The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-21
THIS TOWN Is IN LINE
Cuagr~~sMnam Cssstdy Putting thc Case In
Word. that Every hsDdy Cou1d t"sser-
t~amd-Judge Ksrkpatrsck's Elo-
gueWt Review nj the Situation.

the present campain in Montana than
those to which the magnificent audience
i'm Evans opera house had the
pleasure of listening last night. The hall
was packed to it's utmost capacity. many
remaining standing throughout. The cx-
erviscs wcrs, pTs.faced by am inspiring Sc
lection 10y the band, and then John Dough-
erty, president at the Anaconda democratic
club introduced Hon. NJ. Kirkpatrick of
Butte. Judge kirkpatrick said he was u
newcomer in Montana, and he had been
received with s,lch op~cn-iicarted welcome
by her hospitablc citizens without reRnr,i
to party that il did not become him to- criti-
else any of the candidates now before the
people,. He should assume that both parties
OF preface, Judge Kirkpatrick, who at
once showed himself tn he an
orator of unusual culture and polish.
American citizenship. The democratic
party is opposed to any dlctati"''i any OH
of the pet hobbies OF the republican
speakers and organs to say that the lem
Ocrats oppose u free ballot and that they
II there is one thing the democratic party
is DESTROYS of, 10 is IA pure ballot and it's pro-
lection by every needed safeguarI.
law should be, mot repealed, hut amended to
suit Montana's circumstances. "A law
copied from the statutes OF New York or
other densely populated community. oh
viously il not adapted to this state. There
must he some modification. The demo
is dcsiroas OF a pure ballot and n free vote.
Who are its greatest enemies? The
lorlly manufacturers of the north who
s emocra, make a saccessfsi
fight against thess. oppressors with
out a registry law and without 2
luded To the inhendoes and slinRs di-
rccted by the republican press and speak
s ;sss sfs x.rs ssssm "Bif rS 10 :on wnS !, ,Ss wn iab s.r
vote. "These slurs," said Judge Kirk
patrick, "are covcrtiy ievcled at and i'm
his home know how false they are" The
The silver question, the Judge considered
ISSUES in this campaign sink into
insiRnificance compared To u. Nlontana
roll Of precious metals and You depopu-
late the state. Every mine In Butte west
n,oumsain would IL. as silent as the grave.
camp was wildly pictured. Take that
S Sasss viii n nav %. a pieiSr . Of ~ Montana %%.,%r.H Il I the
republican party with John Sherman at
the head OF the senate finance committee
Who d~emonctizsd silver in 1873? The re-
publican party. Who are they who want
y demonctizcd now: The holders OF pub
they and their English friends. Who re-
monctizcd silver la 1873? Who. but the
(enltfsrstt1c INA lDrtty III tne IDtlSe Oh rt'lfts-
scntatives. The fact that President Cieve-
land took n position unfavorable To silver
just after his election furnishes am
unanswerable proof of the position of
the democratic party i'm the matter.
A. soon rs Cleveland's wish tai discon-
tinuc the coinage of silver dollars was
DRESSED tn him N letter which was signed
10y 100 democratic congressman protest.
imf fa .H"r one ,h r"' unlimited soi%as. Of s sii.
YER. Upon every other question C1cve-
land was "a good democrat, hut upon the
can party through John sherman
intends tn force the suspension
Of silver coinage. Sherman will stay at
as the republicans are i'm power. and he
will accomplish his designs unless the
people Of the west, by sheer strength.
is for the people of Montana" said Judge
Kirkpatrick in conciusion. ito say
whether they shall trust their true and
tried friends or give themselves into the
hands of open and avowed enemies"
After "a selection by the glcc
was introduced. The audience was cx-
pscting IA rare treat and il was not disap-
pointed. He congratulated the people of
Montana that the democratic fires wer,
so brightly. He came. over to
Butte "a few days ago on private business,
had prevailed upon him to make "a speech
two. He knew with what eagcrucss II
sought an entrance into the union,
up" " yesaEtfsu W RpNeTu h~'lis III
than b. governed and ruled 10y those who
were strangers TAI the interests and wants
of it's people. At this time. when Mon
tana is entering the great sistcrhood of
il is fitting Ia read the history of
this country. tai understand the relative
rights and powers OF state and nation.
EVERY right, every privilege you enjoy
under this Rovernment," said MIR.
''you owe directly tn the demo
cratic party. IL was the democratic
party that made this government and
fashioned it's constitutions. Ii was the
Democratic idea of government that gave
you The privilege OF becoming N state i'm
the union.- The speaker then briefly
traced the, origin OF the constitution. and
pointed out thu issues betwcc Jefferson
and Hamilton. When one thoroughly nm
derstands the genius OF this government
and it's systcm of states one cannot bc
anything hut "a democrat. IL
was democratic Wisdom that de-
vised this government, and il
was democrDtic valor that preserved IL.
The repsiblicans lay claim to N monopoly
of the patriotism of thisc country, hut IL
men will consult the records they will find
that the democrats have moge than their
share OF IL. Abraham Lincoln i'm 1880 re-
ceived one million less votes than the
number OF soldiers who fought to pre-
serve the union. The speaker thanked
God that the war terminated as IL did.
Passing to the silver question Mr.. Cassidy
said the republicans not only
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