The Ravalli Republican., 1895-07-17

little more favorable wording Of the
financial plank in the national plat
form, but sad experience has taught
the people Of the United States that
democratic national financial planks
are made to be construed at will or
entirely ignored by it's leaders, once
in power.
Even if this view OF the probabili-
tics IS held to be an extreme one, it
is we'll borne out by the recent ac-
tions Of democracv's recognized lead
ers. The president, his cabinet, and
almost every one Of the federal office
holders have openly declared their
hostility to silver. A few democratic
ex-congressmen. defeated for re-elec-
tion last fall, are talking for silver,
but of these Bland and Bryan are two
Of the very few who can he set down
as consistent and honest in their ex,
pressions. Nearly all the rest arc
hopeless Of ever getting back into
office again except on the new Issue.
Their tariff views and votes have
cterna'!y damned them With thcil
constituents unless they can hope te
have them temporarily forgotten ir
the enthusiasm FOR silver which is
spreading a,nong the masses. Anc
on top Of all these facts which cannot
be successfully refu1cd, thc one
prominent fact remains tina. Wm'
Harrity, the chairman Of the ucmo
cratic national committee, the recog-
nized head of the national democratic
forces, ahd whose utterances must
be taken as authoritative, before his
recent departure for Europe, stated
t lat meeting would be called fol
the committee in October or Nov.
cmbcr, at which meeting the plans
fo2 the campaign Of 1896 will be dis
cusscd. And he outlined those plans
as follows:
The democracy, he said, will 60 in
to the canvass on the menits OF TIT
Wilson tariff bill, on the events O.
President Cleycland's S administration
and in defense Of sound money. III
expressed much pleasure over the &C
tion taken by the Kentucky demo
Gratis on the question Of sound none,
at their convcntiOn>
With such policy already an
nounced for 1896, with a plan al
ready perfected for tour OF leading
democrats throughout the western
states, which will be q sort of mis-
sionary pilgrimage to spread the dem
ocratic gospel Of s'sound money!" th'
democratic journals of Montana mus
differ very widely with us in thei
estimation Of the Intelligence Of gu
people if they expect them to sWallo,
all the rot about a democratic silye
candidate for the presidency whic]
they are daily dealing them in suc]
large and tempting doses.
AS against this view Of prohabit
tics and possibilities we have tn
facts that in republican nationa
convention it only takes majorit
to nominate; that NO recognized re
publican leading statesman excep
John Sherman can be definitely plaC
cd as unalterably opposed to silver
that the republican party has gen
orally met every vital new issue in
Pa way. which l1as been of benefit t
the whole people, and the furthe
fact that Thomas H. Garter, til
chairman of the republican 11ation;{
committee. the recognized leader {
the nationol republican forces, is a
i; out and out avowed champion {
silver, and the probabilities for 81
! ver's recognition lean strongly to tt
+ republican party. One thing is &C
tain, the republican national col
| vention will never nominate a gol'
e bug on free coinage platform, NJ
: will a republican candidate for II
. presidency, If elected, ever hold hir
S self superior to the party whit
elected him or to the platform Whit
c the people endorsed by their votes.
+ That is about all these to say in
n partisan ways about this silver quo
/" tion, which has the cordial support
) almost every western man, be
o republican or democrat.