Show POOR MONTANA tins is the title of a jeremiad which the helena gierald of oct I 1 29 9 pours forth troubles seldom come alone and notwithstanding her manifold natural resources our northern neighbor just now is afflicted with not only dull times and over production but by something which our contemporary portrays s as executive legislative a judicial action thus commence the doleful strains rich in all the native elements that conduce to the erection of a mighty empire peopled by industrious intelligent hardy pioneers who believe lu in person penson personal ul independence in the dignity of labor and the right that nature gives to all mankind to dispose of their persons and property on condition that they act within the limits of law and tg the injury 01 0 none how unfortunate for our progress that such a country and such a people should be governed by intellectual pigmies pygmies pig pic mies whose crude deas deag are arc nur by prejudice alone very unfortunate indeed there are some pigmies pygmies pig mies hereabouts I 1 invested n with a little brief authority aut hority bority I 1 appear to be only anxious to ma mae mao I 1 e that authority supreme and to exercise it in as offensive a manner mannor as ros gos possible possible sible sibie to the people but here ere is the gist of the complaint of our montana friend congress confess organized the territory of montana empowered its legislature to provide for me the organization of counties and to control their government extinguished the indian title to its lands sold cold them to our settlers who bought and improved them in good faith and today to day the county of choteau Is wiped out of existence and the homes of our settlers are confiscated for sor the benefit of the presidents poor indian relatives today to day federal officers are driving our settlers from their abodes of earthly bliss from the scenes of sacred and happy associations soc lations where self seif denyl denying father and paternal mother have toiled tolled forthe comfort beauty and attractiveness of their mountain homes home and their grief stricken little ones weep over the loss of happy surroundings where they have been fed clothed and sheltered du duding during ring their dependent years of youth their lands have been turned over to the ignorant barbarous thieving fighting plundering red devils of the forest who are thus brought in close proximity to our where if it they fali fail in hunting and fishing they can satiate their ravin ear eur in sei appetites iy ay y a 0 in merciless er ciless elless foray feray upon our bcd settlers but the derald herald indulges in prophecy prophecy of a threat threatening enin ca kind and dark and bloody times time s are indicated by tile the fol foi following lowin such invasions will be resisted registe d ry ly our people in order to protect their lives and property and the tile history of mon montana tana will reek with innocent blood if such dismal forebodings prove true wo we shall have to re echo eche tile the monody of our sorrowful contemporary and also ejaculate poor montana |