The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-09-19

policy. the convention msde deciaratiou
In favor OF the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver The load Is greater than silver
can bear. No friend OF silver will be will
ing to permanently abide by decision rem
dered upon such q platform as that. In
which silver appears az the only redeem
Ing feature.
"As u republican. believe IN the tree
coinage OF silver and protection to Ameri-
can labor and American industry. do not
believe In free coinage coupled with free
trade and ! do not believe that free COIN
age with free trace can 10 successfully es-
tablished aad maintained by our govern
ment. The free trade policy will render
the establishment of bimetailisin an utter
impossibility. The attempt TO secure free
coinage In conjunction with free trade 10
a Utopian cream.
After looking the whole situation over
1t will be found that the republican party
has not declared In favor of the gold stand
ard, but In favor of the restoration or sill
yer. find In this particular that It differs
from the opposition platform only In the
matter OF method. / believe ihat the re-
publican party 10 In this behalf too con-
servative. but as between the acceptance
of the republican platform with its con-
servatiye expression on this subject ana
the acceptance OF the Chicago PLATFORM
with Its free trade, state rights. free riot
and other Objectionable features, Enu no
room to hesitate.
Mckinley and Hobart.
81 believe It Is the clear and unqu .stion.
able duty OF the delegate representatives OF
the republicans who reside here TO place IN
the field electors favorable TO Mckinley ana
Hobart. II has ocen suggested. but nope
with less semblancc OF authority that
some clements In the convention would
under the banner of the republican, party
and In its name, seek to nominate electors
here favorable to Bryan ard Sewali. or
BRYAN and Watson. | cannot believe that
4. "a, ant wi IA
Bryan and Sewall electors have been placed
In the field by the regular democratic or
gan!zation of this state. 1t IS the right or
the republicans of this state 10 uenanu
that their organization shall place before
the people for their SURFACES Mckinley and
Hobart electors These who feel that duty
requires them as friends Of silver to sup
port Bryan ard Sewall have the pia!n priv
ilege of SO doing, inasmuch as electors rep
resentng Bryan have peen presented TO
the people of the state by the regular con-
situated authority OF the democratic party.
This Is O republican convention, repre-
senting the dominant party In Montana.
and the delegates have not. In my judgment,
any right whatever, undertake established
rules of political action, 10 entertain for one
moment a thought of nominating any other
than straight republican electors.
II do sincerely hope that while insisting
ARMY upon the course OF action indicated,
the broadcast possible charity Will be exer-
cised in dealing with the opinions OF those
republicans who feel constrained by a
sense of duty to vote against the national
candidates on the silver question alone
II pains me beyond measure OF expression
to contemplate situation where such con-
f.cting opinions exist among members OF
the same party with reference TO the pro-
priety of personal action. Every citizen Las
the inalienable right, irrespective OF party.
10 cast one vote on election day according
to the dictates of his judgment and con-
science and to have that vote fairly counted
and his verdict returned.
Duty of the Delegates.
..The Individual right mus. not he con.
founded with duty devoiving upon dele
gates representing members of political or
ganization. Upon mature reflection | am
persuaded that no delegate elected to this
republican convention will for one moment
tolerate the thought that II Is any past
or portion of his duty or privilege 10 turn
the republican party OF the state over to
the democracy or any other organization.
1.-THE party in Montana should, In my
opinion, indorse the entire national plat
form, except as TO the features declaring
international agreement condition prece-
dent to the remonetiZation of silver. For
that declaration this convention should
substitute a declaration for the free COIN
age of gold and silver in the same manner
as our state conventions have heretofore
declared.
perity of our youns state require that the
individuality and integrity Of the republic-
an party should be maintained here. With
in the last IL months the country has
fallen from the height of prosperity to the
depths OF despair. Thoughtless men freely
talk revolution. In the midst of the reign
ing chaos In political thought our party
stands as the only conservative force ade-
quate to restore order and confidence.
Without these elements prosperity is I'M
possible.
Still for Protection.
I'm the future, as in the past, shall
stand for protection and free coinage. L irm-
ly believing that the best interests of our
state and nation at large will be subserved
by the election of Mckinley and Hobart.
snail give them my support, notwithstand-
ing the national platform does not meet
my approval in one particular.
THE few who seek to find Justification In
the platform for advocacy of the single
gold standard are at war with the party
and Its platform. Their disccrGant utter
ance are to be regarded unavoidable
noise incident to a great political conflict.
To those of our party who feel constrained
on account OF a matter of method on one
issue to depart from us or all national
questions at the coming election we should
manifest spirit of liberation, well know
ing that in due season they will return.
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS II. CARTER"