The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-28
UNDER BLUE SKIES
Great Falls Gives Hartman an Open
Air Demonstration.
HE SPEAKS TO THOUSANDS
The Cataract City Turns Out En-
masse to Welcome the Staunch
Defender Of Silver and
Western interests
Special Dispatch to the standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Great Falls. June 27.-Congressman
Hartman, accompanied by several
friends. arrived from Butte on the
early train this morning and was es-
corted to the Park hotel as the guest
OF the city. All day long the hotel has
been crowded with an eager throng TO
meet and personally greet the one Mon
tana man who possessed the courage
to walk out OF the republican national
convention. proclaiming himself sill
yer man first and party last The Cas-
cade county bureau OF finance invited
MIR. Hartman to address the public at
the opera house tonight. but this aft
ernoon II was apparent that the vast
building. the largest OF the kind In
Montana. would not accommodate one
fourth OF the people. and the exercises
were held In front OF the Park hotel.
which was handsomely decorated In
national colors.
Long before $3.50 o'clock Central ave-
nue. was thronged with people and the
filling every available nook and corner
where everything could be seen or
heard. Occupying seats on the front
balcony of the hotel were the men,
bers Of the executive committee OF the
finance bureau, the honored guest and
speaker of the evening and prominent
citizens OF all political parties. who
seemed to vie with each other In ex-
tending gracious welcome to Mon
tana's favorite son. II was the great
est demonstration ever witnessed In
Northern Montana, and delegations
were present from every section OF the
county. The Black Eagle band render
ed an excellent musical programme,
after which George Robbins. an en-
ploye OF the smelter and member
or the finance committee, stepped for
ward and introduced Montana's con-
gresham and representative citizen.
Hon. Charles s. Hartman. As the
name was spoken a mighty cheer from
5000 throats rent the air and II was
several minutes before the speaker of
the evening could proceed.
He said In substance. circumstances
which are fresh In the minds of all Of
US and illuminated at st. Louis are OF
such q character to demand an ex-
PLANTATION of the reason which ac;uated
the parties leaving the convention TO
do the things they have done. For
q long time the handwriting on tile
wall has been visible. and from the
open declarations OF other republicans
and from the editorials OF the eastern
press. II was evident that the republi-
can party would declare for the single
gold standard We would not have
been true TO ourselves. our c,nstitu-
ents or our country. II we had failed to
recognize what was to come and pre-
pare to face II. II was the evident
determination to lead the grand old
republican party into the gold camp
OF Grover Cleveland. Chiefs followed
and we knew we had a right 10 make
that fight within the party which
would save 1t and the country from
the dlctation of Wall AMI Lombard
streets and the betrayal of the rar.y
by the convention at ST Louis. The
republican party has u right to change
tts creed, but X has not tn, right to
demand the surrender Of conscien,e q or
principle and demani thar we follow
into the gold camp of irover Clcve-
land. Methods AMI men may be de-
cided by the majority. but principie
can only ,e settled by individual con-
science. Political parties are created
for the purpose NJ ontslng In force Ger.
tain principles for the we,'Gre III the
people. When they are false to tn. 20
principles and live only for spoils.
there remains no excuse for their ex-
istence.
I'm 1892 the republican party de-
clared for the American people bimet-
allism. for. gold and silver as the
standard money Of the country. Upon
that platform l stand tonight and will
not depart from II by the extent OF one
syllable or one word. And further
more. the republican party OF Montana
stands upon II now. That platform
adopted by the state convention en-
bracing the free coinage OF silver nj
the ratio OF l6 to 1: that platform Il
the creed on which I am the humble
exponent tonight. That was the plat
form was elected to carry out and
do not stand a traitor tonight. ! was
in earnest then; I am In earnest now
and will be In earnest until the gold
standard Is stamped out OF this coun-
try. What was there for us TO do ir
the convention. instructed as we were
to vote only for free silver candidate
for the presidency and when the golt
plank was adopted by n triumphant
shout OF approval? Four differed wi.f
me as to the method to be employed
but agreed upon with me upon the es.
sentials with the exception OF one, and
his course speaks for itself. ] reafiirm
ed my position and turned my back OF
the whole gang and left them.
Whether the republicans Of th'
West will follow the gold standard Il
no longer an open question. A repub
lcan who feels more at home with Gro
yer Cleveland than Henry NJ. Tellel
has my permission to sit with th'
stuffed prophet"
Mr.. Hartman then eulogized Mckin
Kinley's honesty and argued from tina
premise that silver stood no chance o
favor at his hands. He also classified
the western opponents Of silver as re
standard: second, those who have M
minds Of their own. and were willinI
TO let the party supply them with con
victions; and third, the class OF patri
otic. philanthroplc gentlemen Of III
pie counter who smelled the fragranc
Of the feast from afar and who hal
been on all sides OF all questions ant
would have been on more had thcr
been more. Mr.. Hartman prophes.e
the successful election of a free sllvc
president II the silver forces work \
together. and In closing paid a mos
eloquent tribute to Henry NJ. Teller
Mr.. Hartman's address was gre sta
with frequent applause and thrc
ringing cheers wer given him at th
close OF his speech.
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