The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-29
ALL The CLUBS IN LINE
Winners In Next tuesdays Election
Joining In q Rally.


Anaconda was wholly given over tn the
democrats last night. The officers OF the
local club had made arrangements for the
grandcst rally of the campaign. and the
enthusiasm of the occasion surpassed any
thing ever Witnessed during the years that
have rolled by since the founda-
lions for a city were laid on
the hanks Of Warm Springs creek.
Promptly at the appointed time the
of the Anaconda club met the
large delegation brought by special train
from Carroll and n parade was formed
with four brass hands and nine hundred
and twenty torch-hcarers i'm line. A tour
of the principal streets In town was made.
Many of the residences were brilliantly IL
Illuminated for the occasion and the march
was one round of enthusiasm. The long
procession fled i'm front of the Montana.
where. "a scene of unusual brilliancy
was presented. Ladies' waved their
salutation to the marching host.
and the scene was inspiring beyond
description. Cheer upon cheer greeted
Toole and MaRinnis as the marching
host fled i'm front OF the grand stand.
There was no limit to the enthusiasm and
il was long before the assembled masses
could he brought tn silence i'm preparation
for the formal addresses of the evening.
When Chairman DougiIcrty introduced
Joseph X. Toolc the cheers were almost
~dcafcning. The uproar lasted for several
INV tp W. W
the popularity of u candidate could bc inn
agined. MIR. Toole said in substance:
Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens of
Anaconda. 1 am completely surprised ut
this great demonstration. 1 always
knew that Anaconda could Inc relied upon
in any emergency To produce q. solid dem
ocratic phalanx. but never until this even
ing was l aware, that il could bring tn the
front such u procession, u procession
which would be. "a pride and glory to amy
city Ell OF sh r%, i Tim S, it, p% MaI;m";s ,n ! want n,Y.
self for this cordial demonstration. 1t
will ever he 70 me an Inspiring memory.
territory. of Montana. There are
political party To such al extent hut
thnt on next Tuesday they will vote for the
party which, i'm their Judgment, will hest
IL the duty of every American citizen To
ally himself to that party which will do
,iss ORIGIN fSs Of NE Siou, S%s,if in ga ESsa until Fam J"n.
OF this territory have been in the hands Of
f f"ur r years Curing %'s Which p ali their St ae sSf have
been subject To the closest scrritity and i'm
v~cstiRation. II il has not stood the test of
your lot with anothe political party. II
has favored no sumptuary laws, but has
s%%arnSseed the snfSrcem"nt "ff I the
law. II rs no experimental bur
party III DDwtT. MOI IOT oIlc Oh TWO Dr.
three years, hut for twenty-five consccu-
tive years il has made IN record that il I'M
impeachable. IL has enforced the laws at
the least possible expense to tho people.
Ii has to them u minimum Of
taxation. After twenty-five years of rom
troll This yommg and insty territory WA. led
statehood, with public buildings, school
houses. court houses and insti-
i%''"% "rcdi Il s %@lr" and II justly With i" s PsSSsj
surplus in its treasury. A change came
was IA most unexpected surprise, and tai no
one more than the republican party.
Flushed with victory and filled with n de-
ury, the republican party took nitro
Let ms see what they did. The first thing
Scr cent :" paT the fe aw n amsf''' smslu ny 80
was no public demand for this increase.
people that the pay of these officers was
ncommensurate with the services per-
f saris%. for Ka To .hs sy, is sa% ! sP Or y You, this his
thing utterly d~isrcsarling ,hc laws
iiance ."' of 'I popular ssnsims ss co aS-
grsss had PASSED a law that the
S ;%a,.ss.S 81 J.r T." , 1sii's ,sr, should 81 %is o,,,a he
But the republican. legislature defeated
the law of the land In order tai carry out
fit to bc charged with the administration
of affairs: Our people had been clamor-
Ing loud ana long Tor the time
when we might counc tai full
ficdgcd statehood. They had been
curtailsd in their rights long enough.
just as this time draws near this republic
can legislature cnacts that infamous reg
istratratiou law. AN act to disfranchisc the
people on the frontier, the miners and the
stockraisers. Away from the cities
and towns along the railroad these
men have been compelled to
travel from p to 100 miles to put their
names on the register. They have been
put To all this trouble and expense 10y a
Legislature, which instead of curtailiny
citizenship should have done all that
would propcrl enlarge il. The republic
cans have continually. and most grossly
misrepresented The Democratic party's
position ol this question. No democratic
candidate has announced on any rostrvim
his opposition To the Australian system of
voting. i believe i'm the unrcstrainetl and
untraInellcd light of every man to cast
his vote as lac pleases. The democratic
party pledges itself tai favor this i'm the leg
i~slative assembly and everything tending
to protect the purity of the ballot, and the
assertions of the republicans to the
contrary are deliberate falsifica-
tions. In two short months the
republicans h~ave'spent the $4,000 i'm the
treasury, and instead of Montana going
into the Union with money in it's pockets
il will be. I am Informed. four or five
thousand dollars i'm debt. IL the past