Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-08-14
by the conduct of Mr.. Hill, that is caus-
ing the explosion of wrath on the part
of the gold men.


CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
In tho general acceptAtion Of tho
term a campaign OF education consists
in thorough discussion OF mootcd
questions on the stump and the dissem-
nation OK documents and literature con-
tanning facts aud arguments upon tho
two sides Of the contention. Ia other
words, ii is to furnish information to
those who desire and will accept it.
Since the beginning of the present con-
test there has been studied and deter
mined effort on the part of the gold
standard politicians of the east to mis-
represent not only the silver question,
but the people of the west who are
among its advocates To offset this as
far as possible, the western states have
and will send speakers and fair litera-
ture to the east. Every man is not an
orator nor can every man prepare po-
litical document; but there is way in
which all who have the interest of the
cause at heart can aid it, This
is by personal correspondence. There
are but few people in this section who
do not write letters to relatives or friends
in all parts Of the country, and jast now
they can devote a portion of their letters
to the all absorbing topic, politics. IL
done in the right spirit and language,
good may result, and there can certainly
be no harm. Only day or two ago we
were shown letter from Great Falls
man to Boston friend and, while it did
not enter into an argument in support
OF free coinage the tone and temper of
it was such as to commend it to the
good sense Of the one to whom it was
sent. From it we take the following
excerpt:
"The east is TO the west today in some
respects aa England to the American
colonies in the time of George III. Not
that the west desires secession because
the western interests are SO different
from the eastern interests The west
feels that, notwithstanding local differ
enCes, the western interests and the east
| ern interests are essentially the same.
Ours is one country which for its growth
and prosperity needs the north and the
south, the east and the west.
'Io the narrow minded provincial Gle
ment III the east which auggests the
possibility Of western secession, the west
answers in the words of her Senator
Teller: The west will never desire it,
and il the east ever does the west will
prevent it, What the west does desire
is that our country be what it was in
tended to be, government by the peo-
pie and for the people, and not by politi-
cal bosses for few manufacturers and
brokers.
'To this end the west desires the coin
age Of gold and silver on equal terms at
a ratio fixed by law, independent if
needs be of the co operation of other
countries The west desires this, not
simply because parts of her great
domain are a producer of silver, but be-
Ctu uEb blG DblltVtB u 10 Dc lot ING DeSt
interests Of the manufacturer and the
farmer; for the best interests of every
thing that is American, und for the good
Of the whole country
1.-The contest that is on is not simply Il
fight between gold and silver. 1t is q
contest between monopoly and fraternity
Let fraternity answer here next No
yember."
Let all our friends in Montana follow
the example thua set 1t will give those
with whom they are in communication &
better idea Of our feelings than they gel
from the gold press and the gold orators
by whom they are surrounded, The
trouble is little, and it will be at least 6
satisfaction to place the community ir
which one lives right in the eyes Of
those whose good opinion is worth hav
ing, even though they differ with us.