The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-18


say right here that things were right:
they were going right and they would
end right. The little village on the tran
TO Bear would be found in the band
wagon: everybody must pull together.
and harmony would bring fruitful re-
suits when the votes were counted on
November s.
Mr.. McTague then introduced Gov
ernor R. II. smith. the principal speak
er Of the evening In MIN.
Mr.. McTague said he was a democrat
from Kentucky; he was a democrat by
inheritance. in principle, he was a DEM
ocrat now and would always be a DEM
ocrat.
AT the mention of Governor Smiths
name there was the widest cheering
bur this cheering was not a marker 10
the cheers which rang through Cotton
wood hall when Governor Smith step
ped to the front of the platform. Inc
governor expressed his delight ana
qualification in having the honor OF ad-
dressing such a vast concourse OF the
citizens OF Deer Lodge.
The tocsin of war had been sounded
from Glendive 10 Heron, said ne. ne
! was satisfied tina: the enemy wouin
use every ingenuity and make AVIAN OF
money TO cause men TO turn traitors
10 their own interests. But ne was
equally well satisfied that the ~independ-'
iii DldUIttu VI
heart the best interests of the com
monWealth. who have never before
shirked. will be found true ana loyal
when the November election comes.
He was satisfied that the men OF the
commonwealth. so loyal to the can 10
arms in the defense OF the country
when this state had sent 1856 men, be-
fore any other state in the union, to
drive Snain from land and from sea,
will respond again On November 3 10
help drive the yellow metal from the
United States.
Gold must be brought down from its
exalted place to the level OF ana TO
stand side by side with Its sister. silver.
Did you ever stop to think. said
Governor Smith. "of what Will be the
effect upon the country of the doctrine
that the republicans advocate! III
means the fastening for all time upon
the people of this country the doctrine
that say you must exist
with the least possible amount
Of the republican party have gone so
far. recently at the debate in Omaha,
as to say that the highest state OF civil
ization can only be reached when the
products of toll bring the very lowest
prices possible; that the highest aim OF
the republican party Is to bring the
products OF toll to the lowest possible
n0lnl. q We VIII nav Na'AN
height OF civilization! Think of II.
The doctrine Of the republicans Is one
of class. IL is to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer. That Is the doc
trine the republicans stand for tonight;
they declare un~equivocally that the
gold standard must be maintained.
What does that mean? The volume OF
money must be kept at the lowest pos
sible point. They tell you that there Is
too much money i'm the countryside
production is too great. Is there TOO
much money for the world with It's
countless millions Of people
something to eat, something TO i've
for, something to strive forE Every
political writer agrees that when the
volume of money is decreased through
any cause, the value OF the dollar In
creases, the value of all other property
decreases. The converse of this Is also
true. AS the volume OF money In
creases. so also the value of property
increases. He would put this question:
Which would you rather have-a dear
dollar and cheap prices for the products
Of the farm, the factory; or a cheap
dollar and good prices? The doctrine
which viii bring about the greatest
good to the greatest number Is the doc
trine which the people want. Are you
going TO support the doctrine which
says to the toiler. no matter OF what
vocation, whether a farmer. stockman,
whether a producer of copper. lead, sill
yer. or whether engaged In the manu-
facture of lumber. stone, brick or other
building material. that he is better off
when his products bring low prices
than when they bring high prices?
These people are all Interested In get
ting the very best prices possible. Ev-
cry economist agrees that II you in
crease the volume OF none you viii
increase the price of every commodity.
The speaker her read from the sta
tistics. showing the production of gold
and silver during the past century. the
republicans claimed that the demone-
tization of silver was due to overpro-
duction. The figures he n just read
showed that IL was not u to this.
No. II was due to the legislative acts OF
this and other countries.
Governor Smith hen referred to the
vicious legislation of 1873. and traced
the history of silver from the early
part OF this century tn the present time.
America Is the greatest nation the
world has ever seen. II Is the greatest
in intelligence, In physical and moral
respects and I'm natural resources, yet
the republican party tells us that great
as we are, we are not great enough TO
establish and maintain our own finan-
cial system.
The republicans tell us and the ex-
ponents of its platform preach IL, that
the prosperity that rules throughout
the land Is due to President Mckinley
and the Dingley bill. They say the
country Is exceedingly prosperous.
This is not the case. Take Bradstreet's
and Dun's reports every week. and they
always make them out better than the
conditions really are, and you will see
that the business condition Is anything
hut prosperous. How is the price OF
wool? Is II going up or coming down
How Is the price Of wheat? a few
gamblers in Chicago last summer sent
Il up to 81 or t~hereabouts. hut ask the
formers of the Gallatin valley, where
hundreds Of thousands of bushels ar,
grown. about II. There the best price
quoted IL 30 cents a bushel. and IL ha.
been as low as rs tents. How il cot
ton? IL Is lower to-day than IL ha,
been for 80 years. Corn Is so cheaI
that the m cannot AFFORD to hau
Il to market. They tell us that tn
tariff bill-the Dingley bills respon'