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else Dewey has had to say on the SUBJ
ject. 1t must be admitted that 1t is not
an emphatic refusa1-it can be con-
strued in two different ways. No one
may question Deweys sincerity when
he says he is content with his lot and
does not wish to mix UP in the affairs
Of government, but at the same time
it leaves the Dewey boomers a chance
to say that it does not amount to a
positive declination of a presidential
nomination.
Joe Howard, the wel-known news
paper correspondent, says the only way
in which Dewey will ever be nomin-
ated for the presidency, If at all, upon
any such terms as he would accept,
would be by stampeding the republican
national convention for him. For in
stance, suppose Vermoat's turn comes.
and the chairman Of the Vermont dele
cation rising, says: vermont unani-
Dewey of Vermont" What will be
the effect?" asks Howard. Did you
ever see a candidate nominated? Don't
you know that every delegate that goes
to a convention is as dependent as a
sheep? Let a popular name be sprung,
vention that the man of the hour is
on deck, and, like a flock of sheep, the
delegations win rush to get near the
van"
But Vermont is way down on the
Alphabetical list of states, and the
chances are that Mckinley will receive
majority of the votes long before the
name of Vermont is called. The same
may be said of Bryan in the democratic
convention. If Dewey hailed from Con-
necticut instead Of Vermont. there Is a
possibility of a different outcome. AS it
is there is small show for the name of
Dewey to stampede either convention.
Colonel A. K. Mcclure, the veteran edi-
tor Of the Philadelphia Times, makes
this declaration, which is an interest
ing contribution to the political litera-
ture of the day: IF the democrats NOM
mated Dewey for president, with
Wheeler or Lee for vice president, and
adjourned without adopting any plat
form the ticket would be elected by
large majority. The wings defeated the
democrats twice in our political history
by the nomination Of Harrison at
Harrisburg in December, 1889, without
adopting any platform. and they again
defeated the democrats by nominating
Taylor in Philadelphia in 1s4S without
any declaration Of principles whatever"
But all this is the purest speculation.
Events have SO shaped themselves that
the nomination of Bryan by the demo-
Gratis and the denomination of Mckinley
by the republicans may be regarded
as practical certainties which no ele
ment of chance save death is likely to
disturb
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SUNDAY. OCTOBER /, 1899.
TWENTY PAGES.
Specimens of Rough Riding.

TT was to have been expected that
so big a. thing as the Dewey cele-
bration should produce frictions and
jealousies. The question of precedence,
once raised, is always full of danger
Gus possibilities. Governor Roosevelt,
it seems, was afraid he wouldn't re-
ceive due recognition and went to the
extreme of making himself too nu-
merous-with the result that he was
sat upon at every turn. When the dis
pute between the G. A. r. and Adjll-
tant General Roe came up, Roosevelt,
thinking to make himself solid with
the G. A. r., ordered Roe to give that
organization any place in the line it
wanted. But the governors authority
didn't extend so far, and the order was
ignored.
Then the governor thought he had
the right to shake hands with Dewey
before Mayor Van Wyck had gone
through that ceremony. Just before
Dewey's sudden arrival, the governor
announced that he contemplated put
ting to sea to look for the admiral and
meet him before he reached Sandy
Hook. When Mayor Van wyck heard
of this his temperature rose very rap
idly and he sent word to the governor
that for him to take any part in the
Dewey reception other than that of an
honored guest would be in very bad
taste-that for the governor to shake
hands with the admiral in advance of
the mayor would, under the circum-
stances, be a breach Of etiquette that
he, the mayor, would not tolerate.
The controversy was just reaching the
acute stage when Dewey's unexpected
arrival upset everybody's plans and the
rush to greet him developed into a
scramble.
There was still further trouble when
yesterday morning Governor Roosevelt,
together with Admiral Schley and a
few other prominent personages, found
himself shut out from the platform in
front of the city hall, an officious po-
liceman having closed the gates min
ute before their arrival. Schley and
the others climbed over the railing,
but the governor staid out nursing his
pride and dignity, until he was OBJ
served and admitted. But Roosevelt,
1t seems, got even in the parade
II he was not a conspicuous enough
figure in it, it was not his fault. The
governor Of New York should take
something for enlargement Of the head
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Dewey and the Presidency,

~ HERE are some newspapers that
are bound to make Dewey pres
ident of the United States willy
niily. They assert that although Dewey
apparently denracates the talk Of put
ting him in the white house, as any
modest man naturally would, he has
never yet dec cred in so many words
Il will not accept a nomination to the
presidency" In a letter to the Boston
Herald. an Exeter N. H, gentleman,
one of Dewey's personal friends, says
he has written to the admiral on the
subject, and in letter received in re-
spouse the admiral does not say he will
not accept nomination. The force of
this is lessened by the fact that the
Herald correspondent had previously
requested him not to do this, in COM
pliance with which Dewey's letter
avoided the subject altogether
The latest utterance on the sutject
by Dewey himself was made in an in
teryiew with New York Evening Post
reporter last Tuesday and telegcaphed
over the country by the ass ociated
press that night. In response to a sug-
gestion that he could sail the ship Of
state as well as he sailed the Olympia,
Dewey said: IT am not politician l
am sailor. my training has been all
that way. l am at home on board my
ship. l know my business, or at leas.
should know it; and 1 do not want to
mix up in the affairs Of government
I am perfectly satisfied 10 live and die
a simple sailor, who tried to do his duty.
am not a politician. I canno. make
speech even. 1 wish I could, but I
have to be content with my lott That
We believe is in line with everything
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"OR Year" Considerations.

IN paper published in the October
number of the Forum, Senator Bur
rows declare that the results of this
autumn's elections will rossess no ma
t1onal significance He says: "Of
course if 1t we've possible in the ap-
preaching campaigns to wholly elimi-
nate from the discussion all questions
of personal and local consideration, and
to arouse the public mind and fasten
the public attention exclusively upon
those issues which are sure to confront
US in the presidential election of 1900.
then the result this fall would show
not only the trend Of public Judgment
upon national issues, but point with al
most unerring accuracy to the result
year hence. But such campaign is
entirely beyond the range of probabili-
ties; and it is, therefore, scarcely worth
while to speculate on results But there
is another reason, still more potential
an. conclusive, why the result of the
cleo ons this fall in the several states
cannot be regarded as indicating with
any degree Of certainty. what the YER
dict of the American people will be a
year hence, upon the issues then to be
trieu. This statement Is grounded upon
the fact which surely cannot be contro-
verted, that it is impossible at this time
to make up those issues with any de-
gree Of clearness or certainty
Senator Burrows point is not well
taken. Local issues this year are no
more dominant than usual, except per-
haps in Kentucky-where it seems to be
question rather of candidates than of
issues. In every state that holds an
election in November the administra-
TONS Philippine policy is an issue that
no local factor can obscure; and the re-
suit will be accepted by the large pub
lie either as an Endorsement or a re-
pudiation of that policy. Senator Bur-
rows tacitly assumes that the elections
will go against the administration and
seems to be seeking in local issues a
convenient excuse for republican de-
feat.
1t is true that the results in Novem-
Der are not an absolutely sure index
Of the outcome of the campaign next
year. There is no telling what con-
gress may do, or what new turn the
Philippine war may take, or to what
extent shifty Mr.. Mckinley may modify
and abridge his imperialistic notions.
But one thing is certain, "off year"
though it be the national issues before
the people are sharp and distinct and
voters know it,
Eleven states will hold elections in
November-Ohio, Nebraska, Iowa, Ken
lucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Mas
sachusetts, Mississippi, Virginia. New
Jersey and New York, besides the vote
in North Carolina on constitutional
amendment restricting the franchise.
Six will elect a. full set of state Off
GERS.
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An Outside View.

T may be that Bradstreets is not
equal in acumen to some of the So
called silver republican newspapers
of Montana, and consequently not SO
capable of forming a correct conclusion
as to the real attitude of the Massa-
chusetts democracy upon the money
question. Still, as that publication is
usually regarded as the leading trade
and business journal of the United
States, 1t may not be entirely devoid of
interest to note what it has to say with
reference to the money plank of the
platform recently adopted by the dem
ocracy of the old Bay state.
In it's issue of Sept. % it says: mo
departure from the position on the
monetary issue taken in the Chicago
platform of 1896 is visible in the declar-
alton of principles adopted by the Mas
sachusetts democratic convention,
which, besides nominating state
ticket, chose delegates to the next ma
tional convention of the party. The
leading plank adopted declares that the
platform Of 1896, like the Declaration of
Independence, stands as a part of the
fundamental code of democratic gov
eminent! The financial plank of the
platform is particularly reiterated, and
the demand is renewed FOR the free and
unlimited coinage Of both gold and sill
yer at the ratio of sixteen to one"
That is what Bradstreets says about
the financial plank of the platform. 1t
will be observed that tine plank re-
special reiteration Of the demand for
free coinage at the old ratio, is re-
garded as the leading plank" which
of course makes 1t the leading issue.
Being the leading issue it necessary fol-
lows that it is the paramount issue"
ence between a leading issue" and a
paramount ISSUE"
This statement by Bradstreets,
coupled with the plain and unmistak-
able language of the document itself,
should. 1t seems, be satisfactory to
cause paramount" to all others, and
it will be. The Standard believes that
the attitude of the Massachusetts, dem
ocracy upon the leading issue" is so
pronounced that 1t is entirely accept
able to every genuine silver republican
in this state, no matter what differences
of opinion may exist concerning other
and subordinate matters which the
platform may contain.
Those who are not satisfied with ii
may just as well drop the prefix "sil-
YER and go where they belong with no
further attempt at disguise 1t is not
to be supposed that because six and a
half millions of voters agree on the sill
yer question, they are going to agree
on everything. They didn't do that in
1896, when some of these backsliders in
Montana professed to be satisfied, or at
least that the democratic candidates
and platform were acceptable to them.
Take Mr.. Teller as an example of the
attitude of a real, genuine silver re-
publican. He made a speech in the
senate, taking strong ground against
the Vest resolution, declaring that the
United States had no power to acquire
territory unless it We're with the inten-
ton of erecting it into state. This
was the substance of the resolution as
we now remember it. But a day or two
afterwards, being asked by reporter
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Current Comment.
They VIII Re Fooled.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The decision OF the Spanish cabinet that
the interest Of the Cuban" bonds must
be paid by the Cuban government is a
good deal like the pope's bull against the
comet. There is no Cuban government
and there are no Cuban bonds. Spain
can repudiate a part of her debt If she
chooses, and no one will be surprised. But
calling the bonds Cuban bonds and de-
creeing that a mythical government must
pay them will fool no one.
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The Mule Making History.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The American mule will figure largely
in any war in the Transvaal. Manifest
destiny is taking him to every quarter Of
the world where there is likely to be an
early change in the maps. His hee-haw
has become a familiar sound many thous-
ands of miles from the land of his ma
tivity. and he is making history as much
as the proudest warhorse that ever smelt
the battle afar of and paved in the val
ley has made 1t.
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One Way to Defeat LAWYERS.

From the st. Louis Star.
The advantages of not knowing how n
read and write are exemplified in the
death of man in New York the other
day, who left 100000. He didn't know
how to write, consequently he made no
will. and his heirs will get the estate
without the Intervention of lawyers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

President Mckinley has finally
o. K.ed the sentence of Captain Car
ter by which that officer is to pay a
fine of $1,000 and be imprisoned for five
years. The captain has got to put up
as well as be shut up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

New York C.-ce-4s Tribune Building.
Chicago Ofice-69 The Rookery.
The s. c. Beckwitn Special Agency
Eastern Representatives.
Washington Bureau-1,415 @ ST., N. ".
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When Dewey landed at the Battery
yesterday morning there is reason to
believe that he felt in finer spirits than
at any time since he landed on the
enemy
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Even at this distance from New
York some men celebrated to such an
extent that it took them three hours
and forty-fve minutes to pass given
saloon
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Destiny Controlled by Weather.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
Verify, the destiny of nations hangs
upon the vagaries of the weather. Here
the baseball game is postponed because it
Is wet, while in South Africa the war is
postponed because it is dry
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

If he had 1t to do over again, Cover
nor Roosevelt would probably appear
in the procession riding on a steam
calliope,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01
Suspicious.
From, the Detroit Er.

From the Detroit Free Press.
There must be something radically
wrong with the service in Kansas peni-
tertiary when convict would rather be
hung than to board there.
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Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state OF Montana. Advertise
ing contracts will be made subject to this
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anybody. however fighting drunk. tt
knock the tar out of the procession.

The first football death of the season
Is reported from Meriden, Conn. I'm
fortunately there is no certainty that
the first shall be the last.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

New York IL playing in great luck.
Besides the Dewey celebration yester-
day she added another ball game to her
credit.
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Discovered.
From the Omaha Bee.

From the Omaha Bee.
The American consul at Bloemfontein
has suddenly assumed the Importance OF
an international parsonage, although up
to this time even his fellow citizens in
America were not aware he was on the
map.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Admiral Montojo having been knock
ed out at home as well as abroad, it
devolves upon him to start a saloon.
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Dom Paul's Piety Practical.

From the Washington Star.
Dom Paul is man of such deep piety
that he can quote the scriptures from
memory and not let the effort interfere
with practical preparations for a fight.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Whoever else might get lost in the
shuttle, Governor Roosevelt was deter
mined that it shouldn't be Governor
Roosevelt.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Captain Carter did not feel like in
dulging in any celebration yesterday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

All general business letters and CORE
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont.
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General Otis offer of $40 apiece to the
Filipinos to hand over their rifles is not
bothering the American ordnance de-
partment with a surplus.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Mayor Van Wyck must have been
agreeably surprised to find that the
parade didn't consist of Governor
Roosevelt exclusively.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Although Schley occupied a rear car
riage, he was right up next to Dewey
in the hearts Of his countrymen.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

The smoker rendered the Olympia
sailors at the Waldorf-Astoria doubt
less developed a piping hot time
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The Standard has branch ofiices at
Butte, Missoula and Great Falls, where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
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In Bad Taste.

From the Pittshurg Dispatch.
With regard to that discussion about
doctors killing their patients, the fact is
beginning to be intimated that it is not
strict etiquette for them to advertise the
fact
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Captain Coghlan's hoch-der-Kaiser
halo was also the target for many
rounds Of applause.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

Although the Dewey house isn't
ready, the admiral is making himself
quite at home.s
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-01

The applause of the spectators at the
Dewey cake walk clearly indicates that
Schley was their second choice.
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Although Colonel Sellers may not
have been in New York City yester-
day, there were millions in it, millions
strictly in It..
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If he were willing, Admiral Dewey
could be carried by reclamation to the
white house.
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Mr.. Chamberlain would now like to
wait till the war cloud rolls by.
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Nathan NJ. Freer of Chicago has pre-
scented to the Chicago Provident Hospital
and Nurses School Gan institution con-
Quoted by colored people,, $4,000 for use
in erecting a new building. Mr.. Freer
makes the gift in honor of his parents.
both of whom were devoted friends of
the negro race
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An the Count,e, Not Heard From.

From the Chicago Record.
There are a few moral. social and stat
utory laws which Goebel is not yet ac-
cused of having broken, but the Kentucky
campaign still has several weeks to run.
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As we understand Dewey, he would
rather be right on deck than president.
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The sailors were at the finest and
there was no disposition on the part of
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United States Senator Hansbrough O
North Dakota acquired his education II
a newspaper office. In 1870 he was an ap
prentice in the composing room of tn
San Francisco Chronicle, and gradual,
worked his way up till he became new
editor of the paper.
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Main Ofice-Standard Block, Anaconda.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Business Office No. 1
Editorial Rooms No. 4S
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William M. Chase. the artist, says tn
greatest difficulty which the portal
painter has to encounter is to keep hi
sitter In natural pose. No man, h.
says will ever, when being painted, as
sumo one of his own accord.
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Men and Women.

Major Marchand as a boy learned the
trade of a carpenter in his fathers little
shop in Thoissery.
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Much sympathy is shown in Paris fol
the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Klobb
one of the officers assassinated in tn,
Soudan. The Figaro Is collecting sub
scriptions for her and has received nearl,
81, 600 in two days -
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Major Marchand as boy learned the
trade of carpenter in his fathers little
shop in Thoissery.
Mrs. William r. Day, wife of the for
mer secretary Of state, is an excellent
musician and has composed some music
of a high order.
G.. w. Stevens, the well-known English
Journalist. leads the life of an anchorite
at Merton Abbey, when he is not flying
off to some unknown quarter of the
globe.
General Miles is an amateur photogra-
pher of considerable ability, and has been
engaged recently in developing plates sent
him by friend in the army from Manila.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, writes all
his stories with copying ink. This en-
ables him to make press copies, and SO
obtain exact duplicates without the aid
of clerk or typewriter.
Secretary Gage has purchased hand
some and expensive old violin for Master
Florizell Reuter-, his protege, the Swear
old musical prodigy, who recently played
before President Mckinley.
DIR. c. ]. Hoadiey, the Connecticut
state librarian, has now in his possession
an old placard or dodger which was dis
tributed ten days after Washtngton's
death, announcing memorial service in
Hartford.