The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-10-09

by Their Acts Ye Shall Know
Them. -
WAS AFRAID TO SIGN HIS NAME
A Cowardly Writer Resorts to An I'm
derhand Manner of Max
ing an Attack.

by their acts ye Shall know them. y
These are the opening words of a let
ter III the Philipsburg Cali of Septem-
Der 3Oth. The writer does not sign his
name or a sobriquet, fearing lest that
would detract from the credibility of
his statements. "When the devil quotes
scripture he shall be confounded. - Let
everyone note that in the letter every
reference to right and Justice is studi
ously eliminated. Let everyone note
that neither in the letter, Philipsburg
Call or Anaconda stand ,rd the only |
sources of the charges against the |,
Granite County delegation, is any
claim made that the CapliCe Hall dele
CATION from Silver Bow was ENTI- |
TIED to seats in the State convention.
The control of the convention by gold |
bugs or silverites was not at stake. |
The only question to be answered was
(which delegation is entitled to the
seats:' The issue was simply between
right aud wrong between one silver
delegation and another. The rest Of
the letter is mere verbiage, dust throw
ing, insinuation and deceit. The re-
sultof seating the Auditorium delega
tlon would have been that the Repub-
llcan party of Montana, true to past
declarations, would now be marching
under banner inscribed with Free
CO1nage-l6 to - and not under the
tattered bicleft affair which clings to
the staff without one breeze of enthu-
siasm to shake its ragged tolds The
true Republican party Of Montana
would not Ge obliged to petition it's
nominations. The Butte conference
would have been discredited to the
lasting glory of the party
Silver Republicans would not have
suffered the humiliation of being fore
ed to indorse a gubernatorial candidate
who is neither fish nor fowl They
would not have suffered the humilia-
tion OF hearing that candidate declare
his anomalous position in favor of free
silver and Mckinley goldbugism.
Certain defeat would have been re-
placed by promise O f victory. 1t is
preferable to sincere men that the ship
should 90 down with all hands and
colors nailed to the mast rather than
to escape by skillful maneuvering with
out shot and bear the approbrium of
cOwardice forever after.
Had the Auditorium delegation been
seated candidate for Governor would
have been nominated who would not
now be riding hobble-de hoy with sill
yer leg dangling on one side and gold
leg on the other.
Instead of apathy and Indifference
as to State affairs there would have
been an outburst of enthusiastic effort
to redeem the pledges of the past by
an army fighting for free silver under
officers not pledged to lead 1t into am
bush.
The Granite County delegation has
no regrets for it's action and no apollo
gies to make. We're it to act again it
would act as it did.
:By their acts ye shall know them -
The writer Of that letter charges the
Auditorium convention and it's delega-
tion with being A. P. AS and McKin-
leyites, yet furnishes disproof by his
own act
On October 9Th the Auditorium con-
vantiOn filed certificate of nomina-
tion with the Secretary of State under
the heading "Citizens' Silver Party. ;"
On October 5th and 9Th certificates
of nomination by pertiton were filed
in Granite County under the same
heading and the nominees were those
of the Democratic, Populist, Sigh Re-
publican, Confusion Parties. The
names on the petitions include J. M.
Sigh, j. K. Pardee, Joseph Dixon,
Thomas China, r. j. Mcdonald, L. r.
Hoss, j. H. Cole, Will Neu, A. II.
Lambaere, etc. Lord bless us Do
these people ride in the same wagon
with the A. P. A., Mckinley, Audi
torium convention!