The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-01

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meetings ever held in Butte was that
Of last evening at the Auditorium when
Hon. Z. d. Mats of Anaconda and At
torney B. s. Thresher addressed the
voters m the campaign issues. Never
was there a bigger audiences that crowd
ed the Auditorium. Every seat was
occupied and several hundred stood in
the rear OF the hall and in the rear OF
the gallery. 1t was a most attentive
and also a most enthusiastic audience.
Senator Mats Is acknowledged to be
the best orator in the state and he
made last night a most convincing talk
for silver, to which subject he confined
himself. 1t was a most eloquent ad-
dress and reused the audience to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm.
The stage was beautifully decorated.
Flags were draped on the wall behind
the speaker, encircling portraits of
George Washington and William j.
Bryan. on the stage were seated a
lumber Of prominent citizens and local
candidates. including Thomas Lavell.
c. w. Newton. O.. w. Stapleton, Thorn
as f. Courtney, j. A. Lewis, Frank
Normoyle n Miles Finlen. After mu-
sic by the band, Chairman OF the Cen
trail Committee p. J. Macarthur intro
tteNt 49, ~. Dteoh 90 u t"t
evening.
Attorney Thresher.
b. s. Thresher was the first speaker
of the evening. He inquired whether
the democratic party has for 100 years
advocated a wrong theory. Was the
democratic party mistaken in the adop-
ton of the Chicago platform in 1896? He
believed not. and he did not believe that
the street cries of a sorehead would in
duce the citizens of Butte to falter in
the duty they owe to democracy and to
the cause Of silver. For more than 100
years the democratic party has stood
as a target against the missiles of Its
adversaries and for so years II has been
the defender of the people against mon
opolistic aggressions. In this county
there Is a faction going around and re-
sorting to the lowest methods to ac-
ccmplish the defeat of democracy. The
principal OF this is one who has asked
at the hands OF democracy the ONCE
Of United States senator. He said the
Butte Miner. the contortionist of jour
nalism, Is advocating a citizens ticket,
yet there is no citizens ticke in the
field and the official ballot will so show.
Mr.. Thresher said that never was there
a ticket placed in the field in Silver
Bow county more thoroughly democrat
ic or more worthy of support. Mr..
Thresher turned his attention to Tom
Carter and showed the inefficiency of
the head Of the present republican ad-
ministration. He told of the soldiers
who had died of want and disease by
I the carelessness Of those placed by the
administration in charge of handling
the supplies, and the hospital stores.
The credit for the victory belongs TO
the soldiers at the front and not to AL
ger or Mckinley. The principal issue
before the people to-day Is the none
tary question. Mr.. Thresher discussed
the money question ably and at length.
II the people of Silver Bow county
prove true and loyal the telegram
can be sent to william ]. Bryan In his
uniform of blue, guarding the nations
honor, that Silver Bow county stands
by her principles as she did two years
& and is ready to follow where he
leads. (Great applause.)
Next came a splendid selection, Com
rades in Arms from the Silver Bow
Glee club, which was enthusiastically
enchored.
Hon. II. ID. Mats.
Mr.. Dugan then introduced Hon. f.
ID. Mats who, two years ago, he said.
stumped for Bryan and silver in the
East, regardless of the fact that he a
been nominated for Office in his own
county. This year he is again sacri-
ficing his Owl candidacy in Deer Lodge
county to stump the state for democ-
racy n silver. Senator Mats was
most heartily greeted by the audience.
II came here" he said, Ito discuss
the issues of the campaign from a dem
ocratic standpoint. Since l have been OF
age 1 have been working in every po-
litical campaign for the success of the
democratic party. The issues of the
campaign are well known. Prior TO
1896 there vas apparently not a goldbug
in Montana. But this year there are
many, perhaps owing to some tempor-
airy prosperity in the country. But
there is no other issue than the silver
question before the people. There can
be no other issue in the greatest mining
camp on earth. A few years g we
r~epudiated a democratic administration
because 1t forsook its democratic doc
trine of b~imetallism. This is the only
question and there can be no other
question until this question is settled.
1t Is OF the utmost Importance to send
word back to our friends who are fight
ing for silver in the South and East
that this state m particularly Silver
Bow county are solid for silver"
Senator Mats said that moro than
10, 900. 900 ounces of silver were pro-
duced in Silver Bow county last year.
1t vas produced as a by-product. The
average price received for IL was so
cents. whereas with silver at 31.2s the
income to Silver Bow county would
have been more tina double. BY the
characterization Of silver there was lost
1850. 900 to the people of Silver Bow
alone. h is an average of Sl16.2 % to
each n in a population of so. 600. How
foolish in the face of this great ques-
ton to discuss personalities. tariff or
any other question.
Restoration Of Rights.
Mr.. Mats said. however. that silver
should not be discussed from a selfish
standpoint. We are asking from the
people. not a standard. but q restora-
ton of rights. The wrongs Of demon
etization should, we claim. be righted.
The republican party stands to-day for
the single gold standard. There IL n
difference among the republican orators
Of this state. Colonel Sanders stands
boldly for the single gold standard.
Carfer and Marshall ON the athar hand