The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-14
McKinleyites Open the Campaign
at the Auditorium.
A LACK OF ENTHUSIASM
Marshall Tells Why He Changed HIS
Political skin-Carter Asserts IA
the Republican Party Is Ever
True to Silver.

K~inleyites. A big bonfire blazed in
front of the Auditorium and the Bos-
ton q Montana band played for a half
hour before the meeting began. The
hall was crowded. many standing 1t
the start. The enthusiasm was not
nearly equal, however. to what might
have been expected from an audience
of such proportions. Evidently very
many were there out Of curiosity. On
the stage were pictures OF Harrison,
Mckinley. Lincoln. Garfield and Grant,
and OF such good democrats as FitZ-
hugh Lee. Schley and Dewey.
Among those on the platform were c.
c. Darrow. Malcolm ellis. John +.
Davies. w. r. Young, J. f. Richards.
]. =. woolman. c. II. Leonard, III. o.
Weller. VIM. Thompson and A. N. Yo-
der. The latter gentleman presided.
and said he was glad to see the mag
niicent audience. II shows that the
people of Montana are interested In af-
fairs OF state and also that the people
still believe in the grand old party OF
Lincoln. Grant and Garfield.
The and then played a medley of ma
tional airs. The band was nthusias
tically applauded and cheered. They
were followed by a colored quartette.
which sang n medley, accompanied by
bantos and guitars. They were encored.
the musical part OF the entertainment
apparently suiting the audience much
the best. 1t was . o'clock before the
musical prellminaries were over.
Mr.. Yoder then introduced T. c.
Marshall, the next congressman"
who was greeted with fairly liberal
applause. Mr.. Marshall said he was a
Kentucky democrat by association be-
fore he became a republican. His faith
er was a true union man and a consis-
tent and loyal republican. He had wan
dered, and laid Ii to his associations.
Had his associations been right he
woul probably always have been a
republican. Since he returned, no one
had been a more enthusiastic republi-
can than he. He had the honor OF be-
ing the standard bearer of the republi-
can party OF Montana, which is in ac-
cord with the republican party OF the
nation. Light applause and a few
hisses.) He had endeavored TO raise
the banner of true re~publicanism all
over the state and he came to Butte
with the greetings OF a united party in
his own county Of Missoula. He be-
lieved he would carry the county of
Missoula. He regarded his opponents,
Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. Hogan. as gen.
tlemen of ability and honor and he
wou say nothing personal about
either OF them. The campaign would
be fought on principle. The speaker
referred to the war and the deeds of
patriotism recently enacted. There are
deeds of patriotism also required In
time of peace. The nation made a
great mistake in 1892 and as a result
there were four years of wreck, ruin
and despair. The country was paral-
wed. Nobody could find employment.
Tramps flooded the country. This con-
dition of things was caused by the
democratic policy Of tarif for revenue
Now in Silver Bow county more people
are employed than ever were before.
Ii is so all over Montana. Everybody
Is busy and prosperous. Houses are
going up everywhere. In Butte there
has been more building the past year
than ever before In it's history. II is
so in all of the towns of the state. In
Missoula mortgages have been paid of
and everybody is in a healthy and
happy frame of min
In Omaha there was displayed n
pyramid OF cancelled mortgages which
had been paid on since Mckinley was
inaugurated (applause). Good crops,
the result of a republican administra-
ton. had don II all. IL was not a cir
culating medium that was lacking.
There was more money in the country
per capita thar ever before. 1t was
not a circulating medium that was
wanted. but a medium circulating. To-
day the one can be obtained at a
lower rate of interest than ever before.
The democrats say we have no prosper
ity. Well. IL this is not prosperity II Is
a splendid pipe dream. from which IL
would be cruel to awaken us.
Mr.. Marshall said that the republican
party is the friend of labor n the
champion OF the people. 1t freed A.
900. 900 slaves. IL prohibited the coolie
tradea and passed the peonage act. They
%, nat In favor nf the Glasses AGAINST
the masses. The war tax proves this.
being put on those who have the most
money.
The speaker did not believe the dem
ocrats in a national platform would ev-
er declare in favor of the free Inc un-
limited coinage Of silver. The demo-
Gratis invited the people to a silver ban
was n tariff for revenue. He said he
believed that the republican is the par
ty Of bimetallism and those who wan
silver should Join the republican party.
(Slight ~applause)
The band played nee more and then
enato Tom Carter was introduced
and greeted with very light applause.
He was glad to see the magnificent re-
ception In the imperial city of Butte
to the republican nominee for con-
gress. Butte Is the one place where a
thoroughly cosmopolitan audience gath
efs at every XII OF n mtttlnk 10 Oe-
termine in common counsel that which
is wise and prudent and patriotic to do
in the coming election.
The speaker described the splendid
condition of things In 1890 n said
that prosperity breeds discomfort as
well as does extreme adversely and the
people decided to change. Silver Bow
county has had less adversely than any
other place i'm the United States. The
Coxey army was an evidence of a dis
ordered system. Any other party but
the democratic would In 1896 have ad-
mitted its failure. But they dumped
the entire blame on poor old Grover
Cleveland. They said they would do
something TO relieve the finances. Yet
they had previously repealed the last
vestige OF silver legislation from the
statute books.
"The employer is chasing the laborer
now" declared Carter.
"Oh. no. Oh. no! Rats" came cries
from various parts OF the house. which