The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-27
Carter Speaks Out Boldly at Fort
Benton.
TEARS OFF HIS DISGUISE
Sneers 1t the Silver Question-Calls
Democrats Dirty Quacks-"Lying
Dsmsgogues OF Mining Camps"
Lauds Mckinley.

Fort Benton. Oct. ga big bonfire.
the yelling of a gang Of small boys
for w. G. Conrad and the music of the
Fort Benton drum corps drew out a
large crowd of democrats to the court
house to listen to T. II. Carter to-
night. Hon. Jere Sullivan introduced
the speaker and presided at the meet
ing.
Mr.. Carter said that 10 years ago he
had met the people of Fort Benton in
the same room; again in 1896. The con-
ditions of two years ago had been un-
fortunate and unsatisfactory at best.
There had been four years of tariff re-
form followed by the Harrison admin
istration. In 1892 the people of the
United States had reached the climax
of national prosperity. The people
were all employed and at good wages.
The New England factories were rum
ming full blast. In Montana the pro-
ducer was getting the highest price for
his products. The export trade reached
its highest point There was universal
prosperity. Then came tariff reform
because in a moment of thouhtlessness
and unrest, for extreme prosperity
breds discomfort equally with extreme
adversely, the people made a change,
and Ii was a shock. The sheriff did the
business of the country in 1896.
Every republican prediction was full
filed. The democratic misrule swept
over the country like the baleful infiu-
ence of the deadly upas tree. Then
the democrats claimed that IL was not
the effect of their legislation. but the
failure of the people to take their fl
nances. As they had failed in tariff,
so they desired to fail in financial re-
form. They wanted to use the knife
on all other parts of the body polite.
Then the senator went to talking about
the state bank currency of 1850 and de-
clared Ii was the toiling millions who
suffered.
An intoxicated man in the rear of the
hall beat loudly on the floor with a
billiard cue and howled for Joy. Carter
braced up at this and said that the
democrats ought not to be trusted with
the financial questions. An allusion to
Abraham Lincoln made the drunken
man have a fit and the senator got in
Of Lincoln's. Greenbacks were issued
at that time, and though they sold at
heavy discount, they saved the country.
Then the democrats thought them un-
constitutional and the republicans de-
manded specie payments He quoted
Grant (another fit in the rear). The
democrats were dirty old quacks and
the people elected Mckinley. The East
has been restored to prosperity and
this without any financial legislation,
but simply by republican tariff meas
ures. Better times are everywhere In
the East. In Montana, or better. in
Choteau county, in March, 1897. were
nf rant tro
those not at home at the time of the
assessors visit. Then the senator fig
ured out some remarkable increases in
value since 1896. So with sheep. and in
his statements he called on b. Percy
Clark, who was in the audience, to
boost for him. And all of this was due
to Carter's work at Washington, all to
the beneficent influence Of the Dingley
bill.
Then ne called President Mckinley
superb, and there was another fit in
the rear. while the front ranks looked
weary. Democrats ask the election OF
a democratic United States senator and
congressman for the purpose of plac-
ing everything on the free list. save
what is grown In Choteau county. 1t
was impossible to get such narrow leg
islature: IL was worthy of a tackhead.
During his absence from the state he
had been challenged TO debate for free
tOlUdkt bN tONtInOI sfflilu. shCl
itation of subjects was introduced to
blind the people TO the prosperity
brought about by the republicans and
a glorious war and magnificent prizes
won by the same. The coinage question
was a hug on Bob Smiths eyelid OBJ
scuring the sun. Bob and the rest who
were lodging from one party to anoth-
er. reminded him Of a mess Of monkeys
chasing cocoanuts.
What is there in this silver ques-
tion? The democrats seem to be angry
because have not deserted the repub-
lican ranks. I am always anxiously.
sincerely devoted to the cause OF bimet-
allism. This is well understood by all
who desire to understand me. 1 am
decidedly opposed to silver monometal-
lism as demanded by the democrats"
After this startling announcement he
went on to show that the democrats
were trying to cut the value of the pres
ent dollar in two in value. There was
no applause at this point. the last fit
having finished the drunken man The