Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-02

pies, as the fusionists. You cannot fuse
principles, and the members of that
polygamous organization do not pretend
that they have 0 SO. When a man
goes to a convention he should go with
a desire to do his duty and not a de-
sire to be the recipient of a check from
some millionaire politician"
The speaker paid a glowing tribute to
Hon. David e. Folsom and the house
fa1rly came down. as he recounted the
deeds of that famous candidate.
The republican party has taken for
It's gubernatorial candidate,' he said, "a
man who came to Montana in the early
oays by the ox-team route, a man who
with the rest of the pioneers biazed the
way for civilization in the northwestern
Wllds. He entered the mines of Virginia
city was known as the hest shoyeIer'
Of them all. That is probably the reason
why ne was selected as a candidate for
governor. He can shovel the democrats
out as they deserve.
Honest Dave Folsom was sent to the
senate and made a record there of which
any man can afford to be proud. At the
state convention, where he was nomi-
mated forty men stood on their feet striy-
ing for recognition from the chairman.
eacn desiring the honor of nominating
MIN for governor, Because each felt
that in making the nomination ne would
be naming the next governor of the state
of Montana.
Dave Folsom did not come forward,
make a pretty little speech and then de-
cline the honor and afterward come back
and accept it.Oh, no; he is not that.
sort of man. With faltering voice he
stood up and thanked the convention
for what it had done, because he fel.
mat 1t was an honor of which any man
could we'll afford to be proud-the honor
" representing the cause Of the people,
! nave travelled with Mr.. Folsom now for
lorty-hVe lays, and the place wher he
was received the most heartily, where
the people simply went wild with en-
thusiasm, was right in Virginia Citv.
They know him well there, and it speaks
volumes for a man that where he is best
known he is best liked"
Mr.. Porter called attention to the
circumstances surrounding the late
democratic convention at Helena, when
more han q third of the members of
that body had Withdrawn in disgust at
the tactics employed. He spoke of Fer
guson as q political meteor that had
flashed across the political armament.
adding that the fight had taken sufH-
GENTLY long, however, for Ferguson to
gain the contempt of all decent citizens.
My democratic friends, you may not
like what I have said rega ding fusion
and fusionists, but I have used the ex.
act language employed by Joseph Toole
Two years ago in expressing his own
on the same Subjects" said
the speaker in concluding his remarks on
the reprehensible methods o!lowed by
the leaders OF that mongrel political Or
ganization in this campo .,n.
In talking about his own candidacy
Mr.. Porter stated that he had been nom
mated without any strings on MIN. He
had made no pledges and consequently
had none to keep or break. No men or
body OF men could dictate tn. policy he
intended to pursue in case he should,b be
elected, N his best endeavors would Ohe
to serve the people as his conscience told
him they could be best served =,
Hon. Miles J. Cavanaryh de .fvered a
brief address on campaign issues after
the W state candidates had left the
hall. He was particularly vitriolict in
c~ondemning the methods of the bribers
and corruptionists AND fairly took the
house by storm. ~Cavanaugh's speech
was not only an able exposition of re-
publican doctrine but one of the hest
heard during this campaign as regards
disproving the allegations made against
the e.. y. r. In the hope o. prejudicing
the voters against their own interests.
He stated at the outs It that there are
many things to be seriously considered
during this campaign. A man should
vote as he thinks will best advance his
own interests, the interests of his family
and the interests of the community. No
MAJ can help himself to the detriment
OF the community and do himself com.
plete justice. Men living in communi-
ties are interdependent and whatever
helps one helps the general body of citi-
zens.
In this campaign the people are con.
fronted with a peculiar state of affairs
in Silver Bow county. Three or four
parties met in state convention and
adopted platforms on which their respec-
tive candidates stand. Before an elector
can consistently support any candidate
for office he must be familiar with the
personal record of the man and the rec
ord and platform of his party.
In this campaign the fusionists avowed
as one of their objects the "v~indication'
of a millionaire politician who has been
charged with corrupt methods in at
tempting to secure a seat in the senate.
DAN 80 PSoPAS a. WIN " CdIOis
dates who favored SO infamous a prom.
osition as this? If they did, h no
young man could ever expect to work his
way to the front and earn a prominent
and honorable position before the public
by the exercise of talent and hard work.
The days Of Greece and Rome in their
deCadence would be upon us. 4 s
Campaign issues generally were dis.
cussed and the fallacies and false accu-
sations of the fusionists shown up inrall
their brazen effrontery. One Of the
strongest arguments made by the
speaker was in relation to the Occur
6'Alene trouble in Idaho last year and
the bull pen outrage"
This trouble is blamed On the repub-
lican party by every ~fusionist dema-
gogue that has taken the platform In the
state during this campaign" said Cav
anaugh, land I must say that I admire
their modesty. It has wen been lail At