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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1894
Page
4
P Fisher of 21 Merchants' Exchange San Francisco is our authorized advertising agent and the paper is kept on file in his office.
A persuasive political plea urges Western Montana voters to back Anaconda as capital, attacking Helena as a traitor option and urging Beaverhead County residents to deliver a large defeat for Helena while supporting the copper city’s bid. It lists county officials and promotes local pride in Anaconda’s likely victory.
The Dillon town meeting saw Sanders of the Woolmian Helena faction attack the local press and be accused of libel for alleging bias against Beaverhead county's support of Anaconda for the capital. The Dillon editorial board counters that Sanders acted under Helena campaign pressure and vows to respond to the venom with an antidote prepared by their own local bosses.
In a critical critique the writer dismisses Helena and other cities as using rot about one man and powerful corporations to sway votes on Montana’s permanent capital. The piece argues all cities with prominent leaders could be accused of undue influence and urges voters to reject such flimsy arguments.
At a Dillon meeting last Friday night Helena speakers implied Beaverhead county failed to find a market in Anaconda. The record shows 924 cars shipped to Butte and Anaconda this year, and 30 million pounds of Beaverhead hay grain and potatoes consumed there since January. Beaverhead sold $250000 worth of cattle and sheep to two Butte butchering firms this year. The Butte Packing company reports four years of annual $250000 in Beaverhead cattle sheep hogs hay and grip, much sold in Anaconda. The piece attacks Helena boosters, critics of Helena orators, and cites local leaders W A Clark and Tom Carter among speakers, ending with a partisan Populist Tribune assessment.
Dillon city paper attacks Helena Independent and its supporters while urging Republicans to vote straight ticket. It ridicules Helena claims of state influence, praises Anaconda and Cascade county support, cites Sam Ward and Sanders, and warns readers about ballot counting pitfalls before election day.
The piece notes public reaction to a clash between the Anaconda company and Northern Pacific railway co amid Republican ties. It mentions a Dillon prank on Butte Miner and a Populist leader's inadvertent disclosure affecting Cleveland senators and state politics.
The Dillon Examiner denounces Col. Sanders for accusing the Dillon press of crimes amid opposition to Helena’s capital bid. It recounts an alleged bribery attempt by a Helena supporter and defends its stance for Beaverhead County’s interests against Helena’s influence.
The Helena bureau exposes a bogus patent medicine styled as DRINK PATRION'S Rocky Mountain Bitters. It mixes Oregon grape root tea with sugar and bears misleading labels urging readers to vote Helena for the State Capital and promising 100 years of life. Meanwhile news from Sr. Перинсупа notes Russia’s czar dies, with Grand Duke Nicholas to rule.
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