The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-02
THE WAR HORSES RETURN
He Signalizes His Arrival by Stir
ring Up the Helena
Populists.
Tho Meeting Adjourned In Self
Defence to Shut Off Dis
cussion.
Candidate DAVIES Says 1t Would TIE u Mia
fortune Should He he Elected
Mayor.

~ btbAhGA IA ~ yoPuAASe
meeting at the auditorium last night and
before he got through tho proceedings were
turned into a farce. He trsmp,sd all over
the populists and precipitated such a dis
cussion that the meeting in self-defense
adjourned without adopting certain resolu-
tions which had been introduced and which
the colonel called whereases whenever he
bad occasion to refer to them. The 1880
lutions which we're not adopted were to the
effect that the bankers of Helena had re-
Gently declared their readiness to exchange
$3.50, 900 in gold coin for the same in uaper
money, and that if they would deposit $4,000
in a responsible bank payable to the order
OF Gen. A.. j. Warner. president of the BIZ
Metallic league for the purpose of educating
the people on the silver question n. then the
peoples party of Helena would support the
man for mayor who should be named by
the depositors of the $5.0 00, aud that X.
G. Davies. the peoples candidate, would
withdraw. When the resolutions were
read "a p~opulist in tho middle of the hall
moved to lay them on the table. Col. San
ders asked him to withdraw the motion and
thus allow debate. It was withdrawn. Mr..
Newbury. the mover, said he did not think
any p%opuliss should sell his birthrieht for
such Il mess Of pottage.
The people in the real, of the auditorium
got interested and moved closer to the
speaker. 1--WE have no control over the
silver question at all. said Mr.. New
bury, and ought to concern our
selves with affairs about u.s." These
sentiments brought forth considerable ap-
pla He sat down and the Warhorse
got up. He started i'll by saying that he
had no use for any political party except
such as he could use for public
purposes and then expressed himself az
being in accord with Mr.. Newbury's re.
marks. We have gold bugs here, he said and
you all know my views. He told them he
was a vice president of the bi-metallic
league. and that there " as no hope for free
and unlimited coinage of silver without the
support of the monetary world. Pretty
soon the colonel got away from the subject
and told the %populists that they were ali AT
sea and had better get back into the ranks
from which they came. He was sarcastic
at times and the shafts OF his ridicule were
muring. A populist interrupted and said
they had paid the rent of the hall. II
seem to be furnishing the heat" was the
rotor. from the Warhorse. Another man
got up and tried it. Il said something
about the colonel's position politically. ~
me" replied the colonel. Then he launched
out into a denunciation of the republican
and democratic parties and accused them
Of having farmed out the sove:eiQnity
of the state and plundered the populace in
it's NAME. Then he got after the populista
listening to would benefit them. He said
they were fools to continue in their present
course. After he had been called to order
by Chairman E. A. Carleton tho colonel
modified the statement and said he did not
intend it literally. AS the chairman called
the colonel had been amusing himself al
the expense of the populists. II coll for a
reading Of the whereases," demanded the
colonel. Several men got up. II believe
] have the floor" said M. Boucher. mot
until / get off Of it," said the colonel. and
that the $4,000 should be made payable in
gold. He ~relinquished the floor and the
chairman recognized Mr.. Davies. the author
of the resolutions. He regretted very much
TO see that Col. Sanders had seen fit to cast
ridicule upon the %populists. He said ht
had more respect for the colonel, and if h
had not would not have invited him TO at
tend the meeting.
Mr.. Boucher was next recognized by the
chair and spoke for fifteen minutes refer
ring to poor people who had children I
support and to senators who had been fat
, tening at the public crib, who were not il
the same box. The chair made a reques
, when he got through. that persons desiring
to speak to do SO briefly as it was gsttin!
late. The colonel got the floor again AM
} insisted that he mnde his remarks in goo
3 faith and did not intend to ridicule any
+. body. He talked Of the sovereignty OF tn
the state once more and said that Thirteen
years ago when running for congress b
had declared that the railroads should be
long to the people and he did not propos
to allow any populist to rob him of mis- dis
covery. Several times he WAS interrupted b
populists who considered that he had abuse
s the privileges extended to him by Mr.. Da
vies' invitation. The chairman raped fo
order and said IT Was quite apparent thu
some of the people present were not IN ia
vor OF further debate and asked for q me
tion to adjourn. 1t was made and declare
Y carried before Il man could get to his fee
thus defeating the adoption Of M. Davie
resolutions.
After the meeting broke up asmnll orou
70 gathered about the Warhorse on the side
walk in fiont of the auditorium where /
entertained them with his witticisms for
quarter of an hour.
=, Before all this happened IL. NJ. Bead
and X. G. Davies addressed the meetin
which numbered about $50, with several Ii
RS dies. MIR. Beadle. who IL tho populist cnl
ulate Tor pol!ce Inhbistrhte. SAID ne wore II
IL mans collar and nover would. lie SAID Il
=, expense Of the populists so far in their oil
campaign had been less than 500, viii.
81 the democratic and republican partiC
would each probably spend ncur $500
Certain institutions IN the town no declare
were controlling aud directing tbs elet
ps tiops of the city.
d L. q. Davies, tho p~opulist candidate Il
mayor. regretted that he had been nor
mated md thought 1t would be the create
misfortune thht could happen TO him
~ elected, 1t would be impossible. he sal
" for HIM to run the city Oh the plan La
n, down by the democrats and republican
10. The treachery OF Sherman to the silver il
forests was pronounced n greater erin
m than that of Judas Iscariot. Mr.. Dhvi
is said he did not admire two populists III I
recent legislative session and hoped t
It. people would not blame that party for
After the meeting Mr.. Davies. who chr
I'd more for the silver question than he dc
for tho the mayoralty.' did not appear to
pleased at the outcome of tho meeting.