Campaign denounces falsehoods on Standard of Monopolists
Senator George F. Hoar quotes a Dexter letter and Inter Mountain denunciations to attack alleged Democratic campaign fabrications about Standard Oil and Amalgamated Mining. The piece accuses the Dexter statement of aiming to reassure voters while exposing plans to reshape the Supreme Court, free trade, and economic policy.
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Inter Mountain
Montana
Republican Party
Amalgamated Mining Company
Dexter
W. A. Clark
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
George F. Hoar
Voters weigh parties over American labor and trade
A fiery partisan call contrasts Republican aims to protect American industry and Philippines security with Democratic goals to open borders, end tariffs, and risk American jobs. It argues the GOP defends labor, farmers, and national prestige while the Democrats threaten employment and trade.
The Liars' Carnival in Montana Campaign Speech
A political indictment condemns hired demagogues who travel to Montana to spread false claims about wages, oil and mining interests, and labor conditions. It accuses them of fusion plots to seize courts and legislate against the Amalgamated, urging support for the Republican ticket to block such aims.
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Montana
Standard Oil Company
Butte
Amalgamated Company
Joe Toole
Butte Voters Urged to Back Bacorn and Connolly for Judges
A local appeal asks taxpaying citizens to support Bacorn and Connolly for district judges in Silver Bow county. It lauds Judge Lindsay, praises Connolly and Bacorn as capable and honorable, and argues that their election would ensure even handed justice and proper surveillance of public officials in the county.
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Tater Mountain
Butte
Bacorn
Connolly
Lindsay
Silver
Bow County
Trusts Then and Now in Congress Era
When Bryan and Joe Toole served, fifty of the era’s largest trusts operated with capital totaling 830,766,950. No record shows either Bryan or Toole raising a voice or introducing Dill against them. The Wilson Act era saw such trusts receive notable congressional leniency, affecting Cleveland Fey.
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Bryan
Joe Toole
Congress
United States
Toole
Cleveland Fey
Toole Slams Fusion Party in Butte Miner Quote
Historic Democratic banner is defended by Joseph K. Toole who denounces fusion with nondescript reformers. He condemns trusts and notes Joe Toole’s defense of the East Helena smelter trust while ignoring other trusts.
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Bryan
Toole
Joe Toole
Troan
East Helena
Montana
Herona
Ag Butte
Mr. Toole
PMLA
Noth
Joseph K. Toole
Butte Miner
Labor Leader McBride Backs McKinley in Columbus Letter
John McMride of Columbus former AFL president and miners' leader endorses McKinley in a letter to David Ross the Springfield candidate. A lifelong Democrat, he cites fears of Bryan winning harming commerce and industry and urges stability by backing existing administration. He downplays silver as settled and calls imperialism and militarism phantom campaign issues, urging focus on trusts and injunction laws.
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Columbus
Ohio
John McMride
American Federation of Labor
National Miners’ Organization
David Ross
Congress
Springfield
McKinley
McBride
General Assembly
James FB. Campbell
Democratic
Chicago
Bryan
Evarts Attacks Toole Over Yale Locks Incident
A speech by Senator William M. Evarts delivered April 11 1890 denounces Governor Joseph K Toole for placing Yale locks on the Montana House doors to bar elected members. Evarts calls the move forceful and fraudulent under high authority and asserts Toole would repeat such acts if re elected.
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William M. Evarts
United States Senate
Joseph K. Toole
Yale
House of Representatives
Montana
Congressional Record
Silent Vote News: Montana Prefers Republican Ticket
In Montana the silent vote favors the Republican ticket, urging voters to reject Democratic quarrels and back a party aligning with capital and labor, promising law, order, and growth. The piece argues a clean legislature, honest policy, and prosperity depend on electing Republicans. It appeals especially to young voters to support progress and Americanism.
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Montana
Inter Mountain
Mining Cage Law sparks fusion parade amid Carlson clash
Morning paper notes a parade planned by fusion democrats to lampoon County Attorney Connolly over the cage law. It recalls earlier actions against the Anaconda company, a 1899 verdict, and a Supreme Court upholding the law, with local rumor of further violations and a $500 fine by Judge Clancy.
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Tuulkht
Morning Paper
Conty
Connolly
Doora
Cow
Anaconda Cover Mining Company
Bia
Minera
Anaconda Company
Harrington
Dit Wiet
District Court
Department
Kelley
Supreme Court
Gird Montana
Clancy
Anaconda
Fusion Democrats
Cage Jaw Falls
Wages In Butte Spark Narrow Labor Clash
In Butte no mining firm seeks wage cuts and the Butte Miners Union endorses current scales. Fusion speakers predicting reductions are labeled enemies of labor, spreading false venom and discord while actors abroad in Montana push agitator rhetoric.
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Butte
Butte Miners’ Union
Montana Voters Face Questions on Free Trade and Local Interests
The piece urges Montanans to consider the impact of free trade and political alignments on the state. It questions W A Clark’s influence, judiciary control by a mining firm, and the rise of a weak fusion of parties, warning of consequences for Butte Anaconda Missoula Hamilton and Great Falls if Amalgamated is targeted to appease rivals.
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Montana
W. A. Clark
Washington
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
Hamilton
Great Falls
Old Story of Treachery in Fusion Rumors
The piece notes fusionists spreading rumors that hidden influences back the independent democratic ticket to pull Republicans toward the regular democratic or fusion option. It urges Republicans to stay united, reject the chatter, and focus on winning the fight today.
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Fuston
Colored voters urged to read Pearson's Magazine in Montana
A Montana notice tells colored voters there are 600 in the state and urges reading Pearson's Magazine November issue for guidance. It argues against voting just for the party that freed their race forty years ago and cites an article on southern slavery preceding Lincoln and the Republican end of it.
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Montana
South
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Party
Pearson's
Inter Mountain Publishes Full Campaign Speeches
Today Inter Mountain prints twenty five thousand copies, double the regular edition, mailed to Montanans. It offers Senator Garter and ex Senator Mantle addresses in full, claiming they present unbiased, accurate campaign arguments free from demagogy. Includes daily data and other material of interest at this pivotal junction.
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Montana
Garter
Mantle
Inter Mountain
Inter Mogntalon
All Over but Shouting Campaign Speech in Butte
The Inter Mountain argues the campaign hinges on truth and history, appealing to voters’ common sense and self interest. It claims the fusion party would violate property and personal rights, while the republicans pledge to defend them and warn that fusion ideas will shrink Butte by closing Amalgamated to curb copper prices.
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Inter Mountain
Republican Party
Fusion
Butte
Voters urged to back Folsom and eight hours
A partisan call lists many local Democrats by name and accuses them of opposing the Republican party while urging a straight ticket vote for Folsom. It frames Montana politics as a contest against a divided but dangerous opponent and asserts past Republican victories.
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W. A. Clark
Marcus Daly
John R. Toole
Walter Cooper
Charlie Hartman
Joe Toole
Bob Smith
Judge Clancy
Congressman Campbell
John MacGinnis
Tim Collins
Folsom
Republican Party
Montana
Democracy's Mad Campaign Ends in Montana Rally
A political attack piece accuses the Democratic Party in Montana of stoking fear and deception and of aligning with moneyed interests. It calls upon voters to back the Republican Party, asserting the need for citizens to rally to its suffrages.
A Good Time Coming In Butte
A political piece argues for a square deal and protection of law in Butte, urging the community to support the existing enterprises over tyranny. It questions what wrong they have done and why they should be run out or denied fair treatment by these firms.
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Butte
The Big Store and Republican Ties Questioned
The piece states the big store is a private enterprise with no Republican ownership or control. It claims no Republican ticket connections, noting Democrats have favored stores in fusion work, and asserts no direct or indirect link to the Republican ticket.
The People’s Own Lookout on Fusion Politics
A dated unsigned editorial argues the Inter Mountain opposes shutting the Amalgamated plant not for trust concerns but to benefit rivals and seize property. It condemns fusion as corrupt, alleging a pliable judiciary and claims the real aim is to close the works for advantage.
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Amalgamated Company
Inter Mountain
Amalgamated
Eight Hour Plank Debate in Inter Mountain and Butte Miner
The Inter Mountain denounces the eight hour plank as a fraud and offers a legal opinion if needed. The Butte Miner declines to test it, and the fusion committee won t campaign on the issue. The only consistent eight hour law would align with the Republican party and its nominees pledging support in good faith in the legislature.
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Inter Mountain
Butte
Fusion
Republican Party
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