The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-01
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lsbwi.h sssss Of profossd s,.dsn'
don, and In mpst con6dlnt belief In ~
election to Cot ress on he hflA day OF Az:
gust next. that We place at the head of oul
columns to-day the names Of WIN. 81. Claseta
% Republican candidate for Delegate chos
en- by universal reclamation In the Repub.
l,can Territorial Convention, and the expo
nent Of ~ beoad, Nbesal and Jssetjeal
principles embodied In it, platform, he Il q
well the eminent repeesentativeman Of Mon
tans, to whose support BY vote end voict
NE rallyipg and win rally, not alone Rspub.
licaus, but scores and hundreds Of Demo.
Gratis, who recognise in him ~ man above
Ill Others. who will ably, honestly and wor'
thily represent the people Of this Territory
In CongresA A. gentleman whose record ID
without tarnisb; VI abilities whose high or
der 10 conceded BY oil; man more essen :
TALLY identified and In harmony with the
interests Of the working maases of Montana
than any candidate who has presented claims
for their suffrsees; cone who has never -.
pired to tho preferments Of ONCE. and only
In Difference to the spontaneous, undsniabls
aud universal solicitation Of the party. came
forward st this time 70 represent them q he
alone can, in the Congress of the United
States, he 10 In the field to win, and not .
man in Montana but will feel . just pride.
confidence and Qualification, when the cleo.
tons of August shall have verified our pro.
prediction that he 10 70 b our next Delegate
Ia Congress. ~ r".
The platform upon which he stands, Gov
ers every interest In issue before our people.
There has been no hssitancy in meeting
every question thst presented itself: in sift.
ing the practical from the chimericsl, 10
taking that position upon each which com.
mon sense, . proper regard for the welfare of
ourown citizens, ~ opposed to those who are
not, can not and will not be, of 10 and ours,
and spirit of faternal fellowship ~ citi.
sens of this Union, dictated to be right aud
just The result has been that on each res.
olution, some of which were discussed for
hours In Convention with On ability and
earnestness of sincerity We have never seen
equalled, and that l. proud record for even
the defeated, the party has given deliberate
intelligent utterance, and with only The ex>
oeptionsl instance of resembling the Burlin.
game treaty, where perfect unsnimity did
not endorse the principles therein Get forth.
Montana viii hail with enthusiasm the
action Of the Convention. Not man of the
thousands who know Billy Clagett but re-
spects and admires him, and the hundreds
who know him best, know him q one whose
honesty, integrity and fidelity % friends,
principles and country calls for and will
rally round him multitude Ut personal
friends and the invincible hosts Of clear
headed. sensible voters Of Montana.
In the campaigns that have preceded this,
we have neither prophesied or expected vic.
tory. The campaigns were made In the face
of overwhelming mejosities to maintain the
Organization intact. and svow here in the
presence Of Democracy that took issue on
every principle advanced BY the Republican
party, the fidelity Of Republicans 70 those
principles. The contest was hong. the de.
feats were hard, but faith wss unfaltering.
and the promised day has come. Tho De-
mocracy Of Montana to-day has no great
principle but that has been avowed By the
Republican party. Where the uneasy feet
OF Democracy are grasptsg cautiously now
10 In the smooth.w worn psibs We have trod>
den in the last ten years. The cardinal 10,
suts growing out OF the war are no longer
before ~, and gladly we oil take . new de-
parture from the old Held for measures that
shall pertain to the peach, welfare and hap
p,psss Of III the people ,raa u gyaI
We are free 70 avow here that In the ranks
Of our late enemies We look for Enforcement,
Of our platform and support Of WIN. H.
Clagett, and We know We shall not be With
out Il A party that has surrendered IT, 20
sitions - untenable; party wherein : 'se..
ries Of frauds 70 defeat the will of the party
In selection Of candidases, Il admitted in the
seoosd Of 10 proceedings and openly charged
throughout the entire Territory. cannot con-
sistsntly ask or expect itself to be main.
tanned BY the. eonscisntious and sincere meni
Who were IN itsrankA 70 them, - % Re.
publicanA We present our candidate and our
platform, with . well assured belief that on
tho fisst Monday Of August next VIM II.
Clagett viii be elected 70 Congress, and rep
Montana 10 : manner that viii re-
dound 10 ito honor, wealth and welfare. f..
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THE HELENA CONVENTION.
AR,anl Bsswees Claeett ssd Sasdsn /
Tie Republican Convvsatioa Il Helena a.
vslopsd . scsss wilhoat president in The Pc
litteas snnasi Of the Territory sqsare,
Stand p, no quarter, logical light on pginci..
pie bsewssa the two ahless Repstlicans OF,
Montana Col w. r.,eaaien end Wm. II.
Olaseit, ~ neoipse of aihs aCesyeo,ion:
md lsst Il - mbssd.fabod, ws ndis he,
~ viii V 60 " the ,Plat>,
form adopted, ths Repabliess passyof Nos,
sans ~ taken deAaiaes positive staad o.
No Chinese qsessios. a1TAess teloidtions,,
had bssa suhniatsd - ns1y Republicans