The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-28
DEMOCRATIC TICK EFT.

OF Montana in convention assembled
at Helena yesterday reached the speedy
and unanimous conclusion that they are
still democrats. The TRIBUNE report of
the proceedings in another column
though brief Is sufficient. 1t shows that
while there may have been a few men,
bers who for the sake of IA temporary ad.
vantage were willing to enter INTO a com
promise and chase after false gods and
surrender democratic principles, they
were so inconsiderable in number that
they were lost in the genuine democratic
enthusiasm, and a straight ticket was
nominated by reclamation. This is as
it should be. No m .tter what it may
claim or how loud its leaders may shout,
the populis' craze is on the wane, and
ever with the sacrifice of principle to
pelicy the party made in the nomination
Of Robert b.. Smith for congress it will
not be a factor in the fight. What little
strength it will develop will be drawn
about equally from both the great
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field men who have heretofore acted and
voted with either the democrats or re-
publicans will see the fallacy of uniting
with this new departure, and when elec.
ton day comes will be found in the
ranks. Why should it be otherwise? The
populist platform today contains nothing
that is good that cannot be found in the
democratic platform. Its leaders all
over the state and the country have no
higher motive than to engage in an un.
seemly scramble for office. There is no
reason why any democrat should throw
away his vote in such a hopeless cause
no, not cause, scramble.
On the other hand there is every rea-
son why democrats, especially those of
Montana, should remain firm in the faith
and that the ranks should be largely
augmented by heretofore republicans.
Attempt to disguise it as they may, the
republican party is the unalterable foe
of free coinage, which is to Montana the
paramount issue. 1t is true there are "A
few individual exceptions to the rule,
but they are so few and notable, and
p1werless that their advocacy Of silver
only makes the record Of the over
whelmiDg majority of republicans APP
pear all the blacker by contrast 1t is
known to every thinking man that the
terrible panic through which we have
passed, the paralys Of trade and indus
try, the enforced idleness Of hun
dreds of thousands of willing
workers, was the direct result of
republican legislation in favor of the
classes, the trusts, and the great mo-
nopolies. They bankrupted the national
treasury and caused general suffering
throughout the nation. From the effects
of this the people are just recovering.
A revival of business is setting in and
the immediate future is hopeful with
promise. Now that the worst is over
and the people are recovering from the
shock they are too intelligent and too
fair minded to visit punishment upon
the democratic administration for a con-
dition it did not create and which it was
beyond human power to avert. Know
ing all this the republicans, or those who
have been republicans, in Montana owe
it to themselves, their interests, and to
the great masses to unite with tie demo-
Gratis in this contest and aid in the cleo
ton Of a candidate who will be with the
majority in congress.
Free coinage is the democratic issue
for the campaign, and on that issue it
will again have control Of congress, but
will take care to elect only men who are
pledged to the measure and will redeem
their pledges when elected.
As to the nominees of the party,
Frank f. Corbett, the nominee for rep.
resentative in congress, is a young attor'
ney, a resident of Butte, where he is g
member OF the law firm OF Corbett q
Welcome, which enjoys a large and re-
sponsible practice. He is a master Of
his profession, an eloquent speaker, and
while not much of a politician in the way
Of Office seeking or Office holding, he is 4
genuine all round democrat. His integ
rity is beyond question, his private char
acter is above ~reproach. and Frank Cor
t bett can confidently on behalf the demo
cracy of Montana appeal to electors To-
: endorsement at the polls.
Judge l.. A. Luce OF Bozeman is
: trained jurist Of experience, ability ant
reputation, and possesses all the quail
ties needed for the high position 70
which he has been named by his fellow
democrats.
With such a ticket Montana can with
n out doubt be put in the democrati
column.
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