The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-10-28
THAT RESOLUTION.

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nnthinkiugly, and inspired by their
intense friendship for silycr's cause,
adopted resolutions some time ago.
which read: "We, the mcmherso. vnc
Curicw Bryan and Silver club, do con-
denim tile RAyALL1 REPUBLICAN for
! its stand on the silver question"
This resolution was printed in the
Northwest Tribune, in its extra is
sue Of last week. We did not, at
the time, consider it necessary to
speak ur the matter, for We felt t!:att
anything appearing IN shat paper
would have little weight will the
voters (no disrcsrect intended for
the Cnrlcw boys). But since the
matter WAS also published in the
Hamilton News, we think some cxplu-
nation is necessary TO the voters and
the miners. We do not blame the
boys in the least. We recognize that
they arc very much interested in the
success Of the silver movement, and
that is natural, but we think also,
that their great interest has caused
them lunintentionally, Of course, to
overlook the fact that q newspaper
has more things than one to think
OF. The people and tho taxpayers Of
EayaIi county bave several other
things at stake besides the national
issue
The way we have looked at the
national issue from the standpoint Of
coiii1t:y newspaper, fully coynzant
Of it's own CircumScribcd limit Of in
luencc, was this: From the date Of
the holding Of the silver republican
state convention, which endorsed the
Bryan electors and nominated Charley
| Hartman, the interests Of the silver
safe, and did not need the feeble
boosting Of the country Wccl,ics,
| 2u''i 10 l'lI i.t''ll' '''iiLN l''il'Hi ,. !
was all II g}Itior' big city papers like
the independently, Standard, Miner
and Inter NOuntain which reach out
into the doubtful states, to do their
utmost to advance the cause. Our
Efforts run!ci not control Il single
vote whore it would be nccGrd.
Montana AMI EHvalli county were safe
for BRYAN and Hartmann aud our mind
! vas at rest on this. Therefore. we
felt that Our efforts should be direct
Ell to the good Of our uWn people and
the Interests Of the taxpayers OF Itu
yalii county, and they have been
| We confess to be cgoti>tical c!yuuI!
to believe we have done some good in
= H~'' a." "..1, E"hi ,uhnrn;r ,..a
could expect our efforts TO have e.
Feet.
4 great many Of the Curicw boys
are strong friends and supporters Of
most Of the candidates on tho rEpub
lcan county ticket Would they
have US neglect the interests Of these
candidates to fill our columns with
reports Of Mr.. Bryan's speeches? If
We took up Mr.. Ersun'S speeches
there would not have been room in Il
weekly paper for one-half ur them
If we did SO as ;in impartial ne't,-
paper giving the current events OF
the day. "c would also have ilHG to
give Mr. NcEinlev's addresses Ia
visiting delegations. We have done
neither: We couldn't handle them Il.
the dali. papers could. ANY mora
than VIC wcr+: aijl: 10 handle he pro-
cccdings, from day to day. Of the ma
tiullal conventions. We have not
shouted at the top Of Or voice for the
silver electors Of Montana, for we do
not believe in wasting ball cartridges
on an enemy which is already beaten
and out Of sight in tie ."ood., be
vond. For lHc same reason al
though hosting lIHrtulun.9 name, as
we told him at Helena we would. It
show how we stood. We haze Iot
Thought it titcf ss1rN TO exert our
selves much for a man WlO is alrcad y
elected. Hartman knows how VIZ
stand and is satisfied SO does S"nu
tor Mantle. Indeed, u personal let
ter from the !utlcr, received only last
Thursday night, begins; "Ny Dcal
, j in. and winds up with these words
"ThaukiuI YOU fer what You hay,
done. and with kilidc2t regards, an
, sincerely yours, Lee MANTLE" j
Mantle and lI;trt,i,Hn, MOulau.r 2il
Yer republican champions, who thor
=. ou4hlv understand the situation, are
snAist;cd what fault can other, con
- siStcntIy find:
There is one little phase to thu
resolution question which we do not
however, care to overlook. The com
Mllnicatioiis 20 the Tribune ant
f NcWo arc signed ~. 4. Martin. sec
0 rctarl," The communications sa'
= i,nt lr rn.D|IIt ion WnS INF rod lirpf