Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-30
Special Corresp udsncs to TIE MIMI
ANACONDA NOTES.

-special Corresp udsnos to TIE MIMI
ANACONDA NOTES.
ANACONDA, October 20. 1886.
Through the presence Of the "Wah Hoss'
here on Wednesday evening, and Hon. 10
seph K. Toole on the evening following. tn
people Of Anaconda were enabled to insti
tute q comparison between the men ant
the issues OF the congressional campaign
that rebounds greatly to the advantage o
the Democratic standard bearer.
Sanders blowout was q miserable fiasce
ia every particular, and did almost al
much to pave the way to Democratic sue
cess in this county as did the Democratic
demonstration tO insure 1t. A few sicklJ
torch-lixhts constituted the procession
while q couple Of dismantled ash barrels
that had been rescued from the dump com
pissed the Nominations. The meeting al
the skating rink reminded one strongly o
the audience usually accorded to a party
of s.barn-stormers." Sanders certainly
! felt the influence of his surroundings, fol
| even his few Infatuated adherents here ad
I nit that he made one of the poorest talk
| OF his life. The old "Wah Hoss Was indeed
| Jade and wind broken, and as u conse
! uuence his corporaIs guard hereabouts arr
| maniiestly dispirited over his appearance
| in, this bailiwick. Last Wednesday they
| were in the elysium Of victory; ~to-day-ah
| the characterization that has takei
| piace-they are in the depths OF detection
| and despair.
Since the day OF Sanders nomination
| they have been extol'ing his impressive
ness, his wit, his logic, his fine delivery and
in fact nave attributed to him every quail
| fication that constitutes true eloquence
| Hence bis auditors here we're prepared tt
He spoke, and the ideal orator was sud
denly lost in the ~rantiDg, returbativ'
d%emagogue with bis platitudes and hi
cheap clap-trap. Instinctively many
quilted the hall with strong symptoms D
| disgust. They had gone to hear a silver
tongued orator, but they found him
leaden ,tongued one, and they went away
and would not be comforted. For two
mortal hours-hours that seemed inter
minable to those who ~perfunctorily re
manned through them-he talked. He frs
posed as a martyr to personal abuse, ther
as the assailant of the Democratic party
and lastly as the dear, disinterested frient
OF the people OF Montana. In fancifu
| terms he depicted himself as the Atlas who
was bearing on his shoulders Montana
Legislative burthen and grievances, ane
who would bring about q deliverance from
them through his election to Congress. TIL,
ineredulous smiles OF his hearers proved
that his load presented itself to them in thu
shape of the Northern Pacific Railroad
with it's extortionate local tariffs, it's un
patented lands, it's subsidy and tax exemp
ton schemes and it's general hostility tt
labor interests. At length the C olonel
closed with a feeble attempt at a perora'
ton, and a general sigh OF relief issued from
his hearers as they made their escape.
In brilliant contrast to the Republican
hurrah aud the subject of it wat the Demo
cratic demonstration of Thursday evening
and the appearance and bearing of Hon
Joseph K. Toole, himself and party, con
sisting of Hon. F. NJ. Cole, J. B. McMaster
F. D. Brown, L. J. Sharp, w. F. Stanley
Thomas F. Ward and Dan Hurst. A large
deputation of our prominent Democrats
with two brass bands, met them at the
ton. By z p. m q dozen huge bonfres lii
up in the streets in every direction, while
private partisan enterprise, by the use o.
Chinese lanters and transparencies, made
the city appear bright as day. Soor
annon were booming in every direction
A torchlight procession, numbering
over 500 staunch Democrats and
headed by Mr.. Toole and party in
open carriages. paraded the streets for ahal
hour. The widest enthusiasm prevailed
among the people, and Toole's name rang
with victorious accent from one end of the
city to the other. A halt was finally made
at Che skating rick, which had been selected
as the place of meeting, but although tht
most capacious building in town, it wat
found inadequate to contain the %concourse
that sought admission. Mr.. Toole's ap
pearance on the stage drew forth round af
ter round of cheers. His address covered
over two and y half hours, and was a tell
ing dne throughout. In a straightforward,
candid manner he proceeded with his argu'
ment. One by ons Col. Sanders sophis.
tries and platitudes were exposed and ex
ploded. Thread by thread his Tissue Of
falsehoods, cunningly woven, was torn
His public record was held up to view wits
a. faithfulness of p~ortraitare, that as onh
Republican afterward said to the writere
IF any n revered Col. Sander
for the public service he has,
or claimed to have, rendered
Montana in the past the feeling vas in
stantly and forever dispelled after hearing
Joe Toole give his record. Mr.. Toole
proved Cnat much OI Jne HatlOnal leglsld-
ton inimical to Montana was passed by
the Republican party, and that the Demo
cratic party, true to the great principles
that enabled it to guide this republic
Alright through the days OF it's infancy,
stood ready to foster and protect every
enterprise and interest of the American
people. He was listened to with the clos
est attention throughout, and at the con
clusiOn OF it everybody eviDced their plea
sure by a general h%andshaking.
The demonstration was the most sue
cesful of it's kind ever held in Anaconda
md it's character denotes the spirit aud
feeling of our Democrats. We can safely
Toole's majority in this city to
reach 800. ERIE.