The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-11-02

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denounced as senile Helena's argument
that the capital should not go to Ana
conda, because that city had no suitable
vacant rooms for the state officers, and
Montana would be compelled therefore
to 60 to the immediate expense of erect
ing a capitol building. This plea is not
| satisfactory, he said. There were many
! tenable reasons why, when the capital is
! finally fixed, that Montana should at once
enter into preliminary arrangements for
the building Of it's state house; why the
legislature should take the necessary
steps toward creating q fund for this
purpose by imposing bonded indebted
ness, SO that future generations, who
would enjoy the benefits, might also
share the cost. This would not stand in
the way of nor in any manner affect the
erection Of buildings for other state nsti
tutions. The greatness Of Montana, pres
ent and prospective, warrants all this.
There is no public reason, therefore, why
the people should sacrifice both their
| public and private interests in the matter
| OF choosing a permanent seat of state
government. AS to the relative fitness
OF the two towns, Anaconda had every
| advantage in her favor. He spoke at
| length Of Helena's management Of her
| campaign; her assumption Of divine
right: her lack of federation and consid
Grafton for those who questioned Ana
conda's right to be in the race at all.
Such campaign, he believed, would not
prevail with the people Of Montana.
Helena has changed her tactics, however,
in her attitude toward Marcus DAILY. She
had called in her abuse, as it were. In
this connection Judge kirkpatrick paid
his respects to Judge Clements, who at
the outset of the campaign was the most
abusive Of the Helena advocates. Glenn
ents, he said, was now willing to admit
that DAILY was q pretty good man and for
the sake of making a point or two all
Helena was willing that s.e be canonized
under the title Of Saint Marcus. Revert
ing to IIelena's charge oil the Anaconda
company having "gobbled' the tremen-
dous aggregate Of 5000 acres Of land. the
speaker went on to review the Northern
pacitics active interest in lIelena's be-
half. lie handled the subject With force
and vigor and the trained acumen OF a
lawyer charging a prisonerat the bar. 1t
is unnecessary to state that he made Il
case. lie then covered the subject of
the Anaconda corporations, the a Aggrc-
cation Of power the "Townsite com
pany," etc, and averrel that the Ana
conda company was interested in none
Of the numerous corporations cited by
nlent company, which has done so much
10 make the Bitter Root a 1lourishing and
prosperous community, and the Cashier
Coal company, which is spending hun
dreds ot thousands Of dollars in develop
ment OF the coal resources Of Eastern
Montana. He spoke OF the Anaconda
companys tremendous disbursements of
money to the people in payment Of wages
and for supplies. lie nailed the ssforeign
corporation lie by positively declaring
that not dollars worth Of Anaconda
company stock is owned by aliens. Nei-
ther do aliens or nybody else hold Il lien
Or mortgage against the company. The
Anaconda company IS tangible reality
and has helped build up the country.
OF Helena's corporations, its tWentysiN
railway corporations With an aggregate
capitalization Of $57,0O0,000 not {; mile
has ever been built except, perhaps, ten
miles Of the Boulder valley road, which
ern Pacific. In conclusion Judge Kirk
patrick eXclaimed: "IIas the Anaconda
company been a benefit or a detriment to
Montana? l tell you, for my part,
would like to see Il dozen such corpora
tions in Montana! Decide this corpora
ton question, friends, without prejudice
or passion, and vote as you thus decided"
DR.. Mitchell then introduced Charles
Lane, president OF the Butte Trades and
Labor Assembly.
Mr.. Lane is undoubtedly the best stump
speaker in Montana He does not pos
sess the rhetoric of Judge kirkpatrick
nor the logic of Judge Stapleton, but he
is a boomer at the business and carries
his audiences right along with him. Both
his ideas and his manner of expressing
them are emphatic to q degree and when