The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-20
YILEST OF THE SEASON
THE LATEST THING IN MUD
Judge Clements calis the Sup
porters Of Anaconda "Dpunk.
ards. Loafers and sx-con-
vioto paruoned BY an An.
aoonda oovornoe."


LIVINGSTON, Oct. ls.-Judes Cullen and
J. n Clsmsuts arrived In this city to-day,
aceompaaisd hy the Helena Nandolln
club, and hArrangusd IN audience Ut
Hs6ssiin's opssA house. The audience
was made up sxelusivsly Of vemsn sud
children, thsss nos being to sxessd $50
voters present BY far the srsatsst ap.
plauss was accorded the mandolin
club. which rendered some rsaaly ane
sslestions. These In sttsndancs wsse mueh
ths better pleased with the music than with
tirssoms talk which smantsd from the
smut mill Of ]. N. Cismsnt Il bad bean
pssvieusly announced that the meeting
wead b followed with . social dance,
which accounted In large degree for
the attsndanes Of 20 many ladies.
The meeting was presided over By Z. h.
Thleott Of this city. The gentleman Lost
his temper again and ealisd the Ansconda
STANDARD . liar. and avsrrsd that b wss
the psrsonineasien Of al that was eoed,
holy and truthful Judge Cullen IVES then
introduced end had just completed the
sentence, "Nedsosus man had any rsasen
TO ofIer Why the capitsl should b ~.
moved from Hslsaa, whsn, on account
os sons accident at the electric
llaht works The llghts vent
ont and plunged The audience into
Egyptian darkness. This furnishsd an
eseasiou Sor soma Of the widest chsssins
ever heard In the opera house, but above
the tamultueus applause was heard .
grand ehegus of shouts fee Anaeeode.
One enthusiastic esutlsman yelled eat:
"That's what ths voters Of MontanA Win
Do 10 Hslsua next Novsmbsr-thsy'll
plunge Last Chance Guleh In dasknsss."
Aftse this little spiseds. lamps wsss
proeursd and the speaker proessdsd, bat
Il was evident that hs was oensidseahly
diseoocsrtsd and ehasrinsd st The spon-
tansous shout which went up for Ana.
conda from both ladies' and gentlemen.
He renewed his talk By apologize
ing 10 the audisaes. He said
''Tm not going to talk you d
death; for I'm % hoarss can hardly
speak" Continuing. hs said: ne WIN
no doubt b - hard for you to listen - u
10 for mo to speak," and before hs sot
through the audience was ssnsibly swsss
Of this fact. He said the campaign Ana
conda was making made him nervous
and uneasy.
J. n. Clsmsnts Of Helena was the next
speaker and bic whole spsssh was dsvo-
ted to the abuse Of thoss who iavocsd
Anssonda. Hs, said: "If some oos
should secns aIsag from aae4hsr state and
ask any one In this audience heW
Anseonds sot In the sses tve
ysass go, what would b
your answer" At this . gentleman
IN sallssy spoke up and said: "Bsssusa
Aasseade b nearest ths esatse Of popu.
lation." This pointed answer nearly took
The speakers breath away and Il was svi.
dent that ~ was not pssparsd to have ths
truth thrust upon him In this unssesmoui'
Gus manner.
Ths speaker then poured forth upon the
audience the vials Of his wrath. He said
"Ths supporters Of Anaconds in this ilshs
are gamblers, losssrs. drunkards. ex-con'
viets parionsd By an Anaeonds eovsenor,
wife beaters and editors with i've cent
intellect and . e75 mustachs. They rep.
resent the doodle and bssr element, the
sovsssll brigade
" cay that those who are An naconda'a
warmsst supporters can dive deeper, stay
under longer and como out nastisr than
any sst Of men on this continent"
These insulting hlnss ct some Of the
ablsst. most honorabls. intelligent and ~
spectacle people in this community ere
atsd . feeling ef righteous Indignation,
and after the meeting not loss than q
dossn who had thus been publicly ma
lignsd and traduosd went around to thu
hotel to find the insulting speaker and
choke the lis down his miserable throat
but b could not b found. having made
bis escape In very couvsnisnt manner.