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

is the Democratic party. and any party
that claims TO be Tire friend OF silver
will not divide itself or this N great
issue. The republicans have shown
how they stand pr the matter OF Sill
yer. and there's no use dwelling on
that point. History shows that party
up in it's true colors. The republicans
have changed their platform so many
times that they are to-day at a loss
to know where they stand. but IL Is a
fact that they stand for the single gold
standard. Blaine said several years
ago that the gold standard. II contin-
ued. would eventually cause wide
spread disaster. The opposition would
have the people believe that the demo-
Gratis advocate a 50-cent dollar. when
the fact Is they are for a 1O0-cent
dollar. Then the speaker exposed to
view several pages Of history bearing
on monetary legislation. and showed
up the republicans in the proper light
when he recited their views on the all
important bond issue question. IL was
a combination that caused the Increase
in the price OF money. Once upon a
time. about war time. there were three
specified moneys. Paper went first;
silver was cut on and gold was given
the right of way. Clandestinely and at
the behest of the republican gold oil
garchy. the gold standard was put in
force and there IL is to-day.
This il the most important campaign
ever known. possibly. excepting that OF
1896. Now Ii the time to bestir your
selves, and send a democratic senator
10 Washington and also see to Ii that
Campbell goes there. too. Elect the
democratic legislative candidates.
The unemployed must be put to work
i'm the silver mines. Silver restored.
times in Montana will be good. Vote
the democratic ticket and don't follow
n piece of a party.
f.. VI. Lamb. a rising young attorney.
a candidate for the legislature. next
spoke to the crowd. He remarked that
the presence OF so large a crowd was
evidence that the people were alive to
the situation. The other party, be said,
had sidetracked the overshadowing is
sue with the plea that local conditions
required the attention of the people to
a greater extent. They would divert
the votes from the main issue. He
asked the people IL the democrats now
I'm power i'm this county had really con-
Quoted official affairs so badly that IL
required special legislation to right
them. No utterance of omission or
dereliction to duty had been made. The
people well knew that the affairs of
the county were being conducted ably
and honestly. IL the other side has
1ilat ktE " q WY a'''h ~ -
them. IL should not charge the demo-
Gratis with lei they are not guilty
OF. He believed that when the ques-
ton of good local government comes
into a campaign everybody has the
right to take part In the discussion. So
he pointed with a feeling of pride at
what the democrats had done as evil
dence of what they intended TO do. and
IL they have lone right, they are en-
titled to the suffrage of the people.
The people have inherited the grandest
legacy ever intrusted to mankind
free and Independent nation. II IL is
not properly cared for. the fault lies
with the people themselves. Now is
the accepted time. Now must the vital
question be studied. Now Is the time
to establish a monetary system to
meet the demands. The battle Of 1896
Is To he fought yer again two years
hence and now Is the time to lay a
foundation for that battle. MIR. Lamb
spoke a pleasant word for the several
candidates and the meeting closed
amid cheers.