The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-24
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a, 1896.
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national convention. but little item
printed this morning says that the
coast is to have a visit from President
Cleveland next summer. During his
term in the presidency General Har-
rison wandered far enough from home
to reach the coast. Harrison was ac-
corded a splendid reception; undoubt-
edly, IL he comes west, President Cleve-
land will be royalty received.
Naturally enough, these trips under
taken by white-house occupants in the
closing quarter of their terms are
deemed to be junkets that are mani
festation of a personal ambition. Many |
presidents have made the swing-Andy |
johnson made a memorable carnival
of IL when he went around the circle"
During his first term, Mr.. Cleveland
made the rounds, getting as far west
as Minneapolis. He had learned from
men like Garfield and Blaine, who were
ideal excursionists, that in passing
from station to station and making
fve-minute talks from a parlor-car
platform, IL is a clever scheme to hit
the popular ncdTl ny Ildhih6 ANANiNhSN
to local affairs. In this way the people
in each community become convinced
that the touring statesman knows all
about their particular town.
Men like Blaine and Garfield could do
this finland; they were familiar with
the ground and with its history. When
ne became president. Mr.. Cleveland
Hnta al
anything in American annals in the
region west of Buffalo. However, he
hit off the local features in the region
he traversed in the middle west; the
New York Sun was unkind enough to
pull the encyclopedias on these
speeches TO show that they were
pretty faithful reproduction of the
pages which. in part, Mr.. Dana him
self had edited
II would do President Cleveland good
to come west; we hope that he will in
clude Montana in his tour. The trip
will impress him with the idea that
some portion of the United States is
west of the Pennsylvania railroad. We
wish he might time his trip so as to see
Southern California in its bloom. He
would open his eyes in presence of the
resources OF the city of Butte. In Mon
tana he would look upon a common
wealth which, in spite of the persecu-
ton involved In his Wall-street policy.
has not gone bankrupt-a state where.
IN a financial way. the people are
easier than is the population of Con-
necticut or New Jersey or Ohio.
Whether any good of a political kind
would come TO President Cleveland, as
the result of a trip to the coast, is a
different thing. In 1883, Harrison car
RED California by a comfortable ma
jority. During his term he honored
San Francisco with CALL and. in 1892.
he lost the state. In that year Cleve-
land captured eight of CALIFORNIA; nine
electoral votes; II he wants them next
autumn, the enthusiasm incident to a
visit is no sign that he can get them
Nothing comes from Washington II
regard TO the success or failure of Gov
ernor Richards in procuring a procla
nation of war against the Crees TIL
governor was in Washington on tins
for the silver conference. but We do no
infer that ne was impressed favorabl!
with what he saw and heard-thi
mornings news is that he started west
ward before the conference reaches
conclusions. We regret 10 notice ref
erences TO the presence of ''ex-Govern
or Richards in Washington; We hav
seen hfm thus ruthlessly put out o
once IN several eastern newspaper
The governor is in II for eleven month
more, and may be for longer.
The resolutions adopted yesterday a
the silver conference are compac
statement of the free-coinage issue
they sum up the argument. They wer'
read by Senator Jones and were re
ceived with enthusiasm. Out Of tbs
conference has grown an organization