The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-14

/ earned. To vindicate a coward in the
| service is to place a premium upon
faint-heartedness and detract from the
| standing of all. The boys from the
various states have behaved too he
,roically to have it said that an Ameri-
can soldier, even though a coward, Is
| applauded by the public 1t would be-
| little the Deweys and the Schleys, the
Hobsons and the Funstons, aye, and
| the gallant Rafferty,, who was the one
ofhcer IN the list who promptly ignored
| his superior officers and received from
the officers of the regular army glow
ing tribute for his manly conduct in
| those trying moments when The lame
OF the regiment was being written in
| shame.
Too bad? Yes. The only symra thy
that can be expressed for the t!ishon-
ored officers is that of the Shak asper-
can phrase: Ills true, tits pity; and
pity tbs, It's true
| Speaking about cowardce, l ha We fire.
quently wondered whether the people
OF the West really appreciate the full
eNteht OF the splendor which is teIrg
shed upon their states by volunteers
| VINO represent them in the war
NO man who has lived in the West
| and who has been in the East during
| the war can TAIL to experience a thrill
| OF pride as the reports of unp.e ,sdant-
ed valor are read and commenced urcn.
history presents nothing in the way Of
volunteer record that equals that
| made by the boys of the West during
the past year. 1t is record wIich
sllences those who were wont to as
sumo that the coun1.y's honor ard
glory were dependent upon the we'll
meaning and patriotic cCserie which,
satisfied with their CWn loyalty, &C.
cupied the sanctums ana the forums of
the East.
There is no section of this country
which is not patrio.sc. M state but
Las its heroes, no locality without brave
hearts that beat RESPONSIVE to the call
of duty. The nation is great in the
wealth of it's fields and mines, II the
magnitude of it's rivers and the grand
eur of the mountains, but infinitely
greater in the strength and majesty of
its unconquerable. men.
L am satisfied that the Americans Of
German descent who have aided so
much to the solidity Of the naticne
commercial and industrial fabric will
read with regret the action taken by
the German mass meeting az Toledo
yesterday. The telegraph informs us
that the meeting condemned the policy
OF the United States iii Samoa by
vote OF BOT to Z. II this be true the
Toledo Germans ore rot repr sent alive
of their fellow countrymcn N the ma
ton. | cannot believe that such &C
ton was really taken, but, granting
that the report is true, it simply lltves
that in particular locality some mis-
guided gentlemen are doing what lies
IN their power 70 iniCre 4 prosperous,
laW-abidlng, liberty-loving class of peo-
pie who constitute an important factor
in the development of the ruti N S re-
sources. The German -Auarican is
faithful in every respect as a citizen
unsurpassed for fidelity to principle and
prompt to go to the front when reedad
in defense of the ':nion What Let er
citizens can you find Than Henry Muei-
Ter of Butte, Zimmerman & Schmidt and
hundreds of Others e voIr Jwn local
ity who have demonstrated on numer-
Gus occasions their love of America
and American Institutions? J. mention
those that come to mind first as typical
of the German Americans of my ac-
quaintance wherever | have sojourned
They certainly do not agree with the
Toledo meeting which opposes the eff
forts of America to maintain order in
Samoa in accordance with the agree
ment between England, Germany and
the United States. The action at Toledo
has given rise to much heated discus
sion. For a few days he preiu6tced
will make capital out of the resolutions
and vast number IT Loyal citizens
as a mere freak of lr unreDresenta-
tive group, and the great body of Ger
man. Americans will coatinue TO prove
by their daily walk that they are a
source of strength to law and order,
liberty and patriotism il every COM
munity under the flag
For the moment the name CT
"Washoe" is attracting atteriion.
Where is the Washoe group of
mines?" who has developed tho
Washoe?" Such are :he questions heard
on Wall street and in the hotels where
spectators gather Cor a discussion Ct
the merits or dement's OF copper prop
critics. The Washoe mines are familiar
to the people CT Butte and Anaconda,
but they are new Thing to, the New
Yorker who learns that they are to
constitute prominent Fart # the
properties CONTROL I'd by TIE enlarged
Anaconda company
There has been "A backward move
ment in Anaconda shares, and there
are reasons for believing mat the own
efs or the property ara pleased to see
it. The Eighty specu.a ion of the sire ct
is acceptable to a weak or
unworthy enterprise, but a solid COM
pany with millions of 'eal wealth Mt it's
command, gains most by steady aud
rational prices. However, no one need
be surprised at anything that hapr ems
IN the New York market at present,
Stocks may go up or down man. rtin1s
in an hour. To-day a startling slump
IN AL values struck the market like
an avalanche, sweeping everything be.
lore 1t. Tomorrow may see an up
ward jump that will set the lambs V lid
again and send them in TO be shorn
within a week.
copper continues to command at
tentlon, and there seems to be a feeling
or security even by those who pllr-
chased at the highest notch. The one
fact Which discourages the bulls is
that the summer season is near at
nand ana the tendency to unload ruts
Just now the bears are smiling.
JOHN NJ. QUINN.