Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-21
7HB TWO GREAT ISSUES.
Hon. G. w. Cassidy Of Nevada
Discusses the Silver and
Tariff Questions.
Several Arguments Based
Upon Facts, Careful Study
and Close Research.

Upon Facts, Careful Study
and Close Research.
From Thursdays Daily.
The announcement made yesterday that
Hon. g. W. Cassidy of Nevada, wonld adj
dress a meeting Of the Silver Bow Demo-
cratic club at the opera house last
night resulted in drawing one Of
the largest crowds ever assembled 10
the city on q similar occasion.
Every seat in the house was occupied and
a great many persons stood in the aisles.
Competent judges estimate the number OF
people who were present to have been at
least 1000.
The stage was tastsiully decorated, and
besides the speaker Hons. G. w. Staple
ton, 81. L. Frank, w. p. Gwinn. J. K.
Clark, N. Kirkpatrick, I. f. Courtney,
W.. J. Penrose, John Caplice, A. Il. Barrett,
J. W. Murphy, Pa. Gilligan, Shelly Tutt,e
and other party leaders occupied seats on
the platform. The Alice band was present
and after discoursing one Of it's stirring
airs the meeting wi called to order by
Hon. G.. w. StapletoD, who said that the
elasticity with which the audience had re.
sponded to Democratic music evidently
showed great interest in the political ques
tIons Of the day, and that he was glad to
have the opportunity to introduce q gen.
tleman from Nevada who had been at two
different times elected to the important
position Of congressman from that state,
and q man who had made q national repu- !
t~ation, the Hon. George w. Cassidy.
Mr.. Cassidy then advanced, made q stir.
ring Democratic speech, and showed him.
self to be entirely familiar with his subject.
lie is one OF the most eloquent orators
that ever visited this part Of the country,
and hiss o command Of language which is
wonderful. His remarks we're attentivel.
listened to by the vast audience, and he
was continually interrupted by applause
from the commencement OF his address to
the close. His remarks were substantially
as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Fellow Citi-
zens OF Butte-I consider that I have a
citizens hacanse NV ;nta-aats in tba noi;ti.
cal onest;ons III the dav are tba sams &c
vours. Tam a sold;ar IN the oreot Dsmo.
cratic army and am thereiore reaSx To do
my duty at all times. The history OF the
Democratic party can be written page at.
ter page as the brightest history OF any
political party OF the world. I am proua
old Dsmocrat;c v;sdom tbat fonndsJ .his
nation Tba namocrots haya aoar;raJ
every acre ~ This land WITH tbe excsnt;on
of kIasLa Tha n.mocrot;c nortv 10 az
onlv nartv which has nevar GIVEN n,bi;c
lands To nriyate cornorations and dur;no
the fonr yaars ~ Gr,ver CjayeionS,s ad
min;stra t;on he restored 70 tba nsonIo
millions ~ acraa that tba RonrhI;ne
marty had rohbsd them nj. n bas nawar
been INV custom to deal in nersonaIit;as
ON s;r,riy No.. e oontrast a. t-eaoaa
narties which desira the ennnort ~ tLa
neonle of Montana in The com;no ~a,sct;on
October 1. Il
There ia no doubt that the chief interests +,
OF Montana lie in the success M the Demo-. :
cratic nartv of the com;no e,ect;on No. =
it IL a well-known fact that tine Demo. :
cratic narty has always been IN faror ~ I
the silver interests. Do Won NOT remem. /,
her that II was NOT until iS7s that the frea 4
coinage of silver was advocated and then =
by the Democratic marty. While the Re-. !,
puhlieans had control al the bonsa from =
1873 to 1878. thew are on record as IN. =
posing the silver interests which H,aJtv II
brought about the Democratic SUCCESS in ! !
the house in 1879 and ona ~ +ha 6rst !.
things the Democrats did was tn restoras al :
yer to it's proper place in the coinage n q
the country. I CHALLENGE anv Rennbi;c N =
to show any time where the NH; ns -
have favored the silver intercsts in ann >
way, for, with ali the AGITATION there has =
been on the silver Question from 1874 t;T
tae present day. mot more than ten Rsnnh.
leans ever voted in favor of il. while the .;
went .i We votes In favor of IL ~
Therefore. / conclude that the Ren,,b,;. "
ans who represent the ~eastern ;nterosts :,
ire against the silver interests of the west, q,
mis- r. the preatest issne ,;th The naor,e ~
to-day p'op'e - We
As The finance anno;ntad Loot y
pring, which will have control Of ths fnan' 70
ial affairs of our government for tha na~t %,
vears. standa aoa;nst the s;Iva- 80. Ni
ats, with John Sherman at the head ~. :e'
of Montana had hetter o. on unron ia a'
scented tban to send a Rannhl;cor ranIp n
entative TO WASHINGTON II =. cioo ~ IT, se'
iqty OF all citizens. who have tha hast in. %.
rests of the state at heart to ssnd . s
smocratic representative to the bonss lin
sppen to know as / have been tbere' Az -;
as the Democrats controi t HerG. as TN
he silver interests Of the conntru will be - az
sroperly looked after. but LET the Rannbl;. =" ~
ans have a majority and thew will not %. Nv
bar Tie interests OF Montana. Tharosona Ies
sukk ou as citizens of this iorion stats W.
o sd to it hat good. Laval nems. Ua
eks represent Montana in both bonses so'
rave been for four years in congress w;th
artin Maginnis and I know that he is
YER question ftremendnons annlansa
$50 know Joseph X. Tools (applausel WI
"a know that he also can be depended
IN this important silver question.
lie balance OF the men on the DemoeratjcI Y
'ket are all good and true men n will anC
present the leading interests of Montana -.
tn honor to themselves and credit to the .ri
loo
Next the speaker took up the Chinese Ke,
and showed how the Democrats MIN