Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-05
MORE "xEw'' DEMOCRATS NEEDED

has reached the conclusion tina q new
democracy is needed in his state. A
precedent in the manufacture of new de-
mocracies was established in the demo-
cratic national convention in Chicago in
1896. and it is said that Montana should
institute this industry within it's borders
and be quick about it.. With a new
democracy in 1896. and a newer one in
1900, Montana ought to be able to squeeze
along in some shape. The idea ofsa new
democracy in this state is to prevent the
two fractional wings, into which the
:, party is divided. from running it's prosss
poets in the forthcoming campaign. Is
The promoters of the plan for the po.
litieal redemption of the party believe
that a new democracy, even though
it is composed wholly of old materials,
will work wonders. The proposition Is
to excon1municate the Daily men and the
the sacred circle of %bourbonism only
when they shall have been baptized in
the fountain of perpetual brothefly love.
Under the caption, Down With Both
Factions the Western News, a stalwart
democratic organ, says:
The Billings Times. the editor of which
is a democrat from Arkansas and of the
vintage of the old school. is busily en-
gagged nowadays in telling the world
that it is neither a "Clark organ" nor a
DAILY organ." but, like the Western
News, is simply a straightforward,
! thorough-going democratic newspaper.
that believes its mission is to assist to
the extent of it's ability in advancing the
interests of the democratic party rather
than boosting for any faction. Like
the Western News. it is not interested in
the personal matter that has estranged
Messrs. Clark and Daily and divided their
followers into hostile camps to the great
jeopardy of the party. All over the state
: democratic papers,, that lay not been
secured by the rival chieftains. are COM
ing out strong on independent lines.
They demand that this fractional row, so
far as it concerns the party, shall cease,
! realizing that if it does not Montana will
be lost to Bryan next year. The follow
ing paragraph clearly defines the posi-
ton of the Billings contemporary and
other Independent democratic papers
throughout the state:
w believe it to be the duty of the
Times, it's editor and every honest, lib
erty-loving democrat within the broad
limits of the state of Montana, to use
their utmost influence to bring about a
thorough organization of the independ- |
ent democracy Of this state, to crush and
, stamp out everything savoring of per- |
sonal politics. Spite and personal hatred
has no place in the democratic ,creed.,'
The promoters Of the "new' denoc-
racy scheme are starting in rather late
to carry the state for Bryan. by demand
ing that "this factional row shall cease. !
They might have made more converts
to the movement had it been undertaken |
seven or eight years ago, before neatly
every democrat in the state had 'lined !
up either as a DAILY or a Clark man. !
With neither Of these eminent gentle
men prominent in the new democracy.
the prospective condition of it's cam
paign fund is enough to excite horror!
Then. what would the renovated democ-
racy do without the Anaconda Standard
and the Butte Miner? What would it !
do for campaign orators without Charlie |
Hartman, and General Nolan, and Jim
Brown, n Bob Smith, and John B.
Wellcome?
Coming from the Western News, pub
lished at Hamilton, the new democ-
racy enterprise is likely to excite the !
suspicion that it is a scheme to let some
of the boys in under the tent, after the
smoke of the present senatorial battle
shall have cleared away, and the ambu- ;
lances ave started for tall timber. The
faction that finally comes out on top in
the impending struggle will naturally
assume the leadership of the democratic
party in this state. That follows as a
matter of fact. Is it possible that one
faction is trying to cover a prospective
retreat. by organizing a new democ-
racy into which its membership may be
initiated without loss of prestige or
power? Heaven forbid the suspicion!
But, alas, the enthusiasm with which
the Western News belittles the numeri-
cal strength of these c%ontending factions,
gives color to the idea. 1t states that
they comprise barely one hundred indi-
viduals altogether" This statement
does not dovetail very we'll with it's pre-
vious declaration hat unless the row
ceases Montana will be lost to Bryan
next year" Logically, it would argue
that If the row does cease Bryan may
carry the state by a democratic majority
of less than one hundred. But we will
let that pass. The margin is 80 small 1t
might get lost in the shuttle. Under the