The Western news., 1904-10-12
DEMOCRACY WILL
SWEEP THE STATE
VIEWS OF CANDIDATES OF DEn.
OCRATlC AND ALLIED PARTIES.
GOV. TOOLE'S PLATFORM IS KEYNOTE
Confidence of Sweeping Victory All
Along the Corporations
r1ust Retire from Politics.

Helena, Oct. 1O.--All the candidates
on the democratic state ticket were in
Helena last week attending the fair
and meeting their friends from differ
ent parts of the state, and were inter-
viewed for the press. All are enthus-
iastic in the work of the campaign
and con fident of success for the whole
ticket in November.
David G. Browne
David G. Browne, of Fort Benton.
candidate for state treasurer, is one
of The best political observers in the
state. Speaking of the ticket and
platform, he said:
"We have an excellent ticket and a
very popular platform. l confidently
expect to see the state go for Parker
and Davis and for the whole state tick
ct. The candidates are working with
will, aud have behind them a united
party and, in fact. united parties that
stand for the same principles.
"Our platform is one that appeals
to all classes of citizens, and is
straightforward, candid statement to
the people of what the democrats will
do. 1t is platform that means prog
ress and cleaner politics in the state.
I believe the great majority of the
voters are tired of unclean politics,
and if they are, all they have to do
to make Montana politically clean is
to elect a democratic administration
and the democratic candidates for the
legislature"
Finley McRae
Finley McRae, of Helena, demo-
c ratio candidate for clerk of the su-
preme court, is we'll known over the
state. Interviewed IN Helena last
week he said:
81 stand now just where stood last
year when expressed my sentiments
in regard to the proper platform for
the democrats this year. Ever
since Governor Toole sent his famous
message to the Eighth legislature, l
have been in favor of using the main
features of that message as the foun-
dation for our platform this year.
That is what the democratic conven-
tion did, and victory was assured
when the platform was adopted.
81 have met the gentlemen on the
democratic ticket, and without excep-
ton they are worthy of the hearty
support of the people: men who will
perform the duties of their offices sat
isfactorily and give the state good
administration.
The plain, candid platform of our
party shows that the democratic par
ty is close to the people; not only
willing to trust the people, but anx-
ious for the m to have political power
IN their own hands and use it. The
central thought Of the platform is
that the people can be trusted, that
they are the only source of political
power, and that their rights are not
safe anywhere except in their own
hands.
eff the people of Montana want hon
est primaries, if they want nomina-
tions made by themselves instead OF
by corporations, if they want a whole.
some check on the legislature SO that
our lawmakers cannot be controlled
by corporations, if they want fail
treatment from the railroads, if they
want to bring their state government
closer to them, they will elect the
democratic candidates for the legisla
ture, and will elect the whole stat,
ticket.
"The prospects for democratic sue
cess and for change from unclean te
clean political methods have neve
been so bright in this state. The dem
ocratic platform meets every deman,
of very large majority of the people
who want to wash the dirt out of ou
politics. Our platform is definite. l
means what it says, and no one has te
guess at what it means. It says t
the people that the democrats of Mon
tana are opposed to any sort of corpo
ration rule, to all sorts of boss rule
and want nothing but rule of the pee
pie. That means good governmer
and clean government"
Austin c. Cormley