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

What did Helena do when the legisla-
sent among the delegates and
they begged them not to vote for Cas-
cade as a county and Great Falls as a
county seat. They gave many reasons
which we never learned of, and, mind
you, they were the leading citizens of
Helena. The only persons there from
here at the time were Mr.. Rolfe, Jesse
Taylor, and himself. The
PROSPECTS WERE DARK
and the same defeat experienced at the
prior session was staring them in the
face, when a friend was sent for and re-
sponded. He was a resident of Helena
and had la rye interests there, but his
mind was broad and his heart was big.
He would not be crushed by those who
we're trying to terrorize US. That man
was Observation-Disclosures and we
got word from him that he was coming
as fast as God and steam would permit
him. lApplause.l With his arrival the
situation changed, darkness was turned
into light, the bill was passed with only
four or five dissenting votes, and
they were cast by Helena people. All
honor is due to the man who helped u,
for the other Helena men would have
permitted US to have died and rotted
before they would have granted our
request.
What have they done since? Gone on
in the same manner. Have they changed
their tactics toward us? No. What
have they done for Great Falls? Moth
ing, In opposition to US they have got
a charter TO cross the Missouri above
here, they have got the Montana Midland
on paper. they want all things and if
they get the capital they will endeavor
to turn the waters of the Missouri into
the Yellowstone and then they will
freeze us out entirely. Applause. Why,
they came out in a pamphlet that Hell
ena was the center of society of
refinement and-Chinamen. Applause
He had been informed that
in the morning in Helena
there could be seen a line Of
Cinnamon a mile long coming into the
city with produce and vegetables, and
NOT A WHITE A
was to be seen. He ventured to say
that in the zone man town" of Anaconda,
Marcus DAILY employed more laboring
men than were employed in all Helena
put together. IApplauseL What does
that say for Helena? Does it not say a
great deal for Anaconda?
Do you want to put a club in the
hands of the enemy to strike you with.
We are acting in the line of self preser-
walton and every one should take that
, into consideration when he votes. a
man who lives and has made his living
i, here for years, and now when our in
terests are SO closely allied with Ana
conda, says we are doing wrong In
, not voting for Helena, that man has
some business relations or some family
: relations that he didn't care to go into
with Helena. Applause.
, In concluding Mr.. Taylor again re-
ferred to the Belt coal mines: | under
stand that this is one OF the greatest
enterprises that has been begun here for
for already they have let contracts for
coke ovens, which has just begun in this
country, also for coal washing and other
s matters, and one thing is only the begin
ming of the other, and accepting all OF
I these matters-all that ] have stated,
/ and judging the future by the past, ]
I want to know why we should accept
Q the shadow that Helena is attempting tc
o give US at this time, but vote for Ana
conda who has given us the substance
r Applause.
8 col. PLUMMER.
at was my good fortune, two
years ago to stand upon this plat
r form and make the closing speech
of the campaign of 1892, wher
those on our side ran into the vortex o.
defeat. / was feeling exceedingly happ,
that evening, because | believed that al
of the %auguries were for victory;
!, thought that Harrison would be elected
and that we republicans would hav'
a general jubilee, but the people
Q had decreed otherwise and he wa
defeated. l was holding d fedora
!, office under him at the time, but HI
Q had some little grudge against me ant
he appointed me as receiver OF a Liant
y office and special disbursing agent; Their
q has been nothing to receive and nothing
/ to disburse, and we have in that ofic'
the cleanest set of books in any lan'
office in the United States. Laughter,
Z | have been ~resigning for two years an
at last / have run up against a democra
who will take the Office, and | have bi,
q him G~od-speed, helped him to get hi
l bonds and asked HIM to come direct an
take the office and let me escape t
Montana. You might ask what in
terest ] have in this state. 1t
this very thing, gentlemen, ! hav
y intended to become for the past tw
years a citizen of your city; ever since
d was out here three years ago and ira,
N eled with Judge Tallant and John Cas-
ner out there and saw the speckle'
trout and drank the clear water Qaugt
q teri | became in
III LOVE WITH YOUR COUNTRY,
ID And it has only been a question of clo'
it ing up affairs and getting out here.
to Now, my fellow citizens, | happene
in along here the other night and stoppe
10 at the Park hotel because Mr.. Gibson
ID who is a friend of mine, and he has a
I'd interest in that hotel, and ! being a III
tie short thought it would make a goo
ze stopping place. Laughter ! met som
Id friends here who said there was SON
great excitement about a capital que'
" ton; | realized something of 1T tw
a years ago when Great Falls was tryin
10 to get second position on the ticke
the fates decided otherwise and the tw
40 remaining candidates were Helena an