thejudges fixing an eurlier date ^the^tirst day of the court at the opening^tlicreof^ will now Is^ Momliiy, Octolier^'J1H. If the republican conspirators tight^for delay, as the course of the Journal^plainly shows they intend to do, they^can doubtless Htuve off the original case^until Nov. 7, hut if they desired to reach^a BpMdj sett lenient of the contest they^could join the democrats in giving^unanimous consent to go iihead on the^'JHth; hut whatever they do the 11J^-^gal action of the canvassers in throwing^out the vote of Tunnel precinct will still^he pMaad upon on Monday in the ease^of Mi llatton, candidat*' for district^judga of SiKcr ISow county, who has oh^tuiiii-i 1 a w rit of mandamus to vhiofe HI^answer is rcpiired on that day. Pre
cisellthe same |xiillts are invulveil M in^the other case. The conspirator- may
hold hack and (tig their IIs into
Umground and clutch the air, hu* tin-^law has Kot its iron uri\^ on them and^tln-y are being slowly dra^'ifcii to tlu .r^dODM. I'hey lire |iowcr|css for mischief^Uow except in the direct ion of ilcluwiitf^st atehi^ h L That is their latest pro^gramme. The clumsy Journal removes^the mask
Su'rosi:the action of the republican^canvassers in Silver How county in^throwingOVt the vote of an entire pre^eim-t on Stagy technicalities should la^sustained and pass into u precedent.^W here would it land the republican part)^in Montana .' The democrats have elect^ed Ibia raW a majority of the OOUBtj^coliimisnioiiers ill Si her I low. I )eer f -
Iewis and Clurke and tlir^r four
othercount ies. The eanvassiiur of the^Votes iii thesi' couiities lit the election of^a representative in congress next year^will fag in the hands of democratic^hoards If these Isiards can reject votes^at their will, wherever partisan ohjec^lions are raised on account of patty ir^reifularities. and count only such votes^H please them, as the Silver How can^vasmTH have done, what would the re^suit baf 'I'here isn't a inunty in the^state w here u ieK'ularities similar to or^more serious than those at tunnel pre^cinct did not exist at the lute election^and are not committed every year^Should the Silver How ease hecome a^precedent in law, we would have anarchy^wIthbl live \ears.
