The new North-west., 1888-09-28

the consumer, as an inevitable result, to pay
the cost; that leaves our timber lands un-
surveyed and unobtainable by Withholding
appropriations or limiting compensation for
surveys so no surveyor will even make bid
thereon; that has practically denied state
hood and citizenship to Montana and Mon
tanians by conditioning our possible admis-
sion on gross wrong to sister Territory,
and that in direct violation of the instruction
of even its own party, has continued to fill
our most important offices with imported
officials who make, expound and administer
our laws before they are even entitled to
vote under our Territorial Statutes. Aud
this Cleveland administration that, in its
national capacity, in the name of reform, is
spending at the rate of one hundred million
dollars more than did that Of President
Arthur; that in its National Convention
absolutely ignored the Territories and their
interests; that has humiliated the nation by
its foreign policy, and as crowning injury
would irreparably destroy its prosperity by
breaking down the protective tariff system
under which American capital and labor
alike are shielded from runons competition
withthe low priced money and the Starvation
paid labor of Europe, is endorsed by the
Democratic party, and representing that en-
dorsement, hedged and fettered and enmesh-
ed by all its sins, Mr.. Clark comes before
the people of Montana asking that by his
election they commit themselves to approval
Of its evils done and invite their continu.
ance.
Mr.. Carter represents a party cast in
heroic mold, whose record emblazoned on
the page Of American history dims all others
in its splendor. It has been claimed its
work was completed, but before it in this
day have risen issnes affecting an hundred
times more seriously the material welfare of
the people than did the slave labor that be-
fore 1861 made competition impossible and
toll reproach. To meet these new condi.
tions; to battle once more wherever appears
. foe to well-rewarded labor; to shut our
ports to paupe.s and to pauper products, the
Republican party has risen from its repose,
IS rallying to its standards recruits from
every party and industry, and the stragglers
from It's own rank, and on the 9Th of No
vember will crush out the heresy of free
trade in all its DISCUSSES, so that not again
within this generation shall 1t menace the
fjres;des of toll or lock the doors on the in.
dustries Of the land. It Is this party, this
resolve, this object Mr.. Carter represents,
and in doing so he represents party that in
its National Convention at Chicago, after the
Democratic Convention at St. Louis had
showed the Territories aside and out of sight
as burdensome, dangerous and irritable
subject, had the courage and fidelity to de-
mand for them and secure by unanimous
adoption the approval of all their claims.
The National Republican party is unquali-
dedly committed to an enabling act for the
admission of Montana as State, and pend
ing this admission the appointment of oil
Federal officers from bona 6de residents to
the reservation Of lands for entry under the
homestead law and against the expensive
and hinderlng rules vexing settlers that have
grown up under the Cleveland administra-
tion; to protective tariff on wool and lead,
and to bi.metalic currency and sgainst the
Democratic demoralization of silver.
1t is as the representatives of these respec-
live parties and their policies we have to
consider the candidacy of Mr.. Carter and
Mr.. Clark. Their individuality is nothing to
The elector. It is measures. not men. that ara
most considered In representative elections.
In legal qualifications and training to trans
act business in the Departments and present
The claims of Montana before committees
and on the floor Of Congress, Mr.. Carter
must be conceded to have superiority over
Mr.. Clark. And If these things be SO; i'll
he electors Of Montana are free of the super.
'titions and prejudices Of party name, and
have the courage to resent the injury it is |
working them, there can be but one result of
he contest between these two candidates.
Mr.. Clark, Is the representative Of bad
:ause, will be excused to continue attention |
o bis splendid business properties, while
Mr.. Carter, elected by magnificent major.
ty, will represent at Washington Territory
whose people will not kiss the hand that !
mites them, but rising to the demands Of . |
all upon their fidelity to the interests of the
latioD, and of Montana, will demonstrate |
low worthy they are tc be American c;ti-
ems and to WELD the destinies of q State.