Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-28
REPUBLICAN, HARMONY.

The essentsal thing to republican success in Nontanan this years campaign
is harmony within the party. N . party ever had a famer opportunity to
a a%s se n suaaa strengths STRENGTHS e OF tit. p ~ rs' So..a aa sAs r%s s as~osrate 9, record sess ' ser blur
s ar a !" p p1sys So e srrev ssssas' spin. as e. he history sss ss ef ns sss's h sa , ss o "ss" a s ssas
to- a m ss. each se e, ts'o dn a nss s. g ! 70 70 sss m ~assastpu nmp ao m % IN other s4s Side
purposes; common dseeney "a een oatraged, crimes ave beer ommatted. N
the state government, including the legtslams. For II the contumely which
has been heapea p or ommonwealt for III the deep disgrace n humha-
~s% hm ns ho nns 0e unu ps opnn en os so 100 c %ms; nn .or a. ta , amner nas ae au snaae
party. and the dem%ratie party alone, is to blame
nt eesa IS a result of n personal bekeins:o 81 from n unworthy Unworthy MOTIVE motive.
policy. h parting "a one of rdoun regretu upon ohs sides, and eve in
events would 20 shape Themselves in the @ r ner fut ure that t the ines might again
converge. Neither faction nae anything to gain BY a division. in fact each each
and, under thee existing circumstances. no personal . selashc onsderaion could
-Four ear have passed since them. four yearsn filled with marvellous changes
transpred, event the magnitude of which, IS ON stops to reflect upon their
tremendous scope n bearing, are startling: our country has emerged from its
isolated condition and today we stand in the very foremost ran of the civil
lied nations of the earth great world power compelled by the logic If events
is useless for us ito stop to quarrel with the circumstances which have wrought
nation in som respect the mdshaest the world has ever known We cannot
AS a result of these changed conditions new Issues LAY arisen which COM
sne @pe ss nessss sss"s' a sn lss' am d. p p waieh n he sep paSse au esrsy n rsa sss xas
divided. is no longer in the lead: Even Mr. Mr. Bryan, who in 1885, declared that thai
gated 1T . a subor rn place n 1t rs certain hat outside Of the live
There are nany other causes winch have contributed o THE retirement o the
snver issue md which hitch make 1T ispo'siNe to revive it at this time even if
One of the Important results of h passing # thu snver question as a live
issue the substitution of other great. questions of a wholly different com
pexion, u.s. that the only point Of difference between republicans "a been re-
moved their divided pathways have. again converged they 20 find them
selves once more fighting shoulder . shoulder n defense of vital issues pom
which they arei n hearty sympathy and accord.
This is a happy condition Of ahaIs. I make the republican party naturally
very strong m augurs we'll for victory in he oming campaign. In addition
to this, however, tits bt logical ttexpect. that the unhappy fachonal fight in
the democratic ranks will strengthen III republican cause. There ought to be,
n we firmly believe there ARE. a large number OF Independent democrats
who belong to neither faction O thu demooratop party o will vote thu repub.
hcan tcket-prohded the republican ticket is made u of men n belong to
hemselve n h possess Independence n character
The boast of the republican party In Montana las been that it belonged to
nobody that nv N owned it. It's conventions have been PEI arenas where
every man had a fair show ad where III betm n Won That is the way 1t
should be that is III way we want to see it this year. Republicans are full Of
hope. They scent victory in the air Let nothing pc dome or said to dampen
thara rdor or discourage their efforts. an above all else let every republican,.
mo matter what his station, bend himself to the task of steering the party
clear Of the rocks upo which the democratic party as split. M situation
demands Earnest consideration AM unEefsh n patriotic effort Let the word
g o the loyal republicans of the state, n to Ill who are anxious
willing IT, Labor with them in the effort 20 redeem the commonwealth, that this
is to b a ampaig of te people for THE people n by the people.