The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-01
STATE PRESS

An important item in state politics
is the announcement of William Lind
say that he will not be the Republican
candidate for the Office of governor.
Ne has been recognized as the leading
rLe among the Republican aspirants
for the nomination. He made the run
in the election which resulted in the
choice Of Joseph X. Toole who resign
ed the office of governor few weeks
ago. Mr.. Lindsay makes a frank.
statement Of the motives that prompt
him in his withdrawal. He admits
that the Office Of governor Is one with
which it would crafty him to be hon
.ored; he asserts that in yielding his
personal preference he is prompted by
q wish to promote party harmony.
The public will credit Mr.. Lindsay
with entire sincerity. The people OF
the state know him; they know him
SO we'll and so favorably that they
will take what he says at par every
time. He has a record in public Of
flee and in legislative service which
will not be forgotten, d that will do
him infinite credit, be he in Office or
out of it, as long as he lives; n that
will be a lasting honor to his name
when he is dead and gone. He is a
citizen who served we'll and who mer-
its much of this commonwealth. Con-
corning the plans and purposes OF the
Republican party or the inside work
ings of that party's state machinery
the Standard is not informed. APP
parently its campaign work has been
the subject of consultations In which
Mr.. Lindsay, one may presume, has
shared. He has stepped aside with
the belief that thereby he serves the
best interests Of the Republican party.
The party may have in view some man
who may be deemed, for any reason,
to be a more available" candidate; 1t
can not produce a man who by the
test Of personal integrity and a praise
worthy record in public service out
ranks William Lindsay.-Anaconda
Standard.
To the man Of average intelligence
this talk of campaign contributions
is becoming excessively tiresome, and
both the Republican and Democratic
managers of The presidential cam.
paigns shonle discontinue the honsen'
steal statements which they r send
ing forth relative to turning down
campaign contributions from the
trusts, capitalists and corporations
for we all know that they will 40 moth,
ing of the kind. For the purpose Of
making a grand stand play, in the
hope OF deceiving gullible voters, they
will lounly protest their determine
ton to reject any proner Of tainted
money but in the end you will SEE
the national %treasurers Of both par
ties accepting every dollar offered
and no questions will be asked.-For
syth Journal.
The robbery in the park need not
should not, and probably will not at
feet travel in the least. It is q Ger
tainty that the missing bandit will 'bt
in no hurry to repeat his exploit. ant
1t is unlikely that he will have any
emulators for a long time. In tact
the Park is about the safest spo'
from a holdup-immunity standpoint
that could well be found, just now
Livingston Post.
The entries for the races at tn,
Montana State Fair exceed by far thu
number Of horses entered for an!
previous year. This means much TO
the sport, ana is further an 1nolcatio1
that horsemen are coming to lool
upon our annual fair al a good place
to congragate with their strings o
race1H-Helena Independent.
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