Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-07-26
PATTY AND SILVER.

Inc pAttle Tor free coinage and the in
evitable return to national prosperity
goes bravely on. In the east the evangels
OF the cause are properly educating the
people and it is growing in strength day
by day. Ii ie the question of the hour
and will be the issue Of the next cam.
paign. The temper Of the people is such
that if either of the great political par
ties places itself squarely upon an un-
mistakahle silver platform and the other
does not, the one cepoueing silver will
win. IL neither takes the decisive stand
party will spring up and in it's ranks
will be found tho united strength of the
voters OF the west, including Montana
or this there can be no question; and, in
light of the fact, it is wrong
for certain party papers to be
making faces at each other. Yet
this is what they are doing. Because
Wilbur f. Sanders made few remarks
in the east the big democratic papers of
the state are claiming that he represents
the republican party and that the rank
and file in the state will follow his lead
and vote the republican ticket blind.
On the other hand, the republican papers
are asserting that because Cleveland
claims to be a democrat that all those
who have heretofore been affiliated with
the party are bound by his utterances
and will when election day comes vote
for the democratic nominees. The pa
pers referred to arc all wrong and are
incorporating the Montana sentiment.
The truth is that free coinage is the pol
itcs Of Montana today without regard to
any other issue. and any man or any
paper that says to the contrary lies.
They are not deceiving tho people of
this state, but they are dcceiving the
people Of the east and doing wrong
that Is serious and indefensibe. So far
as national politics are concerned the
people Of Montana do not care for party
spolls or offices if they are 10 be secured
for the select few at the expense cf the
great principle Of himetallisn, which af-
fccts all, and any suggestion to the con
trary is libel
AS TIE TRIBUNE has said before Col.
Sanders does not represent the rcpubi-
can sentiment in this state, but nearer
to it may he mentioned Senator Teller
Of Colorado, who, in an interview "A
few days ago, declared: "ShouId the
republican parry adopt gold plank and
d candidate In sympathy with il, ] for
one will not support the party and can
safeIy say that il the party takes this
stand there will be no republican party
in Colorado. Rather than support the
party under gu!d standard / would 20
over to the democratic party if it comes
out in favor Of silver
Ia the same line and almost in the
same words Hon. w. a. Clark of Butte
recently gave voice to his democratic
sentiments eimr(y reversing tho party
names, to make the seutim3nt COnfJllu
to his political standpoint.
These two gentlemen in their express
sions fully voice tie sentiments of the
people, and the party press instead OF
splitting hairs and accusing the mass of
Votera in both parties of being ineIuccie
and thus attempting to create discord
and division, ehould tell tho truth
"A say that 90 matter how the ppliti-
clans may feel, the politics Of Montana
is FREQ coinage above and beyond all
other Considerations.