Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-26
Special to the Inter Mountain.

Special to the Inter Mountain.
Helena, Mont, Oct. 6.-The insult Of
fered to Hon. F. l.. Copeland at Anaconda
on Wednesday night, when the disreput-
able element of the democratic party tired
to break UP his meeting, and nearly sue
ceeded, was put to shame in Helena last
night, when the distinguished Pennsyl-
vania orator was given a splendid recep-
ton, in fact, an ovation, at his mastery
speech at the Auditorium. 1t was the
best meeting held here during THE cam
Iaign. There We're more people present.
democrats as we'll as republicans. and
more than has oeen seen at any political
meeting IN years.
For two hours Mr.. Copeland carried
the audience alo.g on the wave OF enthus-
iasm, as he defined the issues of the cam
paign. He scored the democratic pres
identiai candidate for insincerity, fire.
quently illustrating his remarks with an
ecdotes that set the audience Wild with
laughter, and concluded with a mastery
appeal to vote to sustain the administra-
ton that has brought many blessings
and SO much prosperity.
The Mckinley and Roosevelt club, sew
erai hundred strong, headed by the band,
Aia " llS +AtNliloiAu ll III Il bouS,
followed by a large crowd. The vast hall
was soon comfortably filled, many promi-
nent republicans being seated Upon the
stage. After a selection by the band, A.
H. Barbour. as chairman, intro
duced Ex-Governor Botllin as first
speaker. Mr.. Botkin was frequently APP
plauded as he scored democracy and elo-
quently appealed to republicans and good
1fmOrTl rs TO vote tho StraiohT cenrb1ican
ticket.
Mr.. Copeland was hoarse when he be-
gan to speak, but gradually recovered his
voice as he proceeded. He said he had
lost his voice trying to out talk the DEM
ocratic hoodlums who had tried to Break
up his Anaconda meeting. He denounced
the scoundrels who had Kissed the men,
ton of Lincoln's name as traitors that
ought to be hanged. He said he did not
hold the better class of Anaconda demo-
cracy~ responsible, for they had assured
him they felt the disgrace as keenly as he.
The speaker then devoted himself TO ma
tiona affairs. In the course of his speech
MIR. Copeland said: Il stand before you,
tonight, my friends, as a democratic sim
ner, saved by republican grace. I was
present at the two conventions hat NOM
inatedMr. Bryan, and was a delegate in
the first one. Mr.. Bryan swore allegiance
to free silver and four years g it was
the so-called paramount issue. Mr.. Bry-
an, before a number of meetings has re-
fused to discuss free silver. He says that
it was the paramount issue, but the re-
publicans have done so many mean
things since that it has kept him busy
with the newer issues. Our republican
congress and republican administration
has been standing upon the coinage Of
silver at the ratio of Is to 1. Mr.. Bryan's
refusal to discuss that subject cannot be
termed craftsmanship, n his treachery
to that coin is that of a trick demagogue.
If he was steadfast in the principle
that he first espoused, he would be willing
to discuss the issue, but he now brands
it a thing of the past. He has a different
doctrine for every locality. There can be
no local issue in a presidential campaign,
where the whole country has an inter-
est at stake. This is one grand nation
with a big name, and the best, treest and
grandest commonwealth on God green
earth. What benefits one benefits all.
"Imperialist. You ask me about i'm
perialism. and / tell you l am an imper-
ialist. l believe in the Imperialism of the
sovereign Will of 20 1000, 600 of freemen
the imperialism Of American ideas.
Under the democratic administration
of 1903, by Thomas Jefferson, the great
state of Montana, along with a vast ter
ritory, was acquired. 1t was secured
through purchase, just as We acquired
the Philippine Sian
Then they throw militarism at us
When the Louisiana purchase was made
we had one soldier to every 700 of the
populations; today we have one soldier
to every 1000. Does any man suppose
that one man is capable of throttling the
other 999? Our army now amounts to
Zoe, 600 men, of which 60, 200 will be dis
charged July 13 next year, and unless
they r~e-enlist the army will be largely
decreased. How can this little 100, DOC
men breed a system of militarism in
this great country of ours? The same
| argument was made at the close of the
civil war. Democrats a~nXiously inquired
as to what would become of the great
army of the North, and yet in less than
a ear they had returned to their homes
and We're again engaged in commercial
industrial and agricultural activities.
Several times the speaker was unable
to conclude, as the audience kept yelling
for more. 1t was the biggest and most
telling political meeting held here this
year.