Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-07-17
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Al Great Falls, July ~, Bsfbrs the woo
Growers and the Members Of Ia Con
stitufioraI Convention.

IL 0fD86 EoAz1s WuAy ASB NoAOAU snS WD1l
Growers and the Members Of the Con.
st~itufional Convsntion.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlsmsn:I thank
you for the kindly greeting that has been
extended to the members Of the constitu.
tional convention and for thehonor Of pro.
posing Q toast to that honorable body.
And In behalf OF the constitutional conven-
ton Of the future state Of Montana I beg
TO return to you my sincere thanks and
their sincere thanks. GApplause.l In pursu-
ance Of an act Of congress. on the 18th day
of May the people Of this great common
wealth met at their respective places and
elected Q representation to meet in. the
city Of Helena ON the birthday Of Ameri-
can Independents. ~lApplauss.l And they
are to frame an instrument which shall be
the great bulwork OF the liberties OF the
great state OF Montana. And those gentle
men there assembled, the representatives
Of these people, did me the honor to make
me- chairman Of that honorable body.
16ave IN my experisnce Of one week
with that body, and in the selection Of the
members oil committees, studied the habits
and the abilities and the qualifications OF
thee gentlemen, and l must say tonight
that Montana may we'll congratulate her.
self upon the favorable and advantageous
selection OF these gentlemen. lApplause.
One OF my first duties as chairman wa to
select q judiciary committee, and when I
came to count the gentlemen who repre-
scented the bar OF Montana, I found there
were twenty.three gentlemen that repre-
sented that noble calling. [Applause.1
And you may we'll understand that 1t
was no
IA DIFFICULT QUESTION
ii nv mind 20 pick out Of those twenty.
three representatives Of the bar fifteen who
should serve upon thatimportant commit
tee. took upon myself the task, and
whether I have succeeded or not 10 left to
the people, the members Of that conven.
to determine; but I will simply say
thie, that having selected Those fifteen gen.
tlemen to represent that important inter.
est, the ightgentlemen that were left would
make q creditably judiciary committee Tor
the State OF Montana, or any other state
in this great union. [Applausel.
These gentlemen have met in convention
and they zone diligently. to work to repre-
sent the interests Of these people. Ihave
had Some little experience in these matters,
having been honored before by having been
made the chairman OF la convention
five years ago that was to
frame o constitution, but which, for no
fault OF this territory was OF no particular
avail ut that time; and / must sayrthat l
believe that the people have made no mis-
take; that they win represent the inter-
ests of all the various sections OF the
state. % %a'''sit "a
And to the gentleman whom it has heen
our pleasure to come here and meet, the
wooi.growers Of Montana, should say
that these gentlemen will faithfully and
impartialiy represent your interests. and
I would say to the mining interests OF
Montana, you are interests are 80 Il i =
~eeie SAFE In THEIR HANDS. $500.
And I would say TO the cattlemen cof this
grsat commonwealth, that you will have
NO fault to find, ia my humble belief, when
this convention shall have achieved it's Ia.
bors.and to the commercial interests and
to all the various interests that pertain to
this country would say.I believe that
you have made no mistake and these gen
tlepen will 60 to work faithfully, s%ealously
and impartially to frame a constitution
that shall protect the least as well as the
greatest industry that prevails in this
country, which we are pleased to call the
land OF our adoption uGApplausel: And
believe they will frame o constitution that
you, the people, will accept, and that there
will be no further delay in Montana taking
it's place among the galaxy Of the states
and won't she be q darling when she gets in
thereb IA voice, You bet). [Applause].
Has not the experience Of Montana as 9
territory commanded the admiration ol
the world2 Have not we had q develop
ment the like of which has never been seer
upon the face Of the earth? Can't we point
with pride to the great mine over there on
the other side OF the range, the great Gran.
ite Mountain, the greatest silver mine upon
the face OF the earth? [Applsuse.]
May I not recall to your minds that in
the county OF Silver Bow we have the
greatest copper mine, the great Anaconda,
about which everybody knows something
the ~ ANA
GREATEST PRODUCER OF CoPPER
now upon the face OF this globe. Zap
plause.1 And have not we there by heI
side that great sister Of hers which belongs
to the Boston & Montana2 [~applause]
which is the second producer of copper
uUOu Lu0 IdC0 Vi UuiS SIOUCs- anu uO SO AOt
We down there at Anaconda the greatest
smelling plant that is to be found any
where in the world? And have We not
many advantages, the like Of which cannot
be found among the same ratio OF popula'
ton anywhere in this broad countryi
Take the commercial interests Of this
country-and / will say that I rely q great
deal upon the judgment OF those travelling
men that we call ''drummers." with whom
I am brought into close contact-and they
tell me that they have never seen in any
territory or state in this union q CONNER
cial class Of people who have more sagacr
ity, who possess more integrity and more
ability, than the commercial men OF the
territory. [Applause.] y,
We have q great industry here. also in
the cattie-growiDg OF this country. We all
regret sincerely that the immediate pros
poets OF THAT business are not what they
might be; but we know; intimately and
well, the gentlemen who are identified with
it and we know that they have courage,
that they have faith, and that they viii
stem the tide. Although it may seem q
dark cloud that rises in the horizon at the
present, they will come to the front smiling;
and we all hope for their sake and the
sake OF this country that the cloud may
not be as black as it seemsto be at present,
and that they will tide oyer thls, coming
winter without any great loss. [Applause:]