Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-09-09
CARTER EXPLAINS.
Montana's National Committee.
man Aligns Himself.
WILL STAY WITH THE OLD PARTY.


Cannot Give Any Help to Free Trade
Bryan Has a big Day at His Nebraska
Hoine-Editors Pay Their Visit to Me-
kinley - Returns from the Arkansas
EIection-PoliticaIN Notes.
Helena, Mont, Sept. 9.-The Helena
Herald published yesterday afternoon the
following letter from United States Sena.
tor Carter. 1t is dated Washington, d. c.,
sept 8, and addressed to tho members of
the Republican state conventions:
'Gentlemen-1 have earnestly desired,
and UP to this date fully expected to en-.
joy the privilege of personally appearing
before you 20 report upon the course of
conduct pursued by me as delegate from
this state in the recent national conyen-
ton OF the party at st Louis. An unex.
pecicd occurrence has burdened me with
pressing and imperative duty demanding
my presence at the national capital, and
1t is now obvious that l will not be able
to return in season to attend the conyen-
ton. Feeling that u statement is due
from me to the Republicans of the state in
convention assembled, am, under the
circumstances, left to the alternative of
addressing this letter To you"
Where He Differs with the Party,
The senator then says he is proud of
the history Of his party and enumer-
atcs and reviews its achievements
since 1t was first triumphant at a ma
tional election thirty-five years ago,
hut says that in the process of up
building the financial system of the
country the party made 4 mistake ac-
cording To my view, in 1873 by demone-
tizing silver. Tentative measures have
been from time to time employed since
then with View of correcting that
mistake. These measures have not
been successful. In 1892 the party plat
form pronounced for bimctallism and
that plank of the platform was the
subject of conflicting constructions i'll
various ~eCtiuns of the country Las.
February In the senate thought prop
or To appeal to the party To abandon
cvasiv" language in dealing with this
great question at the then approaching
convention. 10 that appeal men of all
shades of opinion on the financial
question within the party concurred'
Action of the 1T. Louis Convention.
Coming down to the st. Louis conycn-
ton the senator says that all phases of
opinion in the party Were there repre-
sch'cu' anu as the net result the conven-
'."i occi'reu ior the demonstration OF
s,H'r ny in'crhat!oilaI agreement and
pledged the faith and best endcavors OF
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