The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-10-29

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The supreme duty of the hour is for
every silver man to he candid with him.
self. Do not let the issues be clouded.
II is right for YOU to vote for the men
who tand without reservation upon a
platform, declaring without condition. for
protection and free silver. 1t is right for
you, regardless OF all things else. to let
your ~ support your convictions.
1t is more than important that the vot.
Grs should understand the exact situation
i'll Cascade county, and what i, that itu.
alton? The regular republicans in their
convention declare Tor silver. but what OF
that? They have SIMPLY coated tle bait
with which they nave baited their golden
hook in the hope that thereby they might
catch the true silver republican vote for
men who are goldbugs in disguise, wolves
in Sleeps clothing. Is this difficult 10
prove? All those composing the r%cpulIi.
can legislative ticket are Carter men and
will vote, if elected, as Carter directs Tor
i United States 'cnat0T. Doe. any one
entertain any doubt that Thomas Henry
Carter j. a goldbug? Ii so, examine his
record. You will search ii in vain for any
vote in favor OF silver. On the contrary,
YOU will find that when ever he Ets hccn
in Il position to dc anything Tor silver.
he has either playc,l the part of the artfug
dodger on given it adirect STAB in the
back. Voters OF Cascade county. do not
commit the folly Of increasing his power
by voting for the legislative ticket Of
this DR.. ,jekyll and Mr.. Hyde Of Montana
politics. The friend Of Mark Hanna. who
hopes by means 0f the moneys put ut his
disposal by the national committee to be
bile to carry this state in the interest of
the goldbug ticket.
Now the candidate on the republican
legislative ticket cannot serve two mas.
teiS. They cannot serve Carter and sill
yer. This principle, though as old as
lolN writ. Is ms sound as Blackstone. Ii
You vote Tor Carter men YOU vote against
silver. There is no room for doubt upon
that proposition, and there is no occasion
Tor n silver man who is a republican to
feel compelled 10 vote against silver this
yeGr in order that he may be permitted
to vote with the party Of Lincoln, Grant,
Blaine and other true and tried men who
made the republican party and made it
great. The silver republicans OF Cascade
county are men who have put principle
above the desire ior Office. and nave dc.
cded to stand for protection and silver,
not one but both, We are in favor of pro.
tecting wool, lead. coal and the manllfac.
turing industries Of the west and cast
alike. but We go no further. We say that
we are willing. nay anxious, to protect the
eastern and western manufacturers and
the coal, lead and iron miner and steel
worker and the wool grower and all the
fabrics that come from the hand of the
American laboreT, and we also say to the
republican party as now constituted. YOU
cannot and will noC be permitted 10 strike
down the silver miner to build upon the
wreck Of his labors the ruinous gold stan
dard. Protection is right but protection
to one class and ruin to another is wrong.
The silver party have not only
made this declaration of %princi.
pies. the correctness of which no
one can gainsay, hut they have
nominated a legislative ticket and a
county ticket composed of men in syn,
pathN herewith, and who, if elected, viii
vote to a man to carry these principles in
to effect; and men who are true to them
selves and who will be true TO the plat.
form of the silver republican party. Whv
should the silver men of this county vote
tor men whose associates are oOldbuOs.
who are the followers of goldbucs. who
are looking to goldbugs ion political fay.
orS. who are now in the service of goldbuus
and who are themselves at heart goldbuos,
merely because in the hope of being allie
to deceive the unwGry voter they made
an empty declaration for silver when YOU
have a legislative ticket composed OF sill
yer republicans true to the core for the
best Interests OF Montana? These silver
men are not politicians, they are taken
from the rank and file OF the solid. sub.
stantlal business men of Cascade county
and are all identified with its material
interests. They dre not professional Of
hce-Seekcrs, they are not in Mr.. CARERS
employ nor Ill the service of any other
politician. ii elected, they will 90 TO
Their several posts of service in the county
and state held down by no leading strings
but actuated by an intelligent deaire 10
| serve the whole people who are their mas
tiers. They will not go to their several posts
OF duty pledged to vote for an United
States senator who will be agreeable TO
MIR. Carter or Mr.. Hanna OF will be 4
special attorney for any gambling jyn-
dictate pledged to logislate in the interest
OF gamblers, state or national.
Another thing, the silver republicans
are i'll favor OF home rule. Under. Ihc
present republican regime an oligarchv of
professional politicians OF Helena control
i! the politics OF Cascade county. Not a can.
| Gus on convention can be held. moi a
postmaster appointed until the little 90.
| tcrie of political bosses from Lewis and
Clarke county have come down and con.
suited with Mr., l.. G. Phelps and picked
cut the candidate and selected the hall.
II any citizen Of Great Falls be so nresump-
tuouS as to be a candidate for a federal
office, he is told by Mr., Carter that he
must secure the endorsement of Mr.
Phelps before he can hope to have lis
claims OF right to serve his country in IN
office considered. Mr.. Phillips, 4 distin.
gui~hed goldbug, residing at the state can.
ital, belongs to the board of control Of
the Cascade county republican politics.
and not long since he is said 70 have re.
marked to a reporter: that he republi-
cans OF Cascade county must get together
before they can hope to have a postmaster
at Great Falls" The silver men of Cas-
cane county, strange to say, are not in
tavor OF being ruled longer by these great
men nom the state capital. We prefer
10 nave something to say about the man.
a@emcnt Of local affairs. We do not think
that Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Phelps, as the
agents OF Mr.. Carter, should select our
postmaster or other federal officer. so long
as the government pays the salary. We