New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-04
PARTY LEADERS


r.nyr,eht. 1889 By The Ne'o. YORK Tr'o"ne
rrRox STAFF Correspondent OF THE rklD, N"
Helena Mont, July ~.
Aroa, confidence in Montana is based as
=, noor the popular sentiment oil gratituue lor
.ho Republican party has done TO encourage
Torritory's material interests as upon inc
-, foeling of disgust and anger Tor what the
rnnn,ocyatic PARTY did TO destroy those interests
yho rcople understand that they owe nothing u
r,ia.elapd and Springer for the bill which ehaoies
Am 70 become citizens of the kepupnc' ouo"
sso,,s as Mr. Carriers Democratic predecessor pun
sa.h with relation to the Dakota bills were con-
srsd 70 an attempt to prevent the people ol 00"'"
naLo,a from realizing their ambitions ne De
,.f If Montana that the election OF deneral HAITI
80, would be the elevation OF TREND oil ni"h
.bo had travelled west of the Missouri, VINO was
,ersonally and thoroughly familiar win the heeus
AZ tho Western States and with the NasiheSs VI
uontana's agricultural and mineral resonrcfs-'h''
,aith since they could not vote Tor iarfisoh nun
.elf was expressed in Mr.. Carter election iheS
,ave already seen the maternal wisuoh Vi iii'
,or,se they then pursued and the difference be-
,,veen the two partics in their respect lOr plshcu
words The Democratic platform of Ss4 promised
,ome rule to the Territories, a promise winch
Ur Cleveland repeated and emphasized IN DIS
.rpor from Kentucky, Chief Justice from len
oessec Associate Justices from Texas ana LohlSl-
ma AN Assayer from Indiana, Indian Agents from
al over the South. but not one from M"h''h"'
,mploves of tie Railway Mail Service ana III
;pcctors from everywhere except the lerrlorS ~
elf President Harrison has kept rellelouSiy ~
MS party's promise. Every Montana comm
nus far issued has been made out to Mon'"n"
nan. The attitude of the party ana oil inc TI'o'-
lent. ms Indicated in the Chicago platform anu IL
The letter Of acceptance, with regard TO the sh''
question, is a source of great satisfaction 10 '"e
nitro West Undoubtedly this is the most
troublesome question standing between the Two
;ections of our country. The west j. hoV i'i-
reasonable IL simply demands mat 'le N'i"'
If its product shall not be depfeclaleu ny '"V
,ction of its own Government. IL Woulu w V'-
roll satisfactory were the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 purchase the maximum silver supply
,utborized br the Allison law. The Democrats
.onsertod IN take only what they were compelled
- .a,.o 90 ooo coo month. II would content
no ,iIvcr STATES were the full limit OF si.GOOOoO
,oooD,od They look with mingled anxiety ana
confidence 10 the Republican party for measures
bo, will mt silver where it should he, that VIII
,ondor tbcm independent Of the London mar
,et and that will prevent England from swellihg
,cr revenues by operations ia commonly WHICH
;bc affects TO dcspise while bearing Tor pnr-
bosc and warmly commcnds while bulling' Tor
1 sale.
While the opposition to the admission of South
DAKOTA was al It's height Delegate Carter visited
Washington he w;lS noi then entitled TO seat
10 impress the Republicans with tie necessity
# accepting an omnibus measure Ills work not
mly had good and decided effect in Washington,
but it rendered his position AT home mpreenaDie'
Al his suggestion many of the most Objectionable
TO-. at the original omnibus bill were eN-
SUI a. and other improving features were sub
r1tuted so that in It's final shape it was not
lnfavorablc 10 Montana's interests. so soon as
i received the Presidents signaturo the local
Democracy at once set on foot a neat little scheme
10 capture the Constitutional Convention The
Governor. the Chief Justice and the Secretary
IF the Territory. all appointees 81 Mr. Cleveland,
II advance of the time provided by the law, issued
, nroclamation dividing the Territory into dis
.r,cts for the election Of delegates 10 the Con-
ritutional Convention In law and justice they
had no more right t. do this than had any olher
brae citizens of the Territory. The authority
hey exercised belonged TO their Successors uhe
Repuhhcan appointees of President HARRISON IL
: hardly necessary 10 say that IN their appofuoh-
nept they took care 10 render Democratic ascVhu-
,,,cv as ce,taip as possible In their endcavor
\, hiring their sure maiOIitics where they would
b. most enccriye and useful, an exceedingly
crooked lot Of district boundary lines were MADE
The peril in which their scheme stood was re-
ycrsal at the lands OF Governor White ana MS
Republican co-oficers. To prevent inns, Ooh-
stolcr Durham, of the Treasury Department al
Washington, holdingoycr Democrat who was
evidently permitted 10 hold over too long. Issued
m order TO the Democratic Secretary in Helena
fl,at bp MS
his successors bond had been approved by Dur
iam On the whole they managed their game
we'll il required peremptory order from the
President himself 70 get ont the Democratic
Secretary, and when that accomplished the
lime had gone by within which 1t was possible
Inder the law to reform the Territorial districts
The Republicans, though considerably annoyed
II finding themselves the victims Of contemplate
piece of sharp practice, were naturally the les
DISPOSED 10 fight about it because IN the last
election they had carried twenty-three of the
TWENTY-FIVE districts in which the Democrats had
shaped the State and they bad no doubt of their
ability TO do it again They did not think Ii
possible for the Democrats SC TO fiN the state
as 10 prevent a Republican majority in the Con
ventiOn. This feeling of over-conidfncc was
The thing that really defeated the Republicans
Despite the fact that Springcrs dishon silly partisan
bill gave the Democrats outright twenty-five
seats in the convention, and despite the trickery
by which the Territory was div ided. The Repub-
leans would still have won had they got out
their votes. They did not work while their
adversaries cxerted all possible effort Only fifty
per cent OF the November vote was east in May,
and the result gave the Democrats a majority of
1--WE. No serious consequences are apprehended
by the Republicans by reason of this situation
" is unfortunate just al this particular time but
by no means should 1t alarm the Republicans
OF the country. Its worst effect will be the
maintenance of the obnoxious principle of
minority representation. The Democracy Will
hang on to that like grim death, for il affords
them their only hope Of securing a majority in the
irSt Legislature. But if they succeed in getting