The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-19

ena grand jury bring in report white
washing the criminals. There is not
one of us who does not know that brib-
cry was committed. The fact that $780,
600 was placed in the hands of the sec
rotary of the senate was proof that
some one was guilty. It does not mat
ter who it was, whoever furnished that
money was guilty, and some one should
have been indicted. As honorable a
court as ever occupied a seat on the
bench instructed that Jury that brib-
cry had been attmpted and it was the
duty of the jury to discover who was
guilty, but that jury reported that it
could not find sufficient evidence to
warrant indicting any one. | tell you,
gentlemen. the Helena grand jury in
making that report stamped thmselves
as dishonest citizens, and it is our duty
to denounce bribery and stamp the ac-
YER republican party with the seal of
our disapproval in the strongest terms
we can command.
Mr.. Keith was making a stubborn
fight, and again he raised his voice
in opposition to the substitute.
Judge J. S. Shropshire asked for the
reading of the report and the substi-
tute, and then proceeded to argue in
favor of the report. He made the sig
wings of the republicans get together
we are assured that We will win in the
election"
He then proceeded to assert the be-
lief that there was no doubt that the
opposition of the committee report and
the advocacy of the substitute was a
movement to bolster up the cause of
the democrats who controlled the DEM
ocratic convention.
Phil Weisman spoke in favor of the
committee report and was followed by
Colonel j. D. jerks. who counselled
modera ton. 1--WE have scOlded our boys
for doing wrong" said he, land that
ought to be enough. | favor the COM
mittee report"
]. B. Gallagher had his ire aroused
by some of the remarks made and,
arising, he proceeded to tell some p.a'n
truths. calling spade a spade in very
plain terms.
IT do not desire to take up much of
the time of the conversion" said he,
"but 7 do wish to reply to some inuen-
does I have listened to. in which We
who support the substitute. are limited
at as doing so in the interest of one
wing of the democratic party. I want
to gay, Mr.. Chairman, that it comes
with a very bad grace for the gentle
man to stand upon this floor and ac-
cuse any delegate of a desire to lead
the silver republicans into the demo-
cratic party
Very dramatically, Mr. Gallagher
pointed his finger at certain delegates
and said, with scathins emphasis: TT
comes with a pretty poor grace for you
who have come to me and said a GER
tain candidate would he acceptable to
Clark's bank, to thus accuse us. 1t
comes with a bad grace from the Inter
Mountain, pointing at Mr. Keith, whose
editorials have all along tended in tn S
direction, to charge dishonesty Of pur-
pose against any one. You have not
the moral courage, you who throw out
these inuendoes, to come out and make
a straight, honest fight for republican
success. No, you want money from
that bank at the corner of Main and
Broadway. Pou know this is all you
want. Mr.. Chairman, l am sorry to
be forced to use such language, but
believe it is time to speak out. and
shall add that when you vote for that
committee report and against the sub
you say to, your children, tn
not send you to the public schools any
more, but I'll fit you out with mask,
gun and jimmy to go out into the
street and do business as / am doing it. ;
And now all 1 have to say in conclusion
is, that you can put what | have said
down in your craw and chew 1t a while
and then try to reply. But you won't
reply, for you can't"
All through Mr.. Gallaghers remarks,
Me plainly indicated the delegates
whom he was addressing. When he
had finished the hall resounded
with applause. Not one of the gen.
tlemen arose to make reply, but not a
few sat with heads down, as though
conscious the coat fitted and there was
no use trying to deny it.
Mr.. Keith. fearing the committee re-
port was doomed, attempted at this
time to make supplemental report, but
it was ruled out Of order, and in re-
Spouse to repeated demands for tho
question the vote was taken. 1t proved
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