The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-31

reasonable men anxious for our own vel
lore, are gong TO affiliate with.
III IRON your knowledge OF past affairs
III this country you believe the democratic
party promises more OF these things to
you, then It is your right and duty TO vote
the democratic ticket. II OH the other
hand, notwithstanding your former preju-
dices, away down in your hearts. you
honestly believe the policies OF the re-
publican party promise more OF these
things to you, then, gentlemen. it is your
duty to vote for the nominees Of the re-
publican party.
Il am not going back into ancient history
tonight but ! want to recall 10 your minds
one incident that Is yet fresh in the minds
OF every adult person in this hall
In IB02-at the close oi iarrison's
administration, so far as business con
ditions we're concerned, 50 far as the
workingmcn OF this country working on
full time and good wages were concerned,
It had at that time struck high twelve.
But men have never yrt learned the les
son of letting well enough alone. We al
ways are wanting something better than
to the promises Of the leaders of the ma
to thepromscs of the leaders Of the ma
tloidi ucHlOSIdCJ III inc idll tIttllDllS bl
that year we voted the republicans out
of power and the democratic party in.
And Then the Deluee.
within less than three months after the
Inauguration Of that democratic admin.
istration you begun TO see a change III
business conditions all over the country.
Banks were cracking all over the country
from Maine to California, business men
were forced into assignments. and in place
OF the laboring men Of the country being
employed, thousands Of them were tramp
Ing the ties TO Washington aud there de
manding Of that democratic administration
bread. and ii they couldn't get bread they
said they would take soup.
Samuel Gompers says that during that
four years OF he'll and disaster not less
than 1000 men were without steady en-
ploymtnt
al the close Of that democratic admin
istration, when the leaders Of the dcmoc-
racy saw the ruin they had wrought, they
said to the people Of this country that
nothing would again bring peace and pros
perity to us except the free coinage Of
silver. And in the fall elections Of that
year the voters Of Montana again believed
what the democratic leaders said, and
about fourffths of them voted for the
election Of Mr.. Bryan for president.
"And when the news came that Bryan
was defeated and that William McKin-
ley was elected, the people OF Montana,
especially in the mining camps Of West
ern Montana absolutely thought they were
ruined. Why, over in the Bitter Root val
ley majority of the people honestly
thought they would have to pack their
blankets and get out Of the country
But hardly had Mckinley taken the
oath OF Office until you saw change in
business conditions. Again you saw the
smoke curling from the great stacks in
the manufacturing ccnters of the East
The railroads began to put on more freight
crews The tonnage Of the great trans
continental lines was treblcd, and within
less than six months after the repub-
lican party and William Mckinley had
taken the rcigns Of government peace and
prosperity and happiness were again in
full swing all over the great republic.
And the men OF Montana, who had con
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