The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-24


IA Of the Jews sons, finally conquered
them and imprisoned them in a cave.
Many doughty warriors had attempted
to rescue this fountain, but had Joined
the prisoners in the cave, and the giant
still remained in the undisputed pos
session. St George CHANGED to be
stopping in the home of the Jew, and
when told by him of the existence Of
this giant and his cruelty and usurpa-
ton, was eager once more to fight in
the cause of the right and on the
weaker side. To make a long story
short, he fought this giant, conquered
him and released his prisoners and re-
stored the fountain of wealth to its
right owner
Now. my friends, 1t seems to me that.
although no giants actually exist in
these days, we have similar conditions
confronting us. A giant combination
has wrested fountain of wealth from
the people and many a would-be cham
pion, many a sweet bye and bye me-
tallist has been taken prisoner and
held in letters. We have Montana
now.
We should hold up their hands and
encourage them as the rightful owners
of the golden fountain; encourage st.
George to wrest that fountain
from the giant and restore 1t
to the people where Ii be-
longs. I feel that in extolling our
senators for the fight for silver at the
ratio of 16 to is no partisan question.
Republicans, democrats and populists
alike recognize this principle as a ne
cessity, and here at least we stand on
common ground and fight shoulder to
shoulder for what we know to be right.
On this subject / have a humble sug-
gestion to make. This principle OF free
coinage is a grand one, 1t is dear to
your heart and mine, but why? Not
because Butte City would probably
double her population in a few months,
If a free coinage bill was passed, not
because the miners of the West would
more easily find employment, but be-
cause the poor man, you and 1, need
it. The Iowa farmer and the New
England artisan needs IL. The people
in the East need it far more than we
do in the West. You talk of hard
times here, and hard undoubtedly
they are, but there are not thousands
of us starving in the West. We are far
better off here than our brothers in the
East.
feel that Montana people need no
orators to convince them of the neces-
sity of free coinage. What we should
do is to send missionaries to the mid
die and eastern states. Those of you
write and open their eyes, but be care
full that you show the advantages 1t
would confer on them, not those that
1t will confer on you. / solemnly de-
clare and / believe that all of you are
broad guage enough in your citizen
ship to join with me in a similar dec
laration that If believed that the free
coinage of silver would benefit only a
portion of the American people, that
| portion residing in the western and
southern silver states, and was not
beneficial to all American citizens In
all sections, would not be thus earn
estly pleading with you to educate
your friends in other than the so-called
silver states, to see what is TOR their
advantage to free themselves from the
fetter by which they have been bound
by the giant presiding over the foun-
tain of wealth. Ask them what ex-
cuse there is for taking half the money
of the world and throwing II away.
Tell them not to be deceived by such
clap-trap talk as the dishonest dollar.
and sound money Ask them II II is
not more American to assert American
independence on this subject, than to
obey the dictates of European money
kings. 1 am not here, my friends, to
make a free silver talk to you, but the
analogy Of the story of st. George and
the fountain of wealth seemed irresis-
tible. And thus, my friends, you see
how natural and easy is the passage
from English to American affairs. AL
| though to-day we celebrate in honor of
England's guardian and protecting
saint, although IL is eminently the day
| for English brothers to assemble and
| talk about England and English af-
| fairs, and to think of our kin across
| the sea, still 1 am sure that Every
| Englishman present here to-day will
| join with me in eulogy to the country
| of our adoption, this grand United
| States of America. Surely the accident
| of our birth across the Atlantic should
not debar us from enjoying and APP
preciating the privileges of American
citizenship. Cannot we be good En-
| glishmen and loyal Americans? Moth
/ ing would cause me more pride than
for us to learn and deserve the repu-
| tation of being as good American citi-
| gems as those born in America. In this
| great republic, in this land of the free
| and the brave, there should be no RAGS
prejudice. American heroes hav,
fought and bled for independence o.
thought, independence of creed, indie
| pendence of government. / am SURF
| that there Is not an Englishman pres
ent who does not respect and love th'
Americans for this, as 1t is by thes'
efforts Of these American heroes tina
| this country mas ueNeiOpeu.
Slurs and Instructions have some
times been made upon the English, in
situations that an Englishman canno
assimilate himself to American idea
and American institutions. Such slurr
and insinuations are both uncharitabl
and unjust AS an Englishman / pre-
sent them on behalf of my Englisl
brothers, as a Son of st. George,
present them on behalf of my brothe
TUNlIw q nv tyr
American citizen, 1 present them ol
behalf of all of you who are American
citizens. Let us work together for al
time to make the fountain for such &C
cusation perfectly groundless. Let u
so comport ourselves that the Ameri
can born shall say of US that we ar
valuable additions to the native pro
duct Owing TO the fact that the ma
tive Americans were here before US.
is only fair that We should be crit
i cised by them, just as the English re
| serve the right to criticize those Amer