The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-01
How He Is Stirring Up the Natives
on the Atlantic Coast on
Silver
He IL Exhibiting the Silver Statue
and Is Booming This Great
State.
A sample Of Hls Talk 90 the Governor OF
Maryland aad Fsws Other Con-
genial spirits


county with ths Montana Silver statue
The American says
America has p oducsd Bardwsll slots ant
Mulberry Sellers; bat With bis vision con.
csntratsd upon the silver eloriss OF hi
native Montana. IL remained for Col. +. ID
higbse. creator, designer. dsvissr. promoted
and pomulRator OF the now celebTAtet
solid silver statue OF Justice, to emblszor
uToh the esoutchson OF she new west Oh,
fsdele's glory Of gigantic possibilities and
the 'nrxhnustibls glitter Of saFth's internal
antony beneath the Commonwealth OF
Montana. Ihors have bean men who be-
lisved In themselves, men who believed In
their state. men who twifled destiny
around their fingers. aud men who could
seemingly swing the world about theii
heads in a sling, but there never was sseE
befofe-in Baltimore. At Least Colons
Higbes OF Montana.
The stu lent OF mankind might have en-
eountsrsi verT interesting and diversified
grous had be dropped in a. the Hotel Rem
bert one afternoon last week. There was
the suavo and dienihid Gov. Frahk Brown,
next 10 hun, nstnte. alert Samuel poaner.
the merchant next 10 him. quiet and eau
tious Robert Rsnne D. the bonifAce. and
Aheh the loftlts Rohlhl NIllDerh Whltor, ana,
IN tho center rotund, horid, sanguine, ef-
forvsacent Col. Frank ID. Higbes. OF Men
tanh. When Vice President Stevenson in
trodueei Editor Henry Matteraon 20 a
Warrington audience the other night he
said: Ladies' and gentlsmsH-Col. Henry
| Wattersou. OF the United States" when
Ar. Samuel Posnsr presented Col. HiRbee
| 20 Gov. brosn that afternoon, be said;
| Governor. II you will sllow ms. this IL
/ Col. Higbee. Of all c cation"
/ Never was period more sptly turned.
| Instantly the unlighto1 cigar was pushed
/ into tho corner OF the colonel'a mouth Ho
grssped his eIeollenoy bv the hand. and the
silent corridors OF the RsnneTt roioundsd;
Delighted, governor SHW you as Chi
cage! Great show wesn'tit2 All. Montana
outdid herself, siri Imperial. matohless,
inexhaustible Montana! Yon saw eur con-
tributienf OF course you did! A.. Posnsr
has 10 In his store this week for tbs boneft
of the people OF Baltimore! The largest
coatiisst product OF earth, sir! Think OF
II, esveinO Nineteen husdted sounds Of
solid silver moulded "a one tinsl The world
has never approached "a, cir! Give me a
dozen Montana heads and a hand-sisd. and
I'd tote the Pyramids Of EQyrt over the
plains! woke up one night and grabbed q
pencil, ana In my palama sat right doWn
snd made rough draft Of the statue. Be
fore neon the company was organized. Be.
fore night the ore OF our mines was un-
I
engaged from Italy. Before = month he was
AZ work upor the clay fRurs. Before two
months Ada Rehan had posed. the clay vas
hnished, the silver poured, the statue done
and laid away. Then We told the world what
We were about! that's tho wav We o thinas
In Montana, sir! shades OF Crittshdon! /
have showed thus far ia only q half-dozsn
eities! / have $4,000 worth OF unified
contracts ahead IN this country. Then 90
20 Liverpool for month. Then 20 Paris.
for two months at the Bon Mnrchsl Thence
around the world. winding up in Montana
al home-whers We deliver the statue 10
the largest advertiser In America Il oAn't
tell 700 his nAme-thafa o sseret1, Who has
bought 10 for 500 900 cash. But. sir. that's
nothinR-absol0telY nothing Why. ar,
I've plan in my head 10 show that Mos
tGnA can do something bigger than this
Al the next Paris exposition, IL Hiebes's
top o Ound, I'll show you a colossal
hRure OF solid gold which will cost 1000.
600 to maker
Now. Gov. Brown is not povsrty-strioksp,
Mr. Posner has few dollars OF his own,
and hr. RsnnSrt can buy a new cost II be
really needs IL; but the came over the
Eases of those listeners look OF keen as
tonishment. By wave of his magnetic
hand. by the flash of his restless eye. and
by the establishment OF speech which
spsnned the ro.linR prairie as tbs Rhodian |
Colossus stTaddled the 50 gina tide, this /
ing mHgnats OF Montana, this monarch Of |
modem metallic mou ding, moved the /
minds of Ma yland's solid. conservative.
deliberative representatives, until mould
ing silver into buildings and rolling 10 into
boulevRrda seemed Hothing-a pastiDo to
those who find uling a state, conducting
an enormous mercantile business and ran
ming n hotol about all one healthy citizen
cares 10 undertake on this side of the grave.
But Hiebee has the phvsiqus, the brain.
the nerV', the zeal. ana the enthusiasm 10
bs ready 1T any moment to sink shaft In
the center Of Montana; tunnel from there
10 New York; sIlver-plAte abe whole way;
lay ten tracks Wild, upon a bed Of silver,
With rails OF gold, spiked with saprhirea
and diamonds lighted with electric lamps
three huudi ed TO the foot; INLAY she walls
Of tie tunnel for the whole three thousand
milss with music boxes; run cars of gold,
ebony and ivo y, dawn BY locomotives Of
polished silse'. driving wheels studded
with diamonds: order the schedule
10 be one hundred and fifty miles a
and then be ahead of time
40 every stop: not only buv up all
The earth through which the tunnel
rnn. but oil the earth above and below IT,
and have the money Ia his wallet 20 pay for
d as he went along, ASK no change, and
when he teached New York have enough
eft TO bus all Of Munhattan Ia ono lump
ION the hoof." His bulky francs teens
projects 10 a siean-outter chops feeds. Let
H. bee alone. Montana NAV well be proud
II such o. Omoters. for he does more Auvsf-
Using for Montana and for free silver 20
he min ute than ali the Nolcotts ron cou'd
an into the senate chamber would aecsm.
'lish in a natural life. And, teL HiQbss is
inrere. Ho 10 one OF those men whose
nipple heart calls for ox ansive shit
ronts; whose volcanic nature emits n lsnd
loise; wtoae hand Is like ron in its grasp.
nd whose impulaes are a. generous 10 the
Wind that bloweth where . iisteth
The sun WAS setting when the party ser-
rated. To the retirem nt Of bis apart.
nents. mrditative. preoecupied. strobe the .
Governor Mr. Poener buttouad his over.
oat about him. pulled his hat down over
lie eyes With that nervous nir chhrhcta lstie
u him, nnd entered his carriage VITA pro
Ouud lection written on his face. AR. /
tcnnert went behind his desk. opened his
nsh drawer. fuihbled over the silver, shook
~ heal sud vent into lie private Office. ,
ir. Malter EMBODIED his bulky form IA his
nuI cuat thrust his bands IA his ockets
a. walked vest Montana Wards-but BE-
ubahls otirsd Co he club.
And Col. Higher
Hs dashed 81 {. rty or City lette .. aud
ook tho coug essiouai limited for New
ORR. with ~ much nonchalauce a.
armor goes into his &c lar for pan Of
tpp.ns. on GOLD winte = night ,
LEGAL tisuks a. this oaeA
Iuhiic Opinion
This great tribunal has already SCI ia