The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
RELIGION AND POLITICS.
The Republicans Are Trying to Mix the
Two In Missouia.

Missouia, Nov. 5.-The sly ~insinuatiOn
Of . local goldbug newspaper that some
OF the democratic candidates are try
ing to inject q religious controversy into
their speeches or that they are appeal
ing to men OF any one faith to support
them because they are of the same
faith. or that the democratic candi-
dates are appealing to the passions or
p~rejudlces of the people of any creed
Is untrue.
The republican party is the only party
that ever tried to mix religion and poll
tics in the state OF Montana. The re-
publican party 10 the only party that
ever tried to array the people OF DIFF
ferent creeds one against the other. IL
was a white-robed republican hypo-
critic that gave utterance To that Ia
nous phrase, Rum. Romanism and Re-
bellion." and IL vas The republican
party that imported a. p. A.-ism INTO
Montana and tried 10 breed strife and
Jealousy between people OF different re-
ligious beliefs.
The nominees of the democratic party
are not resortlng 10 such tricks to gain
popularity. They are before the peo-
pie this year upon cne issue. They
claim hat there Is but one question
now before the people Of these United
States and that IL. snail We have the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver at
the ratio Of l6 to I? Shall silver be
restored to its rightful place as a coin
OF ultimate redemption? The demo-
cratic party is the party of the people;
they are for the free coinage OF silver
at the ratio of is to l. and believe that
the United States government Is strong
enough 10 maintain the parity OF the
two metals.
They say 10 the people of Missoula
county: Here are two tickets from
which you are TO choose your servants.
The men on both tickets are good men.
We. the nominees of the democratic
party. believe in the free coinage of sill
yer, and II you elect our ticket the
members Of the state Legislature on u
ticket will vote foi n champion for free
silver for United States senator. III you
elect tn, men on the other ticket they
will vote frr n 3 ngle gold
man.
Fake your cto'ce. II you believe that
free silver would b. The best thing for
our country. vote Lac democratic ticket:
II you believe in IT," single gold stand
ard. vote the republican ticket. There
Is no 9th n cholr%. You must either
be for BOA gid Fnd silver or you
must be for gold alone.
The democratic party Of Missoula
county has not, nor has It's candidates.
nor any one OF them. either during this
tdtlDaAkn VI aly oth0 wv
at any time tried to inject religion into
their speeches or make IL o campaign
question.
One Of the cardinal principles of the
democratic party Is that all men are
born free and equal and that every
man has the God-given right to worship
God after the dictates OF his own con-
science.
These sentiments OF democracy were
1ixap 70 tho world hV tho founder Of
the democratic party and have been sa-
credly lived up to by that party ever
since.
The only question that the democratic
party has tried TO inject into this CAM
paign" is the silver question. IL you are
in favor Of free silver, vote the m
cratic ticket; IL you are a goldbug, vote
the republican ticket.
The local paper referred to, In CIV
ing vent to the insinuation CT a religious
controversy. was simply seeking TO
dodge the question now before the peo-
pie. Unable to maintain a single argu-
ment in favor of the single gold stand
ard, Il hopes TO detract the peoples at
tention from the main issue and to ap-
peal to h prejudices of one sect
against the other and array neighbor
against neighbor because each seeks 10
worship God after his own fashion.
The democratic candidates have said
TO the people: We believe I'm free sill
yer. These are our tenets-we are one
people living under n flag, speaking
one tongue and w~orshiping one Goa. and
though we may believe In different
principles for the government OF our
country, we are still ~neighbors and
friends.
The advocates OF the free coinage of
silver, and they are legion In MISSOURI
county cannot be led astray nor ar
rayed neighbor against %neighbor by tbs
insinuation of the goldbug organ
They are fighting side by side for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
no side issue can attract them from the
fight now before the people. They know
that the only hope that silver has Is In
the democratic party. They know tina
the republican party Is pledged Il
maintain the single gold standard and
that IL a republican representative Is
sent from Missoula county to the next
legislature he will vote for a gold
standard man for United States senator
The democrats, the champions of free
silver. have named as their candidates
for representatives In the next legisla-
ture Joseph l.. Marion for state senator
II. w. Mclaughlin. w. J. stephens
Henry C.. Stiff and A. l.. Stone for rep
resentatives. IL you believe In he free
coinage of both gold and silver at tbs
I rasin 80 le 10 4 Nsnta for thom