Daily inter mountain., 1900-11-02
Campaign Almost Ended---The Republican,
Speakers Linching the Success Of
the Whole Ticket.
CROWDS COME WITHOUT PAY
MARKED CONTRAST WITH THE WORK OF FUSION SPELL LBND-
S-N0 BARREL OPEN, BUT GOOD ARGUMENT ~
AND AMER ICANISM. <;
Special to the Inter Mountain,

Special to the Inter Mountain,
Great Falls, Nov. 2.-Hon. Lee Mantle
and Ex-Governor Botkin addressed one of
the best, if not the very best, political
meetings of the year in the Cascade
City last night. The two gentlemen are
known as among the best speakers of the
state, and their efforts last night were
Well up to the very best they ever did.
Mr.. Botkin confined himself mostly to
national issues in the clear. logical way
which has won him fame as a debater.
He discussed the true American expan-
sion policy as it has been exempified in
every generation of our history. No one
has ever grown to full manhood in the
United States without seeing some ac-
cessions to our territory, by conquest or
purchase, or both. 1t is the law of our
growth, and in every case we have
brought benefits to those who have come
under the flag, If they will accept the
benefits. Such a chain of exact parallels.
such a history of benefits gives the lie to
the absurd claims of the opposition that
we are Oll U1lc vel &c Va a VI Cou AAApVAAoA"
ISM The alleged militarism and its
democratic opposition policy of cut-and-
un-from- ghost was handled in q mas
terly manner. The speaker paid a ht-
ting tribute to the merits OF the present
administration, for which he was round
1y cheered.
Mr.. Mantle gave eloquent attention
to state issues and the Importance Of
mn roin ia fo,,S
political blot by voting the straight re-
publican ticket-national. state and loca,.
He also gave considerable attention to
the silver question. He showed that all
those who voted for Bryan on that issue
in 1896 had been mislead as to the effect
the r>publican success would have on
the country. It had been predicted that
the country would drink the dregs of
poverty, but the tariff and other policies
of the republican party had supplied the
needs Of a growing currency and ths
country was more prosperous than ever
before. They had been partly right in
the demand for larger volume of cur
rency, but had doubted the ability to
bring 1t by legislation other than on
silver lines. Time had given in the last
four years a brilliant victory for the re-
P"oAiN1A poiANyp dAO ilOW tne people were
enthusiastically In favor of the party
that made it's promises good. He showed
how the prophet Bryan had deserted the
policy of silver, even if any good were to
come from it's adoption, and there was no
possible hope for help from that source,
Far better, then, to vote for the partv
that brought prosperity at home and
prestige abroad, rather than throw away
votes on the party that could not pos
sibly promise more than the republicans
have done, and would certainly do far
less. to say nothing of the questions of
patriotism and true Americanism. The
speaker was cheered to the echo at MANY
points in his eloquent address.
Mr. Mantle also explained and fully
justified the Philippine policy of the gov
eminent. as being the only one consist
ent with natural honor and the growth
of the American commerce in the Orient.
He also devoted some time TO a discuss
Sion of trusts. His mastery address was
received with great enthusiasm.