The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1882-10-26
For Delegate to Congress
HON. MARTIN MAGINNIS
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
One Of the Most Successful Political
Meetings Ever Held In East.
ern Montana.
Exhaustive Addresses by Hon. Mar
tin Maginnis and Hon.
G. q. Cox.
The Statements Of Stumping Repub.
icans Refuted in Every
Particular.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.

AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
The assembly which met at Hume
building, on Tuesday evening was a d.
clded success as a political gathering
The hall, the largest in town, was litel
ally packed, and those who were fir.
present remained throughout the entir
evening, and the expressions of apprt
baton and applause that greeted til
speakers as they refuted the calumniou
statements OF their opponents were mos
enthusiastic. The meeting was calle,
to order by Judge Proctor, who prc
posed that DR.. Boles should act a
chairman, which was unanimously car
ried. Messrs. Breuchaud and Devin
were then appointed secretaries. Afte
this business had been transacted tn
chairman introduced the speaker of tn
evening,
THE HON. MARTIN MAGINNIS.
The speech of Mr.. Maginnis, whicl
was characterized throughout with tn
utmost respectfulness to his opponen
and those connected with him-bearin,
in this particular d marked constrast t,
the speeches with which the citizens O
Billings were entertained at the Repub
lican meetings, was opened by happy
reference to the metropolitan aspect O
things here where the last time he Wis
tied the locality there was not a huma,
habitation. He contrasted the hurri
cane deck of a cayoose with the hack il
which he was driven to the hall. liz
then proceeded to denOlish the argu
ment which had been used against him
commencing with "the dangerous pre-
cedent idea" showing that he had only
accepted the nomination at the carnes
solicitation Of those friends who haG
stood by him and the party for SO many
years. He then reviewed the general at
tacks made upon him by the eva,
horse" Of the Republican party, the
Hon. Wilber +. Sanders, and without
indulging in any personality showed
Mr.. Sanders up in a more than ridicu
lous light Giving an account Of his DO.
sition with regard to the Northern Pa.
cific railway at the time Of the Jay
Cooke failure, he showed the manner
in which he had defended the interests
Of Montana at time when the whole
press and people of the nation were
abusing it, and set forth wherein this
defense had been Of benefit to this Ter
ritory.
Referring to the charge that he had
not secured adequate judicial privi-
|eges for the Territory he stated that he
had drawn up bill for the appointment
Of another judge which passed through
The House Of Representatives and which
had only been defeated in the Senate by
he jealousy of the other Territories.
Speaking of the matter of government
surveys and alluding to the charge that
40 had not seoured fair appropriations
or surveying the lands of this Territory,
le set forth the facts, and expressed
some regret that SO much money should
nave been appropriated for the purpose
n consideration OF the manner in which
t WAS used, surveys having been made
IN the high ranges and table lands
where the surveyors could run their
ines on horseback, to the neglect of the
alleys which are being SO rapidly set
led up.
Taking up the matter of military pro-
ection he referred to the change which
lad been wrought upon the general pol
cy since he went to congress and for
which he had to fight hard and long.
Regarding army contracts he stated
hat as they were let to the lowest bid
ler by the officers of the department
he accusations made against him were
rlvolous, and he most positively assert
d that when he had recommended
lew post to be established and his rec
nendation had been acted upon, he
ook no more to do with it, leaving the
election of suffers, etc, 10 the militay
uthorities whom he looked upon as
ompctent to deal with all such matters
ot only in business Ike but honor
bic manner. He further stated that he
id not believe there was any such
hing as military ring, but that he did
e!ievo there was such thing as an
indian ring, and be went On to show
ow this Territory had been cut up into
ndiau reservations. and how his efforts
, have them opened I'D had some
mes been defeated by the duDlicity Of
indian agents; particularly referring to
le Crow reservation, he alluded to
&c story which had been circulated by
DO Indian agent to the effect that he
.ho speaker) had opposed the opening
D Of the western portion of the resa--
alton, and said that he was in favor at
,e time the tre:ty was made As he is
ow of opening up the Grow rassrya-
on eastward as far as the Big Horn,
nd that be WAS then asked to take this
nall portion this year, and take the rest
ext year. This he characterized as 81
lily course to pursue with Indians.
[e then paid a high tribute to Henry
[. Teller, the secretary Of the Interior,
nd said that he would endeavor to Sc
Ire an appropriation for commission
!, deal with this question, and that he
id not believe Henry N. Teller would
lake up commission, as has been US
cl heretofore, from political hacks and
ltinelant preachers out of q job, but
G would select number of men from
lis Territory competent to deal with
le question.
Regarding the accusation that he was
favor Of q mail route from Junction !
ity to the Musselshell and Judith |
asin country, instead of from this point,
9 referred to the fact that the only |
all route which he had recommended
lat had been discontinued was the
lilly mail from Coulson to this country,
I'd that he had since endeayored to
I'VE it replaced, and would doubtless
it shortly.
He then proceed to refute the charge
at he had used his influence in fur
erine the interests of what is known
the 'sDiamond R." showing conclu
yely that anything which. he might do
uld not affect the contracts awarded
that institution.
Referring to the question of statehood
showed that there was much
eater prospect of Montana becoming
State while returning Democratic
slegate, and proved to the entire sat
action Of the audience that the as
ults made upon him in this conncc-
N were groundless.
After this he made some reference to
e position taken by Marshal Botkin in
ference to the cutting Of timber, but
we have clipped the full particulars
garding this matter from the Helena |
dependent, we shall not give any
pre- of it here.
He closed his speech with an earnest
peal to the people to do, their duty at
3 coming election.
Taken altogether the : speech was ,
,re than successful, and though it was
!. the most part on the defensive, many
cd aggressive points were made, par.
ularly in so far as the rottenness OF {
= Republican administration OF Terri /
ial affairs was concerned.
After Mr.. Maginnis had concluded his t
sech the band played a piece and t
IN the chairman introduced It