The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-25

among them inc following:
STATE OF MONTANA,
EXECUTIVE OFFIcE.
HELENA, Sept. 8, 1891.
Hon. Henry Drum, president; George
secretary; of the Democratic
Society of Washington. Dear Sirs: lam
in receipt of your invitation to be present
upon the occasion of the second annual
OF the Democratic Society of
Washington, at the city OF Spokane on
September 23rd and oath. regret exceed
ingly my inability to accept your kind in
vi.ation. / can assure you. however, that
your democratic friends in Montana feel
special interest in the success of your
society. Many of US often wonder what
combination of circumstances could have
conspired to produce republican majority
in state possessing an Incompatible coast
line fringed with the finest timber in the
world. and an interior laden with the
choicest diversified interests.
With lines of ships marking new path
ways across the seas, endeavoring to ex-
tend the avenues Of trade, like so many ar
teries of the human system to every avail
able foreign port, it seems Incompetent
sible to US how such people should for
moment pin their faith and fortune to
political organization whose views upon
the tariff logically and irresistibly tend to
stihe trade and commerce with their GUS
toners. It is gratifying. however, to kno W
that the democracy Of Washington are
neither discouraged nor dismayed because
small majority have bee nisled in the
past. The illusory teachings which have
1rvht tor rN
rapidly exposed and the truth made lumin-
GUS by the campaign of education in which
you are engaged.
Every day added to the test of time, e,every
proposition submitted to the force of facts.
and every result determined by logic of
events demonstrates that the interests OF
the whole people are best conserved by
democratic supremacy. The reckless ex
travagance Of the billion dollar con-
yress,'' its utter disregard of the rights Of
the mlnorit, its determined effort to foster
fraud. force and absolutism, have been SO
potent that the nations of the earth have
beheld the scene and marvelled at the
strength of the republic to survive such All
alta ok upon the spirits of its institutions.
| have only time to express the hope that
the democracy of Washington will, with
renewed energy and unabated interest, al
WAYS striking full, high and hard against
the brazeu front of fraud, force, extrava-
representatives of the democracy, patient,
tireless, vigilant, invincible, will again
stand sentinels of the state.
have the honor to be your obedient SER
want, (signed.} JOSEPH X. TooLE.
E1.President Cleveland telegraphs con
faith in the intelligence of your country
men will induce you to rest your hopes OF
success upon tho advocacy of wholesome
principles and measures which arc purely
democratic, as we'll as upon thorough party
organization. The indications are that our
principles can be safely left to the people
Of the land when they ara aroused to
Coy. D. b. Hill, of New York, among
other things, wrote: "The great north
west is particularly interested in the sue
cess of the democratic party. 1t possesses
wonderful resources, now rapidly develop
ing, and progressive, liberal and patriotic
portion of intelligent and active young
men. Such conditions require, for the best
Developments. the broadest liberty consist
emit with public welfare. and the least inter
ference of government with the natural
laws of trade and industry. The aims and
principles of the democratlc party supply
these requirements. Whatever principles
the republican party may once have had. 1t
seems to be sadly at sea now. drifting
about without rudder and without y
pilot. It's great mission has degenerated
into struggle to retain political power.
To accomplish this purpose it is willing to
sell itself to the enrichment of compara-
lively small band Of eastern manufacturers
wdo blindly think that their interests lie in
the maintenance of war tariffs. 1t stands
ready to pervert the character Of our gov
ernment in it's relations to our sovereign
states by the enactment of u force bill
which would enable the party in power to
~H az Ia "A
u majority of the people. 1t lends its aid
to the imposition of exhorbitant taxes in
order that the prodigal expenditures OF its
own billion congress may be concealed. IL
is too hardened in political in
iouity to blush at the scandals
of it's federal administration. or to
| rebuke the participators by relegating them
| to private life. 1t tightens its hands upon
tho government and restricts tho rights OF
| the States and the liberties of the citizens
| by its movement towards CONTEMPLATION.
And frightened by the emphatic protest OF
the people last November against high tariffs
| and subsidies and force bills and extrava-
CANT appropriations, and desiring new
| issue in 1892, it is vainly seeking to divide
| the eastern democracy from tho western by
false and hypocritical professions in behalf
of al "honest" currency, blindly trusting
that it can deceive by its professions while
by its acts it continues to permit the de,
basement of large part of currency and
refuses to take the manly stand III favor OF
| the only honest currency--the Q, fency OF
our fathers and of the constitution.
| "The rule of suoh party is not or the
kind which offers the best opportunities
fullest liberty to the masses Of the people
particularly to the people whose energies
nre SO wakeful and whose ambitions are &c
high as are those of the citizens of the