The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-17

,shor we heartily endorse the untir-
- zeal Of CONGRESSMAN Hartman in
bis earnest efforts at all times Tor the
restoration of the white metal 10 It's
former place in our monetary system,
we offer unstinted praise 10 Ohlteu
states Senator Lee Mamie lor M
snlendid support of bimetallism ana
| protection. n..
.Resolved, That we congratulate
the present administration and the
members of the congress OF the Ohiteu
States, regardless Of party, upon the
successful termination OF the War III
the interest of humanity and with an
tr,a Americans we take pride in the
splendid achievements of our army ana
navy. ao,a-
gates chosen by this convention 10 at
tend the silver republican state So
vention. to be held at Anaconda Sioh-
lana. September 21st. 1898, be ana are
hereby instructed to lend their undl-
vided support for nomination lot re,
election to the congress OF the ohlteu
states Montana's true ana trleu chahh
pion of silver, Charles ;; hartIlah, a. ~
we pledge our party and our LEGISLATIVE
ticket TO use every consistent eHort IN
their mower for the return OF Lee MAN
tie TO the senate of the United Stales.
1--WE believe that a public once
should be a public trust ana NOT a pri-
vate snap. e.
the use of all public moneys pelones
to the public as much as the prln-
cjnaL and that the custodian OF such
moneys has no more right 10 the IN
terest than to the principal.
..Wa believe in an Independent, non
nartisan judiciary. We are therefore
in favor of the election of sound. non
| est lawyers to the various 1udlcldL OF
| fees of this state, without regard 10
their present or past party athilatlohs;
r 1--WE regard the proper education OF
q the Young as the foundation OF good
5 citizenship. We are therefore opposed
r to having the educational institutions
. of our city, county or state preslaeu
y over or contaminated by persons
either as teachers or officers, who are
J. dishonest while in office or who resor'
To dishonest means to obtain ONCE
e Therefore we denounce the present IN
It cumbent of the office of state supefln'
<, tendent of public instruction as Whon!
INIT for the trust reposed in MN D.
2, the people of this state, and we de
mand his impeachment and remova
e, from office at the hands OF the legisla
tive assembly to be elected at the com
5, ing election"
The declaration of the populists Is n
p, less singular. Had they incorporate
S, the Lords Prayer and the BOOK G
I'd Proverbs in IL they could not have cor
structed a more quaint platform. tn
?, declaration for a protective tarln' an
l. a discriminating one at that, is partlcC
III Iarly good. and so is the parody o
Verify. IL shall be harder for a re
man to enter the kingdom Of heaVe
~ than for a camel to pass through II
= eve of a needle" which they tackled {
.. TO the end of the platform. TIL repo
!" of the committee had it this way:
I'VE, the populist party. in count
convention assembled, reafirm ar
. adopt the Omaha platform and the ;
Louis platform adopted in 1896. we a
nd also in favor of postal savlngs bahk
and ownership Of water works, electr
are light. telegraph. telephone, street ra
ION ways and all lines Of transportation
the people of the United States. We a
in favor of the initiative and relere
80 dunn. We are in favor of amending I
'os, laws so that no deficiency judgment C
80 he entered I'm foreclosure Of mortgage
We are In favor Of such adjustment
the tariff laws that the gold bug mar
,nd f~acturers of New England WIN have
paw duties on all raw materials; esl
ciaIIy are we in favor OF "A tariff on W.
and lead. We are in favor OF econoI
Inv in every department of public serN!c
eIis Dan Mckay moved to add the folio
r. ing: Resolved, That in order TO y
serve the good nam OF Montana a
= preserve IL from becoming a rotten b
,art ough of the West, We pledge our me
the bers Of the legislature not to supp
.bat anv millionaire for United States SCI
tor
\, T~nfortunately for the lover of the {
NJ in p%oliticaI history, it was not adop
400 In its original form, the tariff &
millionaire features being dropped.