The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-09
MAGINNIs AT PHILIPsBURG.
The Psspls's Friend Discusses the Issues Of the Gam
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The Psspls's Friend Discusses the Issues Of the Cam
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And Pays His Respects to the Hero Of Fort Union.
Editor Butte MINER.
Yesterday, Mes rs. Editors, was a gala day
for the Philipsburg democracy. To the visit
ing stranger, particularly if he was a republic
can. her streets must have presented an unus
ually exciting scene of busy animation. De-
spite the downfall of snow, hundreds of en-
thuslastic and expectant men moved up and
down the principal street to admire the num-
erous decorations, read the appropriate mot
toes pendant over bead, and see the process
sion form which was to meet and receive the
Hon. Martin Maginnis. At 2 o'clock pm.
DR.. c. N. Bowie, the marshal of the day, at
the head of the largest cavalcade that ever left
Philipsburs to do honor to an invited guest,
moved down the principal tloroughfare in the
following order.
Marshal and aids.
Horsemen.
Silver Cornet Band.
Buggies and carriages.
The large number who were to company
on foot were debarred from so doing by the
miserably slushy condition of the streets.
Amid the strains of marshal music they met
the next delegate with his safe guard, our
right worthy sheriff, James McAndrews. At
ter a Misunderstanding snch as he never got be-
fore, and a thousand expressions of welcome,
his escort to be turned about and very soon
thereafter the Major was saluting right and
left the hundreds who lined our streets. 1t
was an ovation that must have been fattering
to him. Men, women and children shouted
themselves huarse. Republicans disproving
the record of their most questionable party as
pirant, the cheeky and d~isreputable railroad
legislator and gag law Sanders, We'd with
their democratic friends in extending a hear
ty and enthusiastic greeting. Alighting at
the Silver Lake House, the marshal disband-
ed the procession and the balance of the day
was devoted to renewing old friendships and
making new friends by the gentleman in
whose honor this grand demonstration was
made.
1t is making a pardonable DEPRESSION to say
that the beautiful banner by Misses Coressia
Mcdonald and Katie Hines, in the leading
buggy, came in for a conspicuous share of the
prevailing enthusiasm.
Hines hall at 8 p. M, brilliantly lighted,
the stage draped in our national colors, with
~festoons encircling the portraits of Washing.
ton, Hancock and English, was filed to its
greatest capacity by the largest and most in.
telligent audience that ever met within Its
walls. A chorus Of voices, among which oul
famous basso, VIM. Lower, Of the Glee Club,
was prominent, assisted by Mr.. Fraser, the
baritone, and the charming soprano voices o.
Misses Ella and Minnie Hines and Miss WIN
ME Murphy, sang the Star Spangled Banner
and Immediately after J. A. Quinn, Esq, in
troduced the speaker of the evening In a few
well chosen words of welcome.
Mr.. Maginnis, evidently in the most happ,
accord with his subject, made a speech of two
hours duration. He discussed fully the infa
nous land and square location mining bill
introduced at the last session of congress
and spoke in a modest and %unassuming man
ner of his efforts to defeat them. He ~referre,
, to his "opponent" as one of the most remark
able men of the day, a prototype of that ere
/, alton of Shakespeare-Apemaritus-a philos
opher Of Athens, who to himself and hi
modern protege as we'll, gave immortality i
/, the following pertinent and very appropriat
lines:
Immortal Gods l era We no peli:
vote for no one but myself.
l Grant may never prove SO fond,
{ To trust man Oh his oath or bond.