The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-05
THEY ARE MEN TRIED AND
TRUE TO A GREAT TRUST
The Banquet to the Silver Bow Delegation Was Brilliant
Success-Eloquent Responses to Timely Toasts
by the Orators Of the State.

good that remains to the name of the
state Of Montana, was the most pleas
ant affair ever witnessed in Butte.
order-the speeches, the spread and SER
vice and the music. 1t was after
o'clock yesterday morning when the
banquet was concluded. No similar
gathering in Butte was ever graced
with the presence CT such a number of
representative citizens of the state and
such eloquent speakers, and no gath
ering ever before listened to as many
grand and happy speeches. There was
very long list of toasts. all upon time
~ subjects. Major Maginnis, the grand
old man of Montana democracy, made
one of the happiest speeches of his life
in responding to the toast. 1.-THE Past,
Present and Future of Democracy.
The speaker said democracy began
with the beginning and will continue
to the end of time Democracy was
born with the creation when the AL
mighty breathed the breath of life into
the form of clay and said Thou art
man." and when it was reiterated in
the declaration that all men were born
equal. In speaking upon local politics,
Major Maginnis alluded to an alleged
democrats alliance with double
headed monster, and referred to
the debauchery of the legsla-
ture by the same democrat
and the disgrace he brought to
the state. The speaker said he had
charity for the men who were COR
rupted because it was hard for poor
man to resist the temptation cf a for
tune dangled before his eyes. He said
the delegates from Silver Bow county
come back from the political Sodom
without a stain on their names Christ
had ~ apostles and one proved trait
or. Here are Is men and there is not
a traitor among them He said the
man who bears the credentials of sena-
If he is he will be the first who has been
seated under such conditions. The
speaker said he had heard of the Big
-Four of Montana politics. but the big
gest four. in his estimation, were the
four republicans who refused to be
bribed, who refused to be bought.
E. ID. Mats of Deer Lodge responded
to the toast, THE Copper Collar" The
copper collar in the Sixth legislative as
sembly meant that it could not be
bought, and he had reason to be proud
of it, but there was one collar that
ranked above the copper collar, and
that was the collar of American citi-
Zenship. The copper collar is never
found around the neck of bride taker.,
Mr.. Mats paid tribute to Senator
Whiteside. who, he said, forfeited a
seat in the state senate that he might
be true to the people CT the state. The
mention of Whiteside's name aroused
tremendous enthusiasm, and the men
around the banquet board cheered
called the names of the other true men
in the legislature each was cheered
Senator w. A. Clark of Madison coun-
ty responded to the toast. whats in
a Name" and said the name of w. A.
Clark of Silver Bow would go down in
infamy and disgrace. Senator Clark
made splendid speech and referred to
the men in the legislature who did not
wear the collar of any man, and as he
mentioned the names of Meyer, Sulli-
van, O'Brien, Norris, Stephens, Dr.
Campbell of Park county, and Ander-
son of Meagher each was received with
cheers.
Senator Courtney spoke about his
famous kiss to the World" and made
happy hit,
Attorney General c. B. Nolan spoke
about Grand Juries" and said that
when the 100000 were placed on the
desk of Speaker Stiff it was apparent
that a gigantic crime had been COM
mltted. There was deluge of corrup-
ton in Helena and it has been said
that the grand jury of Lewis aud Clarke
county must have been leluged by
some sinister influence. Mr. Nolan re-
marked, as he had said in open court,
the grand jury was sadly deficient at
most critical moment. There was evil
dence mountain high indicative of the
commission of a crime and warranted
an indictment, but the grand jury was
not disposed to perform its duty with
out fear or favor. The derelction of
the jury in doing it's duty is a reflection
on the administration of justice in the
state, and the attorney general said he
hoped he would never encounter an
other grand jury like it in the state. In
Lewis and Clarke county it is only
when the legislature meets that there
is necessity for grand juries.
Senator Norris of Beaverhead county
spoke on THE Democracy of Montana"
and paid tribute to the unbought
democrats in the legislature. He sa d
men like Whiteside and Congressman
Campbell would constitute the future
democratic party of Montana, and Its
watchwords will be honesty and clean
men in politics, and with honesty. BIZ
metallism and w. ]. Bryan democracy
will go forward to victory.
Hon. w. Y. Pemberton. ex-chief JUS
tice, made splendid talk on 1.-THE SUI
preme Court of Montana" He said lib
erty and reason was based on the law
and the courts. No one has ever dared
charge the court of the state with dis
honesty and its integrity and honor will
be maintained The courts stand be-
tween the people and their oppressors
and to the enemies of the people THUS
far shalt Thou come but no farther"
At the conclusion of Judge Pember-
tons speech, c. P. Connolly, the toast
master, proposed a toast to Marcus
DAILY and then there We're more cheers
and calls for speech. After repeated
calls Mr.. DAILY responded with brief
and timely talk on the democratic
party of the state. He said he hoped
he had heard the last of DAILY demo-
Gratis" and CLARK democrats" He said
there should be but one body of demo-
Gratis in the state to carry the banner
of the party to victory, and wanted to
hear of an honest republican party and
then the state would be worth living in.
There has been talk about turning the
democratic party over to the young
men, and Mr.. Daily said that was good,
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