The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-29
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1902.
LET CEASE.

LET DIssENTloN CEASE.
No matter what past differences
may have been in the party, the time
has arrived when the republicans OF
Montana must stand together and
factional strife must give way to per.
feet harmony and unison II they de.
sire to carry the state this fall. The
recent presidential appointments must
be accepted as indicating that the
state central committee Is recognized
at Washington as being the body that
represents the party and that person
al protests and the opposition of in
dividuals are useless and Of no avail.
While there may be those within the
party who are antagonistic to former
Senator Carter and whose opposition
is based upon grounds that to them
may appear honest and proper, the
fact remains that he is accepted by
the president and the administration
as representing the majority Of the
party in the state and his counsel and
advice are treated accordingly. To
continue the opposition to him at this
time is bound to be productive of only
-one result-to widen the breach that
has been created within the party
lines in the safes and thus further
remove the prospects of a full and
sweeping victory this fall. All good
republicans are striving with only one
object in view-the success Of the
party and to place Montana once more
safely in the republican column Of
states. But %dissention and faction
alism must cease and a united and
harmonious front must be presented.
With the state and nation prosper
GUS as never before and each advanc-
ing to greater prosperity and wealth,
and that because of the wisdom and
patriotism of the national ~administra-
ton, it would be d%eplorable, indeed,
If the republicans OF Montana were
to permit personal differences to
stand in the way of a party victory.
the winning of which now appears SO
easy. But unless a different course
is pursued that victory cannot be won.
The dissatisfied ones should be loyal
enough to acknowledge their defeat
and for the sake of party success sub
NIT to the wishes Of the majority and
again assume their old places in the
line and devote their energies to CIV
ing battle to the common foe. Never
has a party been so well equipped for
a campaign as the republican party
is at the present time. Every element
of success lis on its side and every is
sue that can be possibly raised by
the opposition a be met squarely
and honestly and only appeals to rea-
son need be made to secur the sup
port OF the people.
While appealing to the republicans
of the state, The Gazette also desires
to say a friendly word to those Of
Yellowstone county. Right here at
home there are some matters that
need Strengthening and misunder-
standings that require explanation.
Unless a better feeling Us 500 created
a repetition Of four years ago may be
looked for and the state senatorship
will again be lost to the party. The
county is largely republican and by
manifesting the proper spirit Of re-
.publicanism the anomaly of a republi-
a county electing democrats to the
legislative bodies of the state will not
be repeated in the forthcoming cam
paign. But harmony and unity must
take the place of dissention and per-
sonal chickering's. All must be repub-
licans and all battle for one common
cause In nc other way is success to
be achieved. II what a local corr
respondent Of a Butte newspaper says
is to be taken as being true 1t would
eem that the strife OF the past is to
be continued. He tells that another
republican newspaper is to be estab-
lished here. Why some n should
consider such a step necessary does
not appear. The Gazette has always
been stanchly and Loyalty republican
and has advocated republican princi-
pals and supported the party on it's
national platform when it and one
other republican newspaper were the
only two In the state that stood by
the party. all the others having turn
ca over to the enemy and giving their
support TO . candidate in opposition
to the one Of the party, selected at a
regular and lawful convention and in
accordance with the wishes and de-
sires of the majority Of the party.
Nobody whois honest and just doubts
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