Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-03

populist convention going on at the san,
time. Under the guidance of a wiz
ard" the democrats took those honest
pop delegates and administered tc
them a dose of democratic soothing
syrup, unde the soporific influence OF
which they forgot all about the referen-
dunn n the initiative and all the other
distinguished populistic principles, and
in their wild delirium called for fusion
and got it. This fusion process was at
tempted in h case of the labor dele
gates, but the majority of them resented
it and nominated their own can li3ato
for governor in the person of the late Mr..
Ferguson. He proved a political Kite and
at Helena. when the clock was about to
register the hour OF midnight last Fri
day, was hauled down by the f~us:on;sts.
1.-THE important question before the
people," he continued, lis why has the
democratic party engaged in the dis
reputable process of fusion? 1t is not q
fusion of principle, because fusion is not
a democratic principle. and there is not
in reality such a thing possible as fusion
of principles. One of the most eminent
exemplars of democracy in this state,
the Hon. Joseph K. Toole, two years ago
opposed in the bitterest manner the
fusion of his party with the populists
or any other party, and in resisting it
used the following language: Fusion
is the leWd embraces of mOngrel politi-
cal parties-a term which, like the cele-
brated mule, has neither the pride of
ancestry nor the hope of posterity to
commend it. ,s5
And still, in the face of his own pub
lie declaration, in a moment of weak
ness, he accepted a fusion nomination
and stands today before the people a
discredited fusion candidate. i-~"
An impartial observer, seeking the
cause of this fusion, will fino it in the
s3o,ooO Drlbe money in the hands of Tim
Collins, democratic state treasurer. That
infamous $4,000 represents the degrada-
ton of Montana. Not satisfied with, the
investigation held by the last Legislature
and with the senatorial investigation,
which ended in the election of William
A. Clark from the United States senate,
the democrats have adopted a platform
which points with pride to that $50, coo
and all the other incidents of Clark's
career. and presents it to the people of
Montana for their approval >" OF
This is the real issue before the peo-
pie. The democrats seek to obscure it,
and thir ~gubernatorial candidate has
0ever yet in this campaign been able
even to pronounce the word bribery.
Some have said that the reason of this
is because the condition of his health
is such that his physicians have ad-
vised him that any attempt on his part
to refer in public to this $50, OOO-nay,
even to pronounce the word bribery
would result in lingual paralysis and
absolute loss of speech.
I'm my judgment the people of this
&o%o will 4 49, 49, -
their ballots on next Tuesday that they
do not want such a man to be the gov
ernor of this great state, but that they
do want a man who, like Dave Folsom,
is absolutely free from any entans1ing
alliances with any corporation and from
the domination of any millionaire boss
"a man who can be trusted as the true
friend of the laboring man, a man who
can be trusted to give the people a Clean,
honest administration, and a man who.
under no circumstances, can be buncoed
into taking a trip to Grass Valley, Cali
fornia, in search of a gilded brick.
For myself" said Mr.. Porter in CON
clusion, II wish to say that as a candi-
date for attorney general in this state
I W no obligation to any man or cor
poration for my nomination. I am
pledged to nobody as regards any official
action I may undertake.; and, if elected,
1t shall be my constant endeavor SO to
discharge the duties of my office that the
law h not be wrested from it's Dur
pose to the benefit of any man or any
corporation, or to- the detriment of any
laboring man. Ny motto is Justice to
all alike"
An ovation marked the close Of the
speech Of the candidate for attorney
general, n after a selection by the
band Hon. Frank E. Smith was intro
duced and made an excellent speech on
national issues. He dealt principally
with Imperialism and the trusts, show
ing the fallacy of the claims made by
the democracy in each instance. He
frequently a%pplauded and finished
his oratorical effort just as Hon. s. G.
Murray arrived from Meadervil'e. Mr..
Murray's remarks at Walkerville were
similar in tenor TO his address at Mead
ervillle and were enthusiastically re-
ceived.
The meeting at Meaderville was held
in Gunderson's hall, Chairman w. Il.
Stodden of the local republican club,
presiding. The republican drum corps
was present and did good work. BY the
time the meeting was called to order and
Hon. S. G. Murray introduced as the first
speaker, the hall was crowded with a
Ia rye and Svmpafhafic crow6 wh;ob lot