The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-06
TO KILL COLD BUGS
MONTANA's DELEGATION CARRIES
A SILVER GAVEL TO THE
CONVENTION.
THEY ARE NOISY EvANGELS.
AND TRIED TO CONVERT Access
sIBLE CITIZENS OF ST. PAUL
EN- ROUTE.
THEY oARRYP A BRASS BAND.
But It's Sound is Not For "sound
Money!! but Silver Bell
Melodies.

Montana's special delegation to the
Chicago convention arrived In the CITY
yesterday afternoon via the Northern
Pacific and departed last evening to
shout for free silver and the candidate
to be named by the convention this
week. Nothing small or backward
about those Montana people when It
comes to noise or giving expression
to an opinion. Tired, hot and dusty as
they were, they made the Union depot
ring with their shouts for the white
metal and every blessed one Of the
delegation in the interval Of rest while
waiting for their cars to be restocked
with Ice and other creature comforts
went about doing missionary work
and telling all who would listen what
a great state they hailed from and what
they proposed to do for the free sill
yer cause when they reach Chicago.
There were seventy-five persons on
the train including members of the
Boston and Montana band Of twenty
five pieces, and every member of the
party wore white silk badge on
which was inscribed in red and blue
letters Montana delegation to the
Democratic national convention at
Chicago. Bimetallism is true protec-
tion'
On the first car Of the train were
banners inscribed Montana delega-
ton to the Democratic National Con-
vention at Chicago; 16 to 1; Who Shall
Rule? The Few or the Many?"
On the second car the banners read:
What Shall the Harvest Be? Bimet-
allism and Prosperity or the Gold
Standard and Poverty?"
The third car bore banners with the
following thereon: Break the Chains
of Financial Slavery by Remonetizing
Silver" and 1.-THE Party of the People
Demands the Restoration of the Peo-
pies Money"
There was large banner of silk to
be carried in parades, the inscription of
which has been also reproduced in the
little badge wore by the members.
The design shows a silver bell sup
posed to represent the famous liberty
cell. A gold bug is gnawing at the
supports of the bell and the design is
supposed to represent the idea that
the liberties of the people are being
destoryed by the money power that
declares only for a gold standard.
A beautiful gavel made of pure sill
yer and handsomely chased is in the
custody of one Of the members Of the
delegation and will be presented to the
permanent chairman of the convention
by Senator E. D. Matz, of Butte.
The party was in charge of t. J.
Laughlin, general agent of the Wiscon-
sin Central at Butte, and he was ac-
companied by City Ticket Agent Frank
Greene, of the same line, when the
delegation left for Chicago last night
I'VE are going to make ourselves
felt at Chicago" said W. H. Suther-
lin, editor of the Rocky Mountain
Husbandman." Mr. SutherHn wears a
long beard on his chin and might be
mistaken for Populist. But he isn't.
He wants silver-the money Of Up
and after that he Is a newspaper man.
1.-THE East does not realize the strength
Of Western sentiment on this question"
he said. Free silver is our watch
word. Free silver we will have. God
only knows what will happen if the
election does not result in such decIa-
ration. I'm not an alarmist, but there
will be revolution-not physical in
my opinion, but a revolution that will
throw all existing party lines into the
nire Of disgraceful history. God Is
good. So is silver. Draw your own
inferenceS"