Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-03

While there are yet few days De-
fore election in which missionary
work may be done, We wish to urg'
upon the voters of Custer county thu
necessity of standing by the nominees
of the republican ticket. A careful
canvas of the more densely settled
portions OF the coulty has revealed
the fact that with division on party
lines the republican party has hand
some majority, which the outlyinl
thinly peopled districts cannot over
come even II they went largely demo
cratic, and even here we have much
to hope for. The situation there is
just this, If republicans stand together
aud vote the ticket success is assur' d.
II il to De regretted that such counsel
has to be given but the average repub-
licau Is too much disposed to regard
the political situation OF to-day as il
was two years ago, and feel that sue
GEES is so improbable az TO not be
worth making any eXertion for, but
this il not true. In all the exodus
that has taken place in Custer county
since the election of 1856 the republi-
can party has not beeh damaged ten
per cent, while the democratic party
has probably lost from thirty 10 forty
per cent. Tue large democratic vote
of the range that two years ago was
such factor in the result, IL now a
feeble shadow Of its forme- self, while
the floating population of Miles City,
which was democratic almost TO a
man, Is slso thing of the past.
With these large defections from its
voting strength the majority which
Joe Toole had in this county Is done
away with and the fight reduced to q
status that is most satisfactory to the
republicans II they will only oring
their united power to bear on the
wheel. Our ticket 10 one that il with.
out a single blemish. Every name
upon II represents q man and citizen
who is not only we'll qualified to dis
charge the duties of offire, but who
has the confidence and respect Of his
fellow men, whether Of his party or
not. Never In the history OF the
party in this county has there been
such an exceptionally good ticket pre-,
sented for the support Of the republi-
cans. IL is a pleasure to have such
ticket to support and it should be the
solemn duty Of every republican in the
county to give II solid vote from top
TO bottom. Let there be no straying
off after democratic idols on grounds
of personal friendship. Office holding
is not essential to the welfare Of any
man and you republicans who are dis
posed TO vote for @ democrat or two be.
cause he il personal friend, can be
just az good friend to him or them IL
not elected as II successful, and In
these days your party needs your sup
port. IL we are to become a state
within year, as everything now iu-
dicates, IL ia Of vital Importance that
the party strength in each county OF
the territory be known, as with the
entrance into the Union comes the
great struggle for supremacy Of party
representation in the national con-
gress. Not as now with voiceless
and impotent delegate, but with
speaking and voting members in each
branch, invested with the power Il
aid In shaping the policy Of the gov.
ernment. This contest is almost upon
us; certain IL is that this Ia the last
territorial election we will have, and
the importance OF defining party
strength by clear cut division at the
polls must be apparent to all. II {.
important to the party managers In
the territory to kLow whether Custer
county is republican, democratic OF
doubtful, II there should be q half n
dozen elected from each ticket
II would show nothing ex-
cept that personal affiliations were
stronger than party ties. This is
the rock that republicans are most
liable to split on. A democrat IL n
democrat wherever you put him, and
II makes no difference to him what
material II put on the ticket; hs votes
II straight and solid and rarely II ever
departs from this rule. The republi'
can Is the chap who IL appealed TO.
ITO just vote for this one man; IL can't
hurt your ticket M whole and will
be personal favor etc. etc" These
and many like Arguments have oost
US many asuccsss In this county aud It