The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-30

tne condemnation Of the democratic
party. AS citizens Of the state we in
sorrow acknowledge the burden of
disgrace which the democratic party
and Its administration have brought
10 the fair name of Montana.
We approve the action of republi-
cans In the Seventh legislative assem-
bly, In voting for the e%ight-hour law
and we pledge the nominees Of the
party for the legislature in the re-
spective counties OF the state to faith
fully and earnestly maintain that law
upon the statute books.
The State Administration.
We denounce the democratic ad-
m~inistration Of affairs in our state
and in the various counties of the
state dominated by the democratic
party as extravagant, wasteful and
dishonest. We condemn the hypocrisy
OF the party in pronouncfng itself in
favor Of an economical administration
Of the government while devoting its
energies tojthe increase Of salaried
positions 4nd the ilching of money of
the public treasury Of the state and
counties Through illegal and question
able DEL ces.
we pronounce the declaration of
the DEL ocratic platform OF. Montana
pledgif that party to the fairness.
honesty and impartiality Of judicial
officers las a piece Of supreme irony
and fmpertinence in view of the rec
ord of the democratic party il the
matter of attempting to debauch the
courts Of the state.
In view of the notorious debauch-
ing nc legislatures in Montana by mil
lionaire democrats, we favor the
reference of election of United States
senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie.
1--WE favor the repeal of the present
rkad law and the enactment of a ra-
tR5nal, wise and prudent law in lieu
hereof; we favor equality of valua-
Yfon and assessment of all property
and. franchises within the state wheth-
Yer owned by individuals or corpora
Y lions.
I'VE are in favor of equal justice to
all, capital and labor, and against
special favors to any interest, whether
individual OF corporation.
"We are in favor Of such legisla-
ton as will secure competition in the
transportation of freight and pas
sengers and at the same time c
age the construction of additional
railroads throughout the state.
Rights Of Employees.
We favor the enactment of such
laws as will secure the employees ex-
emption from unjust exactions and
unreasonable subserviency to the en-
ployer and we are opposed to the
coercion, of employees into purchas-
ing goods at company stores.
we recommend to the state legis-
lature the enactment of a law provid-
ing for the election by popular vote
of the state mining Inspector and the
boiler inspector. hi. tr
I'VE favor the adoption of a fellow
servant law which shall apply to all
wage arner and we hereby instruct
our candidates for the legislature, if
elected, to do all in their power pos
sible to secure the enactment Of a
fellow-servant law at the coming SEES
sion of the legislature.
"We recommend that the laws of
Montana be so amended as to allow
compensation for witnesses in courts
not of record and on ,cdroners' in
quests.
Upon the principles herein an
nounced and in the name of the re-
publican party of the United States
we call upon the electors of Montana
to- support the nominees this day put
before them by, the republican con-
vention.'
State Committee.
The state committee was organic
ed as follows:
Beaverhead-J. q. Morse.
Broadwater-H. Berg.
Carbon-W. +. Meyer.
Cascade-D. j. Tallant.
Choteau--Jerre sullivan.
Custer-Kenneth Mclean.
Dawson-William Lindsay.
Deer Lodge-A. B. Rogers.
Fergus-F. E. Wright.
Flathead-John l.. Clark.
-
) Gallatin-E. B. Martin.
Granite-P. S. Mussigbrod.
Jefferscn-L. Sponheim.
Lewis and Clarke-Dr. VIM. Treacy.
Madison. l.. Galloway. y
II Meagher-David Penwell.