The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-02
MORRISON AND FLOWER.
Suggestion Of a Ticket That Would
Prove Both Popular and
Successful.
Reasons Given Why a Strong
Western Man Should Have
First Place.
Issues Upon which Campaigns Have
Boon Fought and Victories Won
Issues Upon which Campaigns Have
Becn Fought and Victories Won
The Battle This Year.

A correspondent writing from Lexington
Mo-. to the st. Louis Republic, says: Ih'
discussion now carried on by the demo
cratic press and the leading members o.
tho party Of the political situation tn
availability of the candidates for the
presidential nomination, ought to DO most
gratifying to every member OF the party
These discussions are necessary, are q
source OF information, and give needed
light to tho people. If all the people 81
this country had the opportunity to read
and understand the situation. there would
ba but little doubt of the result next fall.
wonld that your valuable paper could be
nlaoed in every household. Its influence
vould be felt and the results would ba most
gratifying.
The issues upon which the campaign ls to
be fought should be carefully considered.
The light of the past is upon US, ana the
narty will be unwise if it does not learn
lassons of wisdom from it. BY q study or
only four wears back we NAV learn the
road TO victory now. The cause Of the
defeat of 1883 must be understood, ana
whatever errors were committed then
should be avoided now. The election OF
JSELt. the TGSAlt Ol WILMA Va9 =
democrats as we'll as republicans. abounds
in lessons from which we may CLEAN the
knowle<dge that will assist in shaping the
policy OF the party in the coming campaign.
II NAV be truly said that the battle OF
1870 was fought upon q single issue, That OF
tar;hf reform, or, more plainly speaking
raanctfnn o. taxation, and particularly
AGAINST the Mckinley infamy. Ihe people
saw that the policy Of the republican party
wss 70 load them with taxes for the bene ~
IL tho f,sr. ana with a u%nanimity never
surpassed in this country placed me sea- o.
condemnation upon it. That elsotlon mas
no parallel in the history OF tne country
ana resulted in the greatest victory ever
achievea by the democratic party anu gave
Il The largest majority in the house OF rep
rasentatiyes that any party ever had.
,rhs victory thus obtained was the direct
ros,,,t ef the bold discussion of the tariff
and the position of the democratic party
mon it. Have the people changed tnelr
sentiments and convictions upon the SUD
iect since 1890? There is not a reason TO
believe it. On the contrary, thsre are
manv reasons why the CONVICTIONS thas
caused the overwhelming victory OF thas
wear should be stronger now than 1ne1'
MA taYes nnon imports imposedby the Nc
K;nlev act are higher 10Y than E.ney
ware during that campaign. The prom
ised advance in agricultural prodncts ana
the Increased enumeration Tor LABOR 50
fuently promised to the people nase nos
come. Ike revenue from the tariff which
was to increase has rome the other way ana
fallen off nearly 800, OOO.O 900 annually, and
The large surplus left in the treasury BY the
Cleveland administration has been swat
lowed up in the expenses Of the bllllon-dol-
lar congress. These facts are known to the
country, and give additional cause for Il
change of administration.
Tho neopIo are ready to fight the battle
of '92 on the same issue. There are other
Questions of interest to the people. Among
them one of the most important and one
that should not be forgotten IS the Tree
coinage of silver. The writer believes that
when a citizen presents silver bullion at The
min it should be coined by the government
fors him on the same terms that gold ls
coined. 1t would only be re-snactlng the
policy and law of the government from 1872
to 1878, when free coinage was abolished In
the interest of plutocratie power. But
while this is an important question to the
people, it should be u secondary consldera-
ton, and always keep the tariff reform be-
fore us rs - beacon light to guide Us.
There is another subject of Infinite AM
pottance before the democratic party:
Who is to be the leader in the coming con
test?
The control of the departments of the
government is necessary to the enactment
and enforcement of laws for the relief OF
the people from the burdens that are upon
them. With the senate and the executive
in the hands of the republicans the means
of relief proposed by tho democratic party
cannot be enacted intolaws Then it is all
important to look to the chances of success
und see who can most probably lead the
party to victory.
Until recently the people turned Instinct
lively TIC that pure man and fearless leader,
Grover Cleveland. The wise. able and hon
est administration he gave TO the country
endeared him to tine people and inspired o
confidence III him that is accorded to few
of the great men of this country. Ills posi-
ton upon the tariff and other issues look
ing to the interest OF the people are vel
known and the great majority of the part,
prefer him. But the com APPLICATIONS in his
own state are before Us and give L warning
that cannot be passed idly by. The divi-
sion in the New York delegation to thu
Cincinnati convention in 1880 prevented
the nomination of 1iiden, and defeat o
the party allowed. The action of tn
convention Of that state ON the 22d inst. il
sending seyenty-two delegates to the ma
tional convention for Senator Hill, and tn
protest of the opposing element. speaks il
tones tHHG must De n6euGU. LIZ NOT the stu
alton now more perilous for Cleveland tina.
it was i'll 1880 for Tilden? That vast bod
of democrats who are SO devoted to bir
and SO earnestly desire to elevate him agail
to the presidency will surrender him wit
reluctance. But there is no one whose pro
motion is paramount to tho success Of tn
party, and his nomination and election ar
now go doubtful that the attention of til
party should be directed TO others who's
claims and position it may become nece:
sary to consider.
In considering the availability of candi
dates there need be little suld of Senate
Hill. ] indorse Senator Vest in saying tht
he did not approve the charges made again.
him, nor the sriticislna Of hia course, H
has been an able advocate of democracy an
has contributed as much to the success {
the party in his own state as any other ma,
That New York would give him its e]leotort
vote Ia moro than probable; but whore els
could he look for strength? The opposite
of his friends in New York to Cleveland h,
aroused II feeling of resentment, and it
not probable that he could get the vote
any OF the states of tho west that would |
necessary for his election. His nominate
would he the tlrst step to certain defeat.
The unsatisfactory condition in New Yol
clearly points to the necessity Of looki1
elsewhere for & candidate. There are !
others east of the Alleghenies that it
necessary to MENTION, and the party mu
turn to the west, and here let me ask, wi
should the party always look to New Yo:
or to the east? The facts of history do Il
adylss it. Every candidate Of the mar