Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-02
WARM GREETING To
State CANDIDATES
REPUBLICANS OF SILVER BOW COUNTY EN-
THUSIASTIC FOR THE WHOLE TICKET.

company-it is we'll able to look nut for
itself. But as these charges are false in
every particular, l do not intend to nlince
words in showing who is to blame.
Governor S~teunenberg of Idaho is tina
man who is mainly responsive for the
trouble; everybody knows that, ana tho
fusionists cannot deny it, either. Who is
S~teuenberg? He was nom mated by the
democrats INT Endorsed by The popliists.
What will they say in RESPONSE to that?
Governor Bob Smith, of our own state,
is the man who permitted General Mer-
Ram to take several poor refugees out
of F1athead county without even the for
mality Of ext1adition papers. Who is
Governor Bob Smith? He is a political
mongrel; lie was nominated by the popu-
lists and supported by the democrats.
Now he is ; so-called Independent DEM
crat. What have the fusionists to say
to that?
How can these things be blamed on
the republican party? The absurdity of
the claims of the fusion stump speakers
as regards the Occur d'Alene trouble is
flu. shown by the fact that the Stan
dard Oil company does not now and never
did own one share of stock in either the
Bunker Hill or the Sullivan mine. If it
had, or did now, the republican party
would not he to blame. No; the fusion
lists must take the blame for the bull
pen outrage-they can't get out of it.
Their effrontery is something mar
velous."
John c. Heilig, who presided as chair
man at the meeting in Blume's hall,
South Butte, introduced as the first
speaker of the evening. Hon. George A..
Clark, candidate on the republican tick
ct for the legislature. Prior to the
speech of Mr.. Clark, and during the in
termissions between addresses, musical
selections were rendered by the Alice
Rough Rider band.
Mr.. Clark devoted himself mostly to
explaining the advantages that will ac-
crue to the citizens of Montana by vot-
ing the republican Tickle on next Tues
day. He called attention to the stand
taken by that party o n the eight-hour
question:, and said it could be depended
on to carry out it's pledges mad to the
electors, which was something that could
not be said of the fusionists.
1.-The eight-hour plank in the republi-
can platform is clear-cut and decisive
he asserted. The party pledges itself
to Introduce an ei%ght-hour bill at the
next session OF the legislature and all the
legislative candidates are pledged to vote
for such a bill, I will vote for it, and no.
body could ever persuade me to violate
my obligation.
The republican party has always been
the friend of the workingmen. Look at
the condition of the country at large
during the administration of the last
democratic president. Look at the differ
ence now. Who says that the republic
can policy is ineffective? If you want a
repetition of such incidents as We're af-
forded by an administration which
brought free soup houses into existence
and made a Coxey army why, then, you
might vote the democratic ticket, If
you should, you will not be disappointed,
If you don't get the soul houses and the
Coxey's army, you can depend on it that
you will oct something just as bad
Mr.. Clark's words We're warmly ap-
plauded. He was followed by j. Chauyin
in a short address. j.. r Grice had Just
taken the platform and made a few intro
oductry remarks when Prof. Harmon
and Mr.. Porter arrived from Centerville.
The speech of the latter at South Butte
was in general a repetition Of the argu-
ments advanced at Centerville. Mr..
Harmon did not speak a second time on
account of the ateness of the hour when
his colleague had finished.
The meeting closed with three hearty
cheers for the party and its candidates.
This evening the two state candidates
and good local speakers will address the
voters of Walkerville and Meaderville,
and it is likely hat Hon. S. G. Murray
will appear at one or both places.