Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-05

publican candidate for superintendent OF
public instruction, was then introduced
IS the first speaker of the evening. He
was greeted by cheers as he advanced to
the front of the platform.
He explained at the outset of his adj
dress that he had never taken an active
part in pol. tics on account of his pro-
f%ession, though "a warm supporter at
heart of the principles of the party of
prosperity. For that reason, he did not
care to discuss the issues of the cam
paign SO much as the question of school
government.
Il represent a phase of the nation that
cannot be neglected. he said. Edmund
Burke has said that education is the
cheap defense of nations, and I believe
that you win all Endorse that sentiment.
For 10 years | nave e ged III school
work in this state, and my first efforts
were IN this city. At that time the cen
sus showed a population of barely 1O, COS
Tor this city; but of course now it has
nVe or six times that number. Instead
o. having 900 or Loco. you now have 6,OOo
attending the public schools. Nor are
the children here all confined to the pub
NC SCHOOLS; many so to the private ana
many to the parochial schools, facts
Whlch SHOW that the people of Butte
Jake a great Interest in the subject of
education. Your buildings are not Did
1ashioned, but compare favorably with
any that l have seen in Micn:gan or
Ohio.
You can judge of the sentiments of
every communlty by it's schools. The
ooi"arks OF this nation are the family.
Tue chcfch and the school,. The interest
'nls nation takes in school affairs was
sioWh a short time ago. Before the
wat WITH spain there were only 1000
chliofen i'll the Cuban schools: now there
are mere than 1C0. 02O. Does ANYTHING
snow more plainly than that WHY we he
lleve in expansion,
1 nave found hat when the political
parties put up their state ticket thew do
not always put on the best men for SIM
eTlntendent Of public instruction. Geog-
rapny cuts a figure, as a usual thing. in
the selection Of a candidate. I hone this
IS not true as regards the present can
dldate OF the republican party. hone
This candidate was chosen for what no
is worth in school affairs and not as a
vote getter.' Having besn in school
work in this state for fifteen years and
Tor fourteen years continuously in the
city OF Bozeman. l think I have had an
opportunity to make a study of schoo,
affalrs in this state. l know the short
ccanlngs in your educational laws as well
as the merits, and I believe that T could
90 the public good se~vice as sunerin-
tendent of public instruction: but wheth-
ef am elected to the office or whether T
am not, every vote l get will secure nv
heartfelt appreciation"
MT. harmon was generously app,auded
as he took his seat, and after songs nv
the Meadervil,e republican ouartette.
Hen. 5. G. Murray, republican candidate
tor congress was introduced to thu au6i-
ence. With the exception of local refer
ences his remarks We're of the Same een-
erai tenor as those made recently in the
suburban districts.
lie said that in his opinion the princi-
pal question before the people at this
election was whether or not the present
prosperous condition shall be maintain
ed or whether We shall again ba forced
to listen to the tramp of thousands
marching UP and down the country sack
ing work to earn money with which ia
put bread into the hungry mouths of
their wives and children.
He drew a graphic word picture of the
horrors of Cleveland's administration
and the despair of the people on account
OF the fearful mistake they had made In
Young a democratic president into office
IN 1872, and then contrastei those condi-
tons with the prevalent conditions.
They may try to tell you that this talk
of prosperity is a campaign dodge" said
the speaker. IF you care to listen. all
right. If you vote wrong, however. all
wrong instead of all right. You cannot
help thinking about these things. You
know that the democrats have brought
on these conditions every time they were
elected. It stands to reason that thew
will do the same thing again.
IT do not care to charge the democracy
with dishonesty. They mean well
enough. They simply don't understand
how to conduct the affairs of the coun.
try SO that prosperity shall be with u.s.
imperialism. trusts and militarism
were termed three bogies Invented 70,
the purpose of frightening a band of po-
lftical children. The idea Of militarisn
is now new by any means. In the dark
days preceding the civil war, the demo.
Gratis used to howl that the republican:
We're trying to govern a part of the PEG.
pie without their consent. Abraham
Lincoln could not see it that way, and
when the war was over and peace ha
again come, the democrats were forced
to admit that they had been in tn,
wrong. So far as the issues of those day!
were concerned. the people will neve
again be divided.
The history of the Seminole war wa.
r~ecounted, and the act of Andrew Jack,
son in e~jecting the Spanish officials ant
pr~oclaiming himself governor of Florida
Congress afterward repudiatea part O
I his action and rebuked him for his rad
ical acts, but he people agreed witt
him and afterward showed their appre
citation by making him president. Thi
; proposition about the consent of the gov
, erned is certainly not a democratic doc
? trine. the speaker thought, because An
draw 1acESou iS their forafafbar and n