The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-11
1ixsusoes. He imbued the party With ~
SSssd yiscs and strength and iuAtepidly

xSssSian proudly conscious that tho record
4 .sSlleh ~ has made needs mot 20 be supple
sfen1ai ~ words Of advocacy. He MI
besn from tho day q h hs - naS ~ nras;n
IsSs of ~ United States. He has given
1sfhs country an administration which. for
sf1iity. efficiency, purity and patriotism,
rhsilsnaes, without fear OF comparison.
~i4h = which has preceded since the
~fduudsSion Of the government. he has
shsScv AZ turning in his devotion to the
ufinoiDies OF the republican party, q 20
~ s~ademption OF pledges made By IL TO
shs vsnnie. He has stood for the protec-
TIA 81 American industries and the inter
s6Ss Of American wage workers, n
placed With alacrity the ssal OF approva!
-snrcrass. which has outridden the flood of
INSTRUMENTATION which swept over II. ~
Ala az dsluss OF old, and now rests upon a
foundation OF Mount Arcrat. Hc cham
nioned and promoted by every means IN
harmony with the dignity Ct
hia great office tho aaop,ioh 2,
ansntad. has found favor with
an neoplc. not limited TO the South Amer.
icsn republics, or bartoring the interests
nms i.dnstry for the benefit Of another, BY
Hhs free admission of competitive produoss'
NM oompelliMg fair tleatment oy al 9 Y
ernrnenta Of our people n our pIoauo.s'
nnder penalty Of commercial retaliation.
%Slnonlv friendly to the use Of silver a. mi
offthe coin metals Of tho county, under
cord;tinns which shall surely MAINTAIN IT
III ! parity with gold, and arriving TO secu re
NJ International agreement the existence OF
thoae conditions, he stands nevertheless
Arm % the granite which underlies we oon-
tincnt against that policy whIch So"'o oe-
hnse me currency Of the people.
Mar did he forget or disregard the solemn
,taa0A az the republican party that every
ctt;ysn. rich or poor, native or foreign born,
White Of black" is entitled at every pubic
slentiop to cast one free ballot, and 30 nave
that ballot honestly counted and faithfully
rstnrued. With skill, dignity and courage
wnioh has compelled the admiration OF po-
ItioaI friend and foo alike. he has caused
Tito be understood throughout the world
thnt an American represents a governments
MOL has the power and will to protect the
Amerioan uniform and American inter
ests at all hazards. sverSwne5e,
bors 10 the southwark of us. or by the d.
rlnmacy or power of Great Britain. Every
interest Of the people has held his best care
and Mis- best thought, n he stands before
the country TO-DAY we'll approved and uni
~yersally acknowledged to be a man OF
trapscendent ability, of extraordinary ca
pacity for the discharge OF executive duty,
OF 6XNtyDus pntt v WAN - "
vould not. for a unanimous denomination
by this convention and reelection by the
people. swsrve one hairs breadth in any
matter OF duty, great or small. from what
he believes to be just and right.
II is said against him that he has made
enemies. And it is evidently thus. Sc did
Washington, Jackson, Lincoln. Grant, Gar
field, Arthur. But this convention will not
mistake the lamentations of disappointment
for the voices of ''plain people," Their
indictment will not over estimate the I'M
portance of individuals nor under estimate
the intelligence and patriotism OF the
masses. They will not be beguiled into the
bestowsl of Office. The party cares little
for the ambition Of leaders, or whethet !
John Smith secures office this month. next
month. or not at all. They do not demand
81 the president that he shall be able to
please everyone. They want good govern
mont. they demand honesty and industry
and purity in public and private life, and
all this they have had in Benjamin Harrl-
son, and they know it.
We place him before this convention as
one who can bear, and one who will bear,
whether nominated or not, for he is a re-
publican, his full share in the great TO-
test which to-day is begun. Republicans
Of every state save one, in convention as
ssmbled. have endorsed with enthusiasm
Alb SASA NV sA@
ton and its record of efficiency, and the
achievements Of the republican party. we
invite the coming campaign. There ia
nothing persuasive in the assertion that
people who officially approve an admins
tration will withhold their approval from
the man who is responsible for it
and who has largely made it. Put
him again at the head of the COL
umn. Place in his hands the banner of
iepublicanism, and he will carry it aHsres-
sively and bravely at the front, and he will
lead us to victory. There will be an ire
slstibls power and inspiration In the knowl-
edge which pervades the people that SO long
as he is president there is one at the helm
who, whatever betides Us, at home or
abroad. will bring to the solution of every !
question. to the execution of every policy, |
and to the performance of every duty. a
splendid and disciplined intellect, absolute
Iectitude of purpose. and unfaltsring desire
to conserve every interest of every section,
a self-roise which is 81 sure safeguard
against hasty or mistaken judgment, and a
patriotism which never has wavered, either
In war or in peace,