The weekly tribune., 1894-09-21
The Great Falls Anaconda for the
Capital Club Has Another
Inning.
An Outpouring of People That Tested
the Capacity of the Opera
House.
Eloquent Speeches and a Very
Enthusiastic Audience the
Features.

1t is said that the capacity of the Great
|Falls opera house is l,4OO and Monday
the pretty building was packed from
baroue to dome. The occasion was the
fhird meeting of the Great Falls Ana
|conda for the Capital club and it was
held night. "Anaconda for the Capital
as the watchword and reply. AS on
HE previous occasion there was notice
BILE absence of copper collars and town
lite collars, and other insignia of ''alavery"
HAT the Helena pirates still insist are
korn as badge of servitude by the res
1lients of Great Falls who favor Anaconda
sfDr the capital Instead there were l,4oO
Tree and untrammeld men and women
resident in Great Falls who had assem-
hled to participate in the proceedings,
( nd by their encouragement and appro-
y atiou of the speakers give the lie to
he foul slander of the Helena press and
Helena strikers, that Anaconda's adher-
|ents in this city were either slaves to be
fdriven hither and thither at the nod and
{beck of a master or were purchaseable
Echattels who had sold their manhood
Nor a few dollars. This is what they
fhave been accused of being day after
4 |day in the Helena papers, Had the
Helena pirates been present, tough as
they are, they would have tainted at the
sight of that audience of manly men and
womenly women.
The report of the speeches as given
below, though not verbatim, will speak
| for themselves, and the applause that
Responded to the points of the speakers
was genuine and spontaneous. The
Boston and Montana band, which was
in attendance, rendered several of its
choicest selections in beautiful man
ner and the music WAS deservedly ap-
| plauded.
CALLED TO ORDER.
At about $50 o'clock a number OF
well known residents of Great Falls
ftiled upon the stage and took seats, and
the meeting was called to order by
~ oseph Chinevert, who presided at the
Y previous meeting. He said: Ladies'
I md gentlemen, the gathering this even
ing leaves no doubt in our minds as to
ow the capital contest runs in Great
~ Ms, and congratulations are in order,
- | will only introduce to you Mr..
pphenson who will act as chairman of
Us meeting"
$M SAMUEL STEPHENSON.
3# On taking the chair Mr.. Stephenson
lid that at the previous meeting it was
bought that all Great Falls had turned
but, and tonight it looked as though all
Cascade county was on hand. This was
IN Anaconda for the capital meeting
ind the speakers we're not there to an
wer the abuse of the Helena men or
he Helena papers, but 20 express their
preference for Anaconda, which they
bad perfect right to do. Applause
He then introduced A. II, Kyle as the
rst speaker.
A. T. KYLE.
Mr.. Kyle said he was glad to see so
prge turnout, and especially the ladies.
applause 1t seemed as though there
ere only two great places on earth to-
ay one of them on account of the op-
or tunities it afforded labor might be
allied Heaven and the other was called
elena. He knew both places and was
lad to say that for the benefit of northern
lontan he preferred Anaconda. He
q 4 -
appearance which did harm by attack
Ing and destroying the leaves of trees and
plants Not long ago number of men
had located on the banks of the Missoeri
= beautiful city and calledit Great Falls,
sooner had the city been started than |
was attacked by these worms and an |
Rmination showed that each one was
rked with an inscription, II am from |
Great Falls" "Tbey did not succeed,
ck Dyas, j. A. Largent and Bob Ford |
hey can, but they cannot. [Applause.
b Helena ask the laboring men to vote
her? He thought not because she
~ building Fort Harrison by scab
DE. [Applause.] He named the wages
9oog paid and the union rates, and said
that the workingmen would not vote for
Z ecab town. Besides this the residents
oe Helena we're giving their washing to
binamen because they could get it 5
ITS cheaper. Applause.l There was
lass OF old timers who we're with Hell
because Of old times; there was
other class who were attached to Hell
p, like Bill Nye's COW, to it's home, with
trace chain. which meant that it was a
liter of interest. He did not blame
pm for this but for the same reason
general Great Falls man should vote
Anaconda for it was to his interest to
80. Helena had no reason on earth to
for the capital and less for expecting
Applause.
On the other side Anaconda and those
10 were interested we're supporting
aiding the workingmen and were {
wing more money for wages in one
nth than all Of Lewis and Clark was
ging out in year. lApplausel What
he Anaconda company doing right at
doorsG 1t is developing the Belt
mines, which will grow into one Of [
I greatest industries in the state, to {
nothing of the cOtemplated works at