The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-10-17
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Splendid Help.
Special Dispatch b ths Standard.
AissouLA. Oct. l&-In point Of attend
ancs and enthuslAsm no meeting was ever
hsld In NissoulA that surpassed the one
held tonight under the auspices OF the
Anseooda.sor-ths- Capital club. The Benz
nett opera house was crowded to the
dooes with an audience composed OF the
representative citissns Of Nissoula aud
vicinity, and their interest and snthusl.
ssm found frequent expression In loud APP
plauss.
On the platform were seated, beside the
speakers Of tho evening. Joseph
Dssehamps, william Kennedy, s. @. MUIR
ray. Captain Phillips, A. p. Spaulding. n.
J. Flynn. J. Vealsy, J. C. Rssdsr. John
Moore, G. Rochrsimsr and r. C. Ives Of
Nissoula; d. Cohen, sr., OF Anaconda; r.
O'Hsra. Hamilton, D. J. Hennessy, Butte.
8. @. Murray. president OF the Ana
canda-for.ths-Cap club, presided, aud
In opening the meeting, referred to tho
favorable progress Of Anaconda's cam
paign In Nissoula and In the state at
large. He said the people Of Montana
were thoroughly aroused and determined
10 settle the question right He then In.
troduced the Clse club which was warmly
rsesivsd and snooced.
Chairman Murray introduced Judge
Kirkpatrick Of Butte - the first speaker
ef The evening. He pgsfaced bis remarks
by saying that he proposed to treat the
capital question In perfectly dispassion.
ate manner. INDUCING In no personal
ahuse. Csetain statements had been
made by the Helena orators that hs pro-
posed to deny By giving the facts simply
that existed.
In the flrst place II was . favorits argu.
msnt with Helena that . man who voted
for Anaconda was Q fool or Q hire.
ling. THIS 70 Q barefacsd assertion that NO
one believed and that every supporter Of
Anaoonda should resent any such imputa-
tion. He said be had no idea what the a.
Gumsnts ussd By Helena we're until the
other night In Butte be heard Colonel SAM
dsrs scold and scold and all the hall with
abuse and vitupsration and then Governor
Tools followed By trying 10 outslandsr
Sanders. Speaking Of the statsment.tha
the Anaconda company owned the town
sits hs saiA that they do not own one lot.
Rive-sixths Of the AnaooudA townsite
lots were owned by Butte parties. II had
been claimed that tho Anaconda company
was heavily morteagsd to foreign capital
lists aud that their Indebtedness was 20
heavy that they we're practically controlled
by the Rothschiids. That 10 not true. The
facts are tho company, In ordse.to make
decided extensions to their plant, borrowed
S,00l, 900 and gave . mortgage 10 secure
tho loan. But over two years ago the
mortgage was repaid and the RELEASE ap-
pears on the records Of Silver Bow county.
This b the greatest copper plant in the
world; has never paid Q dollar IN divi.
dsnds because every I surplus sdollas
has been rsinvested In the purchase oi
mines and the extension ol
thsir works. Governor Tools and
Mcconnell howled at the audacity
of the Ansconda Mining company In g.
quiring e,lls acres Of ground % IN outlet
fee the tailings from their immense works.
These worthless jumped. gyrated and
pointed ct Q wall map showing
IN rcd paint the terrible state
Of Affairs. They invslghsd against
corporations, and yet this land vas bought
from the land grant owned By the North.
ern Pacific road, Of which Governor Tcols
10 the ohisf attorney for Montana, and the
self same corporation which attempted to
rob the miner and settler by stealing their
mineral lands.
Abuss vas Helena's sole argument, and
she 10 not the center Of the labor popula.
tion or anything else. She has run her
race and win never emerge from the rut
Of Last Chance where she will be buried
next November.
Judge Kirkpatrick referred TO the exist.
Ing sentiment In Butte and said that thai
city was overwhelmingly In favor Of Ana.
conda and would roll up majority that
would strike terror to Helsna's center.
After amateur selections by the glee
club Colonel Plummsr Of Great Falls was
introduced and held the audience closely
for Is minutes. Al Judge Kirkpatrick had
dealt with cold facts 20 Colonel Plummeg
handled the subject In general way and
no speaker could be moro favorably 70.
cstved In this city than hs was tonight.
His statement Of tho case brought forth
round after round OF applause and whom
in closing he assured Missouls that Great
Falls would give Anaconda rousing ma.
jority, the house rang with cheers. The
Glee club closed with o campaign song
which won loud applause.
Tho concert Of the Garden City baud
which preceded the meeting Was tho best
ever given by that organization and was
enjoyed by an immense crowd.