The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-14

and then when we ueblreu 10 enter tne
race for the capital honors OF this state,
Helena again ridiculed us. Then, when
in a spirit of loyalty and patriotism to
the state of Montana and her people at
large we ask that the consolidated in
stitutions Of learning Of this great state
be located here, again Helena entered
the fight against us and brought US de-
feat. Can we expect anything from
Helena in the future? The friends of
Helena today tell us it is not lack
of friendship on the part OF
Helena, but that it was
business proposition on their part and
at the same time they declare that all
Anaconda does is but a cold-blooded
business proposition, that the opening OF
the Belt coal fields, which added $4,000
to the monthly pay roll of Cascade
county, was only a cold-blooded business
proposition and not
WORTHY OF ~ GRATITUDE.
They admit the Anaconda company will
put their refinery here upon the banks
Of the Missouri, that that alone will
bring the Burlington road lere and de-
feat the purpose Of Helena to have it
taken to their city %(applause), that that
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ing the future greatness of the city, and
yet they tell us that would be unworthy
of our gratitude because it is a cold
blooded proposition. For his part he
would rather have the enmity OF Ana
conda with her business propositions IN
our favor than the loye and Fl friendship of
Helena with her business propositions.
(Applause)T The natural resources Of Great
IN,ll, 49, aA, aRa atnnI nc tn ltnttn
them in a bond of sisterhood. Ana
conda is a city of mines, Great Falls a
city of manufactures; Anaconda pro
duces the raw material. Great Falls re-
duces it. and in the course Of time will
manufacture it into implements of use
f%ulness. Applause.l Great Falls and
her industries would not be complete
without Anaconda and her industries,
and Anaconda and her industries would
not be complete without Great Falls
and her facilities, and so we must work
hand in hand with Anaconda. APP
plause. 1t is said that comparisons are
odious, but let them compare Helena
and Anaconda. All know that with the
advent of railroads and electricity the
greatness of Helena began to wane and
then it was that Great Falls and Ana
conda's began. All know hat Anaconda
stands
LIK A SPLENDID METEOR
shedding the light of its blessings
and encouragement to industries all ovel
the state, and that Helena, like a sponge
is attempting to absorb the vitality oil
the whole state to itself. In other words
Helena is a thing OF the past, Anaconda
is a living proposition. Applause The
speaker related an incident of having
seen a stile zeal a school house in the
Sand Coulee valley, though the fence
has long since disappeared, and no mat
ter what it's usefulness in the past it ha!
outlived it. AS he saw this he said t.
himself, 'such is the city Of Helena to-
day" Applause. But, ladies ano
gentlemen, Anaconda is filled with the
homes of the prosperous sons of toll o
America. Helena is filled with the howell
of Cinnamon; that alone is enough Il
appeal to the laboring voters of Grea
Falls. (ApplaIse. And now, ladies ant
gentlemen, l believe that l have Spoken
enough; in the next few years, in thu
years to come. in the next decade, whel
the state Of Montana marches on upol
that march Of progress and takes he
place at the head Of the galaxy Of state
of the great northwest, l want to SCI
Great Falls and Anaconda go marching
hand in hand and shoulder to shoulde
to the fulfilment Of that great purpose
[Applause.l
The band then rendered a selection an
the chairman introduced Geo. w. Taylo
sPEECH OF Mr.. Taylor.
, Mr.. Taylor began by saying that unit
he hadread an PARTICLE in the 1ndepend
t of Sunday he had had an idea that tn
men, women and children of AmericI
(: were free people, and that every citizen
: native or ~naturalized, over twenty-on
&, years of age could cast his vote or eS
press his opinion as he saw tit on an
public question, but when he saw tn
article he was forced to change his opir
ion so far as the Independent could col
: vince him, for tie reason that it cam
: out in a most scurrilous manner Stain
=, things about the leading men, the leac
. ing citizens, the representative men {
I the city in such a manner that he woul
{ not have believed possible for the mouth
a piece, the representative of a city aspil
ing for the capital to have done. (Al
!. ~plause). They denounced these gentle
! men as having received brides, of bein
!, sycophants, of being led by the collar b
corporations, and other vile things, "
= he dared say that this article when col
sidered by some who had previously bee
: a little in favor of Helena would caus
! them to change their minds and vote fo
! Anaconda. [Applause.l There al
: many things the Independent coul
: have discussed outside of this. 1t coul
. have discussed the relative rights an
: merits of the two cities, but instead
: : has seen fit to give unmeasured abuse
!. $50 gentlemen who formed a club
! favor OF Anaconda. In his opinion II
y only result would be that all fair minde
= men would do as the $50 had declare
q they would do, vote for Anacond
s. Applause. He was not there to theori;
or generalize, not to say that they shou
. vote for Anaconda or against Helen
. but to give some solid reasons why the
= should not vote for Helena. Though
y young man he knew much about II
manner il which Great Falls had bee
. treated by Helena. In the first plat
Z when Great Falls was first located it hf
o no railroad, no outlet whatever; 1T W
! 40 miles from the county seat, but
q soon begun to have its destined growt
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