The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-31


democratic ticket without having to
blush for the act. II is the only straight
ticket In the field. the only ticket which
II not hyphenated. the only ticket
which was nominated in an open con
veption by delegates regularly chosen
by the people at q regularly called and
regularly held primaries. 1t In q ticket
which does not have to hide its head
under a barrel. Never was q better To-
cal ticket placed In the field in Silver
Bow county. Every man on II is a cit
izen who II worthy OF the ONCE for
which he is nominated. The man who
supports IL does not have to 60 around
explaining or apologixing as does the
man who is supporting the Clark mon
grel combination. and he doesn't incur
the suspicion Of having looked into the
bunghole when the barrel was full. The
stands for It without a wobbie or an
explanation. II IL q ticket which every
silver man should support. and every
silver man q support that ticket
without helping TO put goldbugs into
ONCE.
While republicans and populists have
the privilege Of voting the democratic
ticket and thereby electing men who
are known to be silver men, and at the
same time rebuking those who have
sold out their parties to q man with
a senatorial bee. II il in the bounden
duty Of democrats to support the ticket
n support II straight from top to bot
tom. Don't believe the stories that viii
be circulated against this candidate
and that candidate in the desperate
endeavor to make inroads into the dem
ocratic ticket. Vote the entire demo-
cratic ticket. Never was there a better
opportunity for a greater continuous
victory than there is this fall. The
party has purged itself of the traitors
and the self-seekers who for years have
been a drag and detriment to 1t. II is
straight democratic this year without
fusion with any other party or any
other piece of a party. Let every true
democrat rally loyalty to the ticket
n lend II enthusiastic support. There
are many democrats in Butte who have
been dissatisfied at the fusion in the
past with other parties. They have
opposed fusion and have longed for the
time when the great party would stand
by itself once more and bid defiance
to all its foes. That time has come.
The democratic party il itself again.
II looks around for a foe to encounter
In this election. and the only foe II can
fight without soiling its hands Is the
republican party? Sold M by some
OF it's leaders to Clark. Where is the
populist party? Betrayed by Tom
Kinds into the hands of Clark. Those
republicans and those populists who
will submit to the bargain and sale OF
their parties are trying to rid into
Office in this community on a barrel.
They have no platform to stand on and
they will find a barrel ar unwieldy
thing to ride by the time election day
arrives.
Stand by democracy and stand by It
straight. Don't be led of into voting for
any man on n other ticket through
sympathy. The two Toms-the two
local Toms-are making their campaign
among democrats. Their friends go to
you and say: vote for Tom Kinds.
He is just as good a democrat as you
are or, "vote for Tom Kilgallon. He
is just as good a democrat as any
body" Don't believe this talk. No
man is a good democrat who is fighting
the democratic party. The true demo-
crat would rather fight in the ranks
for his party's success than accept
the most exalted position II bestowed
by his party's enemies Good dem
ocrats? How can that man be a good
democrat. when he deserted his par
have made their bed with the republi-
cant and let them get their votes from
republicans. No true democrat will
vote for them.
What does Tom Kinds represent? His
platform is himself. He wants Office.
and that is the sole plank in his plat
form. To gain that he packed the pop
ulist convention with his individual
supporters and betrayed his party to
Clark under promise of Doodle. and
now he is using the Doodle for his W
election and for that solely. Not a dol
lar is being used to bring about the
election Of any other populist on the
ticket. How do the populists like that7
Is Kinds all there In OF the populist
party that the entire party should be
earrffra1 far hto ~afno
But while Kinds represents himself.
not so much can be said for Tom Kill
gallon. He does not even represent
himself. His sole platform is Clark for
h senate. Only that and nothing
more.
In ease af victorv FOR tba fusion tick-