The semi-weekly miner., 1882-09-09
ran unaaoonAu0PI.ATToRlG

fm o0RAII0P1.AIyo11
The ad,uisahje ct of reoojuttonl
Which the Territorial De0ocsaaS'
Couvrstiss presented to The peos''
of Montana, - embodylns The view
q its ms'nbess upoa the leadinl
i.suss q the day, Invites The hearty
endorsement of all Demucsnas
There b ~ uncertain sound uttered
10 lodging Of grave questions ID
'.slitt<ring gesssalities," but sacl'
matter Of National importance upoa'
which the two parties have tsksn q
decided stsnd, h INST and discussed
In plain, unmistakabIs language,
from which but one Inference ca0 bs
dawn. While the platform Will
eonn,ssd itssi: ts every hight think
Ing msn in the Territory, It will a)se
provoke The assaults Of all Marrow
nsinded Republicans. This was e.
peeted, and adds to it, vnlue ~ . p0'
lilical instrument. We woald seri-
essly suspect the souadnsss q .
Dsmocsaeie platform that woald
ooonaad praise from TIE opposition.
The docidod sand Il takes In lbvor
of civil SERVES reform, IT. denuncaar
dun Of the demosalislnG aystem q
pelitical assessments adopted ~ the
Republican party, and 10 fsstbsr -
Duneia1ioa of Tie reckless extlsvn-
eancs Of the came party, are ex'
trs0ely diseastsfal 70 u,eav Rep0b-
lisans-asd especially 70 thsdt silly,
es.nky esyna, The Isssv Aossteia.
Asd thsa, aGsis, ths plank which
declares ID favor Of "home rule toe
The Territories, - we'll - for the
States," sneoanten %. 'osatioD. This
oppsitioo, we psssume, b eased
upon the iaet that Montana b Dsme-
csatle, and henee weuld e3eet Dsmo-
cratic Territorial ollees1 which,
accosding - Republican ilsas.
veuld lead to . state q sllkin that
c7nnot b contemplated without .
fseiisg Of herros, much less endurwd
by it. presence. Furthermore it,
differences 70 the silver and the Chi
nsse questions d D0t strike . eympa-
lheeie chord IN the bcsese Of the
Iverags Republican. II we sss TO
lake the uttes.sees Of The Lnter Aous-
lain - the feeling of the Reps6lican
|,srty here upoa the former question,
hat plank II The platform which ID
vocatss the ''continued coinage of |
'ilvsr under the existing lsw," will
nest their deterp'iped hostility !
Notwithstanding this, II will rseelve
he unqualified eadossemeot og evesy
Desnocsat In the Territory and net .
ew Republicans. A. - expeessis's
4 the opinion of The donissst party
y Montana, It will have its weight
md iu6uence with our national law
makers aud enter int and help make
y the n,ass of argument psssested
. them In favor Al retaining the
'ressnt eoiusge law. II b . power
III plank In the platform and will d.
much toward dissipating the in,pres-
ion which may have s.ined ground
D the East, from the uiterances Of
ustile journals here, that there h
ny considerable uwmi,er Of our psO-
IL "pGoaed to bi-metalism.
There b another plank In the plat.
,rIa that cemn,ends itself % every
'hite laborer In tho Territory, and
hat 10 the ono con"ratulatirg " the
of the nation upon thu
aaaage Of the ChiDese restriction
Ill.," Democsxts are solid upon that
uestios and will join issue with the
party upon the necessity
elesting their candidate for Con-
reso - au endorsement Of Demo- ,
'atic anti-Chinese policy - against
70 Republican pro Chinese policy.
be conviction Of the Couveution
'ncerning the disposition II the tim
r lands Of the Territory may l's
ken - that Of the great mss OF the
eep)e here, aud will undeubtedlv :,
Iercise considerable influence !
the National Capital In
haping legislation regarding !
em. On the whole the plat =
sm II strong enc and will invite !
the support ef the Dsn,ocracy q
any Intelligent, honest Republicapa
hose party fsalty will yield 70 their {:
mnn ~ RaOANe AA6 SsanAana .