The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-07
STATE PRESS COMM
Mr.. Bryan may u his party pretty
smoothly but Willie Hearst owns his.
-Meagher Republican.

smoothly; but Willie Hearst owns his.
-Meagher Republican.
Bryan, Taft and Hisgen, these
three; but the richest Of these is
Hisgens-Anaconda STANDARD.
1t is, of course, doubly annoying to
a Georgia negro to be lynched at the
height Of the watermelon season.
Anaconda Standard.
Mrs. John b. Stetson has followed
Anna Gould and thousands of her
kind and married a foreigner. The
millions Of the late hat man will go
to Portugal, and every time q Stet-
son hat is sold hereafter an alien
who has done nothing for America
will get his rakepm. Butte Inter
Mountain.
Montana never has and never will
repudiate a Just debt. Inc action Of
the board Of examiners in providing
for the payment of a fifth OF the
bonds which have been declared Tile
gal by the supreme court Of the state,
to but an illustration Of the honesty
and probity Of the people Of Montana
as a whole.-Helena Record.
Without desiring to be rude, yet
ionce and for all ohm Mitchell desires
lit understood that the democratic par
ty cannot use him as any part of a
catspaw to pull the labor chestnuts
Tout Of the political fire, and has again
announced the fact, this time in tones
which admit. Of no possible mistake.
Taking the position that labor has no
Mace in partisan politics, Mr.. Mitchell
lin his interview in the press dis
Iuatches said: II will not say whether
or not I am in sympathy with the
stand taken by MI. Gompers. Will
not say what side / am on or make
any predictions. I am still and will
remain a member Of the executive
council Of the American Federation OF
Labor, but i did not attend the con-
ference Of the heads Of national labor
organizations called to agree on q po-
litical program. ! want to say posi-
lively that / am not talking politics;
will not give any opinion as to what
is likely to occur or who ts to be
elected and j want to avoid being put
il q position where it might be said
j was going to take part in the cam
paign, which I am not."-Great Falls
Tribune. 28
The growth Of the sentiment
against the sale Of liquor under sane
ton Of the law is well illustrated by
some figures recently compiled by the
chairman Of the prohibition national
committee. Contrasted with. the de-
crease in the voting strength OF the
Prohibition party It a~ccentuates the
determination Of the people to treat
this al other than 9 political issue
During the past four years the amount
Of prohibition territory has been
doubled and ~20,O0O,o00 people added
to those living in prohibition cities
counties and states, making an aggre'
gate Of over 40,O00,000 now by their
own choice IN saloOn-free districts,
The figures show that nearly two
thirds Of the territory and nearly one
half Of the people are. under prohibl
ton protection. Seventeen million
people in the south under prohibition
il 1904. Twenty-Five million people
ia the south under prohibition u
1908. There ara today $50 prohibit
ton cities In the United States hav'
ing q population of ove 5000 each,
with q total population of nearly
100000. In 1904 there were scarce
" 100 prohibition cities Of 5000 ol
over; there are now 95 prohibition
cities Of 10000 or over. In 1904 the ne
! liquor trade through It's National Pro
tectiye Bureau, announced It had cir
culated within 70 months over 1000,
900 specially prepared leaflets attack
ing the prohibition argument. Since
that time at q low estimate 20.O0O,0oe
OF these leaflets have been distributed
broadcast and In the most carefully
\ selected fashion. In 1904 the National
LIQUOR League OF the United States
, was organized at Cincinnati. January