The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06

one OF the last men in Butte who should
say anything about anybody's p
sition to the eight-hour bill. In the
winter Of 1891 q bill was introduced In
h Montana legislature providing for
an eight-hour working day for the
miners. 1t vas urged by the opponents
OF the bill that the miners themselves
were not in favor Of the bill. In the
was gotten up and circulated among
the miners in favor of the passage of
the bill Thomas s. Kilgallon was vice
president OF the Miners union at that
time. In the union he opposed vigor-
ously the sending of the petition. and
he refused to sign 1t.
What does Mr.. Kileallon represent in
this campaign anyway? He represents
w. A. Clark. and he does not represent
another blessed thing. He opposed hat
eight-hour bill because he was working
for Mr.. Clark at the time. and Mr..
Clark wanted him to oppose II. Mr..
KiIgallon was a populist when the
party was first organized in this city.
He was present at the first meeting held
here and Is the man who placed in
nomination T. B. Sullivan for chair
man. Afterwards II suited Mr.. Clark's
purpose to have Kilgallon back in the
democratic ranks, n so Tom returned
to democracy. A few weeks g he
attended the democratic ~rimaries and
was a candidate for the convention. He
was defeated. After the Miner bolted.
Kilgallon was instructed to become q
populist again. n he did so. He ac-
cepted a nomination for state senator
on the populist ticket. and at Clark's
behest he declined it so as to leave the
field open to Thompson. Then he was
told to take a nomination for the legisla-
ture, and he did so. Now, what kind Of
a man is that to send to the legislature?
Will such a man represent the people
Of Silver Bow county? Will such a
man represent the laboring men? He
will represent nothing and nobody but
w. A. Clark, and that is all there Is
about 1t. 1t is claimed by those who
are going around working for Kilgal-
Ion and Kinds that they would now be
democrats IL they had only received the
democratic nominations they were
after. Well. those are nice people to be
democrats or anything else. Such men
are utterly devoid of political prin-
ciple.
]. ii. Trerise. candidate for the legis-
lature IN the mongrel ticket. was on
the stage Friday night and approved
OF the anti-silver sentiments expressed
by Tom Carter and Colonel Sanders.
rrAa rast - tha saanIiJo+ 30. x-1ro 1.s
IDENTIFY afraid to show their colors-
ashamed of the speakers for their
party. OF all the candidates on the
mongrel ticket, Trerise was the only
one with nerve enough to go on the
platform. But why should not the rest
do the same? They are on a gold
ticket; they are supporting Marshall
for congress. and IL elected. they must
be elected OF the gold platform. That
is the only platform the ticket Is run
ming on. At Tom Carriers former meet
ing. ex-Mayor Thompson, H. o.. Weller,
c. c.. barrow and other legislative can
didates sat on the platform, but for
policy's sake they stayed of Friday
night. Both of the speakers talked for
the republican ticket, and one of them
turned his insulting sarcasm loose on
Bryan. Can o vote for the candi-
dates OF that ticket?
Speaking of Colonel Sanders recalls
the fact that he is the man who de-
feated the labor unions of Butte in the
Chinese boycott matter. ]. N. Kirk.
candidate for county attorney on the
mongrel ticket. defended the labor
unions in the matter and was nomi-
mated for the labor vote. Yet Kirk was
and was beaten In the bargain. San
ders has been successful in his fight.
The injunction is being obeyed and the
Chinese are more numerous in Butte
than ever before.
As the campaign closes democrats
should stand firmly in line for the
whole ticket. 1t is thoroughly demo-
cratic. Every man on 1t has been a
democrat for years n more than that
every man is a good citizen and no one
has been able to say a word against
their fitness and character. 1t has been
claimed that it is a ''hill' ticket, an
Anaconda company" ticket. The
Standard has shown the absolute falsity
OF this charge. Only three candidates
on the ticket are employees OF the Ana
conda company, either directly or in
directly. Only five reside north of
Quartz street In this county. One of
the candidates on the ticket, Phil JUL
lien. is a regular employee of the Butte
Miner. IL the Miners claim that the
C is a hill" ticket is just. how does
the Miner explain the presence Of Mr.. |
Julien on the ticket. Would the Ana
conda company be likely to nominate
an employee OF the Butte Miner for the
office Of coroner IL 1t had the say? The
charge that the ticket Is an Anaconda