The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-19
OVER THE RANGE.
The Greatest Rally Of the Campaign
at the Silver City to Honor
Visitor.
Hon. Geo. w. cassidy's Clear Pr
sentation Of the Record Of the
Democratic Party.
Facts Plainly showing How the Repubu-
cans Have Always AntagOnized the
silver Interest.

BUTTE, Sept, Is -lSpecla. 10 the lnde-
pendent The democrats Of Silver Bow
county held tonight Whist proved to be the
largest and most enthusiastic rally OF the
campaign so far. the occasion being the
presence Ia the city II the Hon. Geo. w.
Cassidy, formerly congressman of Nevada,
a man of national reputation. The meet
log was held in the opera house, which was
crowded Prior 20 the meeting the various
democratic clubs OF Silver Bow county
parsded tie streets, headed by bands of
music, and making an imposing array
After the parade an immense audi
eace assembled in the opera houss.
Hon. Geo. Stapleton, member OF the terri
torial democratic COMMITTEES sor Silver Bow
county, presided, aud among the promi
nent democrats OF Butte who occupied seats
on the platform were II. l.. Frank, w. p
Given, Jos. X. Clark, N. Kirkpatrick. T.
F. Conrteney, w. j. Penrose, John Caplice.
A. IL. Barrett, J. W. Murphy, Shelly Tut
tie, 2. j. Gilligan and Godfrey Lavelle.
Chairman Geo. w. Stspletou introduced
Mr.. Cassidy, saying that he had twic been
elected to the congress o. the United states
from The state of Nevada. Mr.. CASSIDY
was received with great applause and
made what is universally pronounced IL
be the strongest presentation of the demo
cratic cause ever heard ID Butte. He be-
gan by stating that hs had not come %
Butte 10 take part in the campaign, but
was here on private business, and had con
sented 60 speak only At the urgent sOiici-
tation of his friends. He was a democrat,
however, and was willing at all times 10 do
yoemen service Ia the democratic army
The history OF the democratic party could
be written page for page, with the bright
est in the worlds history; democratic wis
dom had laid the foundation OF this
great country and every ything in Il Gould
be traced TO the fruits of democratic policy.
The democratic party had guided the des
tiny of this country for sixty years and
under its administration or public affairs
all the land belonging 10 the government,
with the single exception of Alaska, bad
been acquired. and more than that, under
the last dem0cratIc administration 100, 600,
900 acres OF the public domain had been
taken away from the corporal ons and re-
stored To the people.
The orator ten passed 10 a consideration
of the silver question He did not see how
an honest man In silver producing state
could vote for the republican party. Tie
called TO mind the oemObet z3tion or silver
IA 1873. which he nominated ii clan1es-
tine scheme, engineered by John cheT-
man. From 1873 10 ISIS, no republican had
risen in his seat in the national Legislature
o do anything for silver. The Blaud silver
bill was introduced by democrat from
Missouri. As il psased the democratic
house tt provided tor the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver. In the republican
senate IL was crippled so as to pro
vide only for the coinage Of
maximum of 81 100000 q month and a
minimum of S2.OO0OO0; even then but six
republicans voted Tor II and all the TEST
against it, Every democrat but one voted
for It. Since Its passage republican ad-
ministratlDns had only permitted the coin
age of the minimum amount. In the entire
history of silver legislation there was
never a time when more than ten republ-
can senator's could be secured TO support
any measure In favor of silver, aud there
never was q time when less that twenty
hve democratic senators did sup
port such measures. -Four fifths o.
opposed 10 the silver interests, and four
hfths OF the democrats of the east were IN
favor of the peoples money. He stated
that Senator Stewart, n a recent cOnFeTsa
tiOn with hun, had admitted that the Only
hope Of getting favorable action in the
silver matter in the senate was by avoiding
committee reports on the subject. John
sherman was sill chairman Of the ti1aDcs
committee, and a bitter and determined
enemy OF silver. IL was impossible To get
favorable action in the matter Of silver
legislation from the United states senate
without action by the finance committee.
The orator then made an ilnpsssiOned
appeal 70 the people to elect a democratic
legislature that tNO dem cratic senators
might be sent from Montana to help change
rhe political complexion of the Senate.
Unless this latter were accomplished, ~
yer could not be heEehtted- With demo.
cratic majority ia the senate the primo pal
product of Montana, silver, would be IL
creased 25 PER ceaG
MT. Cassidy then discussed the records
of the two parties on the matter Of Chinese
exclusion, stating that Benjamin Harrison
had always been opposed to sucn restfIc-
tive legislation. He said that now, owing
10 recent decisions Of the repub ean caOl-
net officers, the bars had been prse-
tically taken down, and the
coolies could enter America with reason
able safety He showed that the admis
sion of Montana was due TO democratic
house and a democratic president. Hr
then passed on 10 the tariff question, sbo -
ing that the Mills bill advocated q reduc-
ton Of the tariff from ~ % AZ per cent aud
only placed seven articles on the Tree Isl.
The republican senate tarin elli placed
thirty articles on the tree llst, altbOueh tue
republican national platform had declared
that the tariff must not be trif 20 Win
Mr.. Cassidy was listened 70 WIN the
greatest attention and be was fr' quently
interrupted by applause. At the crDclu-
sion of his SD ech the great audience
cheered him Enthusiastically, and after
wards gave three hearty cheers for demo-
cratic success.