The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-10-28
The Only Town or City In the RAJ,
Which the WOrkingmen Can
Justly support,
Farmers Doing Their Ou,
Thinking and Will Vote a.
They Deem is Best.

wednesday toa TRIBUNE reporter .s.soma
thing that will give the citizens of Gro,,
Falls renewed hope in the capital CON
test. From the day the Candidacy,
this city for the capital was announce
there has never been Il momen of dous, |
in my mind that it would be the cboi.,
OF the people. | have had most exec. |
lent reasons for thinking SO. Last Jan.
uary the Knights of Labor of the STATE
met in Anaconda, and matters relative
to the interest of the workingmen were
discussed in every phase. Prior TO tbe
passage OF any resolutions by the state
assembly the question of the place of the
permanent seat of government for Mon.
tana came up for consideration. When
the resolutions were presented for read.
ing the following was read and adopted,
That we will oppose the selection Of
any town or city for the permanent cam.
tai whose inhabitants tolerate the en-.
ployment of Chinese labor
Now it must be borne in mind tina,
no influence was brought to bear upon
the members of that assembly relative 70
1avorlng any particular place or discrim.
mating against any town or city. 1t WAS
the sense Of the members in attendance,
who reflected the views of the various
lodges represented. that the capital of
Montana should be a city not cursed
with Chinese laborers. have since
heard it said that the resolution was in.
troduced to further Great Falls claims,
but ! want to say here and now that the
deliberations of that body were upintlu.
enced by any motive except to promote
the interests of the w%urkingmen Of
Montana.
The hostility of tue w%orklngmcn 10
the Chinese is well known. They have
resorted to every honorable means to rid
other cities Of them. but without avail.
Take Butte. for instance. At different
times boycotts have been instituted
against the Chinese there, and the la
b%oriDgmcn to a nan have refused to aid
them III any way. But there was AN e!e.
ment IN Butte that continued to patron.
we the Chinese restaurants and laun
dries. and to give employment to Chinese
cooks and porters. to have their clothing
made by Chinese tailors. and to buy the
goods. wares and merchandise the Chin.
csc merchants had on sale. Against tbs
element we were powcrless to contenG.
and they gave their support and sympa
thy to the Chinese who still remain
there, despite the long continued efforts
of the w~orklngmen to get rid of them,
This is really the first time the work.
ingmen of the state will have ever had
the opportunity of showing by their bal
lots that they have the courage of con.
viction and possess the moral courage to
vote as they deem for their best inter
ests. When they said in the assembly
at Anaconda in the beginning of this
year of grace that they would oppose the
selection of any town or city for the per
manent capital whose inhabitants toler.
ate the employment of Chinese labor,
they meant what they said. They meant
that they would oppose by their votes al
the polls any city being made IA perna-
nent selection for the seat of government
in this state until the demand set forth
in the eleventh resolution was compiled
with. Had no city. free from Chinese
entered the race, the capital of Montana
would have been on wheels until such a
place was found. This may sound
strange. but it is nevertheless a truth.
~ VI hoItuh t'''s
hold the balance Of power in the state,
When the polls close on the evening Of
Nov. $ next it will be found that the
w~orkingmen are so largely in tie major.
ity in the state that when they unite
upon any question which is to be deter
mined by ballot they are as certain Of
victory as they are confident that the
ballot is the proper means by which they
pnp.t rtnht thn ayirtinr r,,,,g ,r toIuN
And the workingmen are not going to
be led to the polls on voted by any one
or body of men. 1t is a common
that men in Montana control Il
number Of votes. but they will find
when the time comes that they cannot
deliver the goods. The workingman to-
box as the millionaire manufacturer. and
that is to be voted upon. His vote is not
shall deposit his ballot will be decided
only when he has carefully considereI
every phase of the matter. His honor
his welfare, are to him O: lnestimahlr
value, and he puts no price on them, for
able commodity.
roI ticec IedSo''e NIedt ais II W.
tain to receive Il handsome majority OF
votes on election day as the place which
is to be the permanent capital of the state.
1t is the only town or city in the state
is Il candidate, which complies
with the condition precedent to getting
the vote Of the workingmen. They hold
the balance of power, they are pledged
to vote against a Chinese-infested com
munity, they are in honor bound to keep
their pledge. they will keep their pledge
and in 81 doing cast II vote FOR this city
Falls for the Capital is the motto
Of the Montana breadwinncr, and Great
will receive the hearty and united
support of the w%orkingmen Of the state.
Bucklsn's Arnica Saivc.
M. L.. ..I.,. l.. Al. ..Il r.. .,.s