The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-02
The Political Fight In
6eer Lodge County

There will be another democratic raj
~ to-night-this time at the city hall.
There viii be good speakers and a good
time. The general public is cordially
invited Tomorrow night there will be
a big meeting at Grants boarding
house. Carroll. on Friday night Repre-
sentative Charles :. Hartman viii
speak at a monster democratic mass
meeting at the Margaret theater. On
Saturday night there viii be still an
other democratic rally at French hall
w. A. Clark's attempt to defeat the
Democratic legislative c of Deer
Lodge county. continues to be of incal-
culable benefit to IL. Mr.. Clark is still
sending liberal quantities. of free Butte
Miners and free Butte zoe into An
aconda, and the more he sends the more
determined the people become. regard
less Of political affiliations. to give the
democratic Legislative ticket a majority
that shall be overwhelming in its pro-
portions. The democratic candidates
would be elected on their merits any
way. but the fight has taken such shape
that they are going to be elected in "a
that will be a singing rebuke
to w. A. Clark and his Anaconda heel
ers and satellites.
y The democratic candidates are men Of
such commanding ability that 1t will be
an homo to Deer Lodge county TO be
represented by them. No party In Deer
Lodge county ever nominated a set of
more competent candidates for the Leg
fslature than are the democratic candi-
dates Nc party in Deer Lodge county
ever nominated a weaker set of candi-
dates h a are the so-called fusion can
didates Compare the two lists and sat-
isfy yourself. Look at the so-called flu
sion candidates-there isn't a man OF
them who has had a particle of iegisla-
tive experience; there m a man of
them who Ii familiar with parliament
ary law; there isn't a man of them who
could hold his own In the sharp N
spirited debates that constantly occur
in the legislature. The democratic can
didates on the other hand are men who
would be recognized and respected by
- their associates in the legislature as pill
lars OF strength. They are men who
q think On their feet and always ex-
press themselves with force and vigor.
With its affairs entrusted TO their
hands. Deer Lodge county would never
get the worst Of IL. They are men of
splendid abilities N proved honesty.
The Anaconda Recorder is doing oh
siderable plain and fancy lying this
week. but most of its output consists of
the common and cheaper grades OF lies.
Take this one for instance:
Consistency. thy name Is not democra-
cy. We find the Anaconda Standard berat-
ing T. &. Hogan because he does not have
his name stricken from the peoples party
ticket In Silver Bow county. In the same
breath IL says that the ticket which he
leads r. "A goldbug ticket. and we ind the
same ticks exactly with A. J. Campbell's
name at the head being supported by the
Miner. We believe the Standard to be con-
sistent should also request Mr.. Campbell
= IL - - 49, Ilas
Mr.. Campbelrs name Is over no gold
bug ticket in Silver Bow county. MIR.
Campbell's name appears but In one
place on the official ballot. Mr.. Camp
bells name heads the democratic ticket
and the democratic ticket alone. Every
man on that ticket is a silver man first.
last and all the time. on the other
hand. Mr.. Hogan's name appears at the
head of two tickets on Silver Bows
oficial ballot. One Of these is the sill
Metropolitan ticket. Tn other is the
Clark goldbug ticket-the ticket led by
william Thompson. an avowed goldbug,
the candidate of Mr.. Clark for the state
senate. A very large proportion OF that
ticket is composed of straight. goldbug.
Mckinley republicans. All Butte knows
IL. The men admit IL themselves-they
say they are proud of IL. IL Mr.. Hogan
Is the friend OF silver that he Processes
to be, he wouldn't have anything To do
with that goldbug ticket. he wouldn't
permit his name TO remain upon IL for
an instant, he would insist upon its
Immediate removal at all hazards. Ev-
cry day hat Mr.. Hogan permits such
use OF his name he Is violating his own
principles. Even the Anaconda Record
er ought to be able to see that.
II you vote for the democratic legisla-
tive ticket in this county. you vote tn
further tighten the corporation coils
around y~ou.-Ansconda Recorder.
Corporation tolls in the city of Ana
conda, There isn't a city In the United
States of America, or on the face Of
the globe. where labor Is better treated
than right here in Anaconda; where
there are fewer strikes: where the rela-
tions between capital and labor are
more cordial M harmonious; where
labor Is more prosperous, happy and
contented. where. relatively. there Is a
larger share OF homes and cottages. II
there Is such a place. will the Anaconda
Recorder please name IL? Unfortunate
ly for the city. there Is in Anaconda, as
there Ii in every town. a small element
of kickers. m~alcontents, GROWERS.
grumblers. calamity howiers. s~oreheads.
d~isgruntled backoiters-and the Ana
conda Recorder Is their organ. OF late
years the Recorder has ALLEVIATE the
friendship OF all the better elements OF
its own party-its severest critics are
silver republicans. Its only admirers
are the Billy Edwards class Of people.
They like IL because IL makes a bust
ness OF trying 10 excite prejudice
against the Anaconda company. That
In a pretty precarious business, but IL