The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-06-05
CALLED DOWN.
Silver Men Object TO the Stand Taken
hy Democratic Papers.

Tribune had this TO say Of the at
tt1ldc Of the democratic papers Of
Montana papers on the recent silver
conference:
"sonc Of the Montana papers and
one or two Of Wyoming affect to be
very much disgrunlled by the result
Of the silver conference held in this
city last week. They arc parjiC~
ularly indignant that some Of llc
delegates were not given places in
the convention, which we thought at
the time and still think was mis-
take, although we believe that the
vote could not exceed t}lrcc.fsom each
state. That matter WAS fully cX-
plaincd. The intention was not to
have Il great conventions, but a coil
ference TO formulate, If possible d
plan to make more effective the TOrk
of silver education tOrUughOut tho
country. These same papers are
some of them trying to make out
that it was Il republican convention;
others that it was dem Dcri,ic, and
all are entirely dissatisfied with the
position taken BY the conference in
its address to tile country. We won
der what they expected. Was it
that new party should be formed,
or wls it that the republicans and
democrats who believed in silver
should for the present make their
fight in favor Of silver in their res
pcCtivc party Lines? ! t the latter
was the idea, What different wording
would they have given the address:
Would they have said to their part y
| friends in the east: Nov, we want
to join you, work With YOU, consult
with you. agree with YOU il VIC can,
but if YOU do not do exactly as We
want YOU to, We arc goin" te hoist
the black flag and 20 out Did that
sort Of argument ever win inside !
party? The cause is marching on il
The east in both parties. The great
metropolitan press Of the last is doing
its best to keep the people 5cfuggcd
and carry the idea That only a few
have been led away by he silver talk
but We have very strong assurances
that il is not true, and very strong
hopes that it will Dc possible in both
| parties to secure uncuuiyo,'Al silver
pIanks in both the platforms next
wear. We can Judge better jlu"
lillc! foundation that hope is D!it
upon after the November elections
and it may possibly be doomed beet
to call a convention, not to propose
further work III the old parties, bat
to formulate q new bill Of rights fui
the people; but the best judgement
Of those who met here last week was
at the time was not yet ripe for { |iu t.
! We notice that the Denver NaWi
/ think: it is wrong TO organize Il llcN
biiEcta!liC league. it declaring that
one has been organized ;iilh doing
splendid work for five years. l'i>
trouble with tll;it is That ii is no"
simply an ad junct to the PopiiIi>t
party, ant! gradually silver has cca:,ot
to be it's ruling thought, but mcrcl !
an adjunct, it being really Il green
back organization. We think Wi!cii
our northern friends 'cnOl down Il lit
tie they wi see that what was done
was the best thing to do unless ti:c}
arc determined to throw aside DO1I
the old parties now, and make ;
fight on silver alone. Ncitlicr tho
democrats nor the republicans in TIC
| conference last week were ready fer
that, and neither editor who is crit
ic:in9 what Was; done, had he beer
in The conference, would haze done
any different from what the confer
cncc did do. We think tic confer
cncc did magnificent work, W.
think when that WOr! gets before
the people Of ti!c cast Fir as it c;ll
be, il wj!l DO good there One north
crn paper calls attention to how j
was received by the paper, Of til'
east. That paper should rcmcT'c
tllHt it was not expected the grca
metropolitan pres: would approve 0
the work, or even criticisc it fairly
Finally, the one thing that every on
Of our DrO,:lc editors should rcmcm
Der is, that III this country 4 grca
many more pcop pie live cast Of th
Rocky mountains than live west .!
them: that they are very much sue!
people east as they are west, nN'
they are never convinced by prop
osil ion to 90 into partnership p with
man WHO saws at the uutscl: :
::ht,,iI;l be clad to do business wit
yo'l, but If YOU do Nt~Go it ny way
j will smash the firm We Shout
be glad il each one of these editor
:; III the north, who arc 50 di>4runtlct