The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-09
A Patriotic Letter to the Mon
tana Republicans.
he is FOR PROTECTION.
Ana Calls Upon the Delegates 10
support Mckinley.
There Was No Room TO Hesitate, He
Says. About the Acceptance of tho
Chicago Platform, With It's states
Rights, Free Riots and Other OBJ
1ectionable Features.

Helena. Mont. Sept s-Unltea State.
Senator Carter, who : in the East and
cannot attend. has written 4 letter 10 The
Republican state convention. which meets
tomorrow. explaining the action Of him
self and the four other members Of The
Montana delegation 70 the 81. Louis con-
vention in reserving the rights Of the Re
publicans OF the state 10 accept or reject
the declaration IN favor OF ;he restoration
OF silver by interna ,.onai agreement The
senator says. in the letter;
As a Republican. I believe In the free
coinage OF silver and protection 70 Amer
lean labor and American industry. l do
no believe in any coinage coupled with
free trade, and l do not believe that free
coinage with free trade can be success
fully established and maintained by our
government. The free trade policy VIII
render the establishment of oi-fnet tallism
an utter lmpossibIlity. To attempt to Sc
cure free coinage IN conjunction with free
trade is an Utopian dream. After looking
the whole situation over. it %il he found
that the Republican party has not declared
sn favor Of the gold standard. but n favor
Of the restoration Of silver | find in this
particular that It differs from the oppo-
stion Platform IN the matter Of method.
Il believe that the Republican party IN
this behalf Is too conservative. but ga be
tween the acceptance OF the Republican
on this subject. and the acceptance of the
Chicago platform with its free trade.
states rights. free riot and other ohjec
t0nable fea lures, | find 10 room 10 hesi-
tate / believe II Is the clear and unques-
ticnahle duty of the delegates who as
senIale under and in conformity with the
forms and usages Of the Republicans OF
this state and as delegates representative
OF other people who reside here. 10 place
in ha rafl ..f1 Ia n Afrt< IN
ley and Hobart.
The party In Montana should. in my
opinion indorse the entire natlonalpiatfo form
except as 20 the feature declaring snterna
tional conditions precedent 10 the remone
tization OF silver. For that declaration this
convention should substitute declaration
for the free coinage Of gold and silver in
the same manner as our state conventions
have heretofore declared.
Within the past forty-one months tho
country has fallen from the height Of
prosperity TO the depths of despair.
ThoJghtlsss men freely talk Of revola-
ton. in the midst OF the reigning chaos
in political thought our party stands as
the only conservative force adequate TO
restore order and confidence. Without
these elements prosperity is impossible.
In the futura as in the past | shall
stand for protection and free coinage.
Firmly believing that the best interests
Of our state and the nation at large Will
he subserved by the election Of Mckinney
and Hobart shall give them my support.
notwithstanding that the national plat
form does not meet my approval in one
particular. The few who seek 10 find JUS
titcation IN the platform for the advocacy
OF the single gold standard. are a. war
with the party and It's platform. Their
discordant utterances are TO be regarded
as unavoidable noise. incident 20 a great
IT. Il
who feel constrained on account of a
matter OF method OF one issue To depart
from US on all other national questions
at tho coming election. we should mani
fest a spirit OF liberation. well knowing
that In due season they will return