The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-12-28
The Great Railroad Meeting.

Svnscs. Replies If Messrs.
K,sosCles, NaptOs, Jlav'
hesV DirOn aMd
Ba1O. {.
Complete Overthrow Of the SophIstries'
FallseIes and Fine Rhetoric Of the
subsidy Champions, and the
Big Gun Silenced.
At an carly hour on last Friday evening
the Court House was filled with an inter-
cstcd audience to listen 10 the champions Of
the North and South Railroad The meet
ing was called 10 order by Col. W. L. IT.
vino, aud on motion Judge w. 3. Dance
was called to the chair, and Mr.. w. A.
Clark elected Secretary.
Judge G. G. symes then took the stand.
and announced his address was only intro.
ductory to that of Col. Sanders. who would
oct forth the facts in detail. After our re.
porter arrived, a few minutes after the meet.
ing organized, Judge Symcs said snbstan'
tislly-Hc was now IN favor Of granting
subsidy Of one and half 10 two and half
millions, of seven per cent. thirty year
bonds to procure North and South road.
md 10 be built in two and II half years. and
argued the benefits that would acrue. II
the Northern Pacific Is not 10 reach here for
four or five years II is our duty to build this
road believed the Legislature should he
convened to vote county subsidy, or it
might bc reasonable Territorial subsidy,
and the directly interested counties to vote
the balance; WAS opposed 10 their being
paid until the road WAS built lie had u
great dis,rust Of Legislatures. and in such
matters as these il iisirusttul Of u swinilc
unless they are watched. But this would be
amply provided against. The appropria.
ton could not l,c made until the act was
ratified Ivy vote Of the people. After II
passed IL there were doubts Of its bcing y
good bill, We could call our lawyers 10.
gether, examine II carefully, and II 1t was q
bad law reject it, lie might fear the re.
suit If the Legislature alone had the power
10 vote the substdy, but hcdged about with
the final submission 10 the people, there
oould he no danger. The benefits Of the
road would not be confined to the counties
traverscd by the road, hut would extend to
Deer Lodge and MissOuls counties. Said
Lewis and Clark was Is much opposed to
n, 000, 900 subsidy a. Deer Lodge was. Did
not believe our population would I've 10000
when the N. r. r. r. comes; had been
told that half the families in Montana
wanted 10 20. East. Knew the taxes, were
heavy, and did not know VIC would be able
10 pay them next year unless something
were done. The people will not stay unless
there is some assurance of railroad. Did
not coy subsidy and consequent taxation
was desirable thing; had not looked "a
vorably upon It. but Was led u believe it
was the best thing that could lie done. Said
flour was selling 1t 81 per 100 lbs, wheat
At 80 to 40 cents per bushel: made . brilliant
picture Of the results railroad connection
would bring about In Montana, and again
stating Col. Sanders, the able railroad cham.
p'on, would make the argument and sub.
init tho facts, Agures and project proposed.
thanked the evidence aud retired.
ADDRESS o. COL. ". r. eANDERs.
Col. Sanders being introduced, expressed
his qualification q the large assemblage and
said: He bed been told the advocacy of
this scheme wss inopportunc, but he con-
sidercd II fortunate that It was brought 70
the people just when they come from those
places where 10 paid that annual tribute ex>
acted by every government It Il scheme
that hrs dissolved oil politics. annih,lated
oil diversities, unified oil people wherever
presented, and will he sorry when this
discourse 10 ended II any one here shall
diher, for II 10 fraught with more bcne6>
cencc. moral, material and intellectual, than
anythst hasev before been presented to this
people. But II, utter oil, any one shall dis.
agree. shall still he faithful 10 my views,
remembering that they with him had seen
the years gliding by while the promises of
each had not been realized.
Montana once had &c, 900 population, and
In those days Of rich mines and rcmunerstod
labor, furnished reward for toll, satisfaction
for ambition and compensation for oil tho
sacriices they endured. But now, disap.
pointed In their just expectations, many
are going away each year to where labor Ia
's'ttcr compensated. II II evident 70 % we
are not progressing but nre decreasing in
numbers and re,rograding q people.
Where will all this cndy II Ia bringing
evils in its train that oil must recognize
Look nj your wives and children and sec
despair In their saf eyes, and wasted checks
What has produccd this and what IA to be
the end = | do not know that deer Ledge
has kept pace in the downward road, but
YOU know and can answer for yourselves.
This retrogrcssion II not alone material.
1t leaves its impress on the character Of the
people, aud It 10 . thought VIC may well
consider. What will be. iiis result on the
people Of Montana? They complain, and
justly. too, Of high taxation. and say truly
there IL no adequate compensation for the
use Of capital, no reward for enterprise, no
recompensc for toll. So far q taxation il
concerned, 1 viii spssk % there ON ,,s 20
m'sspprchensicn, On two polnss. No man
has right to originate Of advocate scheme
which will add one tcnil, Of . mill to the
bardcns OF this people But this 10 only
half Ms duty II sitting stlll, doing moth.
Ing. will Increase the load, no IL nm ,ndolen,
coward II he full v do that which win n.
lievc them from the burden. It II my priv.
tIcgc to show how II can be carried q easily
- In times past. II 10 fact known that Ia
nvc months Montana Territory haa
lost onc'sixth Of 10 population. The roada
out Of Il have hcn 0aod vim miners soios