Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-17

perialism and the trusts was EXPOSED in
a convincing manner. But the audience
had heard these things previously. and
Ut was the scathing rebuke to the hood
lers and bribers near the close of Colonel
Sanders address thai evoked a whirl-
wind of applause. His remarks on the
Worth and personal character of Mr.. Fol-
som We're also appreciated.
Democratic government in this state
has had n bad fault he said, land
that is the crime of bribery. The re-
publics of Greece and Rome fell because
of this great evil. Athens, the home OF
oratory and wealth and art, lost her good
name because of the corruption of he.
people. The snakes crawled over her
fallen temples and the bats hid under
their caves. 1t is a wonderful thing to
contemplate the calls her great men
made to her to forsake her evil ways.
Aeschines, Demosthenes and Miltiadcs
We're among those famous Greeks who
begged her to forsake her evil ways.
"Demosthenes declared that things had
reached a point where it was deemed a
crime for a man either to give or take
a bride. Yet Greese in her worst LAYS
was not half so bad as the state OF Mon
tana. But nobody is at Deer Lodge
pounding stone for these crimes, and it
Is to the everlasting shame of ju lges, of
courts and of prosecuting attorneys that
somebody IS not pounding stone for
them.
My appeal is for the mothers of Mn
tana, for the children and for the decent
citizens of Montana. There is no honor
IN receiving a public office if you have to
put up money to receive it, and that
mother who goes Town into the shadow
OF death hat her son may be born cam
not rest assured that he will ever be
anything but an underling. 1t is the
degradation and reinforcement of the
grandeur of maternity.
There is no use in mincing words
about it. The audacity and mendacity
OF men nave entered our commonwealth.
The decent citizens of Montana owe {.
debt of everlasting gratitude to the men
VINO in a conspicuous theater exposed
tn bribery and corruption of which this
state has been guilty. They should nave
for their services. Since the
highway robbers We're hanged there has
never been such a service rendered this
state, and l feel like taking my hat Off
every time / come into the presence or
the men who rendered that service.
II hear these things spoken of in
railway coaches, in the corridors of the
hotels; and I cannot go east without
men coming to me and asking me if
bribery is as bad in this state as is
.ireputed. I have no personal feeling
in the matter at all. 7 desire to say
that any man who enters the halls of
legislation and there buys the honors
which are yours, which are mine,
should be the object Of millions of
fingers pointing in scorn and detesta-
tion.
3 Bryan can wait; Mckinley can
wait; but bribery cannot wait. It is
here and you must grapple with the
monster. Shall we allow men to go into
the market places and buy usP I think
not.
Zone of the most encouraging signs
of the times is the entrance into the
ranks of republicanism of thousands
of honest men from the democratic
party, men who believe in trying to
crush this great evil under the heel.
"Let a telegram flash throughout
the country on the 9Th day of next
November that our good name has been
restored. If you neglect your duty in
this respect you will have lowered your
W standard of honesty and decency
and cast a shadow on the flag that
floats over u.s."
When Colonel Sanders had finished
speaking, Chairman Newill arose and
proposed three cheers for Mckinley ana
Roosevelt for David L. Folsom and for
Colonel Sanders. They were given with
a will, the audience standing.
The meeting came to a close with
music by the band. and Mr.. Folsom.
afterward engaged in a general hand
shaking bee with those who were pres
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