Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-31

on the republican ticket, and said that,
when the voters looked into their in,
telligent and patriotic faces they would
feel assured that they could rely upon
the promises made by them. In speak
ing of David E.. Folsom the republican
candidate for governor, he said that
when Mr.. Folsom made the statement
that he would sign the eight-hour bill If
it should be passed by the legislature,
the people could rest assured that he
would cary out that promise as faith
fully as though it was made under oath.
He said that Mr.. Folsom was one of the
stanch citizens Of the state, and If
elected no citizen in the state would
have reason to be ashamed Of him. On
the other hand the people did not know
where to find j. K. Toole or Hogan. The
latter was a young man, he said, and
was bobbing around for popularity. He
believed that there was no doubt in re-
gard to the state ticket, and predicted
that David E. Folsom would receive a
majority of 10000 in the state. He be-
lleVed that the majority of the legis-
lature would be republican. and instead
OF sending w. A Clark or any other
democrat to the senate that two noble
republicans would be elected who would
be received into the arms of the senate.
"oNAN ASt AoSC ~ O1Il UdCh
to the people of the state n make,
apologies because they could not get in,
Ex-Governor Richards spoke of the
prevailing prosperity of the country and
cited In contrast the discomfort and dis
tress or the people four years ago when
labor was at a complete standstill and
capital was stored and hidden. He said
that the distress and anguish Of the
days of the civil war were not sadder
or more distressing than the last days Of
Cleveland's administration, but when
the relns of government were once more
placed in the hands of the republicans
was at once restored.
II prosperity fills the Golfers of the
rlch men so does it fill the pockets of
the workingman," said Mr.. Richards.
Prosperity brings contentment and
plenty to the w~orkingman throughout
the length and breadth of the country,
Inc country is safe, for it knows that on
next tuesday, the people in gratitude
Tor the prosperity of the last four wears
will place Mckinley in the executive
chair.
u have been as far east as Glendfve
ana as far west as Kalispell, and in nv
TRIP met many of the republican work.
ers, and they told me hat they had no
doubt as to the outcome of the national
OuI we nave local issues
which the orators have failed to dis
clss.
Il want you to consider that the issue
before you is whether you will lave a
clean government, and clean, upright
citizens elevated to the seats to admin-
lister 1t. I am sure that you all agree
with me that the paramount issue before
the people of Montana is whether or not
w. A.. Clark Will he indicated by the
vote of the people of the ate.
II stand before you to say without
qualification hat he stands convicted
before the bar of public opinion. The
candidates upon the fusion ticket, which
is recognized as the Clark ticket, must
stand or fall upon the principles which
he represents.
The history of the democratic party
in the state of Montana has been one of
plumber, unfairness and corruption. I
will not modify those remarks. 1t is re-
corded in the history of this state that
Mr.. Too2e usurped the prerogatives of
the legislative branch of the state of
Montana when he undertook to say who
would he admitted to the legislative hall.
Do you recall the Yale lock on the door.
and his refusal to admit men to the hal.f
who held the proper certificates Of their