The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-12
twas A ROUS|HG RALLY
Maginnis and Hartman Speak at
Great Falls.
B S PRESIDeS
Tho Causs Of Free Coinage Ably Pre-
ssntsd BY Brilliant Exponsnts-Largs
Asssmblage Listens to an Eloquent
= Presentation OF the Issues.

crowd and n that represented the best
there ID in the democratic party that
went over to the afternoon train to
greet Charles s. Hartman. Judge Penn
berton, H. G.. Rickerts IN others who
came In. Major Maginnis was already
here, having arrived last night.
Through the day his man friends have
been rallying around him and talking
the campaign over.
At the opera house a committee COM
posed of Mrs. W. G. Conrad. Mrs. John
w. Stanton. Mrs. A. E. Rogers, Mrs.
Jere B. Leslie, Mrs. A. &. Gormley,
Mrs. c. o. jerks and Miss Richardson,
assisted by several others. had been
working upon the decorations. and with
bunting and flags had made the stage
a pretty picture of democracy and pa
triotism. Central among the draperies,
the picture of W. ]. Bryan looked
down upon the auitorium. a fitting pic
ture at such a rally. The ladies' worked
hard through the afternoon. and the
result was a crown to their efforts.
Before the meeting the Black Eagle
band paraded the streets and serenaded
the speakers of the evening in front
of the Standard office. and In addition
gave quite a little open-air concert,
which attracted a great crowd.
The people began to gather early at
the opera house, and by the time that
the speakers reached the place the
auditorium was crowded. The stage
setting and the decorations were the
best exhibitions of taste that has ever
been seen in this city on a similar oc-
casion, and drew much favorable COM
ment from those who were in The house.
Paris Gibson occupied the chair. and
on the stage behind him was a score or
more of the representative democrats OF
.l> az,,.txv uhfla the hand 0cCuDipd
the rear of the stage n filled the brief
intervals in the programme with music.
Mr.. Gibson introduced Major Maginnis
as a man known to every one In the
large audience, and equally well known
throughout the country. The major
spoke of the campaign as the futurity
race, a political handicap. But men
whose views were fixed would have no
difficulty in picking their candidates.
Then followed an eulogy upon Hartman,
whom he compared as a leader with
Admiral Dewey. He was a man who
knew nc fear, but e~spoused the cause
OF silver, breaking away from the fet-
tiers of tricksters and joining the only
bimetallic organization in the country,
rave perhaps the populist. He Is a sim
cere and honest man. and never stood
better in the hearts Of Montanans than
today. Twenty years ago the major
had made his first speech for silver as
a Qelekdtc ITOUl n NrIrfoCIdtit
and then he hardly understood the
enormity of the crime committed in
the decentralization OF silver. But the
s%tagnation in many lines of business
that followed cleared every ones eyes.
The major sketched the history of sill
yer from that time, making many pithy
points as he went over the ground.
He said administrations changed but
the evil lived until a young hero. Bry-
an, rose to oppose Ii and in spite OF
a corporation press and threats and
money and lies. he received six and
one-half million votes. Mckinley
came in and to him had been accredited
the drouth in India n the death of
millions of sheep In Australia, which
caused temporary rises In the price of
wheat and wool.
The major stated that he was a pro-
tectionist to the limit OF the democratic
policy-tariff for revenue The present
tariff on wool-Montana wool-is a
shade lower thar that imposed by the
democrats. Investigation would show
hat the democratic tarif would COM
pare In about the same proportion on
other articles. 1t was not the need
of q tariff. but the lack of
Money which oppressed the country.
No need of fencing a graveyard. for
no one wishes to get in. And the issue
Of the next campaign will still be the
financial question. Montana II the
most interested in free coinage OF any
of the states In the union, though the
statement that there was a syndicate
Of silver mine owners Is a lie. The in
dustry reached to the machine shops of
the extreme East, n h fall of sill
yer affected them n much as IL did
the miner. And II was the people of
the whole country. not England. who
had killed silver. n IL must be resur-
rected by them. The hard times had
continued up to the war brought about
by all parties, That war had ended
g~loriously. He had always been in ia
vor of the annexation Of Hawaii. but
never should the flag float owe a coun-
try whose people We were not willing
to give equal rights with ourselves
over a land Of slaves.
The major then reviewed the names
on the democratic state ticket. giving
each q word of recommendation, and
invited populists and silver republicans
to come in and vote for the only con-
sistent ticket in the field. the party
that bore the free coinage standard.
The speech was frequently interrupt
ed by bursts of applause. particularly
when the names of Bryan. Hartman
and the various candidates were men,
toned. During the speech the crowd
had increased. filling the corridor In the
rear and the aisles. and Mr.. Gibson in
vtted them to ill the few vacant seats
in the front. 1t was probably the best
house seen on q similar occasion In this
city.
When the band ceased playing after
Maginnis' speech. the chair introduced
Mr.. Hartman, who. he said. had done
more for silver than any other man,
ave perhaps Mr.. Teller. The gentle
man was greeted with repeated rounds
OF applause and cheering. In opening.
Mr.. Hartman hanked his predecessors
for their praise. He then corrected the
statement by Major Maginnis that he
had Joined the democratic party. The
major said "only in support of Mr..
Campbell" which explanation was &C
cepted. Hartman then proceeded He
aid that he believed in 1900 there
would be two parties. gold and anti
gold. though there might be more In
seeming number. Populists and silver