Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-10-30
Greeting to the Silver Men of Montana
by the Chairmen of the Democratic
and Populist State Committees.
Prospects for a Glorious Victory for the
Silver Ticket, National, State and
County, Brighter Every Day.
To the Voters of Montana:

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The fast approaching first Tuesday o.
November ia to witness the elimination
OF the supreme political conflict of this
generation; a contest in which not alone
our countrymen, but the peoples Of the
whole civilized world, are intensely inter
ested. Not since the memorable cam
paign Of 1860 has go vital an issue beer
presented in this or any other country
for the arbitrament OF tho ballot. 1t il
an issue forced to the front by the
masses of the people, and they are fight
ing it out in their W good way against
the allied forces of the money power
with prospects, Frightening every day, Of
a victory as great as has aver been wor
at the polls in this country.
THE ISSUE JOINED.
The iseue Is equarely joined and the
lines closely drawn.
The republican national convention
met in st. Louie, and being completely
in the control of the money power, de-
clared unequivocally in favor of the
eingle gold standard and in opposition to
the coinage OF silver, on equal terms
with gold, unless the 'leading CONNER
cial nations of the world" should grac.
iously consent to such purse 1t is the
first declaration Of any political party
of this country for gold monometallism.
This cowardly declaration not only rev.
olutionizes our financial policy; not only
runs counter to the coinage Of the u
stitution; not only proposes to reduce
by one-ba]f the primary money OF the
nation, with all the attending evils; but
it revereee and deadens the independent
policy OF the United States, by placing
US in financial serfdom TO foreign ma
TORS. No wonder the people are revolt
ing from such a policy!
Later, the democratic convention met
at Chicago. In many respects 1t was a
most remarkable gathering. 1t was an
organized revolt against the domination
of Wall street and more than two-thirds
of the delegates, pledged to the cause of
bimetalliem, which is the cause OF the
people, stood as firm as Gibraltar against
the assaults Of the representatives of tho
British policy; while the convention, by
its candidates and its platform, pro-
claimed it's devotion to true democratic
vrinni,lau Ito pIatforr 10 n pnu Hppla-
ration Of independence, and its candi-
date, W. j. Bryan, the young giant Of
the west, is one Of the bravest and most
devoted of the peoples champions.
Later yet, two other national conven-
tons were held at st. Louis, thoee OF
the peoples party and the silver repub-
licane. The peoples party had a larger
delegate representation than has ever
before been seen in such a gathering,
and with a patriotism worthy OF the
highest commentator placed the inter
est of the country above the interest of
party by nominating for the presidency
w. j. Bryan, in order that the friends Of
bimetallism might be united in the i'm
pending conflict. The silver republican
convention, representing a respectable
body Of republicans who refused to fol
low their'party into the gold camp, took
like action, also nominating Bryan. and
thus making perfect the union OF the
hosts of bimetalism.