The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-31
IT LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE
ALI Is Not Harmony in the Re-
: publican County Camp.
LETTER ISSUED
b Silver Republicans Take a Fall Out
: OF he Only Seven Aggregation
s of Goldbugs-Leaves Room
for Hedging.

there is a heap of trouble brewing in
the republican camp and tina before
the affair ends it will very closely re-
semble the windup of a Donnybrooa
fair. Treading on the heels of the pub
lie and the secret meeting of the Only
Seven comes a circular letter which
has been sem broadcast to-day TO
the unfaithful. 1t is a well-worded cir
cular; it leaves much room for hedg-
ing, but it also strikes a blow at the
pie-counter syndicate, which under
the name of the Cascade County Re-
publican League, is e~ndeavoring 10
shut out the rank and file of the re-
publican party. The circular letter is
printed on the letterhead of the Silver
Republican County Central Committee,
and is dated July 26. 1t was not born
until to-day, however. in spite of the
date. 1t reads as follows:
Dear Sir-The county and congress
sional campaign of 1898 is about to
open and it is time that action of the
different parties on ines of principles
should be outlined.
The silver republicans have perfect
ed their organizations in nearly every
important county in the state except
Cascade, and it is deemed high time
that we proceed to do so.
The chairmen of the state central
committees of the silver republican,
democratic and populist parties have
formulated an appeal to the silver vot-
ers of the state. which appeal is in
dorsed and approved by the great ma
tional leaders of the silver sentiment Of
the country, advising and urging CO.
operation of all silver parties in county |
and state politics this fall.
DO you indorse such cooperation?
DO you advise Independent action on
the part of the silver republicans?
DO you advise cooperation with the
gold republicans; or do you advise |
abandonment of all party organization
of the silver republicans of the coun-
ty?
1T has been suggested that the great
cause of silver should now be aban-
doned because of the fact that the ger
erous heart of the American people, re-
gardless of party, has nobly responded
to the wailing cry for help which has
come up from the sorely oppressed Gu
bans; and while the organized moneyed
power of the country is more active
than ever in more thoroughly commit
IllS the Country 10 the SOIu SldlludT1.
the silver people are advised that the
money question is ~relegated to the rear.
In other words, we must abandon our
national question because We
are engaged in a war with one of the
powers of the earth, and, be-
cause of this war. we are asked to ad-
init that what we thought right in 1896
is radically wrong i'm 1898.
Two years ago you were classed as
N YhARA,nb Cflx+as fanrthlinnn nn1 -
so considered at this time. and your
opinion as such on the ques-
tions embodied herein and any 9TH
ers which may suggest themselves to
you for the good of the movement is
most respectfully invited. Hoping TO
hear from you at an early date, l am,
Yours very truly,
Wv. B. BURLEIGH,
chairman County Committee of the
Silver Republican Party, Cascade
County"
Then there was another meeting of
the Only Seven this evening. The
opera house was lighted up in honor of
the occasion, and it was evident that
the syndicate expected a regular mob
in attendance upon their deliberations.
Reporters for the Standard, Tribune
and Leader were present and had the
of listening to a TRADE deliv-
cred by various MEMBERS of the Only
Seven against the Leader. the gold re-
organ i'm this city, which, as
the gentlemen claimed, refused to pub
fish the proceedings of the syndicate,
forcing ii to apply to the Standard
and the Tribune for its only public
The unkindest cut of the evening,
however. came when the courier of the
Only Seven having succeeded in rust
ling the seventh man, the syndicate re-
TO their private room, leaving The
Leaders reporter to kick in vain on
he door or enjoy the frescoes on the
of the auditorium. The other re-
naturally did not expect TO be
to the holy of HOLES. but II
was hard on the representative of the
party organ. 1t was only a repetition
IF Wednesday evenings performance,
put il cut.
At the conclusion of the secret meet
ng the Standard secured a copy of the
resolutions adopted by the body. AS
Predicted in these dispatches two days
60, they indorse the present admin
stration down to the polish on it's
boots and declare for the single stand
The resolutions read as follows:
Declaration of principles of the Cas-
.ade County Republican League:
First-We. the undersigned voters Of f,
county. Montana, declare our +,
adherence to republican prin- /,
inles.
tconu- We pioCidim d HFm aunef- f,
nee to the platform adopted at the Sc i
national convention at st. 7
.ouis in 1896.
Third-We unreservedly indorse the
administration at Washington
n maintaining the credit of our inst.- :
utions at home and abroad in uphold =
ng their honor in the contest between I
humanity and tyranny. in planting our s
aag at Manila. Santiago and Honolulu, u
nd wherever else the exigencies of the I
resent contest with Spain demand. {
Fourth-We condemn and repudiate
$ being in all respects contrary to re-
principles the combining of 5
republican candidates with n
he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES combina- :
or and refuse to support or recognize a
such candidate. p
Fifth-with malice toward none. we p