Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-11-04

of Montana, and who, when mssquer-
aiding became pas,ime TO which
dangerous consequences attached. fled
from the scene of their sworn duty
and betoOk themselves to the Parific
coast, political outcasts and fugitives
from justice. In this election the
democrats ask your support for the
purpose Of vindication. Vindication
for what? For the cowsrdly deser-
tion Of the trust plsced in them by
the people year ago? Is 1t for their
work at Precinct "a? The true his.
tory Of this delectable job has been 70
thoroughly ventilated. both In the
supr me court Of our state, and In the
senate of the United States. .as 10 stamp
the dem ocratic party Of Montana with
infamy for evermofe. For those of
us who remember the frauds perpe-
trated by This sanity party at Glen
dive In 1850, q. Miles City in 1882, and
at Wooley's Ranch N in 1884. there is
nothing to learn even from Precinct
"a. We have seeE aud known Of
these things when We were poweries
to prevent them, but having once
shaken loose the grip of the democratic
octopus 1t has never since showed its
head in Custer county. So much for
the "vindicstionn Of the democratic
party at home. and IL deserves no
mere abroad. What has II done that
eprol's it, name with favor on any
, page In history? Democratic cam
Ialgu literature and democratic cam
paign orators have talked to you
about the silver bill that they would
have passed had they been In power.
Where were these friends of silver
during tEe eleven years of democratic
majority 10 the hou.e and the four
years Of Grover Clevelsn1's admins
tration? Was favorable mention ever
made tr silver during these periods :?
NO! Was silver eve- mentioned in
their last national platform MOI!
Was silver ever more del ased than il
was during Grover Clevelsnd's admin
istration? NO!!! Aud yet these
canting hypocrites have the immscu.
late. the suIerlative gall. to come be-
fore the people of Montana and whine
about the democratic party being the
friend OF silver.
The republican purity 10 its list
national platform pledged itself to
three thugs that interest Mon,abs.
The restoration OF silver, he protection
of lead and the protection of wool.
How has 1t redeemed these promises {:
With silver from Is to 20 cents an
ounce higher than II was, with lead
three cents n pound higher, making Il
possible 10 work mines that had been
closed by democratic legislation, end
with wool advancing in price every
day, the grand old party has no fear
of facing the voters Of Montana on it.
record. And wDat about the old
soldier: The democratic party would
have US believe that they are the
friends OF the veterans OF the civil war.
Let Us look at the rscod. Oi the
principal peDsio. legislation that has
been before congress ia the last ten
years. to wit: the Arrears OF Pension
DILL, the Widows' Pension bill, the
Amputation bill, the Willows Arrears
bill, the Disability Pension bill, and
the P.isoners-of-War bill. On all OF
these questions rave one the democrats
voted In majority against them. some
times as high a. three to one but,
msrk the record, NOT ONE REPUBLICAN
VOTED AGAINST ANY OF THEM. Not
. single republican vote was recorded
against any Of the pension bills
named. Now, where does the soldiers
vote belong? Be he republican OF
democrat, he must see from this who
his friends are.
1t is OH the record here presented
that we ask the vote Of the people fol
Thomas II. Carter. We do not urg,
II on the purely local ground that b,
has done 40 much for Miles City and
Custer county as his broad PATRIOTS n