The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-10-28
HOW ABOUT MONTANA?
HERE IS THE WAY IN WHICH FUSION SEEKS TO SERVE THE
CAUSE OF FREE COINAGE.

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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 populst of the state.
We urge our party friends to give this
ticket united support.
There Is gool reason for urging this
course. The union of the silver parties
is complete. and is working in the most
agreeable and harmonious manner.
The democratic and peoples party
committees are operating in perfect
unison and doing all I'm their power to
advance the cause so vital to our peo-
pie. In this good work they are ma
terially aided by the fusion candidates
Of the state ticket, every one OF whom
is a pronounced advocate of the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at the
legal ratio of 16 10 1. In their canvass
OF the state they are doing battle for a
principle. and are as earnest In their
promotion Of Bryan's election as OF
their own. They are silver's friends
and the candidates of the parties that
have forced the silver issue in this
campaign. and as such. are entitled t.
the vote Of every friend of free coinage.
In this supreme contest FOR the
rights and the relief of the people. the
claims of the straddler and the trim
mer merit only our contempt Can
didates who announce allegiance to
the nominee Of the single gold stand
ard party. and In the same breath
express their adherence to the cause
of silver, must place a low estimate
on the intelligence and independent
spirit of the voters OF Montana. II
they think the people can be fooled
in that way. they should be aroused to
q keen sense of their error on Nov. ..
next. In the same category Is the
candidate who blows hot and cold,
who IL all things to all men. and from
whom an expression Of presidential
preference could not be extorted with
out resort to stocks or to the rack.
There is nothing at issue In this cam
paign but the ''pie-counter," so far as
the accomplished trimmers of the re,
publican state ticket are concerned,
and we would counsel all good friends
Of silver's cause to see to II that this
campaign without principle Is properly
rebuked. We especially ask all demo-
Gratis, populists and silver republicans
of the state to stand as one man
against the straddlers.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTTTU-
TIoN.
The voters OF Montana are urged to
vote against the proposed amendment
to the constitution relating TO suffrage
and qualification to hold Office. be-
cause that amendment would take
away from the people their present
constitutional right to vote upon all
questions which may be submitted to
the vote Of the people" Populists
should vote against 1t because II Is
against the initiative and referendum
plank in their national platform. DEM
ocrats sho0ld vote against 1t because
1t takes from the people right that
il safe within the hands Of the people
and unsafe when given to the legisla-
ture alone.
The present contest affords the op-
portunity of the century to the labor
ing man to make his vote count In the
interest OF better government; In the
interest Of the weak as well as the
strong: in the interest Of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
We desire to send greeting to the
friends Of silver throughout Montana
and to say that the bow of promise
spans the political sky. The prospect
Of a glorious victory for the people
grows brighter with each succeeding
day and 1t Is now only a question Of
majority In the electoral college. 1t
would be a proud claim for Montana to
cast more votes for William ]. Bryan
In proportion to population than any
other state in the union. Let us see
that is done. Very respectfully.
w. NJ. COCKRILL,
Chairman Democratic State Commit
tee.
c. o. REED.
Chairman Peoples Party State Com
mittee.