The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-01-23
TUESDAY, JANUARY SO, 1900.
REPUBLICANS REUNITED.

REPUBLICANS REUNITED.
At an enthusiastic and largely at
tended meeting at Butte last Frideay
night. Silver Bow county organized
Republican club and took the initix
steps toward redeeming the most popu
lous county III the state, and the state
itself, from democratic misrule. Tit
example set by Silver Bow should b,
followed by every county in the state,
and especially by Yellowstone. AL
political differences have been adjusted
in Silver Bow and If such a thing car
be accomplished there, where the free
coinage sentiment has previously car
ried everything before it, there should
be no difficulty in reuniting the party
in this and other counties.
Practically, this was accomplished in
Yellowstone III the summer and fall Of
'9s, but, a few %disgruntled republicans,
led by a disappointed of1oe.seeker who
has received high political honors at the
hands Of the republicans Of this county.
succeeded in defeating the party at the
polls after these men themselves had
been repudiated at the primaries BY
the people, by u vote Of two to one.
And some of these same nlen are now
working against party harmony, but
their advice or influence will not pre-.
vail. and the party can succeed in spite
Of them. II they persist in their efforts
to promote discord instead Of harmony,
they will simply be branded as demo-
Gratis, for the success Of which party
they were responsible in '9s. They
cannot act with it again in this presi.
dental year and still claim to be repub.
licans; they will stand out in their
true light in the approaching campaign
if they persist in their perfidity.
The resolutions adopted by the Sill.
Yer Bow republicans were framed by
Hon. Charles r. Leonard, the national
committeeman Of the party in this
state. They are in line with the call
issued by the national committee; they
are III line with what this newspaper
advocated previous to the campaign Of
'9S, and what it is advocating now.
II resolutions Of the same character are
adopted il this county, and a republic
can club organized under them, the sue.
cess Of the party will be assured. with
or without the assistance Of the NAL.
contents. The resolutions are herewith
reproduced aud in the same spirit The
Gazette again urges organization:
"Be It Resolved, That the republic
JAMS here assembled for the purpose Of
forming an effective political ~orguniza-
ton in Silver Bow county, do rejoice
that the party IL again reunited, with
all elements harmonized and ready, as
of old, to work for the interests Of the
party IN the nation, state, county and
city.
"That the state Of Montana needs
the republican party to ressore good
government and rescue her from the
odium and humiliating disgrace to
which the democratic party has drawn
the gaze Of the nation.
Never in the history Of any state
has political corruption aud %debauchery
fourished as it has during the present
democratic state administration, and
history will never show its equal. 1t
has been u carnival Of political vice,
and the good citizenship Of the state of
Montana is impatient for the day when
the fair name Of the state can be again
committed to the care and keeping of
the republican party.
"That by III effective organization at
this time Of a republican club in this
county, which shall embrace all ele-
ments OF republican strength and elimi.
nate all factions, the interests Of the
party in the county and state can be
greatly promoted and harmonious act
ion in the coming campaign assured.
"That to the membership of this club
there is invited. without regard to past
party differences or affiliations, all good
citizens who desire to assemble under
the republican banner for republican
success in the approaching campaign. "
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