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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
o o Goss.

The Journal notes with pleasure the
nomination Of Judge Goss Of Billings
as the Republican candidate .o1 dis
trict Judge in the Thirteenth judicial
district, composed Of Rosebud, Carbon
and Yellowstone conties. Judge GOES
opponent is the present incumbent,
Judge Sydney Fox. appointed by Gov
ernor Toole on the creation OF the dis
trict four years ago. There is nothing
against Judge Fox but his politics.
and while this paper is strongly in
favor of taking the judiciary out of
politics, it holds that so long rs the
Judges are created by political action
the dominant party should have the
naming Of them, and in the Thirteenth
district Judge Fox's party should not
ask or expect representation ;is q
party on the bench, or in fact any
where else, as the district is embar
rassingly Republican, so much SO thai
Republicans in it quite often o fcl
just to encourage opposi
tion. Judge Goss is one Of the oldest
settlers, though not at all burcenet
With years. It is his custom to go on
every year or two on some perilon'
jaunt and get a leg or a wing broker
so that he may be confined to tn
house and have time for further re
search into the mysteries Of the MOI
tana code, the Withdrawing Day
recent reconstruction. which we hav
not scents said to be the most weir
and bewildering guide that ever PR
tended to show the way out Of dangel
OF course Judge Goss will take 81
seat on the bench next January, an
it is rumored that Sydney Fog VI
then remove from Red Lodge to BIZ
tngs and in q large degree take q
Attorney Goss' practice.-Miles CT
Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
il eoDD OLD DAYS.

Suppose we did nave the good old
statesmen of the good old days?
What a sorry spectacle they would
cut, with their snuff boxes and knee
breaches, silk coats and lace sleeves,
their coaches and quill pens, their
witch burning propensities and abb
florence of steam, lightning rods, coal,
natural gas and the telegraph?
The good old days, indeed. Men
are paid more, work shorter hours,
have better homes, more and better
| clothes, greater conveniences and
more entertainment than ever before
in the history Of the world. The av-
erage man has greater liberty, and:
gets more out Of life than was ever
possible before.
The workman OF today lives better
than did the wealthy man Of one
hundred years ago.
The good old days, indeed, when
men sat in the stocks for trivial Of
lenses and an uncouth populace spat
in their faces. The days when re.
ligiously-inclined officers of the law
washed mems mouths with sand, be
cause they said something that was
not to their way OF thinking. When :
man could be Jailed for debt, and hill
family taken from him for the same
reason, when one had to sit straight a
a poker in public places. remain OF
the streets Sundays unless on thei
way to or from church.
In the good old days It was sacri
lege to cook on the Sabbath day, an
a man might beat his wife as mucl
as he pleased, provided he did not US
anything more wicked than a hickor
stick one inch in diameter. Dunn
brutes were fayed to death In tn
ID stsestA
d. There were no water MIGRANTS, n
sewers, no sanitary laws. Pigs an
a. produce were kept in the same roo
by the grocer, and dirt and grin
=. covered the floor and walls OF the Q
binary store, with no law to comp
~ the owner to clean his place. d
eased cattle and swine, and those tn
iii had died, were sent to market 4
food, and nth was everywhere. II
ba streets of the large cities .reeked wi
In Vie doors. and the country places to
lit The poor were miserable and Il
ad rich happy only in the contemplate
as OF their wealth. Nearly every M
M was reduced to q condition a litt
short Of serfdom. and few had enou'
to wear. Articles Of food were Inn
Ell, ed and poorly prepared, and statisti
M show that the death rate was gre
er then than now.
fs In the old days misery was shack
eel to poverty and the old went shiveri
1T and friendless to the grave.
al The good old times hive only! In I
sre imagination OF some political den
ICE gogues. who go up and down the Ia
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

ed that these estimates we're not based
on the pluralites Of four years ago
which were phenomenal, but upon
those recorded in the election OF
1900.
The speakers bureau OF the congress
sional committee, which has been in
this city, was transferred today to Chi
cago. Henry Casson, who was chair
man here, will retain his place at the
head OF the bureau In Chicago.
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PRESERVATION or THE BISON

PRESERVATION OF THE Bison
NOW that q bison range has been
selected by the general government
we may look for an increase In the
buffalo herds.
Not so many years ago they SO
plentiful on the ranges of the west,
that it was not i%nfrequent that they
checked the progress Of transcontinen-
tai trains. They roamed about IN
vast numbers,.and in slaughtertng
them, the hunters simply made room
on the range for the stockmen, the
sheepmen and the farmer.
In the perpetuation OF the bison 1t
may be possible to effect a cross that
will be beneficial to stock interests
To accomplish this, however, q great
,er number Of buffalo are required, and
In order to obtain the number, a range
has been created on which they may
feed, u~ndisturbed.
The traits Of the buffalo are differ
ent from those Of any other animal
almost. They seem peculiarly accli
mated to the semi-arid region. While
other animals drift before the storm
the buffalo faces 1t, and proceeding il
its teeth passes through 1t quickly
while other species travelling with II
remain in it's chill longer, or perish
The buffalo sleeps with Its head 7
the gale. No matter how large tn
herd 1t passes over 9 range--unrles
stampeded-without injuring It, an
, leaves the grass In one portion VI
, touched, while 1T munches another
along parallel lines.
3 No other grazing animal has TIL
instinct of food preservation. Tn
buffalo is the cleanest Of the ranger
in that it always seeks water, battle
frequently, and in doing so each goe
9 into the stream above the other.
g The meat Of the buffalo is said !
be delicious, and while a satisfaction
n cross has not vet been made wit
g range cattle, encouraging progress hi
been made in that direction.
e. 1t is hoped In time to produce
new species, Injured to the most seve'
weather, as is the buffalo, that VI
provide at lower cost meat at least
e good, or perhaps better, with prop
q feeding, than is the case at the pre-
- ent time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
i THE CAMPAIGN.

II Klaw and Erlanger could get
Haskell. Bryan, Hearst, Guffey and
Foraker together on n stage after
the close Of the present campaign,
what a spectacular production they
would be able to offer the public! The
show would draw like q house afire.
And after the tour, Bryan could
write another book, entitled, What
know about bum actors"
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ara reduced to the minimum.

suits are u TO the mluAliuAAs
Had the smoking car on No. 16 been
constructed of steel, OF the approved
tyne. beyond being Jared. the chances
are that all of those who are now lying
cold in death, would be alive and well,
and praising the railroad company TOT
IT'D forethought and advertising It 70
the world as one OF the most solicltous
for the welfare Of passengers, IN the
United States. Because OF false econ,
omy on the part Of the railroad, sor-
row has been carried into twenty
homes, and nine people have been IN
iurIed. some of them perhaps In 9
manner that will handicap them Tor
life.
If we must have smoking cars, they
should be constructed OF steel.
The people have q right to demand
Of the railroad company safety IN
travelling.
The state railroad commission has
the authority not only to investigate.
but to require of railroads operating
in this state, that they provide for
the benefit Of the travelling public,
cars in which the element OF danger
lis reduced to the minimum.
This may be required Of the COM
pany as a matter Of nght--not as 9
favor for the corporation is Of the
public service character, and it Is re.
quired by the very nature Of its char
ter to serve with safety the people
who intrust their lives to its care.
If it is right to hold the Of
the freight train responsible for fail
ure to do their duty, then it is assur
edly correct to go higher, and holt
the company liable for failure to pro
vide rolling stock that will guarantee
the greatest measure of safety to thu
travelling public.
The man who pays the price exacte'
by the company places his life in tn
hands Of the corporation, and not TO
all the wealth of the railroad or tn
ofncials and stockholders coanecte
with it-not for all the wealth In tn
world would one mar in that wrec
have gone down willingly to hi
death. And not for ten times ths
wealth would sorrowing relatives her
ii Billings and elsewhere, have give
those dear ones, q sacrifice to the
modern juggernaut OF fimsy co
struction, known as the smoking ca
II the commission fails to bring abo'
the required reform, it will leave itse
open to the criticism of a public th'
has been Mortified by a wreck witho'
a parallel in the history OF Montan
Reform Is necessary and the time
bring it about is at the moment whe
it may be most readily accomplish
for now, as at no other time, publ
sentiment will be with the comml
sion.
The railroad patrons of Montal
pay for first class service. They su
port the railroad, they have the rig
to demand that these travelling dea
traps be relegated to the junk pi
and steel telescope-proof cars be su
stituted.
1t Is time for the state railroad co
y mission to act.
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TAFT SPEAKS AT FARGO
IN LIGHT Of BONFlRES
CONTINUED from First Page.)

becue was ready to serve. It had
been first planned that bear meat
should be a part Of the feast, but the
two black bears trapped some time
ago and fattenedy on nuts for the occa-
sion. calmly looked on at the feed OF
which they were to have been a part.
They were chained to q table near
where the candidate stood to at his
bread and meat and drink hot coffee
from a tin cup. The bears were saved
because OF the sentiment that it would
never do to have the candidate eat
'.real Teddy bears" as they were des-
,ignated by q large sign over them. The
speaking here vas in a natural amphi-
theater, in a clear place in the woods.
Big log fires had been lighted around
the circle, where stood the great aud
fence and the hundreds OF torches
which remained lighted. lent a weird
glare over the crowd. The air was
damp and cold, but the crowd, which
was the largest open air meeting the
candidate has addressed since his trip
began, remained with him to the last.
The two other speeches delivered In
Fargo were in large halls, which were
also crowded and enthusiasm was
rather manifest.
While Mr.. Taft today discussed la
Dor, the tariff and the Roosevelt poll
cies at the various points along hif
route, he made new combinations II
his speeches and threw in man.
touches Of local color and human in
terest.
Again today there was q demonstra
ton Of what is regarded as one OF tn
most efective results Of the trip, tn
bringing together for the national tick
ct OF the leaders Of the factions. Mir
nesota's representation In the Tat
train was varied and while It is sal
there has been no pronounced faction
al differences in that state. the ,hrg
local delegations which travele
Through their respective territories. z
/ rether with Senator'S Nelson an a
Clapp, and numerous congressman J
!, said to have had the effect OF emph'
sizing the impression Of solidarity. b
fore the North Dakota line was reacl
ed a large delegation was take
5 aboard from that state. Mr.. Han
brough who has just been defeated 4
reelection and who represents on
faction, Joined the party and let II I
Known that he was for the nations
8 ticket. Senator McCumber, who
d credited In aiding In the defeat Of b
colleague, was also very much In e'
T. dence on the train, az was Nation
Committeeman Kennedy. The Taft u
It to the state was pronounced BY Il
local papers at Grand Forks n Fl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
THE DIFFERENCE.

There is lust this difference between
Bryan and, Jefferson: Jefferson wrote
the Declaration of Independence.
founded the University of Virginia and
was elected president Of the United
States. Bryan has declared that he
has all other Democrats beat 2 city
block, has founded 9 newspaper and
is busy tearing down the policy 81
the president.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
MONEY FOR MONTANA FARMERS.

- 49, @SGIF &aM1pF% f#@4E5 E&ff|GHE=
Wheat and corn, barley and rye.
and crops Of all kinds, not to mention
tons of sugar beets are being market
ed by the prosperous farmers Of Mon
tana at the present moment.
Millions of dollars will soon be how-
ing into the state, to the men who
till the soil, and when that money is
added to the amount the sheepmen
have collected, plus the amount the
catlemen are constantly receiving,
Montana will be . veritable treasure
vault this year.
And with o money than ever be.
fore on hand, we will be prepared to
keep the wolf from the door in any
old kind of weather.
Just trot OF your wolf. and VIC
will show it q thing or two.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

II Foraker had written his reply In
about three hundred words, every man
In the United States would be con-
versant with his side Of the contfo-
versy today. Asshe consumed about
5000 words, his defense was passed
up by the average man. who. while
patient, refuses to torture himself to
that extent.
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HAskELL,s RESIGNATION.

Governor Haskell. after all Of his
buster, has resigned.
On his arrival in Chicago Friday,
Governor Haskell was asked If he had
resigned, to which he replied that the
idea was preposterous. Later he was
asked IL he would resign, and he
laughed.
When he made these statements he
had not e the members OF the
Democratic national committee. 1t was
during a session with them that he
was given to understand that his pres
ence was a detriment to the parry,
and probably ~resignedto save the com
mittee the necessity of giving him g
sample package like that handed to
Mr.. Guffey on a certain memorable
occasion.
Governor Haskell's resignation Is an
admission Of the seriousness Of the
charges preferred against him. for
MT. Bryan wrote to President Roose-
welt:
Your charge is s. serious that l
cannot allow 1t to go unnoticed.
Governor Haskell has denied that he
was ever employed by the Standard
Oil company in any capacity, or was
ever connected in any way with y
or the transactions upon which your
charge Is based. "a
I agree with you that if Governor
Haskell is guilty IS charged he is
! unfit to be connected with the Demo
cratic national committee.
! AS the selection OF Governor Has
kell as chairman Of the committee
t on resolutions at Denver and a
: treasurer Of the Democratic nationa
9 committee has my private endorse
b ment, / feel 1t my duty to deman
an immediate Investigation of {
charge against him endorsed by tn
a president of the United States.
So out Of the mouths of the demo
e cratic national committee has Haske
h been condemned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
ru,aTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
For Judge
JAMES r. ooss
w COUNTY REPuB.
LicAN TICKET.

@S8&NM&& &&M@H %5SG@bs N@4N&&# NE@ Ek
For Representative
FRANK b. CONNOLLY
For Sheriff
JOHN c. oRRlck
For County Attorney
HARRY L. WILSON
For County Treasurer
IRA L. WHITNEY
For County Assessor
a. p. SMITH
For Clerk and Recorder
BRUCE RENWlck
FOR Commissioners
CHARLES NEWMAN
For Clerk Of the Court
LoRlh i. JONES
For superintendent Of Schools
MAss SARA MORSE
Ie. County Surveyor
d. c. LILLis.
For County Auditor
JOSEPH SLEEPER
For Coroner
a. HERMAN SMITH.
FOR Public Administrator
c. G. sANDERsoN
For Justices Of the Peace, Billing
Precinct
9. IL. MENDENHALL
c. e. SMITH a
For c~onstabIes, Billings Precinct
o. I. JONES
PETER RIB
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

A man in Elwood, Pa, opened
a package Of tobacco the other day to
find a woman's garter In it, but
whether it was of the dir~ectoire model,
the dispatch does not state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
VETOED CHILD LABOR BILL

Governor Haskell, in his letter to
Hearst says he has respect for the ed
ucation of the children.
That is probably the reason he We
toed the child labor bill-to- give them
an opportunity to learn to work at as
an early an age as possible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

Now the Japs are dismissing eau
casian shipmasters and placing ma
tiyes IN command Of their vessels. We
may look for an increasing number Of
wrecks Of Japanese vessels.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29
WHEN the MINORITY RULES.

The initiative and referendum,
which sounds nice, works some curious
results. The intent Of the law, OF
course, is. to permit the people to rule,
to the end that the greatest number
shall receive the greatest sbeneht.
oregon is all twisted up as q re-
suit.
For example. The fishing interests
of the state are enormous. b men
at the mouth of the Columbia river.
who use nets, objected to the fellows
up stream who use wheels and hsn
with machinery. They introduced a!
bill, which was passed up to the PEG
pie to vote on, to put the wheel men
out OF business.
Then the wheel men retaliated ny
introducing a bill that proposed 70
legislate the %gill-netters out OF bus1-
ness. The wheel men voted to smash
the gill-netters and the gill-netters
voted to smash the wheel men. OF
course, there were few negative votes
against either measure, and the result
4 is that both the gill-netters and the
wheel men are out Of commission.
AS with the fishing interests, SO
with others.
one law intended to defeat certain
purpose is introduced, and another
!, to oppose it-and each carries, for the
r reason that it is impossible to make II
otherwise, since the partisans OF each
i vote for their measures, and they are
allowed, of course, to vote on only
K one side. Now, II they could have two
yotes-one for their own measure AMI
u another against the other fellows
there might be some way Of regulating
b the matter. sg "a
In the selection Of a candidate TO
United States senator, 1t was planned
i. of course, for the majority Of the pee
pie to expressNtheir opinion, whereas
il as a matter Of fact, it worked ou
It Just the other way.
Il The popular candidate of n party
i. was defeated by the minority votes 9
~ another political organization, and tn
candidate OF the minority party wa
a.. named by the people. In other Word'
the minority-not the majority of th
s. people, rule in Oregon.
The Pittsburg Dispatch, after pu
IA cling over the matter, in view of tn
n fact that Maine intends to try on tt
ht new system, aptly expresses itse
th thus: @
Le. It seems that Maine, c~onservatf,
b. Maine, has actually followed Il
lead Of some Of the ewe states
~ the wild, weird, woolly west, al
has decided for the referendum
In other words, the law-making bod
elected to represent the people,
not to be a law-making body, as
law will not be law until the Peep
who elect the representatives
: make the laws shall vote upon t
law passed by the law-making DO
and decide whether It IS a L
a or a farce. Henceforth, in Maine t
farthest way round will be the ne
= est way to a law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

Nobody denies that Joe Bailey, the
eloquent senator from Texas, is q
Standard Oil man. Also, he is a warm
supporter Of Bryan. We have not
heard that Bryan has repudiated Mr..
Bailey.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

A sample of Democratic justice is-
shown by the recent action Of the gov
ernor Of Arkansas, who has RENTED
$4,000 in penalties due to the short
age of q sheriff and collector Of that
state, in order to let the bondsmen on
easier.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

That Mr.. Bryan is satisfied with the
proof furnished by the president Is
shown by the fact that after investi-
CATION by his committee, Haskell was
asked to step outside and cool his
heels with Guney.
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WHEN AEARsT COMES TO THE:
BAT.

He is q foolish man who will be that
Hearst will strike out" when ne
up to the plate. When he taxes
up. that position, the crowds IN the
bleachers and grand stand give him
undivided attention. +
When he makes q swat at the politis
cal sphere, he has . knack OF scoring
a home run Tor William Randolph, and
from the way the crowd enthuses you
may be certain there is no complaint
about not getting its moneys worth.
1t is evident that Hearst has been
camping on the trail Of Mr.. Haskell
for some time. So far as his hrst
charges are concerned, they have been
given the oficial stamp OF truth by
the attorney general Of Oklahoma, him
self a Democrat.
Now MI. Hearst, who seems to have
a knack Of turning up with embarrass-
ling statements at odd times, insists
that Mr.. Haskell defended the Stand
ard OIL Co, and that he said the com
pany had done wonders"
We have heard something about the
steel trust during the past few days,
in order thatsthe people may know,
MI. Hearst has opened his little en-
encyclopedia to that page, and from II
he reads that Mr.. Haskell was one OF
the organizers Of that trust. All OF
which is very annoying Just at this
thine, particularly in view q the TACT
I that the original charges against MI.
, Haskell has not as yet been disposed
t|of.
Mr.. Hearst says that the Democrats
are trying to get the Republicans q
whip the steelStrust out Of the RepuDc
lican party, and into the ranks Of tbs
Bryan followers, in order that tn
Democratic party may fall heir to an
. other 5000, 900 donation.
This is pretty rough language, sbu
then Hearst does not polish his state
e ments when he is dealing with me
y like Haskell. And Mr.. Hearst insist
that he knows just what he is talkin'
d about.
At any rate, up to the hour Of g
ing to press We have not lleard tha
additional proof has been deman ti
u from him. i.
We do not know what he has up the
mysterious sleeve Of his, but from tn
silence Of our Democratic friends "
ut are inclined to the belief that they q
terrain a pretty strong suspicion (
Just what this political prestidigitatt
Of is able to pull out.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

In view Of the fact that the storm
season has arrived, it is time for
Mr.. Haskell to take his snow fences
out Of cold storage.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

Up to the hour Of going to press.
Mr.. Bryan has not asked for informa
ton about any Of the other members
Of his committee.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

The candidacy Of E. e. Esselsty1
for state treasurer is meeting with
favor on all sides. More than tn
party vote 10 conceded to him n east
ern Montana.-Red Lodge Picket.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-29

Haskell, discussing the campaign,
says he is satisfied with the outlook.
But is Bryan?