The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-08
ANACONDA NEWS
BLAZE Of GLORY.
MATS ELOQUENT WORDS
1goueanass Forsmost Orator Closes the
Campaign win b Most Msstsriy
Addruus That Has Ever Be
Heard In AnaoondA

After the grand. glorious. patriotic
outburst OF enthusiasm for free silver at
the Margaret last evening. nc man will
doubt for an instant that democracy.
with the banner Of free coinage at its
head. will sweep the county and the
state At to-day's election.
: Last nights demostration was the
most spontaneous outpouring Of patri-
otto expression hat Anaconda has ever
seen. with the possible exception of the
reception rendered w. J. Bryan on the
occasion of his visit to Anaconda q year
or more ago.
The meeting at the Margaret vas ad-
dressed by Hon. e. ID. Mats. The ad-
dress OF Mr.. Mats was the most able.
eloquent and convincing argument for
the cause OF bimetaIism that has ever
been heard in Anaconda. The wild
cheering. the thunders of applause that
greeted Senator Mats annot be de-
scribed in cold print. To say that his
magnificent speech was applauded to
the echo. II not saying half enough. IL
was .applauded till the cheers echoed
and re-echoed.
Mr.. Mats is easily the foremost ora
AOI III ~ CtatC VI MI SAatts
heart and soul is in the cause OF free
silver and his burning word of elo-
quence come forth like the blasts of a
trumpet. carrying conviction to every
listeners mind.
Before the meeting. an enormous pile
Of boxes and barrels and timbers were
touched on. and in a m flames
leaped high into the air. casting a brill
liant glare everywhere. II was the
OrnnAoQf hon fire. AySr Saen in AnaCnn-
da- Tens of thousands Of fire crackers
were set on. making a deafening roar.
The Anaconda band paraded the streets
of the city. and following II came a
steady stream OF people. numbering in
to the thousands. The crowd was aug
mented at every corner. and when the
Margaret theater vas reached. a surg
ing mass OF men pushed. showed and
hauled for admittance. There were
enough people in front of h Margaret.
after that house had been packed to the
doors. to MI two or three buildings of
like size. The row packed the par
Quette. the balcony and the gallery. II
into the lobby. which place
contained a densely packed mass OF
people.
After an overture by the band. the
meeting was called to order by ex-
Mayor w. NJ. Thornton. who acted as
chairman. Mr.. Thornton e the reso-
lutions passed by the workingmen at
a meeting held earlier in the evening.
The resolutions were received with
great applause. Mr.. Thornton then, In
a neat speech. introduced Mr.. Mats.
Mr.. Mats confined his remarks en-
tirely to the silver issue. and held his
vast audience in the closest attention
for nearly an hour. during all of which
time. except during the cheering. a pin
could have been heard to fall. such was
the almost breathless attention with
which Mr.. Mats remarks were lis
tened TO. We are In this fight not for
days. or weeks. n until IL Is settled,
and settled rightly. II IL a question OF
humanity and one which affects the
whole world. Mr.. Mats showed the
vast benefits that would come to Ana
conda and Montana through the resto-
ration OF silver. IL Is your first duty
TO raise the price of silver. IL is the
duty Of every citizen OF Montana TO
vote for Montana's interests. The peo-
pie back East will not fight you bat
ties II you do not fight them yourselves.
The republican party stands pledged
20 maintain the single gold standard.
There il no hope for silver except in
the democratic party. Silver is the only
stable and permanent measure of value.
That Measure OF value was good
enough for washington and Jefferson
and Lincoln. II IL was good enough
for them. Il ought 10 be good enough
for Mark Hanna and his gang.
The hope of silver lies in the demo-
cratic party. Two years ago that party
had the courage to ~repudiate Grover
Cleveland and his financial methods