Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-02

guidance the nation will take no back
ward step.
We condemn the democratic party Of
the nation as party of negation al
ways; a party which has no policy
further than perpetual opposition to
republican principles. It arose dis
honored from the ashes CT disaster
brought about by civil war, only to op.
pose all efforts to national growth. It
reviled Lincoln living, it claims him
dead. 1t stood for fiat money; it
brought disaster by it's attempt at free
trade; it opposed national expansion;
its leaders laud Aguinaldo, the colored
murderer in the Philippines, and burn
the black man at the stake; it assai1s
plutocracy, yet it has Bryan, Hogg,
| Towne, Clark and Heinze who have
thrived as parasites upon republican
prosperity; it opposes the trusts, yet
endeavors to thwart every effort of the
president to SUPPRESS them. During the
democratic days of Grover Cleveland
it brought home to every resident Of
eastern Montana the beauties of free
trade desolation and despair.
We deride the pretended devotion Of
Montana democracy to political de-
cency. Throughout it's entire history
the corrupting wealth of it's leaders
has lighted the paths of their followers.
Bribery to gain the senate is but
stepping stone for bribery to own the
courts of the commonwealth. Recent
contests in the party in this state must
have demonstrated to the people that
not until the republican party gains
the ascendency can Montana politics
cease to become a public stencil and
national disgrace.
We pledge our Legislative nominees
to stand upon the republican platform.
No democratic Legislative nominee dare
endorse the free trade policies of his
party while asking for the suffrages
of the votes of Rosebud county.
We pledge our county candidates to
a conservative, efficient and economi-
cal administration of county affairs.
No would-be party bosses will
dictate their policies, nor Interfere
with their official duties. Their action
will be such as to subserve the best in
terests of all the people.
We condemn democratic methods and
one-man rule in Rosebud county. We
believe that majority of the legitimate
voters of Rosebod county should choose
the officials wno have charge of county
government, and therefore condemn the
importation Of men who come to the
county only temporarily, hired for the
express purpose of thwarting the
people.
We pledge our candidates for as
SCISSOR and our candidates for county
commissioner, sitting as board of
equalization, to assess all Rosebud
county property as low as any county
in Montana, consistent with the proper
administration of county affair, said
assessment and equalization being such
as will be accepted by the state board.
Upon these principles and PROPOSE
tons, and others born in the spirit of
honor and decency in public affairs,
do we go before the voters of Rosebud
county, asking for their suffrages in
behalf of candidates pledged to this
platform and faithfulness and intee-
rity in every one of their official acts.
The nominating of candidates re-
suited as follows:
State Senator-A. G. Wilson,
Representative-Wm Bray.
County Commissioners-J. c. Hope,
Freeman Philbrick and Matt Schultz.
Sheriff-Jos. Northway.
County Attorney. L. Gibson.
Treasurer-M. Bentall.
Clerk and Recorder-R. McRea.
Clerk of Court-D. J. Muri.
Assessor-J. B. Grierson.
Coroner-Not selected.
Public Administrator-R. w. Shook.
Justices of the Peace-Fors yth town.
ship. A. DeBerge and L. w. Katz-
enstein.
The following persons were selected
as central committeeman, after which
the convention adjourned:
Forsyth-Ira Cole.
Crow Agency-E. o. Greene.
Rosebud-Clem Pierce.