The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1913-11-21
EKALKA, CuSTER COUNTY, MONTANA NOVEMBER n 1s3
Here Is Ekalaka's Last Word to The Voters

A RESUME OF THE BAKER SENTI-
MEL OF NOVEMBER l4TH
the merits OF county division and advocating the To-
cation OF the county seat where it will be of the
most benefit to the people of the county and not
merely to the people of one town and it's immediate
vicinity, nevertheless since the Baker Sentinel con-
tnues its campaign of Misrepresentation we, of
necessity feel under obligations to the people to cor
rect the malgn statements, but we will do so as
briefly as possible
One article in the B. S. entitled, "Ekalaka has
Mud , in the Air. attempts to prove that there is
mud" by series Of paragraphs of it's own construc
ton in each of which it puts in in quotation marks
one word, phrase of not more than two words.
taken from goodness knows where, with the inten-
aka has sung this mud. But no evidence Of Ekalaka
having done so is presented simply because there is
none The only evidence presented is that Baker is
willing to go to any extreme to hoodwink the public
In another article entitled Those Temporary
Quarters, the B. S. begs the question regarding
the temporary court house. But the Baker business
men have entered into such written agreement as
have the Ekaaka for the free gift Of their old
school building for the temporary court house, nor
has Baker come forth with free gilt of site for
wead ave R bee% as E al sx 36
SHOWN that 1t had the interest of people really at
hear heart by equaling Ekalakas liberal offer. Instead
it gets the county seat and then bleed the county as
they for renta of Offices. vaults and court room
and permanent site, in order to reimburse itself
Tor the cash which they have so lavishly spent in
their campaign.
In the leading article of the B. S. the editor tries
to crawl under the shelter Of what their speakers
publicly stated from the PLATFORM and so denies that
Baker ever stated that Ekaiaka had laid down. the
fact being that this statement was simply circulated
from mouth to mouth privately by Baker men, as
was likewise the statement that Dennis had laid
state in, +bo
article. the Baker Sentinel did try in a former issue
to claim every vote north Of lire five miles north of
Fkaak;l as in their territory and therefore Mr.
Peel; did not lie the B. S claims in the letter ap
Laarln% IN the Azada tairplay his signature
me balance OF this =. s: article is par with
this attempt to crawl under shelter from the storm
OF popular resentment against Bakers methods
Wnlch Is gathering over the county ready to break in
Il wave OF enthusiasm for Ekalaka on election day.
The Baker Sentinel article entitled Lookout for
Roorbacks.' y is merely pipe dream. for Ekalaka
certainly had any idea of sending out anv
anonymous circulars as the B. S. intimates. And
the article entitled; Hot Air Line Very Quiet Now
Uranium Of the B. S. editor, he had had plenty of
opportunity to know of the enthusiastic electric line
meeting held at Hay Creek on Nov 5th and of the
others announced and held last week. But as this
electric railroad is matter entirely outside of poll
tics we will say no more that subject here
Of the article entitled THAT Ekalaka- Miles Citv
american Letter. the people themselves Judge
the second paragraph of the s. s. article viz: The
Progressive Republican party did keep their promise
to the people not to permit candidate from the
town or baker to appear on the ballot on Nov. 25''
Let be noticed Baker here admits having cont~o-
led the convention, and they manipulated it as stated
in ordcr to have l1en from Baker nominated in the
Democr*c con>e >e2tion the next day. The whole ar
t'ce isH Ee subtle attempt to hide Bakers subtili-
ty. w he people be fooled?
We l..oNe t.s<i Baker would certainly have had a
better snoH TO- winning the county if the Baker
Sentins had Been under wiser manare,cent and
had tn, uot uGtI compelled to have a hired man
from s~d- 20 cot, uct their campaign
E!: - has 2i'.> regard for Baker, for Baker
orla} be:@0at rs location is he the cd Ek:.-
laka > N'; crossed the Nj wautce right OF
way 20 tlEa-2k2 I'D the surro ing territory ga>s
birth ker 81 Haker rest assured that Eka-
laka Ufty ST. o FaIon county will care for it's
!uSty' ria, ct carefull; in political sense as
1t has 'otol X commercial sense