Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-18

minute and was frequently interrupted
by noisy demonstrations Of approval,
His speech sparkled with many gems of
wit and humor and at times the audience
was in roars Of laughter.
My friends" he said, the only appeal
l have to make to you is to support the
grand old traditions o fthe republic. You
can't do it better than by supporting the
nominees of the republican party in this
campaign.
1.-The democrats may try to lead you off
on the issues of the campaign by telling
you that expansion and imperialism are
the only questions of Importance. They
know better. 1t is not a question of ex-
pansion: it is a question of contraction
with them.
1--WE have already expanded. What
you want to ask yourselves is whether
we shall pull the old flag down in dis
honor that was hoisted in honor.
wv. j. Bryan was one of those that
ratified the treaty placing us in possess
sion of the Philippines, and rightly, too.
Now they want us to forsake one policy
that we have carried so far and admit
that some greater and stronger nation
must carry on the good work where we
have left off. I say there is no greater
and stronger nation. We are the people
and must be respected.
"The democrats always have some
hero or heroine to place before the peo-
pie for campaign purposes. Now 1t is
Don Amilio Aguinaldo; once it was
Queen LiliuolSalani. OF the two I prefer
the lady. And yet happy and prosperous
as the Hawaiian islands are now there
was once a time when the democrats de-
clared that it was utter ruin for us to
annex them. The democrats are always
at the tail end of the procession, n
while they get there 1T is usually after
we nave passed some time before.
LET me say in conclusion that the re-
publican party is aiming for the great
est good to the greatest number. Re-
! member the story of the boy n the
calf. When the calf forsook it's mother
and chased off after a brindled steer,
the boy ran after it as long aus he could
n then, sitting by the roadside. shook
his fist in impotent wrath after the calf
n yelled: When supper time comes
you'll know the difference etwee your
you all see the point. Compare the last
four years to Cleveland's term and you
see the difference between the fat and
the lean. That is all there is to it,"
'tHow about .Harrison?' called out
somebody in the crowd. ~
"Harrison?' was the quick retort.
"Well, Hawaii was annexed during his
term, and your wool rose in price from S
to is cents. You'll find I'm we'll up on
my catechism, my friend"
This sally created q deal of amusement
and Governor Roosevelt descended to the
platform n shook hands with the peo-
pie as they filed past. He was literally
pelted with flowers as he re-entered the
car, and many large bouquets We're cast
on the rear platform by the cheering
crowd as the train pulled out.
PROUD OF RECEPTION.
"Do you know" remarked the vice
presidential nominee, as the town was
vanishing in the distance, that. I feel
prouder over the reception that little
place gave me than over the one in Hell
ena. We expected something of Helena,
but where we expected a stone here they
gave us an egg.
Don't forget to publish that" he add
ed, turning to an Inter Mountain repre-
sentative. Il can now enter Butte with
a full heart.'