The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-04-15

cies, through which designing individ-
uals or corporations may be able to
put through their ambitious schemes.
Demands Of the People.
"The people demand that the politi-
cal jobbers, the scheming and sub
terfuge that has so weakened and
demoralized political integrity in this
state, shall be done away with. They
demand the privilegt of going to the
polls and voting for men who not
only represent certain political princi-
pies, but who possess the integrity of
purpose, the honesty Of conviction and
the strength of character to uphold
and maintain those principles, ire
spective of the influence of any indi-
vidual or corporation upon the face OF
the earth. They demand a political
policy which stands for the enactment
of such laws as will guarantee and
give. to every individual and to every
corporation full and ample protection,
not only to life and the pursuit Of
happiness, but in whatever industrial
enterprise they may engage. Laws
that will secure equal and exact jus.
tice in u courts to every citizen, ir-
respective of his or her station in life.
"They demand that every law upon
our statute books that is a menace to
capital, that endangers the rights or
property of the citizens of this or any
other state, be repealed.
"They demand that every law that
tends to elevate and better the condi-
tom of the wage Garner and limits
his hours of toll, be made a part OF
the organic law of the state.
"They demand such a rigid enforce
ment of the laws which govern our
state and u political parties, that
no man will dare to betray a public
trust, dishonor a political pledge, or
be disloyal to his political principles
and hope to retain prestige in either
party or state.
"They demand that the administra-
ton of the affairs of the state shall
be placed in the hands of men whose
records and whose ability will be an
absolute guarantee that not only these
but also that every principle for which
we contend at the polls will be faith
fully and conscientiously adhered to.
IF victory does not perch upon the
banners o frepublicanism in this state
on the 9Th day of next November 1t
will be because the party deliberately
throws it away. The events of the
last eight years and the present con-
ditions demonstrate beyond the sha-
dow of a doubt that the republican
party is the only political party in
Montana to which the people can turn,
for relief.
Purified by Adversely.
"While in the last eight years the
democratic party has been going swift
ly and surely to it's Waterloo, the re-
publican party has been passing
through the refining fires of adversely,
it has been compelled to look upon it's
plague spots, and l glory in the fact
that it has had the courage to apply
the knife. And today the grand old
party, that was conceived amid the
struggles for human liberty, was born
in the throes of secession and rocked
in the cradle of civil war, the party of
Lincoln, of Grant, of Garfield, of Nc
Kinley and the peerless Roosevelt,
the republican party of this grand,
mountain state acknowledges ALE
glance to one save to the whole peo-
pie; acknowledges no master except
the will of the people; guarantees
am absolutely impartial administra.
ton of the affairs of the state; guar
antees that the functions of the state
government shall be used absolutely
in the interest of the whole people,
with favOrs to none, but justice to all.
We appeal to that Independent spirit,
to that inherent love of justice and
right that prompted our fo%refathers
to issue the Declaration of Indepen-
dence; we appeal to the people of this
proud young commonwealth, for their
confidence and support, pointing to
such men as William l.. Hollaway,
who is rejecting credit and honor
upon the supreme bench of our state,
and to Joseph M. Dixon, who is do.
ing things down in Washington, as the
type of men which we will place upon
our bond as security for our good
behavior"