The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-02
CHEERS FOR DEMOCRACY


OF silver. Yet in spite of this Mr.. Ho-
gan is placing himself In a position to
threaten the success in Montana of sill
yer. the overshadowing issue.
Mr.. Hogan, In his address at Ana
conda, has made II appear IA Mr..
Campbell is the enemy of labor. IL II
well known that he was elected to the
state legislature by the laboring men
OF Park county because he was their
friend, because he was an honest man
and a capable lawyer. Mr.. Campbell
is charged with voting against the
union label bill. He voted agains IL
on constitutional grounds. because 1t
was class legislation.
He voted against the eight-hour
smeltermen's bu. so-called. on the
same grounds. Sucn a bill would never
pass muster before the courts. IL h
smeltermen really wanted an eight
hour low. they could have IL without
legislative action. They were strong
enough. morally. intellectually and
numerically to have IL without going
to h legislature and asking for II.
Mr.. Campbell well knew that such a
law would be unconstitutional: that IL
would not be for the best interests OF
the smeltermen themselves. nor for the
people Of the state of Montana.
The experiment Of the elght-hour
proposition was tried al the shelters
at Great Falls. but the men voluntarily
went back to the old system. II the
smeltermen could go to the legislature
and have an eight-hour law passed,
then the corporations could go there
and have a ls-hour law passed. II the
smeltermen really wanted an eight
hour day they could. by conservative
and united action, secure II. the same
as the miners In Butte had done. They
need not go to the legislature for 1t.
The County Ticket.
Mr.. Boarman next referred to the
candidates on the county ticket. There
had been some dissatisfaction, at first.
said the speaker. concerning the action
of the convention. There always was.
But that dissatisfaction is disappearing
SO rapidly that at the present time
there Is non of II left. The republicans
are more concerned about IL han we
are ourselves. Taking up the candi-
dates for the legislature. Mr.. Boarman
first referred to John II. Toole. Mr..
Toole had always been IDENTIFIED with
the interests OF Anaconda; . he was
earnest In aiding In this city's advance
ment. and no citizen stands h CHER tina
Mr.. Toole. He will be a credit to the
people of Deer Lodge county in the leg
islature. Senator +. d.. Mats. the next
on the list, Is another OF A~naconda's
best citizens. At the present time he
Is going over the state lending his
splendid abilities to the silver cause.
He is a gentleman of culture. of intelli-
gence and of high legal ability. Nc
one in the legislature will reflect more
credit upon his constituency than will
Il. d.. Mats. John NJ. Madden Is a
modest young gentleman, who will at
all tines vote for the best interests of
the state and the county. No one will
ever regret having cast his vote for
Mr.. Madden. At this point Mr.. Boa
man called attention IN the attacks Of
the Anaconda Recorder upon the legis-
lative candidates IN the democratic
ticket. The Recorder. said he, makes
IL out a great crime to be an employe
of the Anaconda company, but the
speaker asked IL there were any in the
audience who was not directly or indi-
rectly interested in the operations of
the smelters. who did not make his liv-
ing and a living for his family out of
the great institution. Yet the Recorder
made IL appear that because a man
worked for the Anaconda company he
ought not to go to the legislature. Why
was not a man as much entitled to go
to the legislature IL he works for the
Anaconda company az II he works in
the Recorder printing office?
A voice-"More So"
Messrs. Boylan. Fitzpatrick and DIR.
Warren, the other three candidates for
the legislature, were each briefly re-
ItITtu " ny liz qua lal nv sItoh
err told of their interest in the welfare
Of the county; their everlasting devo-
ton to silver and their abiding faith
i'm the democratic party. He asked the
consideration of his hearers to their
merits. and he firmly believed a mere
comparison between the democratic
candidates for the legislature and those
on the republican populist fusion ticket
would result in majorities so large for
the democrats that the dou~ble-headed
candidates would never again presume
to ask the people for their suffrage.
For sheriff, the democrats la John
Conley, or Jack Conley. A good officer.
one who has seen much service; a man
vigilant in the pursuit of persons
charged with crime. The democratic
convention had nominated Mr.. Conley
by a large majority, Let us ratify the
action of that convention and show the
people that the convention made no
mistake I'm nominating Jack Conley for
sheriff.
For assessor. George =. Miller was a
candidate for reelection. He is a cour-
teous. affable gentleman and an officer
against whom nc word of complaint
has ever been made. Besides his capa-
bilities as an officer. Mr.. Miller has
taken up "A line which IL an immense
benefit to his county. the cultivation of
flowers. Mr.. Miller has been energetic
In distributing seeds and as a result
there now bloom beautiful roses where
before there was but a desert.
Coming TO the Office OF county attor-
ney Mr.. Boarman paid his legal broth
er, J. II. Duffy. an earnest compliment.
There are those after every convention,
said Mr.. Boarman, who feel that the
convention might have done better.
The speaker had felt that way. but af-
ter mature consideration he did not
l-Ax~ xaAAthnr tho convention Rnllld
have done any better. even II II had Sc
lected himself. He promised that dur
ing Mr.. Duffy's term there would be
more convictions than during the term