The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-01
ANACONDA NEWS.
%tLOQUEHct At CARROLL
'nsuse Of the Campaign Defined
1 BY Able Speakers.
WORDS OF SOUND ADVICE


4 To merely say that the democrats held
. rousing meeting I'm Carroll last night
wouid be putting IL too mildly-they
simply burned the town up. melted the
copper I'm the converters and made a
Paging torrent OF the Stag piles. The
people down there liked 1t and showed
their approval of the meeting by put
ting all h children to bed and turning
out and applying the torch that kim
died anew in the community the fires
of political enthusiasm. 1t was a jolly
old Fourth OF July Dewey night. The
spacious dining room Of the Gavin
house was profusely decorated with the
tricolor. and conspicuous among the
decorations was a huge portrait of the
country's idol. William Jennings Bryan.
and how the name OF that gallant de-
fender of the peoples rights was cheer
ed by the crowd! The room wasn't
large enough to hold half who wanted
10 hear the real issues of the campaign
discussed by the intelligent. entertain
vng speakers OF the evening. There were
several carloads Of Anaconda patriots
In attendance. The addresses were well
received and a spirit OF good fellowship
pervaded the atmosphere. The hours
new by and yet the audience was eager
for more talk. As stated. the people Of
Carroll liked t-they showed that they
know a good thing when II happens
along their way and they make the
best Of II. They are alive to the situa-
tion. Pity IL was that w. j. Lee. Clark's
booster In Butte. was not present to see
how utterly false have been his state
ments as to the conditions existing in
the city Of shelters; but he. after ex-
hausting his fund OF falsehoods N
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banker. found II e~xpedient TO cross the
line into Canals p. II. Cuddihy acted
As chairman n made a few opening
remarks. saying that the democratic
ticket was the only one to rely upon as
being the one which advocated the free
and unlimited coinage of silver: II Is
the only ticket with a platform of
and no man who has the
of the state at heart can vote
against IL. He introduced as the first
speaker Of the evening Hon. J. II. Duffy.
the mex prosecuting attorney OF Deer
Lodge county. Mr.. Dury was greeted
with cheers.
Mr.. Duny's Plain Talk.
. Mr.. Duffy said tina IT must be con-
coded the silver issue is paramount in
this campaign. In this particular cam
paign the voter II not called upon to
show his preference for the man. but
the principle. II II a time when men
must show whether they believe as they
did two years ago when they voted
for Bryan. The conditions to-day are
the same as then. when one could
count the goldbugs in the community
on his fingers. Nothing has occurred
since then TO change the public mind
In favor of the gold standard. The
speaker cited recent events in wheat
history 10 prove that the claim of the
opposition that the price Of wheat
would raise was a false illusion. clear
1y pointing out that the rise in the price
Of that commodity was caused by a fic-
titious movement in the pit. While IL
served as a valuable lesson TO the pub
lie IL went hard with the Letters. IL all
the silver mines In the state were work.
Ing to-day this would be one Of the
most prosperous states in the union.
Then Mr.. Duny paid his respects to
and Marshall. who are going
from city 70 city claiming all the elo-
ries Of the late war for the republicans.
He said in plain ENGLISH that this was
a war Of the people any by the people
who loved liberty and humanity. No
matter who was in the presidents
chair. no power on earth could have
the tide Of ponular Indignation
mt h cruel. treacherous blowing up of
the Maine. When Montana stood by
and watchd the volunteers march on
towards San Francisco and Manila. no
asked whether this or that man
a democrat. a republican or popu-
list. However. said the speaker. II the
republicans are claiming all the credit
for the results and conquests Of the
war. may be they are Fastening TO fall