The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-03
SILVER AND DEMOCRACY
A Well Attended Meeting at the
City Hall.
SPEAKERS SCORE A HIT
Colonel OLeary. J. N. Edmundson n
J. II. Duffy Talk TO h Voters OF
the Fourth ward-Deer Lodge
County's Interests.

Another largely attended democratic
meeting was held last evening In the
court room OF the city hall. The speak
ers of the evening were Col Il.
O'Leary. ]. N. Edmundson and j. II.
Dury. Their remarks were listened to
with marked attention and IL vas
plainly apparent that the audience was
in full accord with the sentiments cx-
pressed by the speakers.
Joe Mcdonald acted as chairman Of
the meeting. The first speaker was
Mr.. Edmundson. a young lawyer. WHO
has concluded to make Anaconda his
home. Mr.. Edmundson assisted mater
tally in the silver campaign I'm Oregon
two years ago. Mr.. Edmundson 'on-
fined his remarks to refuting the state
ments OF the republicans that silver
Is not an issue. m in showing thar
protection and free trade are no longer
the important questions before the
American people. The speaker could
not see how any man in Montana could
vote for Marshall, the goldbug. 1t Is
certainly the duty of every man 10
subserve his W interests. III me m
terests Of the people of Montana do MT
lie in the success Of silver. then he did
not know what he was talking about.
Mr.. Edmundson took a crack ut Sem
ator Carter. scoring him for his ircon-
sistency. The republican party stands
for the single gold standard: there s
not the question of a doubt ABOUT
that. The democratic party has taken
up the cause of silver. Vote the demo-
cratic ticket. and thus vote for your
own nterests-the rehabilitation OF ST.
yer. This county Is big enough and
$500 r1.rk 20 maintain both unl1
and silver at a parity. She Will 60
Il when we get the right men in con-
gress, and the right nan In the white
house. Mr.. Edmundson made an elo-
auent appeal to his auditors to vote The
democratic ticket from top to bottom.
Mr.. Edmundson took his seat amidst
great applause. Col. T. O'Leary was
the next speaker. and he never spoke
better. He held his audience in the
closest attention for an hour. He dis
cussed the questions of finance, tariff
and the other national issues In a
mastery manner. and In a way that
showed III he had devoted much
study to the subject. The remonetiza-
ton Of silver. said he. is without doubt
the paramount issue. and the only is
sue in this campaign. Remonetize sill
yer and in 10 days Deer Lodge county
will have a population greater by 5000
than hat which II has now. Why,
from Anaconda to silver Lake there
will be 1000 silver miners at work In
side of a week after silver has taken
its proper place as a money metal. The
once prosperous camps OF Champion
and Zosel and half a score of others
now without a sign of life will give
employment to 300 men. All these men
will carry their trade to Anaconda;
his city will be their base of supply.
The towns of Granite and Philipsburg
will once more TEEN with life. and
Anaconda will reap the benefit of II.
In the face of these things IL is incom-
p~rehensible how any nan In
Deer Lodge county can vote for any
other tina the man who will be true
TO silver from the hour he takes his
oath of office IN the house of represen-
tatives until his term expires-A. J.
Campbell.
This state must send to the senate
OF the United Stataes a man who Will
be true to his state, to its interests
and It's people. Do not run the risk
OF sending another senator OF Carriers
stripe to the enate by electing a re-
publican state legislature.
Colonel O'Leary devoted considerable
time to a full n complete discussion
OF the candidates on the county ticket.
each name being received with pro-
longed applause.
At the conclusion Of Colonel
O'Leary's remarks there were cries for
Ed Burke. Mr.. Burke made a brief
but eloquent plea for united effort for
silver. democracy and prosperity.
]. II. Duffy. democratic candidate for
county attorney, closed the meeting.
He urged every man to give the ques-
tons involved careful consideration.
ION next Tuesday. when you go into
your booth. look carefully over the
ballot given you by the judges. See
that II Is not spurious. After you have
satisfied yourself as to this. mark a
cross in the circle over the column
containing the names of the democrat
ic candidates, n when you have done
that o can go home satisfied that
you have done your duty to your God.
your country, your state, your wife
and your little ones"