The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-14
SILVER M PoLrT1Os.

The f'ounderings OF the Republl
can journals Of this Territory In tl,ei
efforts to escape the discussion Of tn
silver question in connection witt
Montana politics. are ludicrous In tn
extreme. Their Territorial C"nven
ton. for obvious reasons, ignored III,
subject altogether. These r"ason
are patent aud not unknown to tn
people. They ma, he explained in .
few words. The Republican part!
in the East is opposed t" ''i-n'etallisni
1t i. u PARTY controlled Ly n,oni.-
corporations and monop"lies. Tn,
. favor y single Standard and wruld
: il they had the power, denloi-;iz.
silver. The Republican l'arty in .hi.
. Territory dared not inser. II plank in
, It's Terrl,or'a! platform which wou:d
harnlonize with the views " ii.
Eastern brethren, hence lie Con.
ven,ion ignored the matte. This
on,i.siua, to express an Opinion,
upon the subject. was si:al!ly
one Of those strokes -: policy
:rqucn.ly rcs"rte.l to by the Rvpub.
li:an party when an outsp"keu
course wc"ld !.,sc il votes. Put the
people will 40; be put offin this man
ner. They know that the silver in
terest is one vi the vital interests Of
this Territory. They Well know that
If the policy Of the Republican party
upon this question prevail, that it
will result IN making Mere merchant
disc Of the produc; OF our mines and
will close down every silver pr,xluc-
ing mine in the Territory. Hence
they view with suspicion the silence
Of the Republican platform upon
this question.
Our light-hsaded, slinl-waisted,
evening contemporary resorts to its
s'ere";yped shallow argument about
''shO:t weight" and fraudulent" dol
lars IN its issue last night, to cover
the uuenviabie record of it, party
.'pch this question. Such Lalder-
bash will rO longer b. accepted by
the intelligent voters Of this county
Ok Of the Territory. We are on. the
eve Of an important election. There
are two quo 1ticns which aast aud
Will enter into the political Discus
>ions preceding il. Taesc are the
silver question and the Chimes:
question. Upon both Of ti,e.u the two
great parties OF the day have taken
decided stand. The Republican par
~ f;svors the decentralization Of silver
and N;e unrestricted Immigration Of
Chinese. The Democratic parry or.
pose both propositions. Each party
made its record Upon them lurin.
the session Oi Congress las: winter
ard there is n" way q: getting away
rem X. The question now for the
voters Of Montana IL decide il,
which party Is rig:l:. NJ speciou<
'r.unle:it will ;nsiuc."e :!,eir ju.y-
:,cn:s. The n:!>cd proposition.
.a!ia 1t i've fer the hes: ir:,r,..l, ~ ,
s:.n:a:'a ID d..',i"nctizc silver, vii: |,
": sent itself t., t!,e',. ".i.; /, ,I,i,: en- !
r:': silver vii; 'ai;,r into Montana
s,!i.ir..
i:rt, says one, 81 delegate has 40
ate III Congress, and he ;.;nuc: de-
:::niine tile question there one W.:
= ;ie ether. IL re:.:y We would say.
is true y de!"ga:. has no Vote. but
e has L tongue ans! .al talk. Lee!
: assume, and i: j. ,:;,'v:; a-s:,n,:.-
un, that Marsha! Ht:;in will l..
'tr.ed lie is asked ~ Congressman
'"''evning the tre.;n:: "f his son>;.t-
eats up"n the silver question. Mem
INA l. known as y great silver l,r,,-
Ling Territory, an! j; wi! j.. sup
',+.i its people have ,o,''!c,I an c;,:.i-
a. - to !h;' t!i;,c; ri il. .i.lE,netiZ,-
III. What wc,,.! his a..>>yrr ,.c::
< woul.! hav. /" :.:y Ill. judging
,,n, the expression: .r SIC !:4ni,:,!i-
III press -: The Territory, aud ron,
e omission ia tie Republican il;::-
RAJ, HW,m whi..!. Tx WAS elected. u:
FLANK d:noun.i::. il. ,ir:n ,:,.t;z:-
~, that Tie people yer" in :..:vr; n
single monetary >tan,!a;t. an
':s;i 'c obliged I" toi,!:::r-. iii:
ua'J r-:,':.: the present. coin.: =. l., W. :
, face "a III" ia: I,.':,,:,' ,.i,:: he
a.: .i''.. Il" niher .:EsN+r W.. -"
= ~ all a!arH'e.; ai'":si iii being ia;
the test, i:lt W. submit the H.a;-
r 10 the voters Of this .numuEity
a: III view OF the great interests ut q
axe, il the; can ::ii,r.; to ::;s, "A vote !
r Il party whose representative in !
'ngrcss would he con.,~::v,l, i:he
hyct.,l the views Of! that part, n,
pressed through H.. organs, t" all I
X \ course 81 diane, REALLY opposed, 1
their vita. interests. ". think