Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-10-23
And After Such a Greeting q,
Made a Mild Talk for
Mckinley.
WEED WAS VERY INTEMpfRI'
And the Bryan Men Resentad
Insolence With Dlsapprov.
ing Cries.


singular way in which he has ca,
out the pledges made to the caucu
Helena which nominated him, n
effect that he would prove true
loyal friend Of silver If he received
votes, and il the time ever came i,
the interests Of free coinage and N.
terests OF the republican party Al,
diverge, he would be a silver man
and q republican second. The N
house stage was beautifully deco,,
with palms and potted plants, and
Black Eagle band furnished some cbs
music. Among the prominent McTI
leyites on the stage we're b. Percy Cg'
George Mcfarland, A. T. Kyle, Twin
Morgan, George Raban, G. H. Rep,
+. George Heldt, b. d. Hatcher, i
Kelley, b. G. Walker and Others,
F. Geo. Heldt called the meetjp,
order and introduced ae chairman, &
Repath. just before Mr.. kepsth !,
forward q picture of Mckinley, susps
ed from cord above the arch, vss
down and left dangling in the air an
the cheers OF the crowd.
Mr.. Repath made neat little sDs
in taking charge of the meeting as Oh,
man, in which he stated that be was
q politician, but was there to reprs.
the business interests of Great Falls
also the working men of Great M
He said that this was campsipr
education. Bryan (here the AUDI,
went wild and cheer upon cheer
Bryan rent the air for about d,
minutes) and when they ceased
speaker evidently forgot what be
going to cay about Bryan, and
ceeded to introduce E. D. Weed q
first speaker.
Mr.. Weed opened his speech by,
ing he was glad to learn that there.
30 many persons who differed with
in the audience, as was made evidst
the recent demonstration, for be
here not to speak to saints, but hi
sinners to repentance. He then ID
menced long TRADE about what u
democratic party under Cleyeand'si
ministration had been guilty Of and I'll
suited the intelligence of his audleI|
by stating that the same leaders cd
trolled it today. This was more than "a
audience could stand and cries af.ME
and Kisses came from all over The audi:
ence room. This seemed tonl!e the
speaker and make hin angt1A
and from that time on M
statements became more eyNrenf
and the Interruptions and expEtss!or:
disapproval from the audience more III
quent and pronounced. "Whst: III
matter with Bryan" "Rats" my
Cleveland supporting Mckinney; ny
some Of the questions hurled at bin Ii
the audience as he described the TAS
edness OF the present hdministratlOL I
his perora,ion he said there were n0tas
ter silver men than Thom,E ii, Cstss
(hissee), Senator Shoup (cries "ALd.Ii
trsitor!'), and Senator Wolcott cn#
"Traitor!"), and l aek you to vote OF \
Sd day of November next for the reE.S
licans and the star spangled balIet 4
against the red f]sy of anarchy AMI Y
black flag Of treason. (Cheers, hliS
and derisive laughter.) /
Senator Carter was then introduCea'S
Chairman Repath to about as hostsH
audience as a public man could vs41
called on to address. Weeds mud's4|
ing at Bryan and the free silver 5ls)
had worked up the silver men to ~
pitch, and toward the last it sTs
doubtful if he would be allowed ~
ish. Carter was received with Grey
traitor, traitor, and hisses from a.oJ
the house, but "Slippery Tom v
onto his Job and commenced by prs'A1l
up Great Falls and taking no notl;'
theIangry Interruptions. He soon haap
audience in good humor and was lis'es'
to attentively while he talked aboa,
protective tariff. and it's importance'
carefully avoided any reference
Bryan or Hartman and declared thai,
was unalterably and eternally Oppose
gold or silver monometallism ala
fa ,or of a double standard. He req
letter from H. Gilchrist, as follows 4,
| "GREAT FALLS, Oct. -, loA
ITO Senator Carter-1n the dlfp
ton of the Dingley tariff bill, silver
publicans have interpreted your ac'
on that measure and your magnlDc
speech on that occasion as favorine
reconciliation of silver before ac'
was taken on the revision OF the u
schedule. Are you still willing to 81
by the principles then expressed, or
you consider the tariff revieion,. 8
may come up in the shorts eseion, ia
ably entitled to your support?
H. GILcHEI,
"For many silver republics
In reply the senator said that he "
not sacrifice any one of Montanas II
ests for any other interest, and, fuf
than that, he would let history re
his actions. He practically decline
say in advance what he would do OF
, tariff or silver in congress. 1t was
ticeable fact that neither Carter norS
said one word about Hartman or
! dsrd in their speeches, though
called on to do go by the audience
| ator Carter wound up by heaping
of fire on the heads of the repub
: county candidates, not one OF v
could be seen on the platform, by q
J ing his hearers to put q cross in tn
, Gle over the Mckinley ticket.
A Trick for Palmer.