The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-25
OH, BUT HOT
Mr.. Smith Talks Where H, Can't Be
HOOled Down.
HIS OPINION OF THE A. P. A.
The Republican Rumpus Leaves
the Party In Tatters- More Talk
About a Citizens lcket With
MONTE" for Mayor.
lis OPINION OF THE A. P. A.

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the ranks of tho republican party. and
| the indications are that IL will be war TO
the bitter end between the two factions.
| Tho conservative and old line repub-
| licans, who had their meeting stolcn
| away from them last evening because
they were opposed TO turning the repub-
| lean party over TO the A. p. A., could be
| easily picked out to-day by their ugly
| looks. There were a good many of
them out on tho streets, while n
| great many others remained at home to
sharpen up knives, axes and other edged
| tools. The A. II. A., on the other hand,
| wore well satisfied expression and their
faces were wreathed in seraphic smiles.
The white winged dove of peace was seen
| flying over the big butte shortly after day
light this morning IN search OF some city
where he can spread out his wings with
more effect than in Butte.
| The republicans who believe in a rcpub-
lican party are intensely bitter over last
nights trouble and express their con-
| tempt for the a. T. a. and the republicans
| who allied themselves with that organlza-
ton in the hope of political prefermcnt or
OF being continued in Office, in the most
| unmeasured terms. A great many of
| them were too sore TO think much of the
| future to-day, but the older politicians
| started III to get even. Several members
of the city central committee believe that
| a citizens ticket and the nomination of
good men regardless of politics is the
| surost way of effectually wiping out the
| A. Il. A. for all time, and this opinion is
| shared by n number of influential demo-
Gratis. j. III. Monteath is already being
quite generally talked of as probable
candidate for mayor on a citizens ticket
and it is believed that he would
"A w In
ticket. In view of the serious split in tho
republican party there are quite "A num-
Der of leading democrats who are in favor
OF putting up straight ticket, but there
arc great may others who are not ready
to give such proposition their unqual-
fled approval. Tho latter appreciate the
fact that the A. Il. A. draws quite largely
from the democratic party, although not
nearly TO the extent OF its following
among republicans and for this reason
they are rather inclined to favor a citi-
Zens' ticket, provided that a satisfactory
division of the offices can he arranged.
Both democrats and republicans realize
that n carefully selected citizens ticket is
n sure winner, while with straight party
tickets there would be "A strong probability |
of the a. Il. A. slipping in and taking
everything III sight.
l.. e.. Smith, prominent young repub- |
lican, who was howled down by the |
A. Il. A. Is when he attempted TO speak at |
the court house meeting last night, has |
addressed the following letter to the pub |
lie through the STANDARD:
'BUTTE, March "a.
"To the Public:
''Not having been allowed tho right of |
an American citizen at tho republican |
meeting Saturday evening to express my |
reasons for opposing the old time custom |
OF calling primaries-havIng been howled /
down by the scum of the A. II. A., who /
were in attendance as spectators with |
their brute force argument, for the eX-
press purpose of IntimIdating the accred-
tied representatives of the republican,
party, desire to express the views of the
republicans who voted against the propo-
sition of primaries.
"In the first place, the republicans of
this city who have not lowered themselves
10y declaring their allegiance to the A. Il.
a. in preference To all other principles of
reform government, don't propose to be
whipped into limo by the radical and rab-
BILE element of the A. II. A. The question
Is, shall tho republican party be dupes to
the proposition of manufacturing the A.
Il. A. kite by calling public primaries and
a convention when they know positively
that the A. l.. A. have an organization In
the field at the present time for the ex-
press purpose of capturing everything
that the republican party may present, by
packing the primaries, as they did Satur-
day evening, with men who in tho major
ity have never been republicans aud are
simply members of the A. Il. A. from Pc
cuniary motives OF personal grab? Is
there not sufficient reason for hesitancv
on the part of the leading republicans?
Is it not proper that these obstacles
should be made plain to every citizen in
the city? Or would 1t be more proper for
the city central committee to proceed IN
the usual manner and lead the citizens
into cut and dried plan that would end
in placing people in power who would be
as much of n disgrace 10 the city as some
former Administrations
The republicans under existing circum-
stances have not the slightest assurances
that they would be able to oven annex
themselves 10 the tail of the 4. L. A. kite
The proposition simply resolves itself
into ono fact. Shall we allow the \. p.
\. TO disrupt and eliminate the rcpub-
llcan party, which their leaders have
openly declared TO be their intentions, or
shall We in defense rctaliate at this time |
by foiling the enemy with the same wca- |
pom that they thcms elves are compelled
TO use? Their plan can certainly not meet |
with the approval of others than towards,
who know they must keep their plans |
secret in order to blind the support which |
they expect To gain from tho outside.
lhcy know their plans are too rotten TO
receive support II made public. consc-
1uently they desire tho shield and name
Of the republican party and they know
they cannot win without II. If they are | /
men and have manly principles at issue ,
why not come out like men. and if they
are in the right they viii surely win in the
end.
AS TO the principles of the organization
as represented 10 a person before becom-
ing member l have no criticism To offer,
put the PRINCIPLES as represented and the
principles as carried out are entirely for
aicn To each other. They represent them
selves as being N existence for the pur-
pose OF purifying tho community and de-
eating organizations who Law plans u
hog everything m the political field. Is il
'easonaole TO presume that any plan
whereby one hog l. To supcrCclc another
5 plan that will purify community"
: Is well known fact that the motto OF
he organization Is quantity. not quality. |
More votes Is the cry, no matter how or
where they come from and as a natural
esuit Of their earnest desire AMI uudyinr