Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-06

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make such statements any more.
The senator touched upon the wage
question, saying that it was unfortunate
that the question had been injected into
the campaign in a community where en-
ployers n employees We're getting along
SO nicely together. He declared it had
not been put into the campaign for the
purpose of helping the wage earners. He
advised that a conservative course be
pursued and that gentlemen who had
lawsuits should be left to fight them in
the courts where they properly be-
longed.
Addressing himself to the platform and
the ticket of the republican party, the
senator said they deserved the support
ana the suffrage of the people. He paio
a high tribute to David E. Folsom, re-
publican candidate for governor and to
A. Yoder, candidate for secretary OF
state, saying he would not take time
to on all the candidates. He
secuted the idea that any OF the repup-
lican candidates were going to pull on
the ticket, saying there was no founda-
ton for them. He said Mr.. Young was
IN the ticket to stay, and was loudly
cheered when he said the candidate
would be the next sheriff OF Silver Bow
county. The ticket should be supported,
declared the speaker, by all those who
wanted to redeem Montana from the men
who had disgraced the state; by all
those who were against political Goths
and vandals. He hoped a ratification
meeting could be held after election day.
After the applause which greeted Sen
ator Nantes speech had subsidized,
Chairman Moore in a few well chosen
words presented eX-Gov. j. E.
as the next speaker, and he was enthu-
siastically received. His speech was a
brief one, but it was delivered with a
force and fervor that most favorably
impressed his hearers. He spoke from
the bottom of his heart, and his state
ments, concise in form n logical in
their argument, carried conviction with
them. After a few Introductory remarks
he said, substantially:
1--WE are called to pass judgment upon
the present administration. President
Mckinley is up for your approval or dis
approval. want to call our attention
to the conditions prevailing at the time
Mckinley was elected. Labor was at .
standstill and confidence was shaken
if not utterly destroyed. Banks were
closed and we were a distressed and
disconnected people. Many Of you who
are present tonight remember with sad
ness the trying days Of the civil a
1 see men in this audience who partiei-
pated in that struggle. 1t was brother
against brother. and some of them were
arrayed against the flag of the best gov
eminent the sun ever shone upon. Those
days were not more sad or more trying
than the closing days Of Cleveland's ad-
ministration. AT the close of the wal
there was tear and doubt, and at the
close Of Cleveland's administration there
was fear and doubt. A vast army
marched toward the capital for relief
at the hands of the government, and
n communism, socialism, m1ddls-of-
t~he-roadism and every other ism was
punched together to build up that which
WA unstable, but, thank Gea, that 10
dead and buried, never more to be resur-
rected. Have yeu thought OF these dis
tressing conditions that confronted Nc
Kinley when he went into power?'
Mr.. Richards drew a pathetic picture
Of the condition of the people OF the
country at the close of Cleveland's adj
m~lnistration and then the pleasing one
of the present time, when prosperity
extends ovsr the length and breadth of
the land. In speaking Of local affairs
and issues Mr.. Richards said:
Il had something to do with the his.
tory Of the state of Montana. I know
something of the record Of the demo-
| cratic party, and I remember that when
Montana was admitted as a state that
we had what was popularity known as
the big four A few months ago, when
one of these gentlemen who comprised
one Of the big four was in Washington,
he testified under oath that he n the
three other members Of the big four con-
tributed $40 600 apiece, making a total
Of $1s0, 900 for the campaign fund Of the
democratic party in the state. That
statement was mad so boldly n OPEN
~ that it surprised and shocked some Of
the venerable members Of the commits.
sion. When Mr.. Hoar asked him how
he spent $3.50, 600 in the campaign, the
gentleman answered that politics came
high in Montana, as he had to take care
Of the gamblers and saloons. Remember
that this was for the first campaign,
and they were attempting to get control
Of every department OF the state and to
elect two United States senators. I re-
member the outcome Of that campaign.
Silver Bow county was considered the
storm center, and I remember that the
big four concentrated their energy and
money in Silver Bow county to carry it.
I remember the 34th precinct trouble,
and I remember that one of the demo-