Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-03
LEWISTOWN. MONT, July 3, 1906.
THE MINER AND ITS MASTER.

The Butte Miner keeps up a constant
with Congressman Dixon. OF course.
it doesn't hurt Dixon and il may at
ford the Miner a pleasant pastime,
The Republican press of Montana
can find a great deal that is good to
say about their representatives in con-
gress The opposition is Handicapped,
hence great allowance must be made,
especially to the. Miner There is
nothing to praise in its master, while
it is equally as humiliatng to defend
him.
Once in a while a Republican paper
losses its patience and goes after the
Clark organ in good shape. The lat
est one to do this is the Sanders Coun-
ty Republican. In a recent editorial
our west side contemporary hurls Il
few harpoons in the following:
will some one in Montana please rise
and tell us what difference it will
make in Dixon's political career
whether the Butte Miner supports or
condemns him. If it were to COM
mend everything he does the people
would be suspicious. and if it con-
denim everything he does there is the
same amount of suspicion, so it is ap-
parent that it's praise Or censure
doesn't amount to a whoop in Hades
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he doesn't pay for his friendship we
would like to get glimpse of him,
so when the Miner jumps on a man
1t is known the jumper is paid for
his work and it is also known that
work can't be too dirty when it is de-
handed The fact is W. A. Clark
wants to succeed himself in the Unit
ed States senate. He fears the op-
position of Joseph NJ Dixon He
knows Mr. Dixon is strong with the
people and for that reason has his
emissaries attempt to discredit every
thing Mr.. Dixon does in congress and
tries to steal thunder by claiming he
did it. So thoroughly dscredited in
congress is W. A. Clark that he is
unable to pass anything except the
time oday.
THE old man knew that if he were
to announce his candidacy for the SEN
ate his legs would be so elongat-
ed by pulling that he could sit in his
seat in the senate sand use the capitol
dome for a footrest He is a thrifty
soul and would sooner save a dollar
than make it, so he wired his news
paper that he was not a candidate.
This was a hard blow to the famine
district, and some have persisted for
want of political pap since then
The scheme now. as We under
stand, is to move a small portion of
heaven very little being in sight, and
a large amount of hell to elect a Dem.
ocratic legislature. Then the boys can
be taken care of by the expenditure of
small amount of money compare
lively, say 100000. when it would take
million otherwise. That money saw
ed can be expended for charitable pur-
poses you know. w A. has charity
patients in every county of the state.
He doesn't want EN-, and would like
to get rid of EN-, but he dare not,
They carry guns
"A Missoula man who has been in
northern and eastern Montana recent
ly says that every time the Butte Min
er howls about Dixon it makes a vote
for him. We believe il. We hope the
Miner will keep on yelling"
The Republican sizes up the situa
ton correctly in the opion of those
we'll informed. Clark would like TO re-
turn to the senate but he wants 10
avoid the 'leg-pulling" and the ex-
posture of his record by disavowing any
ambition to succeed himself It will
be up to the voters to see that he
does not make his game work.