Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-07-18
THE PEOPLES C) CONVENTION


The Republican County Convention, by !.
great misnomer styled tie Peoples ConVen-
ton. was held 1T Contra! Park on Saturday
last. The proceedings, stripped OF consider
able irrelevant ysrbiaoe,we publish elsewhere.
We had the honor ID Of attending this aniic'-
pated ..ground swel'' ofthe honest yeomanry
of Gallatin. at Central PACK. AT the grand
rally in the interest Of pretended reform. there
were present one-nirth OF the voters of Gal
:, tin county. one-tlird OF whom were honest
~. uoc.~ats, who did not participate ~ me
.m. :. but had attended merely to observe
sha movements of the mongrel convention.
MI. (, contrast 'hctwcen this convention ana
,ha n. ,nocratic c,,,vention held at the same
s,,o.a, !, yo weeks nrevi,.,as was highly favofa-
BILE to ii ,e latter. anl cou'ti not escape the 90
servatioi Of those who hal ! '''''''eu uosn
yss,stings The harmony. in:elfs, ht ac.'oi
aturday Il st. Disappointment Vas discern
o Bile on the c'Hnfenances OF many of the /
% sople. IT 'e ground swell'' was not equal /
to the occa sion; the masses were evidently /
tilIing the soil. Instead OF en- missing them
selves at Central Park to encourage and assist
chronic offire-seekers in their desperate efforts
to secnfe ei'ic,al patronage II der he pausi-
BILE prerexF OF beng the friends ri the people.
aud un'ier the euphonious tile Of the Peoples /
Ticket. There was a luke warnncss and lack
of enthusiasm which was damaging in APP
pearance 10 a quiet looker-on. II III not
augur well for the success of the movement
or the ticket which WAS placed IN nomination.
The leading features OFT is so-called Peo-
pies Movement. Which itsadyocates claim to !;
have been the actuatng spirit of those bring I
infl it into existence, il it really has exist
er ce, which we seriously doubt are oppnsi-
tlon to raiiroal subsidy, to monopo!ies. rings,
&c. In their address 40 the Voters OF Gal
latis County," scattered broadcast over the
valley weeks before tie convention. for Sig
narlircs. they promised 10 nominate III
office alti.ring. ahtl-,ionopoly. anti-corriip-
tionlst men for oti crs Of this couuts."
We prGipose 10 examine and see how tar
they have fulfilled these plausible pro lars.
In fllr first place. tile ciiarnEln IT their con-
vtntion has been and is io-slay an avow d
subsidy man. and is an employee of tse u.
s. Government, and occupies wt,at the Gran
gers term the position Of middle. man. Tie
secretary of the convention Is subsidy man.
for the most important county Offices have
been. ard one is stlil, connected with the
much-lbnsed Indian Ring Ont of oil the
nominees made by this alti-subsitiy cenye-
ton. we know Of bit one who is opposed to
subsidy, and that Is Mr.. G. l..t1 RI. The
honest voters viii observe by his showing
that the eloquent ana comnend4hle address
promulgated By these false reiormcrs was
only a pretext TO entrap he susceptible Voter.
The convention having adopscd no platform.
and having ignominioti>ly gone back on
the principles SET forth IN the address To The
voters OF the county. we are at a loss 10 cGii-
lecture as to what issue they arr. going TO |.
make the race They ARE at present nom +
descripts and are of the opinion they will /,
renlain SD until after the election, when they .
will drop out OF existence politically, and the
defeated candidates will take their private :
positions in life wiser and we nope better ,
men. l.
In this connection we desire to compare the I
nominees of the Democratic party with the I
ticket put forth BY the late hybrid affair called
the Peoples Convention. A majority of the
Democratic nominees have been or are nj
present farmers, the bone and sinew Of our /
county and are identified with every interest /
of the county. They nnquaiiedly endorse
the address recently promulgated as the Off |
spring OF the people. SO far as it rettes to /
s'pnbiic steals. the squandering Of the pro- I
pies money, and the economical aaminisira- |.
ton Of our couhty affsiis." They s'ansl uni $
tedy opposed to railroad subsidy. TO monop- 1
oes Of every kind, and to rings. They arr q
equally opposed TO the election OF men to {
office who discard principles for tie sake OF /
securing the insignificant emoln,nenfs oij I
petty Offices. They arc men of integrity. who j
believe the sonndness and correctness 1T flis. 4
principles Of the Democratic p rfy. and gre Y
willing 10 make The canvass those princi- G
Plies and to sfila or Call by Them. They oc- s.
clipy no questionable position. The,penple i
know wlis-e they stand. and in casting ilisr !,
votes at the CON i.G August election for the =
Democratic ticket they will know forwhom 4
and Tor what thay y0Is. I