Helena weekly herald., 1888-09-13
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

The acceptance of the Democratic nomi-
nation by Mr.. VIM. A. Clarke is received
with great demonstrations of rejoicing by
those who expect to revel in the rich fare
of Doodle campaign. The shrewd cam
paigners in the Democratic party did not
care to run this year, though for many rea-
sons the position of delegate in the next
Congress would naturally have more
attractions than ever before Mr.. Clarke
simply allowed himself to be carried away
by the persuasion of those who, knowing
the desperate straits to which the party
was reduced, were only too glad to find
one who would be willing to lavish his
wealth to secure an election.
If Mr.. Clarke had better understood the
general feeling among the voters of Mon
tana he would have declined the invest
ment. 1t is true that Montana has the
reputation of being Democratic Terri
tory, and Mr.. Toole's majority two years
ago was large one. 1t was not, however,
so fair test of party strength as that of
four years ago, when Judge Knowles was
defeated by only an magnificent ma: a;:ority.
There are more Republicans in Montana
now than then, and unless every indica-
tion proves deceptive there is reliable
Republican majority ready this year to do
their individual and collective duty to the
principles they heartily believe in.
If Mr.. Clarke stumps the Territory, as
expected, he will surely find that the
voters of Montana are better posted in the
effects of protection than he appears to be,
judging from the report of his Butte
speech. Mr.. Clarke is represented as say
ing that the laboring man in this country
is taxed by protective duties on everything
that he wears, eats and drinks. Now,
while it is true there is protective duty
on wooden goods, it can be shown,
and has been shown thousand
times, that such goods are very
little higher in this country than in
England. For his cotton goods he Ger
tainly pays no higher. And unless he feeds
on foreign delicacies and drinks imported
wines, there is but little that he eats or
drinks whose price is increased by pro-
tective duties. When Mr. Clarke speaks
of the Democratic party he should
consider not the moderate opinions of
northern Democrats but those of
the southern representatives, who
are in the majority, and have the response
BILE control of any legislation in Congress.
There is no sort of doubt but majority of
Northern Democrats are opposed to any
considerable reduction of tariff, but when
you look over the members of the House
and Senate you do not find many of these,
and but few of those you do find, dare vote
as they think or believe. They are either
bribed or bought to belle their convictions
and betray their constituents, or they are
prosecuted and banished from their posi-
tions, like Randall and Sowden, of Penn
sylvania.
1t may be for the interest of the Presi-
dent and Mr.. Clarke to denounce trusts,
but it is matter of history that Mr.. Cleve-
land owes his election to funds contributed
by the most oppressive and inscriptions
trusts in the country. There is at least one
member of the Presidents cabinet that is
a representative of the great coal-oil trust,
and it is even rumored that the Demo.
cratic nominee for delegate is member of
q copper trust We have Democratic coal
oil, cotton seed, sugar trusts, and Others too
numerous to mention. Is it likely that
men who owe their positions and and
wealth to trusts, are going to wage the war
that is to overthrow them?