Fergus County Democrat., 1916-06-22


.er in which he says:
"Of your innocence in intending
to injure the prohibition cause
not the least question. | belleve
your motives above reproach.
Further in the letter he says:
"My brief visit with you lett me
with deep sense of your sincere
purpose to serve the public wei
fare.
"Mr. Pope also favorably comments
Oh the purpose Of the bill.
ITO the newspapers of the state,
however, he sent out very different
story. He sent to nearly all newspa-
perts OF the state circular entitled:
Holding up the Anaconda-Wets
promote new mining tax measure
to sandbag Butte copper industry.
"In it he says:
at appears that country law
yer of Chinook, and behind him
prominent progressive leader, has
taken steps to initiate a bill to
soak the mining companies with
heavy additional tax, and to com
pei their support in the campaign
against the prohibition bill.
"He also contributed long article
in the Paramount Issue, a newspaper
published in Billings in the interest
Of prohibition, which is entitled:
Liquor interests direct attack
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"Mr. Pope, before a committee O
four good men, agreed to publicl
!, apologize for his misstatements cor