The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-29
CLA9ETT In ulSSOULA.

CLA6ETT In 1lS6OULA.
Ip.ros Nsw Nosru ws,r:
That you may know s0meehin9 0f the
progress of our cause In this remote part ol
the moral vineyard, I will write you come.
what of 4r. Clsgetts advent among a. las,
Thursday. II was . glorio1s occasion, and
auspictOus at triumph IN 4iss0ula county.
The boys had determined 10 give him = rous.
ing welcO,ue, and IN Q most praisewOrthy
manner did they carry out their purpose
On the evening before. number of ihem
met At McWhisk's club rOoms 70 effect A.
rangemeots for the pr,,ccssi0n. Dr. Mckee,
our candidate for Councilman. was ap'
pointed Marshal. Great enthusiasm pre-.
vatIesi, and already Il was evident that = ter.
st6c commottOu Was brewing In the camp Ol
the enemy, for after our meeting we learned
that few of the ''uuterrided" had also met
In council u devise ways and means. Ne
suppDse, !" save the country, and esp c.slIy
the totteriug frtanes of TOols In this c0un.
~. During the day previous, McWhirk
had raised nns liberty pole, from tue top
banner; a,,d the Democracy. believing Il q
gOod example, followed suit ss once, BY
procuring and erecting Que just like it. In
this they perpetrated amor her new depxr.
ture," !" for on the occasion ut T0o'e's visit
here. there was no reception, enthusiasm,
display OF banner. or erection Of poles,
though We observed several po4s dropping
and swimming, not In honor of the event,
but in disappointment ut the bitter failures
on the part Ut both speaker and people. In
fact they did nat give Mr. Toote . single
cheering sign. neither on his way down to
Cedar or On his return, and little do We
wonder that the despair which overcsme
him In the lower country, should have In.
duced that condition Of iNdisposilioa that
has made Mr.. T. % notorious, but not fa.
nous. in these parts, and which would have
cheated the good ptz'ple out Of any speeches
relief. Ask Alex. about Il some time. II
bis frankness continue. he'll tell you all
about It, and how Mr.. TOOle had tO leg for
two hours more of sweet repoec before he
could speak.
But to return. Our HissOula Democracy
at last, in view Of our enthusiastic welcome
Of Clagett, To show u they were not dead
but c0nsaloselv sleeping; ~ watching our ev.
cry movement through their faithful senii.
nels. they suited our lrwmps most brsvcly.
On learning that our city anviIs were tO ~.
lutte Clsgett, they hied hastily away Ia Ste.
vensville by the AountaiN ,0ad for Major
Owens gun. What they intended to do with
!! was l'eyOrd our Ken, for Il was not their
frOlic, but ours. It came. I'd at the erection
of their pole on Thursday evening il tried
der was wet and would only fzzle.
All day Thursday. FrOnl street was the
scene If unprecedented enthusiasm on the
one hand and jealous rage on the other.
We were surprised 10 see some of the s'lp:r,
thoughtful candidates On their ticket mani.
fest this feeling. It WAS the best evidence
We had yet had Of their weakness and
dependency. ....-
Ats p. m. Tom Beebs's. big drum bca.
the long roll from head quarters, which was
tiss sissaa Zoe assembling the escOrt who
were to conduct our standard bearer On his
triumphal march to our city. Sixty.tivs
enthusiastic citizens. in wagons, huxgies.
aud ON horseback. with martial music aud
flags. met him =. Big Black loot bridge. and.
amid the roar ut Vulcan's artillery and the
widest cheers of his friends, Mr., Clagett
was landed at, tho Stevens House. While
this WIS going on, our Democratic friends
were disgracing themselves by cheers for
TO0le and groons for Clagett Such dis.
turbing and contemplate proceedings, we
are proud to say, no Republican engaged in
on the occasion Of T0ole's visit among Us,
But instead, they preserved the best Of or.
der, and listened with the most commenda.
bio patience 10 his speech, nor did they ak
QUESTION: 10 the midst Of bis speech. prompt.
I'd by some miechicvous lawyer or other per.
aOn as was repeatedly done in Mr.. Clagttt's
address. The coach having arrived la:e, it
was 10 O'Clock before speaking began. A
platform was erected in frOnt Of WOlden b
Co.'s store. a:0und which assembled nearly
The entire Population Of our town, besides
N1Noeo fs, frnNn
Masonic Hall was kindly opened for the la. !
dies, . considerable number uf whom were
present
After "lae&l White and Blue'' by Col.
Church and Capt. Hart, with rousing clio. |
rus aud cheers by the csUwL. Mr. Clagett |
OpcNed his speech. anil for three hours held !
lhe audience spell.b0un excepting now
and then Tooie rally to the saloon, which |
We suppose was necessary t0 revive their |
spirits.
To say that Mr.. Clagctt met the expcc,s.
lion Of his friends. is feeble in expression:
Il was indeed most masterlv effort, dis
cussiny from the Tec,rds" the p,,siiiOn and !
victories ut the party. in national affairs,
etc; the history Of Chinese immigration,
showing clearly il was the work # = wing |
of the California Democracy, and finally.
coming to tue cs'ntest in this campaign. r..
kOssU8 ~ - sssOos UASsosWCVO6y W8Uu6t. tue /
foul charges against himself, made by some |
0f his OppOnents, concerning that ''Secret |
Circular" and the flannel Tipped Irish"
He proved he was not In the Territory n |
|lse time the Circular WAS written, and pro. |
nOunved the latter charge ~ either having |
Deen sl,oken publicly Or In any connection
With politics, . utterly false. He proved |
hat he was N The lrishmxn the same ~ 10 |
my other citizen. Natuvxl,xed foreigners
we're to him full American citizens, aud he
'eooguissd no differences between them aud
native Americana.
His speech ably handled oil the questions
i issue In The o1ntest. Although we lind
J few ToOle men here who reitesate their
common cong In the Terrih,ry. that Il was
III ''silvery voice and, no substance, ~ We take
'0ttce that It tr,uOled them sorely; that be
vas discourto0usly Interrupted by questions,
1hich he satisfactorily answered, aud that
Ifter the speech . few of the upruarious
repaired 70 the other side Of the
treet, and dragged out Alex. Mayhem. 70
administer word of consolation to their
lejected heartA He promised To do % on
bic Saturday evening, but in this he has
oiled up to the hour ut wriiing-1l P. NJ
The meeting adiourned about l 0'ch,ck.
nth the Star Spanyled Banner by Mesen.
;hurch and Hart. With chorus and shouts
t appl'ass for Clasess and ''Our Banner