
plant is filed, is uneonstitn-
tttaal and void
Game Didn't Work.
The game to destroy the law in order
to escape the consequences of violating
it didn't work. When the case came up
for argument Judge Mann established a
precedent unique in the present fight in
Montana and decided in favor of Justice.
The offenders were fined 800 each. The
decision can act MS nothing less than
severe rebuke 10 such Office holding tools
MS the Judge at Fridley, who sustained
the demurrer of the Livingston law.
breakers; as the county attorney OF
Park county and others As the cases
are in every way similar it puts the
Park county gang in n bad light.
The Fight at Livingston.
A letter from Livingston brings the
intelligence that the new union contin.
ues to grow, that the boys are feeling
encouraged. The union now numbers
l24 and is getting right down TO bust.
ness. The capitalist refuse to abide by
the law and their setting aside of the
law has created trouble for them in a
manner which may teach them an effect
i've lesson for the future.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
Stopping Crime.

Have yon been receiving any money
for those booksf"
Ten cents each for every one I've
sold, and I'll sell you one if you like"
you'll have to come along with me;
yon are under arrest"
The officer marched his prisoner of
and Comrade Lewis announced from the
stand that socialist had been arrested
for the heinous crime of selling books
on political and economic subjects.
At police headquarters the prisoner
was asked if he had money to put up
for bail, and he said he had not. Where
upon he was searched, presumably for
dangerous weapons. Next his age and
occupation were asked, and whether or
not he knew that there was an ordinance
against selling books without license.
He said he did not know whether there
was such an ordinance and cared less.
That he did not propose to allow any set
of men, councimen or police, to stop
him from carrying on the work of social
ist education; that if there was such
an ordinance it would simply have to
60 into the scrap pile.
Not so Cedtain.
VIII you promise to 5e here at 2
O'Clock tomorrow to stand trial If we
allow you to go on your word:'
'T'll be here whether you let me 90
or not"
"Win you promise not to sell any
more books until thenf"
IL don't believe yon have any right
TO exact any such promise from me,
nor to interfere with our meetings in
any way"
"Well. the court will have to decide
that matter tomorrow; the police are
supposed to stop violations of the law
and arrest those who violate it,
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19

The fight in Billings waged in the in
terest of labor represented by complain
ant E. ]. Auge against contractor L.
II. Gagnon and Frank Hebb and others,
has been a bitter one, the latter going
to the length through their attorneys
of attempting to have the eight hour
act, which was voted upon by the people
of Montana and became a part Of the
state constitution declared unconstitu-
tional.
Attack the Law.
Accordingly when the complaint came
UP for hearing the defendants filed a
demurrer which in every way is an in
teresting document in that it attacks the
fundamental law of the state which was
the last resort of the lawbreakers.
An Interesting Document.
Following is the copy of the docu-
ment
'First-That the complaint herein
does not state facts sufficient to con
stitute a public ofrense under the laws
NJ the state of Montana.
Second the reason that the COM
plant does not state facts sufficient
10 constitute an offense against or in
violation Of Chapter 80 of the acts of
the Ninth Regular Legislative assembly
of the state Of Montana, entitled An Act
Prescribing the Hours of Labor Which
Shall Constitute n Days Work on MI
Works or Undertakings Carried on or
Aided by Municipal, County or State
Government, and on All Contracts Let
by Them. and in All Mills and Smelters
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19

forgot TO mention that the agitator and
demagogue was Moss the alliance organ
izer, who found Billings in peace and
left IL in war;. No fight has been made
on labor unions Us such, and no fight is
now being waged ON those bodies, but
the employers, the men who pay the
wages, are determined that they shall
have something TO say in respect to how
they shall manage their business and
affairs"
When il is taken into consideration
that no union man ever asked or tried
to run another mans business IL will be
seen how wild a man may talk in q
moment of ungovernable rage.
Soft Soap and Facts.
As TO whether the dope ladled out to
the public when IL began TO get to-
gether after the News bomb exploded
is of any higher moral tone than any
thing else, that has ever emanated from
the Billings citizens alliance, one may
Judge by comparing it with the state
ments of DIR. Free.
The soft soap editor says, Because Of
the mildness of the cases that have de-
veloped doubt existed in the minds Of
the physicians whether the disease was
really smallpox, but for the sake of
safety the authorities took the usual
steps and promptly made arrangements
TO isolate the sufferers There has been
no attempt at secrecy or suppression
Everybody in the city knows Of It, but
realizing the absence Of danger and
knowing that the mnlady was confined
TO stranges who were affected when they
arrived. and that no likelihood existed
Of n spread because of the manner in
which the cases were handled. no one
has felt the slightest alarm"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
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Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
to a
StandStill
How Dalton and Mrs. Lewis Beat
BOOdlers Arrested for Selling
Books Trial COllapses

The following highly entertaining ac.
count of the police interference with
Mrs. Lena Morrow.Lewis' meetings at
Slat Lake City July 2, is given in the
Utha socialist organ, The Crisis;
Last Sunday evening the Socialist
party local held a street meeting on
Second South near Main street. Mrs.
Lena Morow-Lewis, a national lectur.
er for the party, was the speaker and
she held an immense crowd for over
an hour and half while she explained
the doctrines of socitlism. The crowd
was not only interested, but enthusi-
astie, and when she began the sale, of
socialist and scientific books there
was great many who wanted them
at once.
Refuse to be Bluffed
Several members of the party passed
among the crowd and were rapidly dis
posing of the books when a policeman
in uniform called halt and ordered the
selling of books to be discontinued. For
minute the speaker, who is a stranger
in Salt Lake, was at loss what to do.
as action of this kind had not been an
ticipated. Comrade Dalton inquired of
the officer on whose authority he was
acting. and was told that the sale of
books was against the law and must
cease.
eco on with the meeting" said Dalton.
"we1l not he buffaloed from exercising
our rights"
'Tf they don't stop I'll run them in"
said the officer.
with his hands full Of the books,
Dalton went through the crowd for the
next twenty minutes, selling them and
disposing of quite bunch.
The officer had evidently gone "high-
er up" for instructions. He returned in
about twenty minutes and accosted
Comrade Dalton:
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19

leNles poll tax on all men over 81 and
under IS years. This tax runs from two
to three dollars, varying in different
parts Of the state. Then there is an.
other law that levies a special poor tax
ON all men over 81 and under 90 years
The law also provides that county or
city officers shall collect that tax from
the wages of the workers, and the work.
ers have no notice that they are going
to be taxed until they draw their wages
and they are short four or five dollars.
as the case may be, but have a poll and
a poor tax receipt handed them. In the
city Of Livingston, for example, men
who are strangers will come looking fo
work. They viii start work on n
Thursday morning as building laborers
at $3.50 for nine hours. When they 90
to draw their wages Saturday night they
receive $3.50, a poll tax receipt for $500,
and poor tax receipt for $500 There
are instances in the state of men who
within two months time have been taxed
$500 in Missoula, Helena and Livingston,
a total of $500 in two months in a
distance of ESQ miles. Those men were
poor men hunting work from one town
to another. Is it any wonder that they
turn out hoboesl Those men who pay
the poll and poor tax are not entitled to
vote on any question relating to bonds
or the giving away of franchises.
Government Rebates.
Two years ago in a certain town in
Montana the officials of the Northern
Pacific railway at that point, in a
certain department, received a rebate of
something like s25 from the county
assessor and treasurer for collecting the
$500 of each man who worked in the
machinery department. The time keep
err did all the clerical work to collect the
same but the boss pocketed the rake-off.
ihtot dlt iuttS, duu TIC SocidllstS Sldiiu
ready to prove them in the courts.
Capitalist Equality.
Before a man can be an alderman
he must own 2x4 lot somewhere in the
city limits. and he makes the city or
dinances and sets the rate of poll tax
for the non-propertied working man to
obey and pay. Yet Mantle doesn't be-
lieve in class distinctions. In all this
talk of glory. patriotism and freedom
Mantle never once mentioned Meyer and
Haywood. and the outrages being per-
petrated on them under the stars and
stripes. You next-if you are a union
man.
Appeal to Workers.
Mantle is chairman of the republican
state central committee, and the working
class of Montana, who are always the
majority everywhere can see what they
may expect pnder the iconclad rule OF
Montana capitalism. The only possible
amelioration of the frightful condition
is to elect enough socialists to the legis.
lature this fall to send a working man
TO the United States senate, armed with
his own class program, and controlled by
the working class.
Working men, use that ballot, that
is your dearly bought weapon against
class encroachment, not for Mantle and
his ilk, but for yourselves, your class
and the liberty that still is only a hope"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19

for changing political structure, and
that only the antiquary harks back to
the past as an ideal for the necessities
of the future. With inflated pomp he
points to the millions of men and wo-
men, victims of class distinctions, that
have exchanged the misery and poverty
of the old world for the peace and plenty
and equal opportunities to be found be-
meath the stars and stripes How inn
pervious is a copper conscience to the
moans of the sweat shop Russians pack
ed in New York these fostering summer
days, or is the copper mantle like char
ity, that covers the multitude of sins
inflicted on ten millions paupers and
poverty cursed Bohemians, Firms, Slav-
onians, Neapolitans, Sicilians-the list
stretching out to the crack of doom
that freeze and starve and tester with
disease under that same striped bunt-
ingf
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1906-07-19
Amalgamated Blarney.

mgr
Amalgamated Blarney.
He bids us be humble and keep in
mind that all wealth comes from the
ground, transmitted into forms of use
and beauty by the sweat that falls from
labor's brow. Yet he has the unblushing
audacity to present himself before these
same laborers as a candidate for a com.
bination noted for the iron heel that il
places on the necks of the men that
work for it. All, yes, the Amalgamated
loves labor. Let the Colorado strike and
the Idaho kidnapping testify. There are
places in Ravalli. Deer Lodge and Mis-
soula counties where men dare speak
only in whispers for fear of offending the
Amalgamated company and where the
term copper collar has become hiss
and a by-word.
Mr. Mantle deplores the tendency to
trust control of the government, but
automatically forgets to tell the people
that he is one of the candidates, as the
democratic aspirant will also be, of the
trust of trusts for senator from Mon
tana. He who stands as the Standard
Oil candidate for the senate denounces
the man who prostitutes a position Of
power and influence for gain, or coerces
the vote of another, and lauds the right
of suffrage as the bulwark Of liberty.
Class Laws.
The law of Montana is that nobody
but property owners, or rather those
that pay taxes on property, shall vote
on any question of bonds that is put to
vote of the community. There were
no socialists in the constitutional con-
vention of Montana, and what laboring
men were there had the fight of their
lives to make the state constitution as
liberal as il is. A few years ago the
legislature of Montana passed law
making it compulsory for city councils,
or boards of county commissioners to
submit all questions relating to the
giving away of franchises to a vote of
tax payers on property. That legis-
lature was composed of republicans, dem
ocrats, and Heinzeites. and Governor
Toole attached his signature to the law
after the legislature passed the same.
Yes, the property bosses of Montana have
the free and unrestricted suffrage.
Taxation without Representation.
There is also law in Montana that
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Continued on page A.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-06-23
SIX CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
Thomas u. Sisson of WiHona is the
Latest to Formally AEnounCe.

An event which has bee. 2iAo4 j,,, IT,.
for some time, says a press special from
Jackson, and which forecasts the entry
of six men into the canvass Tor Governor
of Mississippi, transpired Tuesday, and
that was the formal tender Of his resig =
nation as attorney of the Fifth Judicial
District by Hon. Thomas P. Sis5on, OF
Winona. The tender Of resignation by
Mr.. Sisson was received at the Govern =
or's office to take effect July 1, and as
soon as practicable substitute viii be
to act until Mr.. Sisson's can
be elected, and for this purpose the Gov
or will order an election at the proper
time. T1is gives the assurance of six
in the field for the highes
gift of the people of Mississippi, and
gives promise Of an. exciting and alto
gether interesting campaign this fall
and next spring and summer, which VIII
not only be the longest but the most
numerously participated campaign in
history, so far as regards the Office of
Governor.
This gives, in the order of their ap-
pearance and announcement, though not
necessarily with the issuance of their
platforms, the following list of favorite
sons, who will try conclusions before the
dear people:
E. F. Noel, of Lexington, Holmes co.
Chas. Scott, of Rosedale, Bolivar co.
f. N. Thomas, of Greengille, Wash
ington county.
Earl Brewer, of Clarkesdale, Coabo :
ma county.
Thomas U. Sisson, of Winona, Mont
gomery county,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-06-23
MISSISSIPPI POSTOFFICES.
Salaries of Large Number Increased, :,
Half a Dozen Decreased.

Washington, June 20. = Especially -
The changes in salaries of Mississippi
presidential postmasters announced to-
day increase Ackerman, Amory and
Clinton 81 200 to 81 300; Batesville, EN-
poria, Forest, Friars Point. Attabena,
Quitman and Tunica, 81, 100 to 81 200;
Bay St. Louis and Crystal Springs,
ST 800 to Sl,70o; Bonneville, Sardis and
Summit, 81, 400 to $1,000; Brookhaven
and Clarksdale, S2,t0o to 81 800; Cam
ton and Grenada, $1,000 to $4,000;
Cleveland, Moss Point and Senatobia,
ST 800 to S1,400; Columbus, S2,40O to
s., 500: Edwards, 800 to $500;
Greenwood, s., 300 to s2,400; Gulfport,
$1,000 to s., 600; Hattiesburg, $500 to
50, 100; Houston, Rolling Fork and Via
den, 81 900 to ST, 100; Iuka and Poplar
vile, 81 200 to sl,4oo; Jackson, Meri-
dian and Vicksburg, $1,000 to $500;
Lumberton and Magnolia, $1,000 to
ST 600; McComb, 200 to $1,000; New
Albany, 81 400 to si,70o; Newton, ST 800
to Sl,7o0; Tupelo, s1,S00 to $1,000;
Utica, s1,1o0 to $1,000; West Point,
81, 200 to $4,000; Wiggins, 81, 100 to
1900.
Decrease: Fayette, Gloster, ST, 400 to
81 800; Hollondale, s1.100 to fourth
class; McHenry, 81 100 to 81. 600; Mount
Olive, $1,000 to sl,100; Rosedale, si,eoO
to $500.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-06-23
AT ST. JoSEPH,s ACADEMY.

The examinations of 1906 are over, and the
young ladies of st. JOS ph's Academy are now
busily preparing for their closing exercises.
Monday, June 25th, will be their Society Day,
and it promises TO be a brilliant affair. The
closing exercises will take place Tuesday, June
26, at 10 a. m. The friends and patrons of the
Academy are cordially invited next Sunday and
Monday to visit the library, where the young
ladies have quite display of artistic work on
exhibition.
The Y. Y. Club gave its final euehre last W ed
nesday. The first prize, beautiful burnt wood
glove box, was won by Miss E. Hutton; the sec
ond, a gold pen, by Miss E. Martin; and the
third, beautiful card receiver, by Miss w.
Schlorff
After the euchre the young ladies repaired to
the hail. where ice cream and cake awaited the m
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1906-06-23
Washington Street CoIored School.

June il and 10, 1906, witnessed the
closing scene of the Bay St. Louis Col
ored Graded School, G. w. Brown,
principal. Sunday, June 10th, the an
nual sermon was preached at st. Paul
Methodist Church by the Rev. Jesse E,
Holmes, who selected as a text Phil
hpians 3-13: "This one thing I do,'
and preached on The Power Of Concen-
tration. The week following was taken
up in the examination and promotion of
students, and the grading of the papers
showed that the teachers had made thor
oughness a speciality. The closing ex-
ercises took place at the Promote Hall,
owned and operated by colored people.
The elaborate program required two
evenings, and the people were turned
away each night for lack of seats, the
audiences being larger than was ever
known in the hall before.
Each night the audience was we'll
pleased with the exercises, which were,
indeed, classical in their nature. CASH
ier E. D. Howell of the Peoples Bank of
Hattiesburg and Editor Thigpen of
the Hattiesburg Weekly Times were
present on the first night, and each
made pleasing talks along the line of
their work and in praise OF the school
and it's efficient principal. On the Sec
ond night Prof. T. L. Trawick, superin-
tendent of city schools, was on hand
and made a telling speech, scoring ig-
norance and applauding knowledge and
culture. At the close Of each night ex-
ercise there was a fair, conducted in
the basement by the following commit
tees:
On Refreshments; = Mesdames Mary
Piernas, Alice Melanes, Louis Duminie,
Edna and Bertha Gusmar.
On Donatione:-Me L. J. Pier
mas, Joe Labst, Jno. Piernas, Annie
Dennis, Alice Squlres, Thomas Meggs
and Dollie Foley.
On uppers:-Laura Littles, Frances
Govan, Georgia Ivory and Louise Perry.
Owing to absence OF judges the award
ing of medals by L. J. Piernas did not
take place. 1t was thought, however,
that the judges would have been puz-
zled co decide as to thoroughness on part
of students.
The general average has been over
one hundred per month for the entire
school term, and the unanimous election
of Prof. Brown for another term proves
that he is the right man in the right
place.
Prof. Brown was ably assisted in his
school work by Beatrice r. Ross and
Blanche K. Macarthur, who had posi-
tions in the school before he came
Prof. Brown has had placed in the
school piano, which has great ly added
to the interest of the school. Too much
praise cannot be given the genero us
community which has stood by the pro
fessor during the school term and even
unto the closing. J. E. II.