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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1899
Page
2
M A Berger cautions about political methods used in Montana. The senate race displays factional divides shaping the denial day and influencing future political life. The piece notes democratic tension around silver and public opinion reacting to recent scandals in the state.
The Helena grand jury is in session to thoroughly investigate bribery charges and prepare a clear, complete report. Public interest rises as the body contemplates a full account before the upcoming legislative actions and potential senatorial election matters.
Fragmented editorial voice accuses both wings of the Montana Democratic Party of abusing power. The piece warns the split harms Montana’s reputation and future eastern investment, arguing the party bears the blame for the public discredit and political turmoil.
The community rejects civil war over the senatorial race, urging calm and independent judgment. Citizens wish honest, reputable candidates and condemn the current editorial vitriol. They oppose rioting and favor new leadership, with references to Clark and Conrad and support for reform-minded figures like Frank and W. W. Dixon.
A Denver based report credits Mrs. Margaret Henderson of Leadville Colorado with leading a radical anti-gambling campaign there. She organized legal action, obtained Denver counsel, shut down gambling resorts, and rallied churches and merchants to sustain the effort, forcing a broader exodus of gamblers and reducing activity in the city.
The piece argues for peace and unity in Butte politics. It criticizes efforts to weaponize newspapers against rivals and calls on voters to back resident candidates like Clark and to unite the local business and industrial classes. It warns against exaggerated schemes by anti Clark factions and urges the Butte delegation to set an example.
A letter questions why Missoula and Silver Bow legislators back W G Conrad over local Butte candidates. It argues Butte deserves the seat and defends local figures like Rudolph H. Wilson, praising integrity and locality while criticizing the delegation’s stance and unity in Helena.
The article cites echoes of 1892 populist ideas on direct election of US senators, mentions the Merrimac incident and Navy recommendations, notes Nevada’s Stewart re election, Culbertson and Kean in New Jersey winning Senate seats, and hints at bribery charges against Republicans while the press vows the standard will keep playing.
A column from The National Advertiser cites an old bachelor buying socks with a note seeking a wife. Letters follow, including one from a nineteen to eighteen year old suitor, and jokes about names like Posselwizte. The Detroit Journal and MIT remarks on shipboard phrases and evolving education standards.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls how Governor Andrey’s era used to claim to sway an audience of average Black residents with stories of John Brown. The tale sits amid a Charleston hotel scene and discussions of northern sentiment, with comical exchanges about loyalty, punishment, and a joking bulldog with five legs as a metaphor.
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