The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-22
is AFRAID OF A MONARCHY
THOMPSON TALKS TO A SMALL
CROWD IN wALKERvILLE.
Other Candidates Talk About "the Prin-
ciple of the Thing"-w. y. Lee In
dulges In Abuse of Marcus DAILY.

The Clark-for-the-senate roundup
camped in walkerville last night and
told a fair-sized crowd in the basement
of the Masonic building what II had
lone and proposed to do about II.
There were several spokesman Of the
party. and ex-Mayor Thompson was
the first to talk. He goes to Walker
vile on an average OF about six times
a year and was never known to go
there at night. but last night he said
he did not go up there to make a
speech.
At 8 o'clock II looked like there would
be no meeting. Some Of the hired men
OF the roundup went out and returned
with recruits enough for a starter and
the talking began. Mr.. Thompson gave
the history of the Australian voting
system In Montana and said II was now
in such a shape as to be practically no
good, for the circle at the top was still
there. and that made IL bad. Men who
can't read or write can now go n the
booth and put an X at the end of the
democratic column and the country Is
fast becoming a monarchy, and as he
knew something about monarchy. he
didn' want to see Silver Bow coun
get into the monarchy line. He went
back to France in Louis Kills time
anu snOWtu WntTt tHdt tkifI' T'c'ti-
bled what this country Is coming to.
Men here are on the verge of being
driven to rebellion. and he abhorred
rebellions inc asked the members OF
the Clark meeting to crush all the re-
bellions they saw heading for Butte and
Walkerville. The coming election would
decide a question of great to
the world. and M cautioned the crowd
to fight shy of the power of any n
man, unless he were with a Clark. but
for heavens sake steer clear of any
other powers. He declined to say any
more and the quartette sang There
Will Be One Vacant Chair"
Peter Breen wanted to be understood
as being not antagonistic towards any
man on the democratic ticket. He only
wanted the crowd to see where he
stood-he was for "the principle Of the
thing" II was the same with Mr.. Hin
kle. He was a republican, and w"nted
the boys TO understand tina II neces-
sary. a republican could speak from the
same platform with Breen n other
populists. He had nothing against the
democrats. for one democrat was his
best friend. He wanted his hearers.
though. 10 pull of the collar-nobody
who wears a collar can ever hope TO be
a successful legislator. c. c. barrow
understood II the same way.
Attorney Kirk aid II was too late Ia
talk. tina everybody was tired and he
would not detain them. But II was diff
ferent with JEFF Booher. He believed
that I'VE should discuss these things
day and night" He did discuss. too
He's full OF discussion. He denounced
]. III. Monteath and Pat Conlon and
completely crushed the Anaconda COM
pany into concentrates. He was still
talking when the lights went out.
As a sample of the Clark o~ratory
most i'm evidence. a few words uttered
by w. J. Lee may be quoted. There
was plenty OF this kind OF talk. Lee,
after reciting his thread-bare yarn
about "the three sad men OF Ana
conda." said hat Marcus DAILY has
the head Of the vilest reptile i ever
saw-a spider. the body Of a hog. be-
cause ne hogs everything"
He also said that DAILY was q tyrant
and that n In a vandal trying to pull
the stars and stripes down to half mast
all over the country. In all the talk
Of the meeting there was no mention
OF silver.