The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-01
FOR CONGRESS.

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field, III
FOR CONGRESS-.
: All the political conditions favor dem
'ocratic success in Montana at the cleo
ton in November next. 1t matters lit
tie whether the republicans nominate
Carter or Seligman, or man as yet I'M
named, for congress. Whoever their
candidate may be he will go into the
race SO heavily handicapped that it
seems impossible he should win, unless,
indeed, crime repeats itself and the state
returning board again robs the majority
Of it's rights by the eliminating" pro-
cess. The republican candidate must
step forth into the arena as the defender
Of Sanders and Power, of Hall and Jack,
of the ex-convict and Blake and the
other two members OF the "triple coil OF
adders," Of Richards and his infamous
rulings, of forged affidavits and perjury,
in short as the apologist for one OF the
boldest and most desperate criminal
conspiracies against the ballot ever plot
ted in any country under the sun.
The republican candidate should of
right be criminal lawyer versed in all
the tricks and technicalities of law, for
his client, the party, stands before the
world convicted in advance of one Of the
most atrocious crimes against man.
kind.
In fact the republican candidate will
be nothing more than counsel for the de-
Tense all through the campaign. He
must appear for Reed, the usurper, the
suppressor Of debate and stranger OF
free coinage; he must defend Carter
whose work made Reed speaker and free
coinage impossible at one and the same
time; he must defend the force bill, the
pdeadliest blow ever struck at free bal
wlot and a fair count; he must defend
t*sthe Mckinley bill which adds to the
wealth of millionaire manufacturers and
,iaccording to. Mr.. Blaine confers not one
adollar Of benefit on the American
farmer; he must defend pension sys-
.,tem SO wantonly extravaganza that it has
depleted the national treasury to point
that threatens to bring US face to face
with an ugly deficit within the next
rItwelyemonth; he must apologize for q
dawdling foreign policy that has
bbrought the fisheries question into a
tiRorse middle than ever before; for q
ridiculous subsidy policy under which
cdnillions are given to favored steamship
,4ines, ostensibly to foster commerce.
While at the same time the barriers are
a.faised against the exports of every coun.
try to whom we wish to sell our surplus
! products.
ass There is not one vital issue either in
estate or nation on which the republican
~ candidate for congress can make an ag-
gressive campaign. He will never get
attime to be aggressive. He will be on
This back fighting for his life from the
day he is nominated.
.or And who shall stand against him?
a,arhat is the question that every thought.
srful democrat should be bordering
cithess days. The INDEPENDENT has nj
!. !, candidate to suggest. 1t 10 not in the
ts6usiness of candidate making 1t viii
o,,loyally support any honest democra,
snwho stands upon an honest democrati,
platform, but it has some notions as te
the sort Of man he should be. First O
all, he should be q man free from oil
party feuds and factional alliances. HI
!, should wear no mans collar. He shout,
,rbe the party's man, and no other man.
q man. In the second place, he should b
q loyal Montanian, and not man VIII
will trim his sails to every breeze q
Washington and sell out his constitr
ents for the sake of good committe
places He should be man in thoroug
!. accord with his party on every nations
question; man with record SO clea
as to need no apology for his candidac
man with character enough to be
whole platform in himself.
Can such a man be found? Ye
plenty of them. They are not pressil
forward in the lists and perhaps ha
not enjoyed newspaper booming; b
the democracy of Montana is rich
such men. Locality may have son
thing to do with the choice of m
this year, although We have little ]
thence with the attempts to set up g
graphical barriers in this state. III
are foolish and vicious. Naturally,
the east side is misrepresented
Washington by two frauds now occuy
ing stolen seats in the United Sta
senate, q fair distribution of hon
would give the nomination for rel
sentative to western Montana. II
counties on that side of the range u
edly present candidate, his unanim
nomination would almost surely foil
And that. we take it, is most lii
thing to happen. With such mar
10 have indicated, free from all eu'
clang alliances, representing the en-
party, nominated with practical unar
ity by . convention wise enough
srapple with the questions OF the h
the democratic party Of Montana W
surely return to it, own.