The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-08

to believe that it will carry sufficient
to show by an overwhelming majority
to the people of the United States that
the allied armies in. Montana stand
true to the plans and purposes of Mr..
Bryan, the leader of our forces. and
the three committees in charge of the
national organizations. At any event,
! intend to maintain that faith in the
people of Montana until they. by
their own action destroy that faith.
We should never surrender the fight
until they solemnly declare. as they
must declare in order To sustain their
position against cooperation that i'm di-
vision there is strength. in union there
is weakness. and that the way t. win a
battle is to destroy our own soldiers and
thereby deprive ourselves Of both time
and forces with which To- oppose the
common enemy.
THE joint call for the organiza tion
of the silver republican party in the re-
pective counties in the state. issued by
Senator Mantle. chairman Of the state
committee Of the silver republican party.
and myself. as national committeeman
from Montana is an important part nj
the general plan Of cooperation adopted
by the charmen of the three national
committees. Prompt action should i've
taken to complete this organization in
the respective counties.
THE men who Withdrew from the re-
publican party because that party had
deserted principle and become the ex-
ponent and defender of an unjust, OPP
pressive and vicious financial system.
understood what they were doing and
knew why they were doing il. They re-
sponded to the highest motives whica
aetuate men in shaping their conduct ia
relation TO public affairs. They left the
republican party and created the silver
/ th.ax- balf
that the financial plank of the st. LOUIS
| platform meant the actual commitment
| of the republican party to the mainten-
ance of the gold standard. and that that
purpose was cunningly concealed be-
meath the futile, IL not deceptive prom
ise, to promote an International agree
ment for bimetallsm. They did not
create the silver republican party to be
an adjunct or an aid To the republican
party. nor is 1t a wing Of the republi-
can party. II is a separate organiZa-
ton, independent of. and antagonistic to
the republican party. and is now serving
its special purpose of depicting the
ranks of the republican party.
A Plain Duty.
Events have furnished such con-
elusive proof that our departure
from the republican party for
the foregoing reasons was jus
titled. as to convince the most timld
and hating of our duty in the future.
There ought to be no doubt in the mind
of any silver republican as to what
couse he and his party ought to pursue
| in the campaigns of 1898 and 1900. our
| duty Is a plain and a simple one. No
| man need be at sea who has at heart
| the interest of the great cause, and who
/ Will calmly and courageously confront
the situation and act as his reason die
! tates. Organized as we are in the ma
Ion, nd in -fa fAe IN. do hu 10 for =,
| honest mony system, which will at once
/ furnish an adequate medium of eN-
! change. stable and equitable measure
! of value and just standard of deferred
| payments, we have but 10 continue in
| sight the one great purpose. Our state
/ organization Is complete the county or
| ganization should be perfected to the
/ end that the most effective service can
| be rendered in the contests of the flu
/ ture.
"As one of the three grand divisions
! of the silver army of the United States.
the silver republican party recognizes as
4 comrade IN the contest every man who
aids the cause. whether he march with
US or take his place among the soldiers
/ of either of the other divisions of the
| silver army.
I'm completing the details of county
| organization. attention should be promi-
nently called to the fact that already Sc
and delay us, and the greatest care
should be exercised by all the friends
| of the cause in the state 20 prevent I'M
warranted interference with or partici-
patton In the affairs of the party by
those who are interested in defeating
| our purposes and perpetuatlng the gold
standard. while protesting fidelity to hi
metallism.
No Place for Trimmers.
E. Let us in the future, as in the past.
measure our political conduct not by
the demands of selfish ambition. but by
the higher standard of patriotic duty.
Let us remember that battles are won
| by united forces, not by divided forces.
| If we were right in refusing To desert
the principle of bimetallism when the
| republican party deserted IL in 1896. we
| are right to-day. For one, | have not
| had a moments doubt that we were
| right then and that we are right now.
| II there be any member of the silver re-
| publican party who seriously doubts the
| wisdom of his course In the last cam
paign, and who Is able to extract any
| comfort to- aid him in his friendship for
| bimetallism from the record of the
republican party since the Inauguration
| of the present administra ton. then such
| a doubling Thomas should immediate
~ get back into the gold republican
| party and stay there. There is no place
in the ranks of the silver republican
party of the United States for trimmers
| or towards. We want men Who know
the right, and knowing. dare maintain.
Respectfully submitted.
| CHARLES S. HA RTMAN.f