The Helena independent., 1894-11-03

tlon n would create monopoly III
Butte that would drive away larte
portion OF It's business In every brnnoh
mat came In conflict with a. showing
its superior advantages from its varl-
ous corpnrationa combined with It's
railroad facilities, and pfedicteu lhnt
Ar the capital was located NJ Anaeonua
Tho COOL and prosperous days OF hutte
City were over. That the market both
cast and west for the products OF the
country would be supplied from the
sarms and mills. Ctc, OF the Anhoohua
company 90 the dotrimsnt OF ~ others
the merchant, the farmer, lh1 uiln,
man and business man genvrally' vn
account OF the great ADVANTAGES tnls
FAMILY OF corporations as combine
would hcgtow. ,
Another charge was that Helenn and
the Northern pacihc railroad company
had combined for the purpose OF deieal-
ing what is known as the "eight-houi
lil." Upon an Investigation II Was
found that ave out OF the eisht nlelu-
bors OF the legislative assembly lloul
Lewis and Clarke county were sttohN
advocates of the bill. that IL was drawn
IN nv your speaker az the instance OF
"A committee Of the Miners union WIN
out charge. and received HIS hearty sun
port ns an Individual while that every
member. with but one single exception
from Deer Lodge county, and especially
John y. Toole, an employe OF the Ana
conda company, led the opposition lp
the bnl, and supported by the
other members from Deer Lodge eouh-
~. defeated Il. -.,..
iudicc the people OF Gallatln county
against the city ~ Helena, with whom
commercial intercourse had existed
long before Anaconda was ever healu
or bv charging that Helena had en-
Oeayored to defeat the location OF the
agricultural college bill locating tne ak-
rlcultural college nj BoAemah. uPun
Investigation II was found that inns Was
false. and that Paris Gibson, senator
from Cascade county, and one OF the
Anaconda compnny'a captains, endeaN-
ored TO defeat the bill by embarrassing
A with conditions that would make u
onerous upon the people. He onet''V
nm amendment to the eifect that the To-
cation OF the agricultural college ~
Rogeman should be based upon eohul.
tions that IL should furnish without
charge $50 acres of lana witnih w"
milcs OF the city OF BozeInan with sum
ciept and ADEQUATE water for irrigation
and other purposes and an endowment
of $4,000 by the citizens OF that city
This was also likewise abandoned,
He spoke Of the large amount OF lannr
that had been Induced 10 come to the
country with the expectation OF being
ntilized by the Anaconda company III
this election. the large registration az
that place, and showed that after II was
MI over. and this corporation had got-
ten down legitImately 10 business thar
n large portion OF these employees would
be left out of employment, and as soon
ms the smoke OF battle had disappeared
The reduction Of the wages OF the WORK
inRmnn would begin, as II dld III ISL
That the reduction then made mas as
conceded by all. amounted TO s-,VVv,-
600, and that the money thus justly
due 10 the employees OF the Anaconda
company was the very same money De-
ing utilized in its endeavor to secure
the capital OF the state at that place:
He referred In courteous terms TO Mr.
Daly and Mr.. Haggin, but pursued the
history OF the latter Throughout ms Gu
reer with corporations, AVID showed
that whatever disposition Mr.. DAILY
might have to comply with the many
promises he has made. that Haggin
controlled the concern. and Tor these
broken pledges they would be referred
20 citizen of the city and state Oh ne"
York.
After referring eloquently TO the or
deal through which Montana was pass
ing in this strange and unnatural CAM
paign, he concluded. saying:
"California our western mother OF
mines and mining, from sad experience
speaks in silvery tones from the Pacine,
beware OF corporate power COLORADO
steps forward and proffers helping
hand to rescue us from such unumely
fate. Utah, with her humiliatlng les
son at Park City, admonishes us TO
take warning. Wyoming, with her
Rock Springs example. bids us halt be-
fore Il Is everlastingly too late, Nevada
poor, down-trodden, and oppressed Ne
yada. bowed I'm sackcloth and ashes,
which has slipped the sweets OF tempo
rary greatness, and drank the bltterest
dregs OF degradation, from lessons OF
saddest experience. begs us stop before
taking the fatal and irretrievable step,
washington. Idaho, and the Dakotas.
simultaneously planting their bright
stars with Montana in our national BAN
ner. with great solIcitude look on with
fear and trembling at the momentous
results, while Montana, proud and inde-
pendent Montana. looks down through
the avenues of an honorable career In
the past to her sympathizing sisters,
and casting her eye through the bright
vista of PHOSPHORUS future, with her
coronets OF gold and pedestals OF silver,
saws 10 them In confident and magnetic
tones: i will not be the first TO sue
cumb 10 the communicating inuence or
corporate power.
Judge Mcconnell followed with tell
ing speech. covering every point and
showing from "A map how the people
would be inconvenienced In every pos
sibe way by locating the capital at
Anaconda on a double spur.
Thismeeting has done Helena's cause
a great deal of good, and the people OF
thissection gse beginning To realize tnn'
a great mistake will be made should the
capital go 20 this corporation town
Bozeman and the Gallatin valley viii
give Helena a grand vote next Tues
day.