The Ravalli Republican., 1898-03-02
HOW OTHEBS VIEW IT.

The Helena Herald is the oldest
newspaper in Montana, and It's eX-
perience Of thirty-odd years enables
it to size up Montana democracy
about right. The Herald, like the RA-
vALL1 REPUBLICAN,, hasn't the least
idea that the democracy Of this state
would enter into any kind of fusion
with silver republicans and populists
unless, under the pretense of 'union
Of all the silver forces" democracy
and the democratic party were to be
the chief benefciares. In it's issue
of last Friday the Herald says;
Several state papers claiming to
speak for the democrats Of Montana,
give it out cold that single issue al
lies will be welcomed to the party
only on condition that they will ask
nothing, expect nothing, and be con-
tent with the privilege Of expressing
their silver ideas in democratic com
pany and throughh democratic candi-
dates. What says the esteemed In
ter Mountain, likewise the esteemed
Great Falls News, to propositions Of
the sort suggested with some plain
ness by the esteemed Helena indie
pendent and the esteemed Anaconda
Standard ..z..1 ..
And the Herald finds warrant for
it's lack Of faith in democratic will
ingncss to stand in with any deal or
fusion that would return silver re-
publicans, no matter how true to the
one dominant issue in silver states Ito
high office, in the action OF Idaho
democrats in turning down the great
silver republican, leader, Senator Fred
Dubois. and the more recent partisan
spirit displayed by Utah democrats
in the matter Of the next senator
from that state. Upon this subject
the Herald has the following:
Democrats of Utah feel indignant
that they should be advised to vote
for a silver republican for senator.
1t appears that Chairman Jones, Of
the democratic national committee,
in a letter to prominent party
leader Of the state. suggested that
democrats get themselves in line tC
support Senator Cannon for rc-clcc-
tiOn. Party men took llmbragc at
'sthis outside interference in local
politics. and Chairman Jones is
roundly scored and told to mind his
own business. Notwithstanding tho
fact that Cannon is ''sound on silver
and a Bryan man. the Utah demo
Gratis are Indignant when asked tc
support him. Democrats in Utah
are evidently prepared to act just as
did the democrats in Idaho, Whel
exhorted by Jones to support Du
bos. The idaho incident is pretty
sure to repeat itself in every case Of
the kind that the future presents
wherein the democrats have any say
in senatorial selection.
While the Herald only instances
the Independent and Standard as
being opposed to any fusion that
will not stand for democracy suprcm
acy, it could just as well quote the
Butte Miner. In its issue Of ycstcr
day that paper has the following
showing that it, at least, has no us'
for silver republicans unless the,
join the democratic party and worl
in the democratic ranks:
The road to free coinage is through
the democratic party. Nothing bu
bn too0y f,f 1,f1.
former republicans who believe il
it from doing battle under the demo
cratic banner.
And to show to all that the demo
Gratis Of this state intend to folio,
the example Of those Of Idaho an
retire every silver leader who wi
not espousc every idea Of democracy
and mean to serve Mantle in TIL
state as Dubois was served in Idaho
we quote the following from tn
same issue of the Miner:
What would the democrats Of MOI
tana think and say if Senator Jont
should recommend to them the +,
turn Of Lee Mantle to the Unite
States senate? asks the Helena Il
dependent. They would probab
tell Mr.. Jones to quit "joshing."
The silver republicans of til
state may as well understand til;
any fusion with the democrats wi
mean that they are to help elect
legislature that will put dcmocr
in the senate and turn down Il
leader Of the silver republicans
the state, and that if they conse
to such move they consent to Sc
ator Mantle's undoiny that demo
racy may rejoice
Very little that is new has tral
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