The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-26
Talk to Themselves While Standing
Outside Looking at tho
Pie Counter
Venerable Declarations OF Prin
clples Made 20 Totter Be-
fore the Public.
The suckers sssm 60 Be Afrs,d to Select
"a Senatorial cHndidato-BAdGsrs
and Jayknwhsrs.

spRNoFmLp. ILL.,. July 95.-Ths republic
can state convention met at 1910. james
b. Mann. OF Chicago, was Temporary chair
man, and made strong address, holding
the democratic Tnrty responsible for ihe
prevailing dist ssA
The committee on permanent orRanize-
tion selected Ex-Gov. Fifsr as permanent
chairman. Az the conclusion Of Chairman
FifeI's speech. Mr.. Builor proposed tina,
the convention proceed TO dc clare its choice
for United states senate, 10 succeed Shelby
81. Cullom. This immediately caused a
great uproar. A motion 10 lar the soma.
torial matter on the table was carried by a
vote OF 1913 10 3i5.
The rsr ort OF the committee on resolu-
tions was adopted aud tho following nomi-
nations msdsi State irsHsu or. Henry
Wolf; superintendent OF public instruction.
Prof. 4. M. InRlish.
The platform resffirms belief In tho great
principles OF civil and religions liberty
upon which tho government was founded
aud under which the people have enjoyed
uneramplsd prosperity and happiness, and
believing that tho rssto alton OF the re-
publicsn party TO power In the government
Of tho country would promote the general
welfare OF the people and a condition Of
renewed prosperity. this convention moat
respectfully and cordially invites sll good
citizens. irrespective OF political anteced-
ents. 10 unite In supporting republican can
didates In the next election"
NrataQtixa taRlH IN sn1araad hWA
further believe tho importation of so-cslled
raw material, free OF duty, 10 interference
with the system OF protection 10 American
iaborers, and should only be permitted
when raw material 10 unobtainabls In our
own country. We dsnouncs a. unwiss and
unamerican the provisions o. the so-calied
Wilson tariff bill. modified by the senate
by the injection OF weak and Inconsistent
attempts TO protect srecial interests. as now
pending in congress, and We charge the
democratic party with sols responsibility
fol. the effort TO destroy our tariff system,
which has proven the greatest boon 10 the
great mass OF American oitizsns. aud we
further declare that the unusual and IN.
natural conditions now existing between
labor and capital. which have led TO law
lessness, bloodshed. interruption Of bus
iuets, and brought misfortune TO all. are
tho natural results OF the false economic
theories. vacillatinR policy and hopeless In
COMPETENCY OF the democratic party. and
10 remove the evil thus GRATED. restore
D. ospsrity and bring heslth 10 the body Of
our PEOPLE. 10 is necessary that the repub-
lican party should be restored 10 power.
I'VE favor bimetallism and believe In the
use OF gold and silver ne money metals
upon a parity OF values with complete In
terconvertibility. under such legislative
provisions hs shall make tho purchasing OF
debt paying rover OF any dollar coined or
issued by the United States absolutely
Equivalent to that OF any olhsr dollar so
celned o. issued"
Gov. Altgeld Ia donouncsi 90 a conspicu-
ous CTS, OF misft in official position.