The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-19

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THE COPPER CITY cHeERsD

Park county's Capital the soens
Of q Meeting Wtsloh Last Chance
ouloh Boomers Wish Had
Mover Been Held.
Special napasch ee shs Standard.
LIvlEosTox, OcA 16.-Howard PaschAl
and Geosvs Haidorn came In from Big
Timber on the morning train and were
Slilsd to speak ut the opera house to-
night The hand bills annvunced this
fact. but learning that the Hon. T. H.
Carter, w. e. Cullen and Judge Cismsuts
were In town, and that they had issued .
challenge to the advocatss Of Anaconda's
canss for . jolnt debate for Friday night.
The ehallsnes was promptly accepted for
to-night. Mr.. Haldorn and Mr.. Paschal
both bslng billed for other points Tor Fri.
day.
Ths Helena campsiensrs accepted and
the following handbllls were distributed
throughout the town:
The undersigned. having Just arrived In town.
learn that free discussion Of the capital ques-
ton 10 advertised to take place ct the epsra
house. We desire TO state that we extend m
Invitation 70 any or all advocates for Helena for
ne capital 70 meet us In Joint debate this.
Howard Paschal. Time limited to sach side
one hour.
The Livingston band paraded the
streets prior to the meeting and when the
speakers arrived on the stage they were
greeted with the cheering sight Of . house
jammed to the root, the parqustts being
mostly occupied by ladies. Tho stage
was most handsomsly decorated with
growing plants furnishsd BY Mr.. HsiHsr.
lin. A large banner was strung across
the stage with "Anaconda-for -Capitsl'
ON u. To the right was Q beautiful ban.
nse inscribed "Anaconda, the Friend Of
the Workingmsn, aud ON the other end
Of the stage was . banner on which was
painted "vots for Anaeonda for the
Capital."
The meeting was opened by Mr.. Alder.
son, Who stated briefly the object Of the
msstine. and who said that BY an arrange.
msut among the speakers the time would
b divided into an hour foe each side. He
then stated In . few words his reasons
why Anaconda should be the choice rof the
Intelligent voters Of Park county.
He stated that last night at Big Timber
the eontendine forces had met tor the
flrst time, but each party having their
hAlls engaged at that tims necessarily
must keep thsir engagements; but for the
ilrss time in the history ef this campaign
there was IN opportunity to hear the quss-
tlons involved discussed by the most dis
tinguished orators on both sides.
Hc then introduced Mr.. Haldorn % the
speaker representing Anaconda's inter
ests. A storm Of applause grsetsd him -
he arose, one OF the audisnce yelling,
''Give us one like you did when you lived
here" THIS would have embarrassed
anyone but Mr.. Haldorn, but he arose to
the occasion and addssssing himself to
the ladies present. he expressed his graft.
iscation at sesing 20 many present. He
spoke Of tho refining influsncs Of women
90 women but not ~ politicians. He then
road the appeal Of The women oe Helena
to the women Of the state and criticised @.
vsesly the eoncludtng paragraph, in whish
the pssaohsrs ars called upon to pray
Last Chance sulch iate the capital. He
rsad the pathetic appeal Of Mr.. Carter,
and his aaimadvsesions were % ssvoes
when b sseessed to Pteus Ton, that even
NJ. Carter blushsd. The speaker then n
Ssered to the Aunauias asssrtioas relating
TO ths property owned b. The Anaconda
company, and stated that the property in
question was merely used - Q dumping
ground for the tailinas Of the smsltsr.
The speaker enumerated reason after
reason In fsvoe Of Anaeonda and vas fol.
lowed hv Mr. Taloott, . banker of Liv.
ingstou, who proved conclusively to the
satisfaction Of the audisooe that Helena's
anxiety to enter into Q Joint discussion
had bssn anticipated By the knowlsdes
that their was no argument on their side,
20 he read lengthy paper signed hy Q
fsw Noetheen Pacide emissariss and
msrchants who have special rates over the
Noethsrn Pacific road. Unfortunately
prominent Anaconda citissns at the sound
Of whose names the audisuco arose
On masss and yelled until the presiding
ofIlesr beegsd them to dssist and let the
orator proceed. He procssded and vas
discanting upon ths rate Of wages paid in
Anaconda - oomparsd with Butte whom
workingmau, dressed IN Q blouse, aross
In the gallery and said: "Whas about
Hslsna's wages, 60 cents . day at Coke.
dale? 2"
At this interruption Mr.. Talcott, who d
usually Of . placid disposition. lost his
temper and. shaking bis fist wildly, asked
''Who IVES Il said that" A this Q dozen
men arose and claimed the privilege
This expression Of unsnimity paralysed
the speaker and he sat down with a
thump.
Then arose, in that calm, majestic style
only Attainable by tour Tom," Mr.. Car.
tor. Ho began rs usual by o fowery com.
pliment to tho audience. He produced a
book which he claimed showed the differ.
snes In wages between skimmers in Butte
and Anaconda, and he skinned alons
for half hour at least, and
the Helena people did their ut.
most at tho door to hold the
audience within. He started on the sub
ject worn out BY Judge Cullen, and turn
ing around toward the back of tho stage
said, ''you see It there" but tho map wal
gone.
Tho chairman introduced Mr.. Howard
Paschal, who said in opening that thi,
was campaign on the part Of the Ana
conda people Of decency. decorum ant
civility; that the many attempts OH tho
part of the Helena gang to drag into thi.
campaign matters not germanc to the is
sues involved. necessarily causes some re
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