The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-08-10
THE SITUATION.


The platform and nomination for Con-
gress of the Union party of Montana, by
their delegates in convention assembled,
will meet the heartiest endorsal through
cut the length and breadth of our Terrific
ry. 1t is a platform upon which an honest
man, who loves his country and desires
it's welfare, could conscientiously accept
nomination, and an able, honest, con-
sistent man is the nominee. Sustaining
the action of Congress in their work of
restoring TO representation the rebel
States, already endorsed by 100000 of a
majority of Union voters; reaching out
the hand of amity and forgiveness to
those lately in rebellion, only asking
assurance that treason shall not again
shake the foundations of our govern
ment; showing that the Union party is
work earnestly for the prosperity of our
young and promising Territory; pledg-
ing the party to use every energy in
securing the early construction of that,
y
the Northern Pacific Railroad thanking
the defenders of our homes, and promis-
ing earnest endeavor in securing them
compensation, and suggesting practic-
tors of the Territory shall be not only
secured against loss, but repaid nearly
one hundred per cent. more than they
could have obtained in the deprecated
scrip of the Territory, without addition
al expense to the people, our platform
is one beside which the hollow-hearted,
repudiating, treacherous abortion adop-
ted by the Democratic party, so-called,
sinks into that insignifcance and con-
tempt it SO well deserves As our can
didate we have Colonel w. f. Sanders,
an intrepid, able, lifelong Republican,
identified with Montana, whose record is
unimpeachabIe except in the court of
disloyalty; while they have James NJ
Cavanaugh, whose whole biography is
composed of two words, Office seeker"
The position of the first has been ever
straightforward and earnest of the lat
ter, a miserable trucking to obtain office.
That Cavanaugh bolted the Democratic
ticket in Colorado, two years ago, with
out just cause, and advocated Republican
principles, is true that by running as an
independent candidate he defeated the
regular nominee, who was pure Demo
crat, as the saying goes, is also true
but neither of these entitle him to the
confidence of either party, as his accep-
tance of the nomination on the Helena
platform proved him a scheming polit-
ical trickster, whose principles are but
mouth words that blow hot and blow
cold according to who he is soliciting for
support. Unreliable and vascillating
cursing the "lop-eared Missourians
one moment and the mokes the next;
with no interest in the Territory except
to get paid for being it's Delegate to Con-
gress; barely in the Territory a sufficient
length of time to render him eligible to
the office, and with his blankets already
packed for Walrussla, where the mileage
is $4,000 per annum, (the last chance
open for this itinerant aspirant), he is
unworthy the support of any consistent
man of either party. There are hundreds
of Democrats in the Territory who will
support Sanders. The bitterest enemies
that James NJ. Cavanaugh has are Dem
ocrats who were present in Colorado
during his political somersaults in that
Territory, and We have yet to see the
first one of them who will cast their
votes in his favor This is the situation
of things political in Montana, and the
Union party goes into the contest with
every indication in their favor. Unity,
harmony and right, against dissension,
disunion and infamy. Success to the
Union ticket.
VNION TERRITORIAL CON-
Z MITTEE.