Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1908-02-06

could place. IN MS powers OF reslSs
anee. He deserves all credit, however,
for his efforts in this legislature He
was a member of the special committee
and fought the bill continuously there
lie had made enemies of all the "pow.
ers that be" so far as his future is
concerned, and he is an old gray-haired
man but he has won the respect of the
working class and those that valus
manhood and allegiance to justice and
deeeney. The papers in reporting his
speech spoke of it as a socialist aar.
angue-as close as they ever get to
truth in speaking of one who opposes
their unprincipled venality. Hamilton
abhors socialism.
Jegalized Kidnapping
He spoke on the clause in the bill
which allows the governor IS Cossaeks
TO arrest any person whom they wish
"with or without warrant" and makes
ii mandatory on any railroad employee
to transport persons whenever asked
to by these legalized thugs without
cost and turn in the bill to the state.
This deportation is made a legal act
by the state, and the state pays for il.
John M. o NELL, editor of the Miners
Magazine. brought by telegram from
Denver, to present the cause of the
miners, was not allowed TO speak, ev-
cry contemplate effort was made tn
shut Off free discussion.
Fessler made bitter attack on the
officers Of Esmeralda county and said
the people could never get protection
under them, Fitzpatrick replied by say
ing that if the officers of that county
had done their duty, many in the lcgis-
laturc would now be in the pcnitcntiary.
Fcssler is one of the lowest characters
that the Nevada mining country has
ever known. He was vaggcd out of
the country as eXptmp, gambler and
saloon proprietor but he is chairman
Of the Nevada committee ON morals
and has been the mine owners most
faithful and willing prostitute.
Under the bill these scpcial officers
are clothed with Judicial authority,
power to arrest and power 70 dismiss,
War Congress of Nevada.
In Skaggs speech against the bill he
dcuominated the present session the
''war congress of Nevada. lie said
the present bill was the most vicious
ever enacted in the United States. 1t
took from the people the right 10 gov
ern themselves by legislation and was
political trick TO destroy organized
labor in the state.
A creature by the name of Williams
who claimed TO bc n Federation man.
has been the most abicct traitor that
the union men had had to face. The
boosters for the bill have depended
on him to give the brief speech in its
support, as II would appear TO be from
"rrliahlc Federation man" lie
was loaded with facts aud figures AMI
showed how the increase in the value
of property had been so great in the
last two years that even with the cN.
ira expense of the constabulary the
state treasury would have consider
able surplus. The Federation will make
big mistake if it lets that Judas
retain his card.
Gun Fighters Alone viii Do.
Hamilton said in the course Of his
speech that when he had asked some
Of the mine owners why they did not
dcputizc the miners they replied "lIa.
milton. we couldn Z break strike with
such men ns you.' lie said the worst
gun fighters in the whole country had
been brought into Goldfeld.
After the bill had been passed, old
bachelor Bray got OIL LOT Of tommy
rot about patriotism law and order
and pulled out flag and waved il,
But the response was very faint.heart.
ed to such madc.to-ordcr enthusiasm.
Fcsslcr said now that the bill passed,
about twenty Of those dynamitcrs
would be taken out Of camp at once
so the dcportations will probably com.
mcuco at once.