The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-18
ANACONDA NEWS.
POLITICS IN THE EAST
Bryan the Popular Leader With
the Masses.
HARD TIMES IN NEW YORK
DR.. Stephens Chats of Conditions and
Men Very Little Silver or Gold
in Circulation-The West Is
Gods Country.

DR.. Henry w. Stephens returned
home yesterday morning at II o'clock
from New York. where he had been
studying for the last three months DR..
stephens is elated to be home, for al
though New York is a very nice place.
Montana is good enough for him.
DIR. Stephens graduated in the post
graduate class in the Bellevue and the
Lebon hospitals, the two largest in the
country. In the Lebon there is a class
of so doctors from all over the country.
and as soon as one leaves there is al
ways another to take his place. Fa-
nous physicians from all over Europe
are following the classes of Drs. Willy
and Waldo, the professors at the
Bellevue. DR.. Allbritton of Butte is at
present studying at the Lebon.
New York is "a great place but |
am glad to be back in Montana. for the
West is good enough for me-" said DR.
Stephens yesterday to a Standard re-
porter. They talk about hard times
in Montana, but these people should
see the hard times in New York. There
are more hardships in one little corner
front than there is in the whole state
of Montana. In New York a person
must go around to see the scarcity of
money among the poor. for the people
there don't complain about the times
being hard for the reason that they
know very well that it won't do them
any good to cry out about it. In Ana
conda it is very different. The people
are always crying out that times are
hard, and they know very we'll that
they are not. The only thing I have
got to say to the people out here in this
matter is: Stay out West for there are
hundreds OF thousands in the East who
can find nothing to do.
Politics were just warming up when
I left New York. and they will be in
full swing shortly. Bryan is we'll
looked at in the East and he is very
popular with the masses. The senti-
ment there is that he will carry the
country. AS far as Greater New York
is concerned. it is my opinion that
what Richard Croker will say will go
and everybody feels sure that he will
say Bryan. Bryan is still the idol of
the West and in Chicago and Denver
no one hears anything but Bryan.
What surprised me greatly was the
fact that no silver is in circulation in
New York. During the time l was
there | didn't see a silver dollar. OF
course | seen halves and quarters. but
no big fellows. currency is the only
thing that goes down there. There is
hardly any gold in circulation. In Chi
cagO and west of there silver is the
only thing.
Montana people are well thought of
in the East. especially by the business
men. They want to show us the sights
of their cities and are always endeav-
oring to extend us favors.
Il visited the navy yards in Brooklyn
and was greatly interested in the sights.
All around can be seen souvenirs of the
battles with Spain. and a visitor is al
ways accompanied by one or more SOL
diers, who keep a constant watch on all
the little souvenirs that a visitor could
be tempted to carry away. 1t is a
hard matter to get pass to go through
the navy yards. and you must be in
troduced by prominent friend in or
der to get the pass. While | was 60
ing through the yard several hundred
men were at work repairing the battle
ship Buffalo, and it was very interest
ing to watch them"