The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-30
Letter From Hon. Sam Word. or Butte

BUTTE CRY, Mont, July 23rd, 1884.
Waller Cooper, Esq, Chairman Democratic
County Committee:
DEAR SIR Il am in receipt of your
telegraphic invitation to be present on
the Goth, at your Cleveland and Hen
tricks ratification meeting
Important business requiring my pre-
sence in Butte OH that day compels me
to iorego the pleasure Of personally unit
ing with you in approval the wise
action of the Chicago convention.
The democratic party OF the nation
and people generally, are to be congratu-
lated upon the choice Of leaders made by
the largest political convention that ever
assembled. The great and good men of
the party from every state in the Union
were there leading their respective dele
gations-all come resolved to sacrifice
individual preferences to the good of the
party and the country-resolved to give
to the country men Of integrity, honesty
and ability, and invite the support Of all
who wish honest government, admins
trative reform and general publication of
the political atmosphere.
The unanimity and enthusiasm with
which Cleveland ana Hendricks were
nominated, and their subsequent enoior-
sement by the people everywhere shows
the wisdom of the convention and ,or-
tends the overthrow Of the political
methods that have prevailed for the past
twenty-five years.
Our political enemies are fond of adj
verting to what they are pleased to call
the blunders and mistakes of the demo-
cratic party Whatever may have been
the indiscretion of the past, we are as
sured from all directions, and from sol
emn declarations of great men of all par
ties, that no mistake was made at Chica-
go. No mistake will be made by the
people voting for Cleveland and Hem
bricks.
As citizen of one of the territories
shall always have kindly feeling for
the National Democratic Convention of
1884. While we cannot vote for Presl-
dent, our convention has accorded to the
territories a right to vote in National
convention, and extended to us equal
privileges with delegates from the states,
and in the platform have said mot in
words, but in substance) that men who
twenty and thirty years ago took their
lives in their hands, came west, endured
the privations and dangers Of frontier
life, converted wild waste into pro-
ductive civilized country, laid the founda-
ton of future great state i'll the Union,
are men of more than ordinary pluck
and intelligence, ana are capable of gov
erning themselves.
No mistake was made in this particu-
lar. We cannot vote for Cleveland and
Hendricks, but We can raise our voice in
approval and ratification of the great
work ut Chicago. Our friends in the
states will be encouraged by our united
voice of approval. Let us speak out in
no uncertain sound.
This is presidential year. Democrats
! should be united everywhere. In our ter
ritory let us choose honest and Compel
ent men for our candidates for all offices,
and then stand firmly by them. And
while our friends in the states are achi-
ewing triumph (as they surely will Of
such vital importance to the entire coun-
try, let us not Ike wanting in the good
work, but by united effort and harmoni-
Gus action secure victory to democratic
arms in NJ ontana.
I am your obd't. servant,
SAMUEL. WORD.