The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-05-16

means or eQuallZlng wages ana the cost
of living, it will not in and of itself suf
flee to meet the difference in exchange
which gives bounty of about 100 per
cent. to the silver-using countries.
1--WE commend in unqualified terms
the action of Senators Teller. Dubois.
Cannon, Mantle and Carter in acting
upon the principles above set forth and
resisting the passage of the so-called
Dingley bill. which we denounce as an
attempted violation by legislative en-
actment of all the principles of the
republican doctrine of protection, for
which'the party has always contended
throughout its history, inasmuch as it
was sectional, as it failed and neglected
to adequately provide for the protec-
tiOn of western interests.
eve declare our unwavering adher-
ence to the Monroe Doctrine" and
demand its rigid and determined en-
fOrcement at all times and against all
European nations, believing it essential
"We extend our sympathy to the
struggling patriots of Cuba in their
efforts to cast off the yoke of foreign
tyranny.
"We commend the careful and pru-
dent republican administration of the
state government and submit to the
a1actorc of +la commonwealth +ho4 4bo
best interests of Montana require con-
tinued republican supremacy in the
state.
"We most heartily indorse and APP
prove the course of Hon. Lee Mantle,
Hon. Thomas H. Carter and Hon.
Charles S. Hartman, our able and loyal
senator's and representative in con-
gress.
"We condemn the democratic ad-
ministration for its determined effort
to fix upon our country those twin fac
tors of cheapness-free trade and the
gold standard; for dishonoring the ma
tion's flag in Hawaii; for refusing re-
cognition or support to the Cuban
revolutionists: for the corrupt use of
public patronage to influence the action
of congress; for increasing the national
debt in a time of peace two hundred
and sixty-two millions of dollars; for
it's disreputable bond deal with foreign
bankers, by the chief executive,
through his law partner, at a cost to
the people of more than nine millions
of dollars: for defeating by unlawful
administrative process the benefcient
purposes of the pension laws: for abro-
eating and refusing to carry into effect,
the reciproc ity treaties of the last re-
publican administration, through which
our national commerce and trade were
being rapidly developed; for its weak,
vacillatfng, supine and unpatriotic
foreign policy: for attempting, under a
thinly diguised assumption of patriot
ism, to avoid investigation and evade
just criticism for nefarious transac-
tions in public securities, and generally
for it's incompetent and disastrous con-
duct of the nations affairs.
I'VE condemn as un-republican and
unstatesmanlike the actions of those
republicans in congress who in defiance
of republican traditions rushed to the
aid of democratic administration and
q demOcrrtc majority in congress in
securing the unconditional repeal OF
the Sherman law. and we assert that
the repeal of that law has utterly failed
to accomplish q single beneficient re-
suit predicted by the enemies of silver.
I'VE condemn the pauperizing policy
of the democratic administration in re-
gard to veterans of the late civil war,
as unjust and unpatriotic. Their in
vestigations with regard to pensions
have proved farcical and worked unjust
to deserving pensioners. We
demand the enforcement OF liberal
and just pension system.
''The delegates and alternates this
day selected are hereby pledged to use
every effort to secure the adoption by
the national republican convention OF
the principles and policies herein
and to cast their votes only
for candidate whose past record and
give assurance OF his SYM
pathy Herewith.
Choosing the Delegates.