Great Falls weekly tribune., 1895-11-15

While majority of the republican
newspapers in the west that have been
loudly proclaiming their adherence to
the cause of free coinage have in their
columns reioiced over the defeat of Har-
din and Blackburn in Kentucky, there
appears one shining and notable eXcep-
ton. The republicanism of Judge 9. G.
Goodwin and his paper, the Salt Lake
Tribune, has stood out in bold relief, 10,
these many years. While Others were
timorous and trimming he held fast to
his political faith. When the anti-re
publican clouds were the darkest he
saw, or thought he saw, a silver lining,
and against odds fought the battles OF
his party. The same can be said of the
contest thisSnan has waged in behalf Of
free coinage. Surrounded by weak
kneed men on the financial question, he
has stood where Teller and Wolcott
and Jones and Stewart have STOOD an
uncompromising advocate Of the cause
with no Surrender inscribed upon his
banner. The devotion of this man to
the republican party is unquestioned,
| and in the light Of this knowledge it may
interest the republicans of Great Falls
aud of Montana, who have
found comfort over the result in
kentucky, to know just how
re feels over the victory. If Judge
! Goodwin were an ordinary man hia utter
ancca could be passed by uunoticed, but
he stands pre.cmincnt among the editora
IL the west. Ills ability is as unquee-
'ioned as his lntegrly, and his party
fealty is on par with either, Yet the
Salt Lake Tribune finds cause for regret
rather than congratulations over the
administration triumph in Kentucky.
| In the ISSUE of the Salt Lake Tribune of
last Friday we find this expression OF
sentiment: THE election has brought
one republican victory which we Sin
corely deplore. We mean the election of
the republican governor and a majority
of the republican Legislature in Ken
lucky. We deplore it because it is not
a legitimate republican victory at all. 1t
was brought about by an unholy ALI
ance between republicans and Cleveland
and Carlisle democrats 1t was not in
tended to uphold republican principles,
but it was to punish some honest meu
who believe in honest money, abd who
sincerely believe that our country will
he handicapped, it's industries depressed
its debt Increased, its standard reduced
among tho nations Of the earth. until
silver money shall be fully restored"
This is plain enough and western
enough to place the writer on record, but
ia the issue Of Saturday last be adds
en- phaai3 TO his previous declarations a:
follows
1T was a Cleveland and Carlisle tri
umph surely. Through their influence
enough democrats were drawn to The
support OF the republican party to turr
democracy INTO d ma jDrIty for tie SO
called republicans. 1t was not a repub
lican triumph; it was simply "a goldbue
triumph; and we know OF no republican
ia the vest who feels any pleasure ove
it,
Those who know the record Oi Judge
Goodwin would have expected hitn It
take just such u stand Principle, 90
policy. has ever been bis rule Of Ilfe. III
fought MUrmouisn AS no man owe
foug htit aud lived 10 sec its downfall
/ l8 enlisted in the silver campaign 70
the war ard so long AS there IS even
chance he Will De founu true to bis con
victlons. That he will be rewarded witt
seat IN the United States senate iA tn
wish # every true hlyor man in th
Naited States. With him silver is tt
JhtAmOuHt la3uJ.
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