The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-10-26
Great Falls Once Again Manifests Its
Preference For the Cop
per City.
Demonstration Last Night That Fully
Expressed Our Peoples
Sentiments.
Men, Women and Children Turn Out
En- Masse and Participate
in the Display.
Parade and Meeting That Has Never
Been Excelled in Enthu-
siasm Here.

siasm Here.
n No moro opportune time for the
parade, display and meeting Of the
RI Great Falls Anaconda for the capital
Xclub could have been selected than last
evening. The Helena Independent
which arrived on the afternoon train
H contained the untruthful statement that
Anaconda would not get 20 per cent. of
& the vote of Great Falls, and the Helena
begging committee, some of whom re-
NAMED in the city, had been making
calls all day importuning the business
Mmen and others for voting assistance and
RECALLING them with fairy tales about the
vote Helena would get in Butte, Boze-
man, Missoula and other places. though
The very men addressed knew to the
6pntrary and knew that in each Of the
faces named the sentiment in favor of
anaconda is as great as it is in Great
y Falls.
M On top of all their vain efforts to aid
~ GAO tObtCAA III SouoO Scuuo III klIat uOth-
& onstration Of last night. 1t was to them
\ a revelation. 1t was a living, emphatic
and unmistakeable protest against their
false assumptions. 1t was a trumpet
n toned d%enunciation of Helena and its
a methods. 1t gave the lie to their asser-
4 tions in q manner that could not be mis-
understood. 1t was Great Falls vindi-
cation of itself and the right of it's citizens
and their intention to support Anaconda
Efor the capital in spite of the bluff,
Il bluster, insult and appeals Of Helena.
n 1t was a popular o%utpouring and it
sent dismay to the hearts Of the few
Helena men here. 1t was a ~demonstra-
ton that has rarely been equalled, and
all who participated and all who wit
messed it we're impressed with the fact
that it was an enthusiastic expression of
popular feeling on the capital question.
The streets we're thronged with pleased
lockers on, the opera house was not
large enough for all who desired to listen
to the speakers and those who did gain
admission we're hearty and earnest in
their applause and in c~ommendation and
endorsement Of the speakers.
H PARADE
Not excepting even the crowd Of 5000
persons on the streets of Great Falls the
day that the settlement of the Great
Northern strike was celebrated, the
throng on the streets last night at the
Anaconda rally exceeded in number any
multitude ever congregated in Great
Falls.
Promptly on time the parade formed
kat Realty hall and marched up Central
avenue, the Black Eagle band, under the
leadership Of Prof. Rhymer in the van,
kSthe Flambeau club ana drum corps fol-
flowing. Then came a procession Of vOt-
ers extending the length of the business
portion of the main th%oroughfare, TWEEN
five transparencies bearing such legends
as IF Helena Gets the Capital the Burl.
ington Will Go There Helena Tries to
Hog 1t ALL" "Great Falls, Butte and
Anaconda Are the Three Links in the
Chain Of Industry" a banner With a
Helena Chinaman proclaiming "Me
Like Helena"
Up Central avenue, around the tount.
ain, down Second street, up First avenue
south to Third street, thence up Third
street to Central, and down Central to
Fifth the procession moved, recruits
constantly falling in.
Delaying a few minutes at Realty hall
the parade again followed the previous
line of march, meanwhile displaying the
grandest exhibition Of fireworks ever
seen in the Northwest. "Flower pots
exploded, hurting enormous showere 500
feet in the air. Bombs rent the atmos-
phere. The loyal A. r. U. boys took the
u and the locomotive whistles during
the parade awoke the echoes until, far
up the Missouri, dying Helena heard
Great Falls jubilant salute to Anaconda
end gasped in agony. Sky-rockets and
Roman candles painted the heavens red,
and the deafening cheers Of the mul.
Nudes were added to the din.
4# AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
&# When the opera house wal reached
ME band concluded the selection it wal
playing, and, it then being nearly 9
o'clock, the committee and speakers filed
upon the stage and were met with a
round Of applause, as was the band
when it made its appearance.
Az o as possible the meeting was
called to order by Alfred Long, who in
7lroduced as the president of the evening
Patrick Hughes, a veteran member Of
&he Great Falls Carpenters union. Mr.,
Hughes briefly welcomed the audience.
banked them for their attendance and
ntroduced as the fret speaker
MI JUDGE M. KIRKPATRICK
~ Butte. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was welcomed
With a round of applause, and when that
bad subsidized be said that the splendid
demonstration on the streets and the
large audience testify to the deep inter-
est the people Of Great Falls take in the
capital question. He did not know that |
he could throw any new light upon the |
subject, but he would review some of
the points that had alresdy been dis
|cussed. 1t was an important matter for
the people and one on which there could
be an honest difference of opinion. There
was room for two opinions and he was
ready to give to everyone the same free
dom Of opinion and expression that he
claimed for himself. Applause. He
regretted that