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T H E M O N T A N I A N . «•blkked Evary Friday Evening at Choteau Chotoaa Ce., Montana. * 8. M. CORSON, Editor. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1S93. I>1KECT I J L G Ihl.A'IK ’N. Iu another column frill be found an article presumably from the pen of Will Kennedy, editor ai d publisher of the Boulder Age, and “all-round politician.” The article was written in reply to one which ap peered in these columns two week» ago, and in which we took issue W.th the promoters of the scheme to have all law» passed by the leg. isiature submitted to a vote of the people. We did so, believing then as now, that it a dangerous ani useless experiment and but oae of the many attempts of the pern auent “outs” to destroy the “government of the people by the penp’e.” Also, that one of the incentives lor thus submitting the laws to a direct vote was the “lat take” such a law would prove to the public printer. This last objection made The Age man hopping mad and he pitches into the editor of T he M onta NUN hot and heavy, charg ing him with having such \a cur rupt mind that he cannot give hit brothor editors and printers credit with honesty of purpose,” etc., etc. Jint what ih:s tirade against the edit or of tins paper has to do with the m^riN of the bill is not made plain, but it has had the effect of tipping the hand of the piomoter of the scheme, and now he is mad that he has been discovered. The Age man says: “There is alwayB more plunder for the news paper in standing in with politi cians than with the people, and Tua M ontanian may be sure that the politicians will not approve the proposed change in the sy»tem of enacting laws.” Thai’s a fact, ^brother. The people as a rule, leave no plunder lying around lose, but the “outside politician” —the man who has worn out his welcome in the old parties and is browsing around on the outside looking for a deal—is the man to be feared. Not content with the •vils that now are he turns his mind to concocting new ones un der the guise of a public benefae ter. But let us return to a discussion of “direct legislation,” conceived in the brain of the “all-round poli tician”—the man wdio has run for pffice on all the political platforms of the past and is so progr* ssive in his ideas as not to be at a log* to furnish new ones ac the seasoi s come and go. To submit a pro posed law to the people for ap proval a tterit had been favorably passed upon by the legislative as •embly would seem to be a wa^te of time and money. To make laws effective, special elections Hed. or the time of holding them changed so .is to immediately follow a session. Thus two elections w'ould have to lx' held instead of one, or the members would have to be elect ed two years aheid of *he time of the r meeting wbh an election im mediately fellowing t heir adjourn ment if not, their work would h ive to wait two years for ap proval by the people. Take it all in a'l we hardly think the peo pie would care to bear the ex pense of holding two elections where one is sufficient, neither would they care, to choose their representatives two years in ad vance of the time when their terms began. Senators andrepre -entatives are elected to accom plish s »me certain work for their constituents and their labors begin soon after election, and wl ile the conditions under which they were elected and which they were to remedy, yet exist, aud not to make laws for the coming genera tion. Besides this objection there is that of greater complication in- vole 1, the loss < i time and the ex pense. And what would be the use of a legislative assembly. Their duties would be simply to formulate laws ani the people pass upon them-. Rather an ex pensive crowd of men whose sole duty it would to draft bills at the suggestion of the people! Why not abolish the legislature entirely and put the question direct to the people on election day whether or not they desired this or that thing dom? We are sure that our es teemed ltiend, the ememy,should, could, and would draw up the necessary forms. Aud not only that, but he-would be able to sup ply one for every day in the year and thus keep the dear people sate from the wiles and snares of the politicims. They, the people, would never lack for some excit ing question. Kennedy could keep them busy. Between elec- ing members of the legislature and passing upon what they did there would be no idlers. All would be kept bn«y and the great common er could get in his work in fine style. One thing sure, he could vote on the passage of all bills and as that seems to be a powerful weakness of his, we think it the only reason why the amendment should be made. As thb present session of the legislative assembly draws to a close it is painlully evident to the democratic aspirants for the United States senatorship that the legislature of Montana will fail to elect, and that Governor Rickards will appoint some good man and a republican to fill that position. This failuie to ek>ct is, we bel eve, the result of conclusions reached by democrats in this state who hold the interests of the people of the 6tate above party, when that party’s principles are antagonistic thereto. The carrying out of the principles of the democratic party as officially enunciated would work a great hardship to the in terests of the people of this state, and knowing this the democrats of this state will see that the next senator irom Montana will not be a democrat. S enator B owkk ha» introduced a bill creating the Eleventh j idi cial district of Teton and Valley counties, and the Tenth district of Choteau, Fergus and Flathead counties. The bill will pals. Of U c a l Import. “Bear Ash, I am an early bird. And now einee ‘Cleve’ controls I'll not let other birds get worms And leave me watching holes, I did that once when 'Cleve’ went in. I’ll go for all that squirms, For you and I both kuow d——n well That there’s more birds than worms. “ W ijul S. EUia.” A Fal.-e Alarm. “The fire bell rang a false alarm just now.” “There’s nothing strange about that, is there?” “Well, yes; the bell tolled a lie.” Summit Mining Company. W hat our people should do and should not do, are questions of vital importance just, at this juc ture. One of the things to be avoided is the “Booml RoomJ Boom!” so loudly advocated by some. “To rush with roaring and violence” is not the way to build up a substantial town, though it woiks well for a boom town. Cho teau is not a boom town nor is it advisable to make one of it. T he bill to amend the constitu tion regarding representation died use. Served ;fc right. The Summit Mining Co., of Montana, of which Irvin B. Hop- kin is president and secretary, Joe Kipp vice president, and H. D. Upham treasurer, are placing their stock on the market, a limited number of shares being offered at 25 cents per share. In a circular isssued, they say: The property of this company consists of thiee mining claims, the Summit, Minerva and Ibex, all on one lead, and adjoining each other, each claim being fifteen hundred feet in length by six hun dred feet wide. The vein or ore body is exposed on the surface is about three to six feet in width. Ore taken from the exposed vein on the surface assays, on an average, $25 00. This property is situated on the summit of the Kocky mountains at a point about ten miles south vf the Canadian line, and is in Mis soula county. Montana. The company is -duly incorpor atpd under the laws of Montana. The capital stock is $1,000,000, divided inio 1.000.000 »hare of the par value of one dollar per share» The stock is non-assessable. The principal office of the com pany is at Great Falls, Montana, with branch office at Fort McLeod, Alberta, N. W. Territory. Two hundred aud fifty thousand shares of this stock have been set aside as treasury stock. Money realized from the sale of this stock will be used to develop the mine, build roads to the mine, put in machinery, , elc. , Active opera tions on the property will begin in the early spring. B e tter Tuan a M a g a a ine. The arrangements recently perfected by the St. Paul (Minn.) Weekly Pioneer Press for original reading matter for the ensuing year make it more desirable than a magazine, because the Pioneer Press also gives the current news o! the day. Robert Louis Stevenson has written an intensely interesting story especially for the Weekly Pioneer Press. It begins next week and runs three months. Other stories every week by the most noted authors iu the land. Hew Women’s Department, Youth’s Depart ment, Fiction Department, Beientifle Department, etc.. .Correspondents doing special work afl over Europe. Notes and Queries Department still a feature. Send postal for- Sample copy and illustrated- premium-supplement, giving particulars of S l l valuable premiums, all writable for holiday gift*. Some thing for every member of every family. T h e P io n b e b P r e s s C o ., St. Paul, Mldia. if Yoü'Think - any kind o f * crop will do, then any kind of aeeda will do ; oat for tbo beat reaulf yon ahould plant FERRY’S SEEDS. I Always the beet, they are reoocnlwd i the standard everywhere. Perry’s S eed AnnnaJ Is the moat important book of the kind pub lished. It la Invaluable to uw planter. We send it free. D.M. FERRY & CO. DETROIT, Midi. T JL2TJD have on their list, for sal« to C A S H customers this we_ek, some of th« choicest afuTmost select r . BUSINESS and residence building site! in Choteau. 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