The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-03

s.so7. The republicans elected theil
candidate over the populists by a plu'
rality Of 37s. while Is. 906 democrats and
Independent republican votes were
thrown away. Stated otherwise, 1851
republicans elected their congressman
over 2s,145 votes in the opposition.
u amazing results could only
come from a failure to unite amongst
those opposed to the republican party.
With such results SO recently obtained
by these methods. is IL any ond that
the republicans are attempting again to
divide us?
I'm a recent letter to some Pennsyl-
vania friends. Mr.. Cleveland is report
ed to have said: L am so earnest in my
safe money and a suitable financial
system that I am of the opinion we
ought to give patriotic and consistent
support to any plan which insures this
result
Gould a more effective plan to ac-
complish what Mr.. Cleveland n Mr..
Gage wish be adopted tina this one Of
dividing our forces while the enemy is
united? The elections this year are the
skirmish line for 1900. United We stand,
divided we fall.
Everything which can be done this
year to make cooperation amongst BIZ
metallists thorough and complete in
1900 should be done; strife between fac
lions of bimetallists can only do harm.
Nothing but complete cooperation can
make success certain in that great
struggle. No bimetallist should insist
that another bimetallist hail change
his party utilization or his party NAME.
but should cordially welcome his CO.
operation in this struggle. Americans
and Frenchmen poured out their blood
together in the struggle for American
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other to change his allegiance to his
country. Surely. w%rangles over party
names will not be allowed to obscure
the great issue. Local Offices and par
tisan advantage certainly VIII not be
cause for dissensions amongst US. 1t
would be infinitely better and more pa
triotic to submit to injustice. and yet
maintain a compact organization. rath-
er than allow. ourselves to be divided.
The nation will understand and appre-
ciate sacrifices for the cause, and they
will not be forgotten"
Senator Marion Butler of North Car
DINA. chairman of the populist nation
al committee. said to the Standard cor
respondent this evening: 1T may be
true that one wing of the forces OPP
posed to the gold standard and monop-
oily party may win alone in some states.
IL is perfectly evident that a vic
tory cannot be won over the country
or in many of the states without a
hearty union of all those opposed to
the monopolists. If this is so, and I
think no one will question 1t. then the
WI that all our friends can best be of
service to the cause is by setting an
example of harmony to the rest of the
country. Local selfishness in the silver
states will be quoted by the enemy in
other states to arouse prejudice among
the friends of reform elsewhere. 1t is
time for every man who is sincerely
against the gold standard to stop and
ask himself what course will be most
effective in electing a president n a
congress-. Without such a victory all
local victories, won by whichever of
the parties that are friendly to silver.
will be of nc iva for the cause"
Chairman Towne of the silver repub-
national committee is not now in
the city. but he has previously ex-
pressed himself to the Standard cores
pendent as strongly in favor of union
and cooperation. and is particularly
and radically opposed to any form of
union between the silver and the gold
republicans. even to Reputation of any
silver republican candidate who ac-
cepts a gold republican endorsement.
HOSFORD.