The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-11-03
REPuBLrcAx MEETING.
speeches by Hon. A. Botkis anA judge
Knowles.


The court house In Deer Lodge was vel
filed last Wednesday evening to listen TO thu
speeches from the Republican candidate fol
Delegate, Hon. A. G. Botkin, and from Judg.
Knowles, or Butte. The meeting was called
to order by James II. Mills, mem
Der of the Territorial Central Committee
.. b. OBannon, Esq, was chosen chairman
Of the meeting and Will Kennedy, Of the
NEW NORTH WEST, was made secretary. Mr.
Botkin was introduced a. the first speaker
and said:
To the people OF Deer Lodge here assem-
bled, greeting. The campaign has been
one Of toll and fatigue, but has been not with.
out compensations; have travelled over the
Territory for Ave weeks without ceasing, but
have gained an extensive kno wledge OF the
geography Of the Territory. The result may
be rs with the boy who fooled with the bust.
ness end of q mule and who was therefore not
SO pretty but who knew . great deal more.
In campaign Of this kind the candidate be.
comes In some degree an issue Of the cam
paign. The first charge brought against me
is that am deficient in the powers of loco.
motion and to hear the complaints on this
score one would think had been nominated
to represent Montana In a go-as-you-please
walking match. plead guilty to the inhrm-
| ity and apologize for 1t, but during the three
years / have been afflicted have travelled
many hundreds of miles In Montana. am
not acquainted with the physical character
istics Of Washington City, but do not despair
surinounting them all should be elected
your delegate. Certainly shall not plead
my infrmities as an excuse for any derelic-
ton of duty toward my constituents. An
other charge is that Of being a carpet-bagger,
and reference is made to repeated express
sions Of Republican conventions ON this SUBJ
iect. II the disapproval thus ex expressed were
aimed at individuals, I might feel doubly
proud Of receiving the nomination Of con-
vention representing the ability and fidelity
Of the party. But this attitude IL In antago-
nisn TO . system and NOT to men, and with
that plank am heartily in sympathy. The
presentsystem Of appointments to Territorial
Offices has no v,ndication In necessity or ex-
pediency, and there In much honor in store
for the President who will say that such ap-
pointees shall come from within and not
without the Territory. But we can hope for
sion Of the Territory into the Union AZ q
State. A third charge against me Is that /
sought to revive the timber prosecutions.
Three weeks ago, on the Yellowstone, / Gel
ebrated the fortieth anniversary Of my birth
day, but never in all the long years of my
life have known charge so UNANIMOUSLY i'm
pudent and so utterly unfounded. Two weeks
ago Major Maginnis and met at Radersburg,
both having been announced to speak on the
same day. Proposed q joint discussion, to
which he, under strong pressure from the
Democrats there, consented. / had learned
but few hours before that Maginnis bad
been making this charge against me In Mis-
soula and Choteau counties. Here was .
chance to repeat it In my presence desired
him to do SO; invited him to do SO; but he
absolutely failed to say word on the sub
ject. And then he proceeded down the Vel
lowstone peddling the story he dare not ut
ter to my face. There are some strong Anglo
Saxon words to apply to such actions gener-
ally, but this thing was done by the Honora-
Bile Martin Maginnis.
This charge has been 80 fully answered by
the New NORTHWEST chat IL Is not neces-
sary for me 10 make an extended defense.
Since have been United States Marshal
there have been no prosecutions entered
with one exception. In this county, when
assumed office, there were six or eight judy
ments for cost and damages under the tim
Der prosecutions. Not one of these have
offered to pay the judgment against him, but
I advised him not to do so, holding 1t unjust
that one should pay and others 90 free. I
repeat, the timber prosecution s ceased when
] became Marshal. Not that would criti-
cize my predecessors action In this particu-
ular; he probably only obeyed orders from
higher authority. The speaker then cited
the exception mentioned above, which was
fully explained In last weeks NEW NORTH
West, and again in this issue BY An article ;lls
prove boomerang for Mr.. Naginnis. took
the ground that the timber belonged to the
ranchmen. He seems to take the ground
that mill owners have the first right, even 10
stripping the ground ofsaplings, so that for
years and years the ranchmen could expect
to get no timber OF any kind. leave him
impaled on this point
The strictest law Of political propriety
would hardly prevent me from speaking Of /
the circumstances under which Mr.. Magin-
mis- IL candidate. Two years ago he said
no would not be candidate again under any
circumstances The sentiment Of Montana
Democracy was to do him the honor of be-
ieving that he would do Is he said-shat
10 was telling the truth-and the many EN-.
nent Democrats who aspired to his position
placed reliance upon his word. But early
mis- year came hints and rumors that Martin
must again be . candidate. 1t was said that
'e was the only Democrat whs could get the
Import OF the Northern Pacific railroad
ompany. See the position In which the
Ii placed. The Territory for .
ears had been strongly Democratic, but the
'aders had 80 forfeited pubic respect. the
democratic officers had been no dereIict In
heir duties, that Democratic Delegate
ouid not possibly be elected except by pan. J
ering to corporation fer the votes pre-
imably controlled by it. And why should J
lis corporation support Martin Maginnis .
or services rendered to the public OF Mon
ma? or for services rendered to the North
n Pacific railroad company? The people
Montana will give the Northern Pacific =
I'd all other railroads cordial welcome, but u
. interests Of the Northern Pacific and OF :
% people Of Montana may not always be
entical; indeed, they may be In direct con.
ct. Who, then, will Major Maginnis rep. ?
sent? y
How u this support Of the Northern Paci. !,
J to be made available? The owners, OH. j
~, managers, directors, ara not citizens or !,
ontana. They are not here to vote or work =
Aaginnis. The only support possible 10 -
herding thu employees to the polls and =
rcinR them to vote for the Democratic can. !,
date. And in the face Of this plan the !.
convention had the effrontery TO :
opt . platform In favsr Of free and incor- \,
ptible ballot. The direct circumstances Of 4
. Majors nomination are too well known =,
need much review. When we reflect on !;
: treatment that our genial friend Mayhem j,
,eived u Butte, IL Ii most edifyinr spec. ;.
10 TO hear him shouting for Maginnis. 1t
minds US Of the man who fell down stairx