The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-05
Address 10 VOTERS.
sacred and solemn Duty to be
Performed.

CITIZENS OF MONTANA:
On next Tuesday. we are by our votes
to locate permanently the Capital OF
our beloved state which is to grow into
Commonwealth as great in population,
wealth and political Importance as it is
vast in territory. The convenience pros
perity and liberty Of untold thousands
are centered in our ballots. These bal
are ours upon condition that we cast
them in the spirit of Independence for
the good OF all, both present and future.
Let US reflect seriously upon the magni-
tude Of the interests now in our hands.
With neither passion nor prejudice, but
with charity for all, let us obey the die
tates OF reason and conscience.1n sincerity
purpose and soberness Of mind let us
put patriotic conviction into our vote
and make it tell. today and forever. for
the protection Of labor and the purity OF
the franchise
II Is within our power to rebuke cor
ruption and rescue our State from i'm
pending disgrace. 1t is our high prIvi
lege to strike down the enemies Of politi
cal freedom and break the chains in
readiness for the Goddess Of Liberty. 1t
is our solemn duty TO light the fires OF
patriotism upon the mountain tops and
| proclaim to all the world that this is a
/ land Of freedom. Send out the cheering
/ declaration that no monopoly can rule
here Make il clear that million dol
| election ot Montaua. BY the heroic
/ patiot.ss of your action publish every
where the fact that this is the Switzer-
land Of America, the home Of an exalted
spirit Of liberty. Then the young will
seek our towns and pour their energies
/ into our common life Then the laborer
oppressed 10y eastern corporations will
make a home on our free soil. where he
may raise his children free from the
blight Of rusts and the tyranny of the
Boss.
As American citizens. proud Of our
blood bought institution Of freedom. lei
let hs Aolt ludt but Ehilulth VIII ''
proud Of our action. Let us vote thai
the stars and Stripes will be raised Z
little higher rathcr than trailed in the
dust. Let US keep lr American eagle
free from the copper cage cunningly pre-
pared for it. We may well awake to th'
danger which will befall us il our legis
lature becomes the yassal OF this gan
tic corporation: a tenant upon its grounC
and bcarder at its table. We shall d.
we'll TO realize before hand the disgrace
which will cover us throughout tn
Nation If We allow these methods OF cor
ruption to succeed and the dIctation o
mammoth monopoly to go unrebukeo
Let us also remember that the larger tn
majority against this dark design th
the safer will be our common laboreT
. aud the larger the the prosperity OF tn
; region. With these great facts in min'
let us make next Tuesday the red lette
day IN our State calendar, which ou
children will celebrate as the anniveI
sary of the independence Of our CON
monWealtn from tne ndteiui uespotisi
of money in politics. The people hav
made the fight their own and carefr
canvass OF the state just completed b
the Committee demonstrates the hope
lessness Of the Anaconda cause in oppc
sition to the voice of the unpurchase
J. and unpurchasable voters of Montan'
8 Our canvass shows that Anaconda wi
e certainly be defeated by substanti'
= majority and we confidently appeal
D every patriotic citizen of the State
x Join in an earnes, honest and determine
), effort to enlarge the majority and to pr
: serve the State for the people by relie
l. ing it from threatened corporation rul
HELENA CAPITAL COMMITTEE.
= Helena. November l, 1894.