The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1894-10-19


Capital Contest-nfajor Camp Deck
Good Music by Anaconda Glee Club.
1t was a splendid meeting g-thoroughly
enthusiastic, perfectly orderly, and in
every way representative Of Deer Lodges
material interests.
Music by the Anaconda Glee club, an
address by Judge G. w. Stapieton and a
closing speech by Major Camp were the
features of the evening. DR.. A. Fl.
Mitchell, president Of the local Ana
conda- for-the- capital club, presided, and
John G. Morony ofliciated as secretary.
The audience room at the court house
was filled to overflowing and standing
room was in great demand.
Judge Stapleton's was the first address
and, il sledge-hammer blows and unan-
swerable logic count for anything, Hell
ena sophistries will cut mighty little
figure in the campaign in this commu-
nifty henceforth. Helena's advocates, at
any rate, have not quit ''eXplaining'' yet.
They were put directly on the defensive
"a position from which they cannot re-
cede during the life of this campaign
and are therefore, confessedly, already
whipped.
Judge Stapleton reviewed at some
length the capital contest of two years
ago. He described his position in that
contest as having been first, last and all
the time Deer Lodge supporter and
claimed the privilege, therefore, Of adj
vising with us. Touching the present
status Of affairs, he took exactly the posi-
tion maintained all along by TIE New
NoKTIwEsT, namely: That capital loca-
ton is pre=eminently q matter of self
interest, SO far as the people Of this val
ley and in fact of the whole West Side
are concerned; that every consideration
Of business and local pride should rally
US to Anacondas support, and that we
have absolutely nothing to gain by vot
ing the capital to Helena city that
never has spent and never will spend
dollar with us. Referring to Helena's
much vaunted payroll (Which may be
paralleled to the snakes Of Ireland, in
that it does not exist he explained that
it began with and consisted Of taxing the
people: stop the taxes and the payroll
would end. In contrast with this, the
Anaconda company, he said, pays out in
the operation OF its mines and smelters
an average Of S11 200 day, not one dol
lar of which goes out Of the state OF
this vast disbursement the business in
terests--labor. the ranch, range and com
mercial enterprises receive the direct
benefit. An enterprise of such magni-
tude and Of such beneticent results
should be encouraged rather than con-
demned. Continuing, Judge Starleton
said: "The Helena champions have a
map, a fearfully and wonderfully con-
structed affair, by which they will show
you that the Anaconda company has
'gobbled the tremendous aggregate of
5000 acres Of land. Let me tell YOU
something: The Anaconda company does
own 5000 acres, acquired legitimately by
purchase and location, every acre OF
which is necessary to the operation of
their smelters (as dumping grounds for
tailings and for other purposes). That's
great argument for Helena to use, isn't it:
Helena! The child Of the Northern Pa
cltic! The protege OF the most grasping,
the most merciless corporation that ever
fastened itself upon people! A corpo-
ration that has in truth sgobbled' 81 200
square miles, 1865, 900 acres Of the
public lands of Montana! A corporation
that does not disguise the fact that it is
using it's every influence to promote
Helena's campaign; that has sent word
up and down its line anprising its EN-
ployes of what they are expected to do!
A corporation the attorneys OF which are
chief among the Helena advocates now
touring the state! tell you, friends,
this is not fight between the people of
Montana and Marcus Daly-it is fight
between the people Of Montana and the
Northern Pacific railroad" Helenas
tributary mines, of which Judge Staple
ton acknowledged three, he explained
were all English mines; their earnings
above the cost of operation all go to
Europe. The earnings Of the Anaconda
company on the contrary, all go to the
people of Montana It is an American
enterprise, owned in America, operated
IN America and spending its money in
America. Helena's abuse of people who
choose to support Anaconda will not win
them votes; the time has passed when
the people of Montana can be convinced
they are going far wrong by extending
an aiding hand to institutions that con
stitute the very life e-blood Of the common.
wealth; they have reached the point OF
aXtendinr o sllnnnrt 10 that claimant ,ul,iah