The Helena independent., 1894-11-22
"AEARn EROM.n

friends OF the press have been exult-
ing In scare heads and double-leaded
brewer about the democratic party
hearing from the people" The result
OF the election they seem to take as
the calm and deliberate judgment Of
the voters. and from the tone Of our
friends one would be led to believe
that this was the first time the people
ever expressed a deliberate or em-
phatic opinion on any subject what
ever. The conduct Of these over-2eal-
Gus and Understanding gentlemen Is an
offense to the intelligence OF the greet
mass OF voters OF the country, and.
Furthermore. is not warranted by the ac-
tual number Of votes cast at the cleo
tion. Did the republican party hear
from the jeople" two years ago? II 50,
do the republicans now claim that the
people who gave an overwhelming ma
jorlty for tariff reform then did not
know their own minds AT that time, but
do know them now? Are voters fools
when they vote the democratic ticket
and wise men when they vote republic
can? That is just what the republican
press and orators have told the voters
through many campaign, although
COUGHING the opinion In milder words.
And this arrogance Of intellect Is what
has been the undoing NJ the republican
party in more than one election, The
bosses Of the republican party have
made no secret Of their belief that a
large share Of the voters did not know
what was good for them, and that the
gigantic intellect OF the e. o. .. was
the product Of the brains Of the coun-
try Of fine quality.
Two years ago the republican party
heard from the people" and heard
from "all" the people. At the election
a few days ago the total vote cast was
hundreds Of thousands short Of the vote
OF 1892, and our population is certainly
greater to-day than then. The truth is
that only the republican voters were
heard from" at the election this year.
and their cry was the same as FOR
yeurs-for more paternalism, more ccn-
| trallzuton IN the general government.
and less OF encouragement for indiyid-
ual effort. The large republican vote
Is primarily due TO the desperate efforts
~ trusts, monoDolles. and the powerful
hosts of corporations Tint have grown
rich aud tyrannical under republican
rule aud who want to restore the order
of things under which one millionaire
and thousand tramps were made
every week These bounty bononoinrloa
know that with low tarln once fairly
tried there ruu be no restoration 10 the
pluudcr ~ McKinloyism; hence th"ir
desperate and corrupt efforts at the
last election.
n was the voice NJ aggregated and
organized capital That was heard from
"A voice that sends shuddcr through
every workugman aud producer In IN,
whole country. Fortunate II iB for IA,
country that thore are some hundred,
Of thousands Of voters who refused tr
be cajoled or deceived by the sophiatrlo,
of capital or the unfnyorablc condition
~ the times. They are the cousoryn
tive, consistent, thinking men Of 90,
land. Though they ala not vote ai th,
last election, nB the returns show, hg
are nevertheless ready to 30 to the polI
when TIA" time for choosing natipna
administration comes around and vou
for that party which through AN IA
long history has been stcadf0st IN II,
friendship for The people and Ia lu
fidelity to the eternal principles OF de
mocracy.
In those states whore there were opl,
political questions At Issue the repub
lican vote in but few Instances show,