Fergus County Democrat., 1913-03-11

quence Of his course in this and the
last session of the legislature l should
suffer with him.
Marshalship Not Mentioned.
The political enmities that now pur-
sure him and which, as he says, are
responsible for the measure in con-
nectiOn with which he is denounced,
were engendered because of his fidel-
ity to me and the cause which was
represented by me in the Twelfth ses-
sion. It may as well be recalled that
while he was daily voting for me two
years ago, the Tribune was vociferous-
ly calling upon me to withdraw as a
senatorial candidate, that the forces
arrayed to defeat the popular will
might accomplish that end and the
gentleman supported by them be elect
ed. had hoped that the dissensiOns
to which that conflict gave rise might
be permitted to die; but l should be
poltroon unworthy the contempt of
decent men If / should remain silent
on any occasion like this, and accord
ingly say for the information of the
Tribune and the many who are mis-
guided by its failure TO tell of the
significance of the daily happenings
az AAOAOA0 uu1 AA6 IAAC Nul lOAC 0CoS1OL,
that / never spoke to either Mr..
Kirschwing or Mr.. Durkan about the
state fair removal bill, nor did l en-
power anyone to speak for me, nor did
l ever have any communication of any
sort with either on the subject either
directly or indirectly, nor did l ever
empower anyone to communicate with
either on the subject on my behalf
Furthermore l never promised the
marshalship to Mr.. Kirschwing nor
authorized anyone to promise it to him
on the consideration suggested or at
all. And now l improve the occasion
F, to say that if the plans suggested OF
preparing and presenting a protest
against Mr.. Kirschwing's appointment
to that office, as suggested in the ar
| ticle referred to, is pursued, it will
have the most respectful consideration
from me, but If his action in connec
tion with the fair removal bill is made
| the basis of such shall demand proof
from the prOtestants that they know
more about the conditions which Mr.
Kirschwing denounced in his remarks
on the bill in question than he does
or than do.
| Says Truth Suppressed.
Some time since the Tribune cor
respondent at the capital reported tt
1t in his regular correspondence the
rather astounding fact that, as he epi
dramatically put it, the state senate
is republican at this session, as it has
been in the past; that Notwithstanding
the democrats are numerically in the
majority, it's action had been and was
then being directed by Senators Don
land and Edwards, as of yore. The
sympathy Of the dominant forces II
the senate with the lineup in the
house which Mr.. Kirschwing and Mr.
Day SO effectively contended in the
steering committee contest is known
to the Tribune, however uninformet
its readers may be. So likewise i
knows that, generally speaking, thu
division in that body on the fair re
moval bill was exactly on the same
lines. It saw fit to pass Mr.. Mitchell.
report referred to without one wore
of editorial comment that might leat
to the enlightenment of its readers
touching the conditions under whicl
the fair removal bill came before tn,
house for consideration. It mus
shoulder large share of the ignomin,
that the proceedings of the last join
session of two years ago brought t,
Cascade county, by reason of it's fail
ure to tell the news then, and to dc
mand that the contest be ended by
caucus of the democratic members
and it cannot escape it's heavy respor
sibility for the outburst of lawlessnes
to which reference is made in the al
ttcle that provokes this letter an
which affords the city of Great Fall
a variety of advertising it has nD rec
son to cOvet.
Is the Tribune Honest.
I shall assume that the Tribune wi