The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-23

The New York republican state con-
vention, which begins in New York
city tomorrow, is to be preceded by a
Mckinley mass meeting tonight The
New York convention is going to be a
double barreled affair
If Mr.. Edison can see through a
block Of wood eight inches thick with
Y rays he must have been experiment.
ing upon blockheads.
There is more stuff than nonsense
about the Mckinley boom, anyhow.
Although Kentucky did not elect a
United States senator. she has success
fully lynched a wife-beater. Kentucky
still seems to have a strong pull.
After taking all the places on the re-
publican state ticket Missoula will ask
for an amendment to the constitution
enabling her to fill the legislature ex-
clusively with home talent.
In carrying Colorado. Montana. Ida
no, Oregon, Washington. California.
Kansas and Nebrask to say nothing
of sweeping" Texas, and capturing
Georgia, Alabama, both Carolinas and
several other scattering states, this
would seem to be Chairman Taube-
necks busy year.
The Philadelphia Manufacturers
club wishes the country to understand
that free silver gives it the horrors
quite as severely as free trade
And now Mr.. Mckinley has been sur
reptitiously playing in Minnesota's
yard. Mr.. Cushman X. Davis will join
the gentlemen who have agreed to
meet Mr.. Mckinley again at Philippi.
The duel that General Mocenni and
Signor Barzalai fought over the Abys-
sinian war yesterday, appears to have
been a poorly executed affair.
Richard Mansfield is to receive $780,
900 for next seasons work. It's high
art that Mansfield will be giving us.
The trouble with some OF Missoulas
favorite sons is that they are not very
hot favorites.
The party of 800 or 400 active re-
publicans" favorable to Quay who in
tend to escort the Pennsylvania dele
cation to ST Louis, will make a howl
ing success, of the journey, anyway.
The Cuban debate in the senate man
ifests a disposition to stay with It to
the end.
The Mckinley boom may be reported
favorably by the republican commit
tee on privileges and elections, but X is
., To-
final passage.
National Chairman Taubeneck claims
a practically solid West and a practi-
cally solid South for the populists.
There's a hen on to be sure. but it is
a few months too early to estimate the
quantity Of chickens with any degree
of accuracy.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
cided that the author or a book has no
RIGHT to damages from a newspaper to
which he sends his book for review
and which reviews the same in a hos
tile manner The newspaper therefore
enjoys the inalienable right to rip a
book up the back.
Most of Montana's republican guber-
Material looms have been off lately on
a still hunt.
McKinleyism is losing it's original
significance and degenerating into a
synonym for plain dough.
National Chairman Taubeneck may
next claim a share in the Davis es-
tate.
Before taking the baton and show
inc the bandmaster Of the cuirassers of
the guard how to do it last Friday.
Emperor William undoubtedly had teen
listening to the inspiring music of
champagne corks.
1t appears that Mr.. and Mrs. Booth
Tucker will offer liberal inducements
to Darlington Booth TO return to the
fold. and failing in this. they hope to
win him back by prayer" Here is a
suggestion 10 Governor Morton and
Mr.. Mckinley. With most Of the re-
publican delegates. however. the liberal
inducements will alone prove sufficient,
leaving no necessity for putting the
efficacy of prayer TO the test.
DadginS Condemned by Eoih Parties.
New orleans Ilmes-beinocrat. II Is TO
the credit Of the political honesty Of the
country that the financial plank of the
Ohio republicans has met with no favor
whatever anywhere, and that both the
single and double standard men equally
demand that the candidates and parties
shall speak out and array themselves on
one side or the other. 1t is TO be hoped
that the reception Of the Ohio plank will
have a good effect on the other poIiti-
clans and will convince them that dodg-
ing and straddliug do not pay.
Auo;h,r CITY Ring Ridden.
Springfield Republican: Municipal mat
tiers have got in such a bad way In Rich
mOnd. Va, that business men are being