Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-10-30

II CONTEST IN MONTANA,
In Montana the friends of the cause ot
ver,!represented by. the democratic and
peoples parties, and the silver republic.
ans. are marching under the same ban.
ner to victory. All are heartily united
in support of the peoples champion,
/ William,J. Bryan, and his majority in
this state will be overwhelming.
In order to promote this result, and
more firmly cement the union of the
forces Of bimetallism, the democratic
and peoples parties have united against
the common enemy in the nomination of
a state ticket, and in many portions Of
the state, in the nomination of lepjela.
tive and county tickets. Our fusion
state ticket is one of the best that has
ever been presented to the voters Of
Montana, and is deserving of the earn.
est and enthusiastic support of every
democrat and populist Of the state,
We urge our party friends to give this
ticket united support.
There is good reason for urging this
course. The union of the silver parties
is complete, and is working in the most
agreeable and harmonious manner Tho
democratic and peoples party commit
tees are operating in perfect unison and
doing all in their power to advance the
cause 80 vital to our people. In this
good work they are materially aided by
the fusion candidates OF the state ticket.
every one OF whom is a ]ronoupc ad.
vocatc OF the free and Unlimited coinage
OF silver at the legal ratio of lG t. l.
In their canvass Of the state they are
DONG battle for a principle, and are as
earnest IN their promotion Of Bryan's
election as.of their own. They are sl.
ver's friends and the candidates of Ite
parties that have forced the silver issue
in this campaign, and, as such, are en-.
titled to the vote OF every friend Of free
coinage.
In this supreme contest for the RIGHTS
and the relief of the people, the claim
OF the streddler and the trimmer merit
only our contempt, Candidates who an.
nounce allegiance to the nominee of the
single gold standard party, and in the
same breath express their adherence to
the cause CT silver, must place a low rs.
innate on the intelligence ard lndaprr.
dent spirit OF tho voters of Montana. #
they think the people can be fooled ~
that way, they should be aroused to q
keen sense OF their error on Nov, 3, next.
In the same category ia the candidate
who blows hot and cold, who ia al
things to all men, and from whom an
expression OF presidential preference
could not be eXtorted without resort 10
the stocks or 10 the rack. There If
nothing at issue in this campaign but
the pie counter 30 far as the accorl-
Pushed trimmers Of the republican state
ticket are concerned, and we would
counsel all good friends of ~silver's cause
to see to it that this campaign without
principle is properly rebuked. We ea-
pecially ask all democrats, populiets and
silver republicans OF the state to stand
as one man against the straddlere.
AMENDMENT 70 THE CONSTITUTIONS.
The voters of Montana are urged to
vote against the proposed amendment TO
the constitution relating to suffrage and
qualifications to hold. office, because that
amendment would take away from thu
people their present constitutional
right to "vote upon all questions which
may be submitted to the vote of the peo,
Populists should vote against it
because it is against the initiative and
plank in their national plat
form. Democrats should vote against
it because it takes away from the people
a right that is safe within the hands of
the people and unsafe when given to the
legislature alone.
The present contest affords tho oppor-
tunity Of the century to tho laboring
to make his vote count in the inter
est OF better government; in the interest
of the weak as well as the strong; in the
hIoiSSt VI oiuui I'Bi'o w dlI unNt bpOC'd
privileges to none.
We desire to send greeting to the
Of silver throughout Montana
and to say that the bow of promise epane
the political eky. The prospect of Il
victory for Tire people grove
brighter with each succeeding day and
it is o only n question of majority in
the electoral college. 1t would be d
proud claim for Montana to cast moro
votes for William j. Bryan in proportion
to population than any other state in the
union. Let us see that it is done. Very
respectfully,
W. M. CoCKRILL,
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
G. o. REED,
Chairman Peoples Party State Com
mittee.: