Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-06-12

calling conventions and meetings.
VIC wiN attend then.t The answer t.
that question will prove all tint has
been said in the previous articles pub
lished in this paper. A few land a
very few party leaders. apd Office
seekers will be on hand to run the ma
chine as in the past. Will the honest
voter be present and have voice in
the schemes that these party trickstera
intend to accomplish By no means,
Conventions have been the hot beds
Of the grossest corruption now pervad.
ing all the halls of legislation. But
for the intrigues carried on by design
ing demagogucs through the engineer
ing of conventions much Of the gross
abuses in State Legislatures and Con-
gress might have been prevented.
Notwithstanding the notorious cor
ruptness OF the convention system, the
wire workers in Montana politics have
opened the ball, and propose to play
the same game in the.elcctiOn that is
to take place on. the first Monday in
August next. We can very well un-
derstand the unusual haste manifested
in preparing at SO early period for
conventions. The leaders see that
there is springing up everywhere a
strong feeling Of independence on the
part Of tho people. They perceive
that the wave that has swept parties
from existence in the States is rolling
on to the Territories, and that free
people mean to be disenthralled and
no longer be bound in tie chains Of
party. The political wire-pullers call
these conventions early in order to ar
rest, if they can, the revolution, but
when the people arise in their majesty
their will cannot be thwarted by such
puny efforts. The voters Of Montana
have had enough of party and party
politics. 1t was a miserable delnsion
to have ever divided voters in this
Territory by party lines. In q Terri
tory, which has no. vote in national
politics or affairs, it has been q piece
of the merest folly to run either Demo
cratic or Republican candidates as
such. We should know no political
distinctions in Montana. The men
chosen to fill office should be voted for
on the, grounds Of their fitness and
honesty.
The sense Of the people every
where takes this view Of the question.
In most of the Western States pOliti-
cal distinctions have ceased to exist,
and men of all parties are fraternizing
and uniting to work out reform that
shall drive corruption from our legis-
latiye halls, and put down exclusive
ness in legislation. Thousands are
docking to the standard of reform, and
the election this fall will show but few
men returned to Congress who cling !
to old party associations. A new and
better race of men will hereafter make |
laws for the people. Political leaders |
IN Montana will find the same spirit |
the people of this Territory
that prevails throughout the Union.
Ours is an intelligent and reading COM
munity. They have not been idle OBJ
servers Of passing events, and conven-
lion after convention may be called
and meet, but no one be in attendance
but office hunters and those having
axes to grind. The honest yeomanry
If Montana will NOT participate in
hem. They have determined no longer
10 follow party leaders like .focks Of
sheep. They intend to think and act
for themselves without any dictatiOn.
In an extensive intercourse with real
people; who are interested in the ma
terial. NOSperitys Of the Territory we |
feel certain th3t theyieEs.cal
ID hiss al iclc, ara eQneq, saM that
a odase .iIASds seeakhs to lorner
party connections.
This is the position taken BY the
and one which It means to
maintain in the approaching canvass,
and we mean to stand by and stand
up to this effort of the people to get
I'D Of the ceunptjo1s octAacQH8n-
Jl0ns b stem; and toignofe party II the |
selection of men to fill Office. As init
mated heretofore we do not expect to
the nominees Of any party |
We shall do all in our
pover % buildsup :&aSsetisw party, OF
which good and competent men will
be the standard bearers, and we feel
confident that such party will tri-
umph. The corryptions that. have
Eey9H lin the pait J1ll hek1dwlno
more when the people take the man. |
agement of their affairs in their own
hands, and it is duty they will per.
form in the coming election. - 1
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