The weekly tribune., 1894-10-19

A>AIs = AOADA > OClODLh
-swore that he rowed up that
stream and that he rode in a boat
The actual fact was that couple Of
boards were nailed together; he sat in
the boat, this particular man did, the
boat was hitched to the hind axle OF the
wagon and he was hauled up the stream.
They say that the people OF Great Falls
should vote for Helena because they put
100000 IN that scheme; just waiting for
some good man to come along and pay
their price for that land. They say that
being a fact, that they spent 100000 IN
there, and the Anaconda company has
spent $4,000 in the coal mines, that on
that ratio you ought to give 400 votes to
Helena to every l6 to Anaconda. The
$4,000 spent by Anaconda in the coal
mines pays over $4,000 month wages.
Applause] These are arguments; how
long will 1t take to reach up to the other
figure, and have something worth huv-
ing, too.
A few days ago came from the East.
Your worthy George Chase and myself
represented the Carpenters and Joiners
Of America from the Northwest. We
were very much delighted with our visit
and trip too. Two years ago attended
the same convention of people in St.
Louis. Four men in that convention
championed free and unlimited coinage
OF silver; happened to be one of them.
This time, two years afterwards, with
the same people. we had no opposition;
everyone was in favor of free aud un-
limited coinage Of silver. [Applause. |
The sentiment is growing wonderfully;
it is only matter Of short time, l be-
lieve, when we will have
UNLIMITED COINAGE OF SILVER,
and when we do, with 5000 claims with
in radius of five or six miles of Butte
City, working profltsbly, with silver at
$l.29 per ounce will double and treble
our population in two years. Then you
can build your smelters all down on the
banks of the mighty Missouri; then
there will be greater connecting link
between Butte. Anaconda, and Great
Falls than there ever was before; the
cars will run both ways-both backward
and forward-and they will pass Helena
every time. Some trainman may say
in the future, Here is the little
place that fought 80 hard to
get the capital, and they didn't want it
either There will just be little can
die light in some poor old deserted cabin
that will tell the spot that Helena once
stood upon. 1t is dead and it don't
know it. But am fully convinced that
with the help we will get from this side
Of the range, from the toilers and
sweaters of Cascade county, mingled
with the toilers and workers of Butte
and Anaconda, that the day after elec-
ton, when the returns come in, they will
surely be convinced then that they are
really dead for all time. (Applause).
Now let me touch upon the land ques-
ton. That is favorite question with
the workers. That company never
owned any land in the townsite of Ana
conda. Mr.. DAILY, Mr.. Hoge and two or
sold the lots for $50 a piece to the work.
ers' They don't own per cent Of the
land there today, and all the land they
own is what they bought from the farm
ers, as told you by Mr.. Cotter, where the
tailings Of the smelter run over. Those
farmers received the money from the
company; the company owns that land
and the farmers live on it today and
never pay a cent Ct rent for it. Zap
plause.] That looks like despotism! The
idea Of comparing Mr.. DAILY with
Pullman, or comparing him with any
other man who lives in Helena! Why,
he is just as far superior to those little
millionaire plgmies as it is possible to be.
A one-man town: that is what they tell
us-a perfect success. Seventeen mil
lionaires IN Helena! Seventeen man
town perfect failure. [Applause.l 1t
is the same old story: too many cooks
spoil the broth; too many fingers in the
pie. Now the best thing they can do, il
they want to make success Of Helena
and get rid Of their Cinnamon and pay
the men decent days wages is to sell
out to Marcus DAILY. [Applausel. He
will make it go all right.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, will moi
detain you any longer, but simply say,
thank you indeed for the attention you
have given me this evening, aud, as ouI
sky-rocket orator Of Silver Bow county
says, on the 9th day Of November he is
thoroughly convinced that the citizens
of this state will place in burning letters
Of living gold above the clouds, beyond
the stars, upon the face Of the sun the
everlasting legend, Anaconda, the Cap
ital of Montana" Applause.