Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-11

Gratis have also lodged the silver issue.
Ex-Governor Boies is no longer a silver
man.
AS far as party platforms are con-
cerned it is plain that the democratic
conventions will have no corner on anti
trust planks. Except in Texas, all the
antitrust laws in this country now are
the products Of republican legislation.
The only federal statute against trusts
was passed by a republican congress.
Ohio has a particularly strong anti
trust law. which is not. like that of
Texas is, SO absurd as to be ineffective.
Last week the Indiana republican con-
vention adopted the following:
Combinations of capital having as
their object or effect the control of the
production of commodities. or the mar
kets thereof. are hurtful and injurious
to the best interests of the people. This
evil should be overthrow without injury
to honest trade. We, therefore, favor
such additional legislation, both state
and national, as shall establish the COM
plete legal control over all trusts and
monopolies. with full power to dissolve
the same, n mete proper punishment
to all who thus seek to destroy honest
competition and prevent the widest pos
SlDle employment 10 laDof.
Colonel Chisholm of Bozeman is living
in Chicago this winter. He has discov-
cred that in Chicago, on the South Side,
there are $500 vacant store buildings.
What is the reason? Who can explain
it? The country in every direction is
prosperous. All other great American
cities are prosperous. Chicago's 275 man
ufacturing industries produced even ten
years ago $685.. 900. 900 worth of goods per
annum. and produces much more now.
yet vast sections of the business districts
contain nothing but vacant buildings.
Some attribute the fact to over building.
some to department stores, some to labor
troubles, with their menace to capital;
some to corrupt and inefficient govern
ment, some to the proportion of lawless
population. Colonel Chisholm would
doubtless attribute it to the demone-
~tization of silver, which might be true if
ST. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland. Buffalo,
Pittsburg and other interior cities We're
not having unprecedented booms. What
is the matter with Chicago? What can
be lone to restore property values in
districts where rents are too low to pay
insurance and taxes? 1t is indeed
strange that Chicago. in the center of
the richest and most prosperous country
on the globe, and in a period of tremen-
dous industrial activity contains prob
ably 10000 vacant stores, while it is said
10000 more are not paying expenses.
Dewey has come and gone. He had a
great reception. The democratic papers
do not look kindly upon him as a po-
litical candidate, but all united to give
him a royal welcome as the admiral of
the American navy and the man who
smashed the Spanish fleet at Manila.
He never worked so hard as he did
during his three days visit. He will
never be able to say that republics are
ungrateful. No visitor to Chicago ever
received such an ovation as he did. AS
a democratic presidential candidate.
however, he has still further damaged
his prospects by a remark he made at a
st. Louis banquet two days after leaving
Chicago. The incident is best described
in a special dispatch to the New York
Sun of yesterday, as follows:
st. Louis. May AT a luncheon at
the University club this afternoon Ad-
miral Dewey made the following re-
mark:
I'VE can whip any nation in the world
except England, and England is our best
! friend"
For a moment there was silence. and
then the assemblage broke into loud hur-
rains. Rising to his feet, President Lion
berger said. as he raised his glass high
in the air:
Here's to Americas best friend, Eng
land"
AS one man, the guests arose and
drained their glasses. while from some
where in the ~assemblage was heard,
sharp and clear,
'Hoch, the kaiser."
In offering a toast to the city's guest.
President Lionberger said:
Here's to Admiral Dewey, who sank
the Spanish fleet, and" bowling to Mrs.
Dewey heres to the woman to whom
the great admiral struck his flag"
This toast was drunk amid great an
plause.
st. Louis was kinder to Mrs. Dewey
than Chicago was. The lady was not re-
celVed with great enthusiasm here. Chi
cago is probably jealous of her for hay
ing captured the affections of the great
admiral. While referring to her it may be
interesting to read in a press dispatch to
the evening Journal the following ac-
count of a recent report relating to her
withdrawal from the Catholic church:
THE priest who gave Mrs. Hazen, now
Mrs. Dewey. her first communion when
she was received into the Roman Catholic
church was Rev. Richard Burke, at pres
ent pastor of st. Columba's church., Buff
falo. He said that Archbishop Keane was
credited with her conversion. Father
Burke spent seven years in Washington
and has served two campaigns as chap
lain in the English army under Lord
Roberts. Il am afraid Mrs. Dewey was not
well-grounded in the faith said Father
Burke. Il nave no doubt tina she has de-
serted the church for political reasons.