The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-09-20
THE GLENDIvE MEETING.
An Enthusiastic Turning Out of the Peo-
pIe-Mr. Toole's speech.

An Enthusiastic Turning Out OF the Peo-
pIe-Mr. TOole's Speech.
GLENDIvE, Sept 19.-ISDecial TO the In
dependent. THE enthusiastic democratic
rally here last night, at which Hon. Mar
tin Maginnis and Hon. J. K roOle deliv-
cred memorable addresses, has had a very
depressing effect on the republicans and
made the democrats doubIy sure of a vic
tory on Oct. I. In the course Of MT.
Toole's speech be said:
"The sudden acquisition Of wealth in TIE
United States is one Of the dangers OF the
times. i have supreme contempt for the
Individual who pandrrs to the prejudIces
of the poor by abusing the ricn. But every
man who can SEES uud read must observe
the encrUschntsHt Of the money power Uu
the rights Oi the Individual. The Issue be-
tween plutocrLcy and the people spOner ur
later viii be on IriaL The rate at which
fortunes are made is simply appalling.
Allsdi1's lamp is dismissed and Monte
CTistO becomes commonplace when com
pared win our modern msgiciaDs of q
nance and trade. We hear OF homes rnst-
ing SIS, ,000, 600 and siugle breakfast S5 O0O
These things fail strangely on the ears OF
the millions who live ia q hut and dine on
a crust. When darkness settled over Egypt
aud she lost her place among the nations
OF the earth. three per cent Of
her population owned niDet-sevrn
Der cent of her wealth, and the people
starved to death. When Babylon fell two
per cent of her population owned elI OF
her wealth and tile people starved o. death.
When Persia bowed her head one per cent
of her population owned all of her lands
and the people starved 70 death When
the son of dark despair set upon Rome
eighteen hundred men owned all OF the
wealth of the then known world.
''FOT thirty years the United states has
followed rapidly in the train of these old
nations In 1850 the capitalists OF this
country owned thirty per cent Ot the
nations wealth. la 1870, only twenty
years later they owned seventy per cent
of our wealth, having neary doubled their
accumulatiOns in that short time ] his
ratio mas been more than kept up since
1870. and the capitalist probably now
holds more than eighty per cent
Of the wealth OF this country
This vast sum is probably owned sud con
trOlled by less than ten per cent ut our
population, and this SIN al per cent Is using
It's immense power in every department OF
business and government 70 make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. " nat j. 70 D.
done? The world knows tnat a man less
than ten years from poverty has an income
of S2O, 600 600, aud his two associates BeAriy
as much, ana il all came from TIE controi
and arbitrary pricing II Hn article OF uni
versal use. The syndicate, the trust snd
the combination which make these things
possible are 1he children OF the republican
party. They have been fostereh and en-
| cOuraged until they are about 70 Swallow
up the people and defy the government
| The democratic party is opposed 20 this
i consolidation of capital, and n
stands pledged tn furnish a remedy
/ Let organize intelligent labor he no longer
/ deluded with the idea thst condition Oi
/ things which makes IL possible 70 aDlass
| these colossal fortunes in a day or year csn
i possibly be recOnciled with any reasonable
theory for the amelioTstiOn of the grisy
snces of the working classes. Under tn
/ present system OF voting 1.-THE Australian
/ which, In the main, hssrllly endorse, N,
i power 70 be feit and heard Is in the hsndi
of the voters unrestrained. The legisla
| i've assembly viii doubtless provide for
| bureau of labor and statistics. i is thi
/ only method by which authentic intOrme
tlon Tor The protection of the workinl
/ classes can be gathered and preserved A
It's head there ought 70 be the best auS
most Intelligent representative Of labor h
i in the state"