The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-15
TIE 1NDEPENDnr1..
1'oket' Platform and nj.
dent Intentions.

o>e'' Platform ana 10
y dent Intentions.
tv -ne l~ndependent or People. p.
T. i. Nominated a ticket last SAT-.
s s;,c they present to the peon,s :
to ori BOW county for their SUFFRAGE
a. ne personnel of the ticket ~
nothing to say. It il comnoa :"
Oh gentlemen who are doubtless ''e
4 Elected ec'eo' thoroughly qualified to ii,
sna'se all the duties of the sove.s
Th aees lor which they are named
me most of them are well known =
'he community and r recognize
rs gentlemen who occupy lesdin'
positions among our citizens.
inns much may be said of the,
~i'nout disparagement to either -
sne otner tickets IN the field. It !,
certainly not claimed they are pure,
OF better men, or have a greater in.
'erest l n the prosperity of the nit,
u county than those named 5v TIM
democratic convention. This beino
Tue Case the question naturally oc.
ours why was an Independent nomi.
na'eo: Why was it considered nee
essary for lifelong Democrats and
republicans to break awav from
their old party affiliations and polit-
ical ties and form u new party.
n put a third ticket in the
neid in this county? It
ooes not appear that a crises has
oeen reached in the management of
our county affairs that demands il.
NO great emergency has arisen thai
calls for an uprising of the people in
oenalf OF their rights. Nothing of
the kind. Our liberties are not
threatened. We are all enjoying the
fullest protection as far as our lives
and property r concerned. There
are no labor troubles. The ~clearest
and best of understanding exists be-
tween the employer and employed.
There is no tariff question involved
IN our county politics. Prohibition
has not become a disturbing element
in our midst. In fact we are as usual
pursuing the eve tenor Of our way
with none to hinder or make us
afraid.
Then the question arises, why this
Independent movement? We can
find no solution of the question only |
in the platform of the party and
not a very clear one in that. It says:
We vigorously denounce the meth
DDS by which the different nomi-
mating conventions of this county |
have been controlled in the interest
of a political Syndicate" and invite
the co., Grafton of all voters who
sufficient courage to think for
in placing in Office men
who can accept their respective pub
lie trusts, untrammeled by individu-
ais, corporations or ring dictators.
In this it charges that the differ
ent nominating conventions of this
have been controlled in the
interest of political syndicates, etc."
and calls upon the voters of the
to place in Office men "who
accept their respective public
trusts, untrammeled by individuals,
corporations or ring di~ctators." No
;ault can be found with this declara.
ion. If q man or a set Of men BE-
ieve his or their party is con-
by political syndicates
md that his or their rights as a citi-
ZEN o. citizens are affected by such
indicates, he or they are justified in
everlng connection with a political
'arty. But we have every reason to
that the formation of the
Party in this county was !
lot prompted by a desire to present
D the voters of Silver Bow a ticket
which was not born of a political ]
and composed of men |
untrammeied by individuals, cor {
orations or ring dictators." And we 6
ase our belief upon the fact that the
of the Peoples Party q
seven men-one Demo-
rat and six Republicans who re. U
,ived nominations from conven- c
ons, which the Peoples party
aims were run by political syndi- r
and in the interest of "indi- r.
corporations and ring dicta- q
+
There is such glazing inconsistency d
the platform of the Peoples Party !,
I'd the actions of the convention of q
at party in its nominations last a
that we are forced to look q
Isewhere for the motive which +,
'ompted it's organization. If the
embers of the convention were sim
re in their professions of reform in Of
county tickets it would O.
EN- to an ordinary observer they "
.ould have nominated a ticket m
imposed of men who were a
creatures of q corrupt p1
,olit: cal syndicate" but who owed A
cir nomination solely to the Peo- n
e's Party. In other words the con- al
,ntion should have nominated q
independent ticket COM
sed of men untainted by conven-
,ns managed by political syndi
y,
But as we have already said the con- -,
ntlon did not do it. In fact 1t stultl- D
ID itself and knocked the very props ~
I'M under the platform upon which =,