Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-06-25

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ment of the Republican party, were
be expected. The chief interest
in this gathering centered in what was
done and said In the great task of
getting the discordant elements of
to pull together in the
traces again. Mr.. Bryan was not there
in person though cordially invited.
Whether there in spirit or not he will
undoubtedly inform his following
through the columns of the Common
er. But from past u%tterances 1t is
not likely Mr.. Bryan will give much
encouragement 90 the "re-organizers,"
though there Is no question but he Is
playing a losing game in his stubborn
opposition and is alternating thous-
ands who supported him in his two
contests for the presidency. The day
is coming when Grover Cleveland will
be rated a greater and safer man than
William ]. Bryan, and by Democrats
who have entertained a bitter hatred
fer the former. 1t only requires time
t. destroy prejudice and bring truth
into clearer light. Grover Cleveland
was everlastingly right IN the money
question and that was the only ques-
tion that isolated him from his party
and its councils.
Yet, while a majority Of the Dem
o%cratic papers and politicians of this
state may worship at. the shrine OF
the peerless leader there are others
who would be glad to see him side.
tracked.
The Great Falls Tribune. in speak
ing of the harmony meeting, says:
There was genuine harmony voiced
at the Tilden Democratic meeting in
New York last evening, and it was
the sort of harmony that is making
for Democratic success in the near
future. 1t showed that the animosi.
ties and the jealousies of the past
are dying out. and that on the vital
principles that are now interesting
the country Democracy is united and
firm
The Tribune takes a cheerful and
hopeful view of the situation and has
sen?e enough to know that Cleveland,
Hill and German are at the helm
again and that Mr.. Bryan is a back
number, who, If he cannot rule, is de.
termined to ruin.
But here comes the slow but deep.
dyed peerless wOrshiper, the Bozenai
Chronicle, and sounds the alarm to
Montana Democrats. 1t sees things.
and l. tells what may happen If the
Democrats of this state are not eau.
tious. In it's last issue it says:
That a strong effort to Cleveland
lie the Democratic party, by elimi
mating from the platform of the party
every hing that is any way offensive
to the money power of the country
ard replace such declarations with
ambiguous and double meanins
phrases. is to be made at the mex
national convention, now admits o.
no doubt. What part is Montana go
ing to take in this program? TIT
principles contained in the Democrat
ic platform of 1900 and the preceding
one adopted at Chicago. changed Mon
tana from n Republican state into
a strong Democratic one. Are tn,
people going back to the old Cleve
land ideas? We do not believe tina
they are. Yet. II the Democrats o
Montana are not alert and present a
the primaries to see that there rep
resentatives are men Of sound Dem
ocratic principles, there is DANCE
that the mex delegation to a nation
al Democratic convention will be mel
selected for the purpose of aiding tn,
alleged re-organizers of the Democrat
ic party to make the platform expires
sion of principles a weak imitation o
those of the Republican party on tn
money question. or at least evasiv'
and ambiguous
: The Chronicle accuses the Butt
/ Miner. Clark's leading organ. with be
/ ing lukewarm with the present prin
/ ciples of Democracy" and of wanting
to seee a change. although it does no
; specify what changes it would Xix
, to have made.
: Seeming the danger, and after show
ing what the Montana Democrat,
: gained in offices and patronage-th
! state gaining nothing-by endorsinI
Organism. the Chronicle says:
These new Democratic voters fron
, the Republican and Populist partie
are not casting their votes for
! name but for principles. and the Dem
; ocrats of this state must exercise tn
keenest vigilance to guard these prir
ciples II they would hope to retail
the political support of these mer
We surely believe that they will d
A.. this and not sacrifice principles whicI
have the warm endorsement Of a tr
umphant majority of the rank an
al, 80 Al, ,o,.,, a., a,lar 10 f,,,thar th,