The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29

the professions and policy of this party"
One paper only in Montana has published
the Democratic platform. l have no de.
sire to drag it up from the oblivion into
which they wish to sink it. Politics is not
the blind following Of the party some
would make it. The Republicans have set
a high ideal for the past thirteen years. 1t
the action Of introducing carpet.
baggers to make our laws. 1t has ever
been the party Of home rule. That admin.
is public only that is conducted in
a rational way and for the benefit Of good
OF the Democratic platform I
can say it was concocted by traitors to the
party and does not represent the sentiments
Of that party.
1st. 1t endorses the administration Of
Cleveland.
and. 1t says the timber difficulties are
settled.
grid. 1t expresses its approval Of law
that is III every sense an outrage to the |
citizens Of Montana. What has been done |
for the benefits Of the West that was not
being done before they came into power!
Since car7et.baggers have been appointed
to Office, and we charge that this is but an
imputation Of the loyalty Of cur own citi.
zens. AS for the great industries Of the
territory, mining, agricultural and grazing,
the administration has conspired against
them all. I do not say the Democratic
party is wholly responsible for the decline
Of silver, but the administration OF Grover
Cleveland is opposed to the coinage Of sill.
yer and this fact has accelerated its decline.
Before Cleveland came into Office he
rushed into the papers with an attack on
silver coinage and the decrease in value
has prevented million and one fourth
dollars from coming into the territory.
The Democratic platform might have de.
clared with propriety, that it approved Of
the administration, in that it got married,
but not in the acts concerning the people
of the West. have been begged not to
analize or attack the administration, but
the Democrats have forced the matter on
trial and they cannot complain. Their at.
tack on silver decreases the products Of the
mines the world over. But the work OF
the administration does not stop here-it is
trying to stop the coinage Of silver here.
after.
If this continues there is not mill in
l k,,k,
hands remain idle.
| No department ofthe government come.
nearer the people than the Interior depart
ment.
The Republican party had men in THU
department who were pioneers and worked
for the interests lof the people, but Mr.
) Cleveland has appointed in this depart
ment crank, by the name of Spark
openly opposed to the West and its grea
interests. Mr.. Toole says If Spark
should die would have nothing to tall
. about. II Cleveland, Lamar and Spark
would die, would be perfectly willing 4
withdraw from the canvass.
Sparks cannot be gotten rid Of unless W,
E kill him at the approaching election.
E Sparks now has his hands upon tn
E great interests Of the territory. In 1888
S Democratic administration passed Ia,
1 making the cutting Of timber crime; i
I 1777 large amount of fire wood wa
, seized in Montana. This was a threa
/. against home in the territory, during thu
! Indictment weather. The matter was di,
: cussed in the Senate and Mr.. Blain
}. stepped down upon the floor and Shove
: that these laws were oppressive. The
o were repealed and a new law passe
t which enacted that the commissioner {
S the land Office might make laws for tn
r protection of timber. What was the la,
}. Sparks found when he went into hi
a Office? Mr.. Teller had declared what wer
S mineral lands: "Mountainous land
: Astounding in gulches where traces {
e mineral are found constitute miner;
e lands" And here timber may be Gu
r Sparks erased this, saying the lands mu
c be known to be mineral lands and not sui
!. ,cct to entry. Here is the Pandora's be
" and out of il has issued forms that threate
g to drive these women and children out
the territory. No man may now safel
G 20 for timber without first starting out q
d prospecting excursion. He says the Ian
,fI must be kmo7vm to be mineral land. NJ
@ one fourth of the quartz mines have timb'
g and if we are SO fortunate as 10 find or
it that has it, we may cut the timber on
i. space 600 by 1900 IT,, or if we find place
I mine, on twenty acres. Teller said the'
e lands would he considered rs miner
,. lands if in a mountainous country int