The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-03
Oi u PLATFORM.
) tIORDON,'
City Clerk.

The Rel ublicans Of Custer county
! Montana being again assembled on the
eve OF campaign take occasion to again
/ declare their unwdYering faith in the
cardinal republican principle OF protec-
! ton tO American industries and Ameri-
can labor, d principle upon which the
battle Of 1892 was fought and lost but
which could have had uu abier or more
complete demonstrations az ito uulitica'
~ - SCI /. ocezs,ty that that gwen ~
the world by the democratic congress
recently adjourned that individually
clamored and fought IN plecemeai for
what they condemned as q whole. and
finally, 10y series Cf the most question
able proceedings that ever disgraced a
session of congress. through the muck and
slime Of party perfidy and party dIshonor,
succeeded in placing among the statutes
of the country tariff law that protects
everything but wool and makes the
democratic platform Of 1892 with all its
high sounding condemnation of protec
tion as the eliminating atrocity of class
legislation, thing to be jeered at as
long as democrats endure.
We express our thorough appreciation
and approval of the able representation
by Hon. Thomas G. Power and Hon
Charles 5. Hartman Of this sovereign
state IN the congress of the United
States, which representation though OF
of the minority was none the less zeal
Gus and active and not without impor-
ant results
We heartily endorse the administration
Of Hon. John l.. Richards. governor of
this state, and particularly commend his
action in protecting the state from the
shame and disgrace of a special session
OF the third legislative assembly.
We denounce and disown the traitor
republicans of the last Legislature who
bartered for money what little honor
God entrusted them wI,h, and point
With concious pride to the ansGliied rep
utations of Custer cuunty's deiega-
ton Senator Swift and Representatives
Huffman and Mchay. Nho passed
through that fire ot hriha s and cor
ruption untainted by suspicion even.
We especially denounce the hostile at
titude Of the democratic party toward
the wool interest of the United States
whereby one OF the principal industries
of this state has been ruined. and which
has robbed tie NO. ,.aV RS of this
county alone OF the vast sum OF al .0o0.-
600 and reduced hunaI els o, oar citizens
to absolute poverty, thus aeprising many
of them the autumn Uf their days.
of the fruits of years of honest labor.
Mindful of TIN depression brought
upon the mining industryil N the western
portion of our state by legisla 700 hostile
tn silver We declare in f...O. .. policy
that will place that metal on a parity
with gold, and thus restore to a large
portion Of our state. the prosperity it
once enjoyed.
Ever faithful in its fulfillment of ante
election pledges, whether they be made
to the nation or to the people of a county
we congratulate the people Of this
county on the definite action already
taken by our republican board OF
county commissioners for the construc-
ton OF bridges and the improvement of
roads, promised by the republican
party in the last campaign. and we here
by renew these promises as a standing
pledge from one campaign to another
until every difficult or dangerous stream
is bsidged and every road made 1T for