The new North-west., 1888-10-19
WHO WILL YOU VOTE FOR ?

neglected his duties? Is not Mr.. Toole as
ardent State man, as impressive . speaker,
as popular and influential with his fellow
Democrats IS Mr.. Clark would be-? Or is 1t
proposed that Mr.. Clark's wealth shall rem.
der his work more efficient? Is Statehood
for Montana to be bought? To reduce it to
unexceptionable form, is not Mr.. Carter the
peer of Mr.. Clark - in all save 'wealth-as q
speaker, in pleasing address, and as fully
equipped advocate with Congressman, COM
mittees, Congress and the President in pre-
senting the claims of Montana for Statehood?
And even if, as erroneously claimed by Dem
ocrats, we concede the Democratic House
favors Montana's admission and the Senate
is the stumbling block, is it not fair to as
sumo that Mr.. Carter, as Republican, will
have IS much influence with the Republican
Senate as Mr.. Clark would have? Mr..
Carter is 3 gentleman Of big character and
social standing, and is fully as earnest as
Is Mr.. Clark in the determination to do all
he can for MontsHs's admission. So ifthese
! are Mr.. Clark's claims for election, has he
any advantage over Mr.. Carter? Ifso, what
| is it.? When it comes to national legislation
effecting the welfare of Montana, Mr.. Clark,
against his convictions we believe, but not,
therefore, to his credit, espouses the cause Of
Cleveland and Mills aud majority of DEM
ocrats in the House ia enacting legislation,
among other things, to remove entirely the
tariff from wool and ruinously reduce the
tariff on lead. The consummation of this
scheme would be disastrous to at least two
great interests of Montana, and in which
Montanisns have heavy interests, and on the
stump Mr.. Clark reiterates in support Of his
position the flin.sy sophistries manufactured
by eastern free traders, but which will not
stand moment in Montana under the analy-
sis of practical application. He also en-
messages to Congress, has recommended the
repeal Of the law compelling the coinage of
silver dollars, and the repeal Of which would
undoubtedly work ruin to the silver mining
industry Of Montana. Mr.. Clark's election
would, therefore, be, and be regarded and
promulgated as, an approval by the people
of Montana of Cleveland's demand on the
silver question, Of the reduction of tariff on
lead aud of placing wool on the free list.
Do the people of Montana propose to place
themselves in that attitude? The election
of Mr.. CLARK will do it. Mr.. Carter's elec-
ton would be patriotic protest against
these wroBgs and injuries and voice the
honest sentiments Of Montana.
Again, Mr.. Clark in his speeches quotes
copiously from the i" Democratic platform
as to its attitude concerning the interests Of
Montana. But that is the Territorial plat.
form of 1888 doctored up to suit the exig-
encies of the occasion. The National Dem
ocratic platform of 1888 absolutely and en-
tirely ignored the territories, and their ap-
peals, even to abruptly shutting off in open
convention the eloquent ex-Delegate who
rose in one of the back wards of the conven-
ton, caught the Speakers eye and announced
himself as "Maginnis from Montana"
There is not single word in the Democratic
National platform to indicate there is q ter
rltory under the guardianship of the United
States, and Mr.. Clark in his speeches should
explain: "This platform l am quoting
from is only our local one fixed up to help
my campaign and pry US out Of the misera-
BILE hole in which the National Convention
left u.s."
On the contrary, succeeding the Demo-
cratic convention, which had lodged al the
issues a declaration for the rights and in.
terests of the territories would involve with
those opposed to our rights or our admission
in the States, the Republican National Con-
vention, thereby obligating its nominees and
Congressmen to the policy, manfully, nobly
and with chivalric courage championed the
cause of the people of the territories, and in
its resolutions declared:
"We reafirm the policy of apportioning
the public lands of the United States to be
homesteads for American citizens and set.
tlers-not aliens-which the Republican
party established in 1862 against the persist
ent opposition ofthe Democrats in Congress
The restoration of unearned rail-
road grants to the public domain for the use
of settlers, which was begun under the ad-
ministratlon Of President Arthur, should be
continued. We deny that the Democr attic
party has ever restored one acre to the peo-
pie, but declare that by joint action of Re.
publicans and Democrats in Congress about
$4,000, 900 Of acres of unearned lands, origi.
nally granted for the construction Of rail.
roads, have been restored to the public do
main in pursuance of the conditions inserte
by the Republican party in the original
grants. We charge the Democratic admin.
istration with failure to execute the laws
securing to settlers titles to their homesteads
aud with using appropriations made for that
purpose to harrass innocent settlers with
spies and prosecutions under the false pre-
tense of exposing frauds and vindicating the
law"
"The government by Congress Of the ter
ritories is based upon necessity, only to the
end that they may become States in the
Union; therefore, whenever the conditions
Of population, material resources, public in
telligence and morality are such as to insure
stable local government therein, the people
ofsuch territories should be permitted as
right Inherent in them to form for themselves
Constitutions and State governments and be
admitted to the Union. Pending the prep
aration for Statehood, all officers thereof
should be selected from bona Jide residents
and citizens of the territory wherein they are
"The pending bill in the Senate to enable
the people Of Washington, North Dakota and
Montana Territories to form Constitutions
and establish State governments should be
passed without unnecessary delay.
The Republican party is in favor of the use
Of both gold and silver as money, and con.
demns the policy of the Democratic admin
istration in its efforts to demonetize silver"
These re the friendly, earnest and volun-
tary declarations of the Republican party
relating more directly to the interests of the
territories. Mr.. Carter is in thorough SYM
pathy with every declaration therein, and
his election will be just recognition and
endorsement of them. To reject them and
elect Mr.. Clark. whose psrtv convention has