Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25

j. II. Harris closed the meeting with
an eloquent address, which was enthusS
iastically received. He began by asking
what the democrats have done and wha
the democratic record was in this state.
"They say they love our schools" he
asserted, but the best democratic legt
islature this state has been cursed with
in years bartered away the public lands
which were given to the state of Montana
for the support of the schools, for a song,
and placed them under lease to cattle7
men for a term of years, so that the peo5
pie will not be able to avail themselves
OF the benefit for decades. This party,
conduct of the affairs of Montana has so
disgraced our fair state that the record
of infainC has Travelled even across the
water. .tow comes the high priest of
this infamy. w. A. Clark, and says he is
the issue OF this campaign.
''Who is Clark? Was he ever o
to organize large enterprises. He owns
mines, but these We're not developed by
his own industry or capital, but by the
sweat of the leasers to whom he never
gave leases, and whom he promptly GUST
ed when they found good ore, and then
sold the mine to a corporation. He claims
to be the friend of the working man n
WIN vi A"coAS ""S NNS
of men on his pay rolls in this county is
insignificant.
1.-THE question with the. people of Mon
lana is whether they will lie in the gut
ter with the most notorious and con-
temptible boodlers that ever disgraced
the United States, or whether it shall be
said to the world that the average citi-
zen of Montana is still pure and honest
Inc clean.
Then" continued the speaker, lone
F. A.. Heinze says he is an issue. Heinze,
a few days ago., pronounced a diatribe
against all companies but his own. AS a
matter of fact have not the Anaconda
anage and the of the Bos-
ton & Montana company always shown
themselves to be the friends of the
laboring man? =
1T is interesting to investigate how
Mr.. HeinZe came to ave property and
to see what kind of man he is. When
he first came here, eight or nine years
ago, a poor man., a certain company
took him in and gave him employment.
In the course of his duties as a ervant
OF that company he obtained inside in
formation of it's affairs, and incidentally
discovered the minor failure of title of
some properties of the What
followed is known.
This is a questionable piece of sharp
ness on the part of Mr.. Heinze. He
said that the reason he declined to join
the Amalgamated company was because
he abhorred great corporations and SO
sincerely loved the poor working man,
Now, if the truth is to be known, the
real reason is because he could not get
a price three Or four times more thar
what he was entitled to. IHeinze is not
here because of his failing health or for
the purposes of philanthropy, and if he
can only gain control of a corrupt judi
ciary n worry and harrass other mine
owners in this camp with far-fetched
law suits, he hopes he can get the ex-
tortionate price he asks.
"A morning paper,'' the speaker said
in conclusion, has entered into a TRADE
of abuse against David e. Folsom, a man
deeper in the love of the people of Mon
tana than any one else. In the early
days of this state, his courage and his
zeal regarding public welfare made life
possible. He is respected by everyone;
yet this sheet has spewed forth the
vilest n most contemplate set of
falsehoods that ever disgraced a printed
page"
The meeting closed with three rous-
ing cheers for the national, state and
county tickets. :