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Show TRUTH. - 7 and while an old man, eighty-on- e THE PASSING OF BRYAN. the principle: That to secure these years of age, is said to be well pre- rights governments aro instituted The two conventions are ended and served and looks and acts at least among men, deriving their just powUnder this caption the Butte News the issues have been defined. The twenty years younger. Truth be- ers from the consent of the gov- and the Brooklyn Eagle speak of the that some strong man from In- erned. Let the governed exercise candidates of the two great parties lieves diana or Marshall Field of Illinois their best judgment and the minority Nebraskan who was twice nominated are before the people for their calm would have been a better candidate, will for the Presidency of the United abide by the result. cheerfully o States and twice was defeated. It is judgment. The Republicans have se- politically and geographically, but was Truth convennot MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. lected for their standard bearers running the not the purposo of Truth to discuss tion. Theodore NATIONAL POLITICS. President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks, the latter a senator from the state of Indiana. The Democrats have chosen Alton B. Parker of New York and former Senator Davis of West Virginia. So far as the personnel of the two tickets is concerned, but little need be said. Every intelligent citizen is familiar with the names of the candidates. The unintelligent need no information. Politically the Republicans havq shown the more wisdom in the selection of their candidates. After having chosen Roosevelt as the leader they very wisely went to the state of Indiana ,which is by no means safe for either party, and selected his running mate from that great commonwealth. Indiana is generally loyal to her sons and when one is chosen to run for an exalted position she usually forgets a great deal of her politics and raises him up. In the old days Thomas B. Hendricks controlled Indiana for Democracy, but latterly she has been voting for the men of her choice on the other side, whenever they were nominated. That Roosevelt was the strongest candidate the Republicans could have named at this time is manifest. The death of Senator Hanna removed his most formidable rival. Had the senator lived the record of the Republican convention might have been we written, because differently the gathlearn since Republican ering at Chicago that an effort would have been bade to stampede that body for him and with the many friends he had such an effort would have, in all probability, been successful, for no man stood in higher esteem than, did he. But that is neither herea nor there, for Hanna sleeps his last long sleep and Roosevelt was next to him in the hearts of the Republican party. Roosevelt represents the modern Republican idea. It is fitting that he should be nominated. & Fairbanks, as a running mate, was an excellent selection, outside the geographical question. He is a man of ability, of sound reasoning powers and has the respect of his party associates and his political opponents. He is reticent about forming opinions and slow to express any sympathy with matters of policy, but when he has considered a subject, and has voiced his judgment he is always respected in that expression. The Democrats have chosen as their candidate, Judge Alton B. Parker, of New York, a man of rare learning and ability and a thorough Democrat. He has been very popular with the masses in his native state and has been elected to the position he now holds by a majority of 60,000. He is a firm believer in the policy of Jefferson and a stickler for the constitution. Parker ought to be a favorite with the working classes, because in his decisions affecting the rights of labor and capital his interpretation of the law has been sound and correct and has given labor everything it was entitled to. He was selected because of his good character and' standing and because it was believed he could carry New York. Senator Davis, the candidate for vice president is from West Virginia, The Republicans declared in favor of the retention of the gold standard; the Democrats did not. The Republicans considered the declaration essential, the Democrats, by their action, arrived at the conclusion that it was not necessary. Judge Parker, however, thought differently, and in a telegram declared his belief in the integrity of the gold standard. This action on his part will do much to relieve any doubt that might have existed in the minds of the voters and will, no doubt, increase his vote materially in certain quarters, while it may not alienate any considerable number in others. The people of this country regard the money question as being settled for the time being at least. The platforms of the two parties have been given a wide circulation. Every voter should study them; voter should read them every and should read the comments of the best writers on both sides. The public addresses of the candidates should All quesalso be carefully read. tions should be earnestly debated before election and when the voter casts his ballot he should do so feeling that be has done the best for the interest, not only of his individual case, but of all the people of this country. If the intelligence, the manhood and the womanhood of this country does that, then, be it Roosevelt or Parker, the destinies of America are safe and the prosperity of the people is an assured fact. Our fathers laid down There is one very much abused official in the employ of the city government, the affable and efficient young man who collects the fee for licensing dogs. Under the present regime the custom of going to one's house and taking the dog to the pound without as much as saying by your leave, as was once the practice, has been abandoned and now the collector visits the owners of paydogs and pleasantly requests ment. Notwithstanding his pleasant face, sunny smile and cheery greeting, the average dog owner thinks he is a man to be abused, maligned and generally cursed and as a result heaps maledictions on his head. This is wrong, because the collector is but doing the duty prescribed by ordinance and if he did not do it would be derelict in his duty. Dog owners should refrain from abusing this official and treat him with courtesy. Truth knows of several instances where the collector has been compelled to take vigorous tongue lashings all on account of his endeavors to do his full duty. The people losing their tempers, are among the b?st of the city, more's the pity. o Many people would gladly send their bills to Wallace to collect, if they only knew how nicely and politely He Gets the Money. Top floor, D. F. Walker Phone 1069-k- . Independent, Bldg. 10G9. the merits of either article further than to say that there has been no passing of Bryan. He is still one of tho greatest men In the Democratic party and will continue to be. That he fought and lost in the St. Louis convention is manifest, but ho remains a Democrat and will stand by tho candidate nominated. Bryan in St. Louis as only fought can and that he Bryan fight, is still dear to tho great heart of Democracy is evidenced by the manner in which he was received by tho delegates and the audience and tho ovations accorded him. Bryan came into popularity at the time the nation was crying for more money, and he stood as the personification of the idea that more money was needed. In the absence of gold, silver was suggested. Tho fight was made and all of us in the west stood for the quantitive theory, with a very few exceptions. As Truth observed two weeks ago, wo of the west did not want silver so much because we produced it, as much as we wanted an increase In the volume of. the circulating medium. After tho election of McKinley the stock of gold in tho world was suddenly enhanced by about four thousand millions, and tho strain which has been felt from Vienna to Buenos Ayres and from Hong Kong to London was relieved. Prosperity followed. In this Increased production of gold because tho verification of the arguments of both and Democrats of the west. The money question is no longer an Issue of vital importance. Until such times a3 the business of the world increases to an extent that the circulating medium will have to be increased, it will remain dormant. When the supply shall be inadequate to meet the requirements of trade and commerce It will he again revived. No one at St. Louis knew better than Bryan that the financial issue was no longer vital; that it has settled itself through the operation of the infallible law of supply and demand. And knowing it, he bowed to the will of the convention and will be found fighting his partys battles in this campaign. It may be asked why, if he believed this, he made a fight. The answer is Men do not relax their apparent. hold on pet theories without a struggle. Some men require the experience of a defeat to convince them of the righteousness of their opponents. Bryan has not passed. He is itill a great American. We may find fault with some of his actions, but the very life he lives, the high moral character he possesses are certificates of the rectitude of his intentions. He is a clean, ' intelligent, educated gentleman and the most earnest of his opponents have ever given him credit for being sincere. He will continue to be one of the leaders o I the party and his voice will be heard in its councils sp long as he has health and strength. This statement is but a just tribute to a gentleman who has the welfare of the people Tit .heart and who has done the best he could, as Nature has given him intelligence, to better their condition. If he has erred thie head, and not the heart and soul of the man, has been at fault. ICte-puhlic- r ry 'Oi IW l Yui CLEARANCE OF SATURDAY IT RPRniAI.fi 11 SALE Millinery r OU Your choice of every untrimmed and r.ady- - Bat at to-w-ear .. 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