The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-04

the anti-big building plank in the pop
ulist platform. and In his plea for tho
candidates on his ticket he referred 70
my old friend Weller" and some one
remarked Wouldn't that rasp your
Fred Waters was called for and
| climbed on the stage and delivered ar
old Fourth of July Grafton. during
which he got In a back-handed swipe al
BILLY of the whiskers," by declaring
that no one man should be permitted
20 sa~ the town was his. Waters said
he had been accused in the past OF
resurrecting Brutus n he would dig
him up again. so he went a line or two
n Roman history and then the band
played: I'VE Won't Lose You, Will
lie"
John ". Kirk, who has a mistaken
idea that he Is running for the office of
county attorney. was the next speaker.
He evidently believed that confession
was good for the soul. and he told the
audience that from the first he feared
that he and the remainder of the candi-
dates on the mongrel lei were en-
listed in a losing case. He spoke Of the
pure democracy. referring to the
straight democratic party. and spoke OF
the "unholy combination" but did not
make much OF an effort 20 defend IL.
IL was evident from MIR. Kinks speech
hat he IA of those republicans
who could not get over the disgust they
felt i'm having w. A. Clark thrust upon
them. He admitted that the mongrel
ticket advocates did not care to discuss
the silver question. n said there were
other questions that were greater than
h silver question.
j. NJ. Hinkle. the Salt Creek town
ship rancher and spud grower. told the
audience hat they represented a high
er. greater and nobler question than
lxr2 -. IT,
As soon as Farmer Hinkle began To
wave the arms of his windmill the peo-
pie began TO get u OF the hall. He
spoke o the question for which
our forefathers fought in the rebellion"
n about the men who "shouldered
their muskets" to fight for Cuba, and in
every possible way gave evidence of
his Salt Creek township residence. He
said he admitted that he represented
a mongrel ticket and vas proud of II.
but he did not believe that w. A. Clark
had opened a whole barrel because he
had not seen II. The a~griculturalist
said the mongrel ticket was not a Clark
ticket. because there were republicans.
democrats n populists on II. He be-
lieved they would come out of Il as
clean n pure as they went into IL.
n made the frank admission that ev-
cry man on the mongrel ticket was un-
~ lDt IphfI Nhdl Will
mated them and would elect them.
They are seeking to elect the legis-
lative ticket. the county attorney inc
sheriff. because they need the Offices"
he said.
Mr.. Hinkle said he was proud OF the
fact that he was a farmer. and tool
pride In the fact that larger spuds were
grown In Salt Creek township than
anywhere else. lie concluded his speech
saving that hn AfH not haIfatra that |
the voters would sell their votes for a
.pittance" and. evidently remembering
the running prices paid by Clark for
votes. urged the voters to
hold out for all they could get. The
played again.
Frank Il. Corbett. n capable lawyer,
gets paid by the year for defending
A. Clark and preventing other peo-
pie from getting Justice against him.
was the next TO spout. He threw his
up frantically and tragically de-
clared that he was an American. II
am an American citizen" he exclaimed
every minute or two throughout his
He asked all foreigners to re-
from the hall. hut no one accepted
gratuitous insult n he was per-
to continue his speech. He said
he was the paid attorney of w. A.
Clark. and everybody believed that he
earned his salary.
why am ! so sarcastic" asked Mr..
'orbett, but no one could answer him.
Is apparently no one had recognized
he alleged sarcasm.
What am I talking about?" he in
Iuired.
Haven't the least idea said a
'oice I'm the audience.
Mr.. Corbett went into ancient his
DRY n bewailed the fact that his en-
w. A. Clark. was so ignomin-
usly defeated at the democratic pri-
He retailed the old chestnuts
bout the Anaconda company's inten-
ion Of running an undertaking estab-
lshment and suggested that il employ
midwife also, so that IL could run
he business through from the cradle
o the grave. Mr.. Clark's attorney said
Ie was afraid there were some people
n the audience who might believe he
vas making his speech as a paid attor-
icy for a fee. but he protested that he
vas an honest man and an American
itizen and didn't think his word was
yer questioned. Mr.. Corbett made the
ridiculous statement that
he Anaconda company had defrauded
he w. J. Bryan fund out of 81, 300 on
he occasion when n silver day was
lad at the race track during the presi-
Iential campaign. The only good
hing or worthy thing Mr.. Corbett said
n his whole speech was a tribute to
'hief Justice Pemberton. and the only
.pontaneous and general applause there
Turing his speech was when he spoke
bout the Standard and called the at
ention OF the audience to the presence
( a Standard reporter and again when
e announced that he was through
Mr.. Corbett told his audience that he
vas a candidate for the legislature and
elected would work for "A law making
n crime to have big buildings and
liz stores In the state of Montana.
Mr.. Corbett, like many another good
iwyer. who is retained to defend "A
forthless client or a bad case, attempt
q To earn his fee. but made a failure
{ II. In his heart he knew and felt
hat his client should be convicted and
emf nm and realized hat the ,,.rx. ~.