The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-14
TIE uHlNEsN IN PCL1TlOS.

e Tie MINER wants to know VIII.
the Republican platform y silent .: !"
the Chinese question. We rceiI:
: supposed that the question was sci
? tied for ten years ut least. and VI
; prOls,<c 10 wait the operation Of III
present law before urging any tut
iher action. Will the MINER pleas
> iuiurn, the public what issue there !
. before the people OF Montana that In
wolves the Chinese question one va!
or the otl,e,::--!k! y" Uc'ut'', N''
IiM.
Our esteemed contemporary is vigii
in stating the, the MISrk would IN
pleased to know why tive Republican
platform is silent upon the Chi.es'
question. There are others besides
the MINER who have asked til. same
question without receiving u >atis
factory rvp'y. The white la.orius
men and women If the Teri tory ar
iMluirins as to the ca''ae OF It's ri
ieace. They will have to wait long
time, We think before receiving q
reply that will satisfy them or con-
vince then, that the Republican par
t. Of Montana is no. IN sympathy
with its Eastern brethren upon this
uues: ion. The assertion Of our Hex
cla coten,rogary that it really sup.
posed the question was settled sor ten
years ut least" will not, in view Of the
facts. be accepted Is sufficient ex'
PLANTATION Of the silence Of the
Territorial Republican Convention
| IN the premises. The Herald certain
" has not forgotten the fact that the
United states Senate adjourned with
Senator Logan's bill, providing for
supplementary legislation Oh the sub
ject, in the hands Of u committee. ]:
the Herald has overlooked that fact
tho people have not, and they, know
ing that all the Republicans require
| to inaugurate adverse legislation up
on tue matter, or to repeal the bill
altogether, is numerical strength IN
Congress, propose to see that no man
il sen; to that body from this Terri
tory whose party is ashamed or afraid
to lake decided stand upon the
question. In other words they wan:
40 partisan to Represent them Ut
Washington, whose party is not
sound upon this matter.
Just to this extent tl.c Chinese 1,,es-
ton will enter into politics in Metz
tana. It will he living issue in all
the Western States and Territories un-
til the question shall I've placed he, ond
the reach Of accidental Republican
n:ajori,;cs in Congress. Our Helena
contemporary see'.is to believe the
Iut ,iion is settled for several years. ,
Di: tie Republican party believe
that tic ISSUES which brought about
th. Great Rebellion We're settled at
tue surrender Of General Lee: II
did mot. F": twenty yesr, every
county, State and National platform
adopted ty that party abHaalc1 in
appeals to ;!:e people I" withhold
ln'iiti.a! power from the Democracy
on the ground that il wcu!d undo
what had i.ern accomplished i,y tn.
war. The E;nH!y s:.ir: was waved
a;.i the inn!,i,-..h:.. g"!; nr, ~ccn the
North and S:n:i; Va. n", hr;.iy,L
u;:;i: III: .,nv", OF The Republican:
party 49, firmly rnc:cG, when .!:r F.,
Que wa. ;!i.!"i away a:a:: ;i,e m:,c:
t.! s,,:. Time ::Ii': Il Low ;.s.,:ra:inn /
o.: EleE have place.. the ,;r.i..i:::hi /,
i,*u.> w'iI;"I. '.nr: divided !
the tw" great :"!isi.a! lr;l,icS
'"..o.;l The rc:,c', .: the present. No;
50 with The Chimes. question. II ni:.v !
at an, t;E,c :rou-r ;i..' whole West
again. In: fv;S short years at the
iari:,t-: !: is i,nuni 70 com. up fol ,
and action. barring tic .
interval Tue l"~:p!e n,,~t lrci'.7v
themselves - meet il. The large COR
i:'r..'i"ns and huSc ni,i"u!~':its ..f the
Vas: are lMk,ny with envi.a,s eye. at
i.c cllcan i!l":r actress Tux. i..ciiics
They var: !; and vii; Lease. H., >;,.;c
uHi"rnei :" 50; Il. Ii Tie; had
the power t:.cy w"u:d. with one
sti"k. 1T the l,.n, tr:.> ir:.E car stat
ute tn':ss tn. law r.: rici;.:y Tie i..i-
uigr.t:vn %. t'".':e !;,i":. Tina:
!"'we: they hay. in the Republican
party. II Is; i"r the people 20 s.c they
L. :ini us: il.
I:w West CanJU. aii.;u 10 uv ;.l::--
represented upon this Question. Tie
"op!e canine! ailHr,i to utter, through /
h"ir Representatives., an uncertain
sound upon it. They mus, not l..
misunderstood in the East. They
Want a man Il; Washington WHO can
~;n; 10 the p:a, form Of his iur;y as
Ii. voi..e OF his commitments. Thi,
Mayor Mag;nnjs can d". Marshal
s~tkin could not. Bu. il is not u,o,
he Chinese question alone tho Re
publican party Of Montana is silent.
fhsre Ii another question uui.c a.
important, upon Which il has pre-
ersed tie silence uf death. That j.
i:r silver Question. The H. .1i:;.:u.
t.; eH.'.e its party Tor its s;!en.c:.i..
IL This i''es.i':. upon Iii. s,nurd
nat ii Is sv;::c:! Tor the mkt ten
eats. Will it please give the ,.:,.on
my no mention is n.a,i.. of the silver
':es:i"n j" it: patty platform: