The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-06

\ Sacred an. Solemn Duty to be
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CITIZENS OF MoNTANA:
On next Tue day. we are by our votes
to locate permanently the Capital Of
our beloved state. which is to grow into
a Commonwealth as great in population,
wealth and political importance as it is
vast in territory. The conveni"n.." pros
perity and liberty Of untold thousands
are centered in our ballots. These bal
are ours upon con,liilon that We rasi
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, bet
with charity for all, let US obey the die
tates of reason and conscience | n 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.
1t Is within our power to rebuke cor
ruptian and rescue our State from im.
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. Ii
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 it clear that million dol
lars cannot buy the vote or control the
election Of Montaua. By the heroic
patiotissl of your action publish every
where the fact that THE is ne 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 lIborer
oppressed by 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. let
let us vote that our children will be
proud of our action. Let US vote that
the Stars and Stripes will be raised a
little higher rather than traIled in the
dust. Let us keep the American eagle
free from the copper cage cunningly pre-
pared for it. We may well awake to the
a b ioh ell
lature becomes the yassal of this gan.
tic corporation; tenant upon its ground
and boarder at its table. We shall do
well to realize before hand the disgrace
which will cover us throughout the
Nation if we allow these methods Of cor.
ruption 10 succeed and the dIctation of
a mammoth monopoly to go unrebuked.
Let us also remember that the larger the
majority against this dark design the
the safer will be our common laborers
and the larger the the prosperity OF the
region. With these great facts in mind
let us make next Tuesday the red letter
day IN our State calendar. which our
children will celebrate as the anniver
sary Of the independence of our COM
monwealth from the hateful despotism
of money in politics. The people have
made the fight their own and careful
canvass of the state just completed by
the Committee demonstrates the hope
lessness of the Anaconda cause in oppo-
sition to the voice of the unpurchased
and unpurchasable voters OF Montana.
Our canvass shows that Anaconda will
certainly be defeated by a substantial
majority and we confidently appeal to
evory patriotic citizen of the State to
join in an earnes. honest and determined
effort to enlarge the majority and to pre-
serve the State for the people by reliev-
ing it from threatened corporation rule,
HELENA CAPITAL COMMITTEE.
Helena, November /, 1894.