The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-05
THEY EVADED THE ISSUE
Carter and Sanders Failed to
Arouse the Audience.
CHINA FOR A PLATFORM
The Orient and Its Trade. According to
Carter. II the One Live Issue.
Sanders arcasm Failed
TO Bite.

Senator Carter n Colonel Sanders
of Helena addressed an audience last
night in the Auditorium. Senator Car
ter and the colonel are conceded To be
the most fluent orators arrayed on the
sid of the single standard in Montana,
and this fact alone brought out a good
sized crowd. The people knew in adj
vance that Carter would evade the real
issues of the campaign and dish up
something that would be at least en-
tertaining. IL not relevant 10 the issue.
They. however. were sure hat Sanders
would take a whirl at silver, for he Is
known to be a man who Is not afraid
to speak his mind at any stage of the
proceedings and at any place or time.
He IL also known to be "A goldbug OF
the most radical form. He did touch
upon matters distantly related to the
question at issue. but his language was
couched in that elegance for which the
war horse" IL famous. I'M when he
concluded the verdict was almost unan-
imous that. after all. he did not say
snything-he merely eeneralized In a
glittering fashion. His one famous
sarcasm is dulled and his infrequent
attempts at satire were lamentable
failures. He did not electrify the au-
dience a little bit.
Ex-Governor Richards was chair
man. assisted by Malcolm Gillis and A.
+. Bray. G. II. leonard was booked to
preside. hut he had an engagement in
Missoula. Mr.. Carter announced that
he would speak TO Americans of their
nation and of the nations opportunity.
He wanted to lead his hearers away
from the overshadowing issue N take
them to China. where a most excellent
market is open tn the products OF DON
tana iron. steel and wheat. Il wish to
rise above the petty personal decker
ings." said ne. (which constitute the
stock in trade of 50 many platforms In
this campaign" He began with pig
iron. quoting figures TO show This ma
tons exports In that line in the past
century. IL was the oriental trade that
ne wanted. I'VE have more iron in our
state than have Minnesota or wiscon-
sin. and more Goa than Pennsylvania
has. N more arabic wheat land tina
IL contained In the two Dakotas. Why
IL IL that Montana can't make steel
rails as well as Chicago can? Why
can't we ship nour to the Orient as well
as Dakota or Minnesota IAN? The
great question now Is the development
OF a demand for our products. We can
develop the iron and steel Industry in
Montana that Will pale those of Penn
sylvauia into insignihcance. The peo-
pie OF this great. imperial cosmopoli-
tan city. this city that poured forth
soldiers till the war depart
ment called a halt. cannot but he i'm
sympathy with the republican admin
istration in it's aim 20 expand its COM
merce over the western seas"
He repeated and reiterated and finally
some n In the hall asked him how he
stood on silver. and instead Of answer
ing II. he merely said that reminds me
Of Davy Crockett. who shot at a coon
up n tree. His companion said why.
there's no coon in that tree. What are
you shooting att II developed upon
investigation thai there was a bug on
Dayy's eye and he could see nothing
but a coon" That was as deep as
Carter went into the issues Of the
day.
The Alice band played a beautiful
selection of medleys and the pioneer
"wsr horse who has Witnessed the
~evolutions Of politics in Montana since
the audience upon it's sobriety and
duct with that Of the ranting. rafting
Imposition. II desire" said he. Ito as
sist you In the discharge Of your duties
on the Sth Of November" and he might
as well have said next Tuesday. for
everybody knew what he was trying
10 get at. II have seen the e~volutions
of Montana's politics from the Begin
ming Of time in this commonwealth un-
I'll now. and I mark with pleasure the
contrast Of this sober audience with
the turbulent scene I have witnessed
in Montana We inquire how VIC can