Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-28
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.

The Helena Independents detailed &C.
count of the proceedings of the Demo
| cratic Central Committee at their session
in Helena confirms the general intima.
tion in THE MINERS special from Helena
that the utmost harmony prevailed
among the committee. The Inter Noun
tain Of this city had for several weeks
past been prophesying that among the
committeeman there was sufficient Oppo-
sition to the Administration and the
Mills tariff bill to spoil any attempt at
indorsing either. The resolutions are
the most unequivocal Endorsement that
any State or Territory in the Union has
given or will give to both. The very
men whom the Inter Mountain in its
utter ignorance or wilful misrepresenta.
ton pointed to as 0utspoken in OppOsi-
ton to Cleveland were on the Committee
on Resolutions that formulated such
ringing language as this: "That the
honest, courageous and conscientious
character of President Cleveland, as dis
played in his administrative acts, COM
mends him to the appreciation of the best
and most patriotic minds of the coun-
try" The language Of the Chairman in
explaining the object of the call wa as
far from the least faint of bossism as
language could express it. He is thus
reported:
He asserted that there was no OPPOSE
tion or protest hat he knew OF, except
from Republican sources. He never in
tended that the committee should assume
any arbitrary powers. He wal in favor OF
perfect freedom Of expression and action in
matters Of this kind and opposed to
abridging any ones liberty. The appoint
ment OF delegates by the committee had al
ways heretofore had the tacit consent of
the Territorial conventions. The next con-
ven ion, however, should adopt some def
mite plan to be pursued. He believed, how
ever, that the interests of the party would
he best subserved at this time by having
the committee select the delegates,
The matter was left entirely in the
hands of the committee-gentlemen who
were familiar with the needs and wishes
Of their constituents and who had no aim
to serve bit the party welfare, Several
members, among them those upon whom
the Republican press counted as opposed
to harmony, declared there was no neces-
sity for pursuing any other course under
the circumstances than following pre-
cedent. The only opposition was un-
worthy Of a seconds thought, being
voiced through the Republican press.
The gentlemen selected as delegates and
alternates to st. Louis are too well
known to the Democrats Of the Territory
to need more than a mention of their
names to have it understood that if all
the Democrats Of the Territory had met
in mass convention they could not have
made any better selection. They have
borne the standard of Democracy to
victory before now in many a hard fight
dIlu Guoy Will, 9lo uo bluStcu, 1.-Two W Will
many more. They go to st. Louis with
out instructions, but they are unneces-
sary. 1t would be as sensible to instruct
Messrs. Maginnis and Marshall what to
do and say when they get to st. Louis as
to instruct an experienced miner in the
use of the pick. They will represent the
Democracy Of Montana with as much
accuracy as though the entire party were
polled and every individual vote cast.
For as one of the committeeman ex-
pressed it: "The Democrats are for one
candidate" The Democrats are all of
one mind concerning the record that
President Cleveland has made and see in
him a fearless, honest administrator of
the executive functions. The results Of
the Territorial Committees deliberations
will be heartily Endorsed by their consti-
tuents and their action fully justiies the
confidence that the trust placed in their
hands would be faithfully administered.