The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-24


ner. 1t started In with q great hurrah
a few weeks " about the democratic
c~itizens-labor party which was form
ing under its auspices and which would
give every Independent voter q chance
to exercise his privilege of franchise
without becoming either q republican or
. populist- Men were started out with
petitions for the "democratic-citizens-
labor" ticket. At las the requisite
the Miner announced this fact and
came out in support of this democrat
ic-citizens-labor' party. which. It said.
had been organised under the direc-
ton OF Mr.. ". w. sills. n of the most
prominent labor advocates OF Butte,
and other labor leaders"
The party thus formed has been sup
ported by the Miner several weeks. but
the party seems to have grown sick and
tired Of the Miner and what it repre-
sents. 1t recognizes that the citizens %
movement. instead Of being a move
| ment for good local government and
for the "purifcation Of politics." has
been unmasked Is a movement in
which various section Of parties have
been combined together in a mongrel
| party which represents nothing and
whose main idea is to get an ONCE in
| cidentaily for themselves and Z get a
senatorship for MI. Clark.
The following was handed to the
Standard yesterday for publication:
AT a regular meeting Of the Silver
Bow county democratic citizens-labor
party club. held Saturday evening. Oct.
%. after hearing reports from commit
teemen, who had been engaged during
the week in soliciting the sentiment of
the signers of the petition for the or
zens-labor party upon the following
propositions. to-wit: Whether an in
dependent ticket shall be placed In the
field. Whether 1t would be in the best
interests of the signers and Silver Bow
county to indorse what is known as the
Clark republican fusion movement.
Whether IL would be in the best inter-
county to indorse a full silver republi-
can ticket. Whether It would be in the
best interests Of the signers and
Silver Bow county to indorse the
straight county democratic ticket
9TH following resolutions were
adopted:
whereas, The Clark republican-pop-
ulist aggregation is evidently a con-
glomeration of professional ofice-seek-
ers and spoils politicians enlisted in an
u~nwarranted effort to advance the in
terests and political aspirations of an
individual. careless and reckless of the
best interests of this county. and.
whereas. The silver republican par
ty can give 10 guarantee Of having
sufficient strength at the coming cleo
ton to achieve the most minor success,
and.
whereas. The solidifcation OF 1000
votes in the support of a ticket in the
field in this county assures the success
Of that political party. and.
whereas, Upon thorough investiga-
ton of the personnel Of the regular
strained to the admission of the worth
and integrity of that party's candidates
therefore. be it
Resolved. That the democratic citi-
zens-labor party heartily indorses the
Silver Bow county straight democratic
ticket and will use its best endeavors
to secure the election of said straight
ton.
"(Signed) NJ. w. WELLS,
Chairman OF Executive Committee.
p. E. DEEHAN.
Secretary of Executive Committee.
What wonder is 1t that representa-
tlves OF the democratic citizens-labor
movement have. as indicated above.
grown thoroughly Disguised with the
ticket put up by unknown Individuals
in a lawyers ONCE. representing no
ever. representing nothing blu the sell
fish desire Of one man to get a senator
ship. a man whose home is sometimes
in New York and sometimes In Paris,
but who is never in Montana except
when he thinks there is a show to be
Y ~ StotNc 4
ticket is partly republican. partly pop
ulist. and the balance is made up OF
employees Of w. A. Clark. Part Of the
candidates are avowedly for gold, and
others pretend to be for silver. The
ticket stands on two platforms-one OF
them having a gold plank in it. while
the other makes no mention of silver
or the financial question what
ever. and confines itself to a
TRADE against h erection of
six-story buildings in Butte. thus show
ing the enmity OF the mongrel party
to anything which win give employ
ment to those who toll. We have 1t
from the columns Of the Miner that the
signers to the democratic-citizens-labor
natifiona suere In the main Labor man .