Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-24

William was a soldier. He found the
mouth of the cannon-in a horn. He
raised a regiment of fine soldiers in Ne
braska. He was proud of them and
l often wonder if they are as proud of
HIM"
Going back to the subject of Imperial
ism" he said it was a sham, humbug and
colossal imposition, as the only imperial
ism in the United States was the will of
10000, 900 people and his audience was a
part of them. He had once asked Bry-
an what he would do With the Philip
pines, and Bryan replied that he would
put them nuder a protectorate; would
not abandon them.
Deliver the poor FTlipinos from the
protectorate of a democratic administra-
tlon,' said he, after he had told the
audience of the manner in which the ne
gro of some of the southern states had
been treated by this same democratic
party, as admitted by one Tilman of
North Carolina.
r. Mr.. CoaN.ey talked about an hour.
Among other things he said he had been
a democrat all his life until he took the
tuinp for Mckinley ana Roosevelt three
days ago. He spoke of the trusts that
had been formed during the Cleveland
administration. Of the 81 in existence,
SO had been organized during his regime.
In speaking OF capital, he said the great
mines on Butte would never have been
developed had 1T not been 70. II. AS to
tru9.s, no e%ffectual action had ever been
taken against them lin any state by the
democratic party, although that party is
SUPREME in the southern states.
Il say" snid he, that any man that
comes into Il place as prosperous as
Buute is and attempted to Stir UP trouble
is an enemy of the people"
Mr.. Coakley said: 9TH democratic
party in it's Dlalform views with alarm
the aggregation of great wealth in the
hands Cf a few individuals. The wealthy
oppressors of labor in democratic places
Cf power are legion in number. Mr.. Bry-
an chUlns with them in New York, with
Belmont and Croker, eating 81 a plate
baIquets at the Hoffman house. He is
touring Maryland now in a palace car
with the millionaire boss, German.
Croker, HIS CHIEF confederate, has coined
the sutferings of the poor of New York
into millions, and robbed his unfortunat e
fellUwmen by the eXactiorls of the ice
trust.
chairman Jones, of the democratic
campaign committees, is another million
aire who is uD to KS eyes in the stock
of the vicious cotton bale monopoly.
Senator Wellington is another of the Bry-
all m~illionaireS whom the democrats
view with alarm: and here in Montana
all the big millionaires are democrats,
and l suppose the Kansas City conven-
ton viewed them with alarm, because
Jones wanted to brighten them into dis
%tributing their wealth for campaign pur-
poses. daughter and applause.) The
republican party stands for the rights OF
the laTboring and producing masses. The
only antitrust law is the Sherman law,
put on the books by the republican par
ty, and drafted by the great republican
who has just died after a long career Of
craftsmanship. Under this law indict-
ments brought by republican United
States district attorneys are now pend
Ing against certain trusts which ha,e
made illegal combinations.
But, my friends, the true Interests of
labor and capital are Identical. If you
kill capital, YOU Stay the toiler. Cap
plause.) The secret of Success un mechall-
les is to do AWAY with friction. 1t is the
same in industry. The great works UNI
dertaken in Montana, the magnificent
NH~S SE"iA S"oi GllA
the great mines and smelters that give
you a prosperity nowhere rivalled in
this world (Applause) all these
would be impossible if it were not for the
faith that capital has in you and in the
riches of your glorious buittes. Beware
of the demagogue who strives for his
own selfish purposes to ruin your INDUS
tries. Beware of the democrats who tell
you that a Legislature can fix your wages.
What if a millionaire came along some
day and bought UP the legislature till It
passed a law fixing wages to suit linn?
You see the great injustice of in
terfering with the freedom Of
contract. The truth is that
such a law would be unconstitutional.
and any eight-hour law with such q
provision would be declared uncon~
stitutional and you would not get
eight hours because the entire law
would fail. Vote for the eighthour re-
publican plank and the men pledged to
support it. 1t is sincere and not a de-
fusion like the democratic plank.
Now, l understand that labor here is
better paid than in any place in the
United States. %[Applause.l If that is
so l cannot understand why you do not
vote to continue those conditions. But
eS ANVIL wa NAio" IIlIl llC L
good trusts. One of them is the Miners
union of Butte. [Applause.] Those
men have labor to sell and they organize
to maintain the price of their product
just as the capitalists organize to pro-
tect their product. The Pennsylvania
miners have a trust, and aided by the
leaders of the republican party they
have just won a splendid victory. APP
plause.l
And mark my words, Pennsylvania
will be the banner state on Nov. 6 for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. [Applause.l
In this country it is only three genera
tons from shirt-sleeves to shirt-sleeves.
The penniless man rises like your Mon
tana millionaire democrats from poverty
to wealth, and in the course of nature
the m~illionaires pass away, their fortune
goes back to the mass of general wealth
and the grandchildren begin all over
again. Every man has his Opport,pity,