The Anaconda standard., 1899-09-07
AROUND BANQUET BOARD
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deal with the jolly side When the pio-
neer had no houses he didn't care: when
he had no clothes he didn't care. They
| were young then, they didn't care They
were sure of the future.
$50 sure were they that all that has
been done in Anaconda is the realiza-
tion of the hopes of somebody. They
hoped that sometime they would build
bigger furnaces and bigger stacks than
you have here, but they never figured
on electric lights; that was too much
for them. What you have here is moth
ing more than the realization of the
hopes of him who blazed the trail in
this great West.
THE pioneer came West he drove
the barbarian away, and where the coy
ote made his home before he raised
temples and he converted the American
desert into a living, throbbng thing.
He gave to the East it's treasure, that
constant stream that has raised the ma
tion from one of the second rate pow
ers to the first class. He has taught the
East many things-all but gratitude.
But, returning to the pioneers. How
rev or them ever realized their hopes!
/ see them now in the twilight of their
lives, their eyes are still bright, but
some are broken and seem to long
and feel for the touch of a child's hand
at their garment. Some are missing,
but others are doing their duty every
day as men. One beautiful thing about
them is that they never growl, they
never complain. They may be sore and
wounded. II they are they go to their
lair and lick themselves until they get
well or die.
They represent the nationality of
so years ago. Fifty years ago they were
the balance wheel of the nation. When
gold was discovered in California the
nation was rapidly being divided, but
demon w
brotherhood: that they were self-re-
specting and that there was in them
that for which other people respect
them.
THE governor has just told you how
the sons of Montana enlisted a year
ago. How gallant and brave they have
proven themselves to be. That is true,
but there is one thing about them
they couldn't help it-not with such
fathers and mothers as they had"
Theodore Brantly, chief justice of the
supreme court, was next introduced by
Mr.. Durston. Judge Barntly spoke in
a happy vein for 10 minutes upon the
newspaper in relation to the law. He
said that sometimes the newspaper
has law unto itself, and that at other
times it knows no law. The speaker
illustrated his remarks by an imagin-
airy incident. He said that a person
might go into a court room where a
jury trial was in progress. There he
would hear two or three men talking
at once, there would be a clash of
words and of minds. The case would
go to the jury and in due course ver-
dict was returned. That verdict was
in accordance with the arguments of
the lawyers who had the greater for
ensic abilities and who placed their
case the more clearer before the jury.
So it is with journalism. Sometimes
NOV q arlar ctntN he Nf
litical and moral law, and often there
is clash between them. But out of
the smoke of battle arises the adjudi-
cation, and the proper one, of every
question which interests the people.
The newspapers present the cases to
this vast jury, who judge of its merits,
even as jury in court room judges
of the merits of the case which is being
tried before them
A. X. YerkeS, editor of the BoZeman
Chronicle, was next called upon. Mr.
1erkes responded with comical po. m
which was applauded to the echo.
The gentleman from Bozeman wS s
followed by State Senator Edwin Norris
of Dillon, whose subject was THE Vol
unteer." Somewhere out upon the broad
expanse of the Pacific there are the
Montana volunteers. They are return
ing homeward from the glorious battle
fields of the Philippines. Il stood at the
station at Dillon" said Senator Norris,
when the Montana volunteers made
their last stopping place in Montana.
watched the train as it wended it's way
up the river toward the south. l saw
many mothers there. Their cheeks We're
tear stained, there was pain in their
hearts. The sorrow of the parting with
their boys was indescribable. But, let
me tell you, not one of those mothers
beckoned her son to come back. With
Spa TO Il do 1ai,.
go forth in defense of their country, but
never a hand was raised to stay them
or beckon them to return. And is it
then to be wondered at that Montana's s
soldiers were first in the battle, that
they have been valiant and have crown
ed themselves with glories-having such
mothers as these?"
the toast, How 1 Would Like to Be
Governor of Montana" The colonel
spoke in his most happy vein, in that
manner which is so well known to the
people of Montana. For 10 minutes he
kept his auditors in a continual roar
of laughter, but he also called forth
many a serious thought when, toward
the close of his remarks, he grew seri-
Gus and called to mind the duties which
every man and woman in Montana
owes to his or her fellow man.
Colonel Sanders was followed by Mr..
Walter Aitken, who made few re-
marks concerning "The Ladies'" Mr..
Aitken's words were received with
great applause and when he took his
seat the audience was convulsed with
laughter.
1.-THE Bar" was the theme assigned to
Attorney General Nolan who, with
anecdote and story, kept the audience
in laugh for many minutes. But he
spoke seriously also in praise OF ms
profession in the United States In gen
eral and in the state of Montana IN par
| ticular. I'm my judgment, ne ae
clared, "all of the great reforms ina.
have been accomplished in history nav nav
| been accomplished through the proies-
| sion of the law" .r,,,
Arthur stone spoke on behalf OF ,Ihe me
| Bitter Rooter." telling WLuhy VI ~
wealth, the resources and the people oil
| Western Montana. . ~,
To Dr. Spelman the POSTMASTER mao
assigned the toast 1.-The Editor ana the
| Doctor" The doctor responded IN a
happy vein, pointing out some OF the
stereotyped phrases SO often seen IN l tns
| aonnaptjOu with sick DeO-