The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-09-15
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Good Speeches by Hon. VIM. II. ciagssts
.'a@s and Marshal A. C. Botkin.

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+ The campaign In Deer Lodge County open
ed last Monday evening, after the adjourn
ment of the Republican County Convention.
by speeches from United States Marshal A.
C. Botkin and Hon. VIM. II. Claggett. These
gentlemen had been invited by the conven-
ton to address the people, and by eight
o'clock the Court House was crowded with
delegates and other citizens, . number Of Ia
dies adding grace and brightness by their
presence. After the transaction Of some
business by the convention and its adjourn
inert as q body, Capt. James II. Mills was
called to the Chair and Mr.. r. L. Davis was
made Secretary of the meeting. aE~.a
After music by the Deer Lodge Silver Cor
net Band, the chairman introduced to tho
audience Hon. Alex. G. Eotkin, who said he
must apologize for having no formal or
formidable speech, Is he had no expectation
Of being called on in that way, being simply
on his way to Butte as q delegate to the Re-
publican Territorial Convention. Neverthe-
less he was glad to be present and trusted he
was always ready to uphold the principles Of
the Republican party. But he had no bitter
ness In his heart toward his political oppo-
nents and no gall should flow from his lips.
Republicanism means good government 1t
NAV manifest itself in the maintaining Of
great principles or in the minor matters of
administration, in the government Of the
Nation, or Of States, counties, or cities. In
high places the Republican party Is the
champion of liberty and progress; In minor
places it stands for efficiency and purity. A
comparison of county administration would
show greatly to the credit of the Republican
party. In this light 1T Is eminently proper
that Republicans should meet together and
nominate county officers, and the speaker
expressed confidence that the delegates
present had performed their work wisely and
well. 1t was q delicate matter for him to
speak Of the campaign for Delegate to Con
gress, as it was we'll known that too partial
friends were urging him for that high honor
The receut Democratic Convention had in
vited the Democrats of the West Side to a
dish of boiled crow, seasoned and favored
with spices anything but palatable. The
Democracy of Montana had been misreprs.
sented by scheming managers, who asked
the party to abdicate Its manhood and self
respect. Some time since it was learned that
Maginnis had a sore throat; 1t was too sore
to BIZ able to decline the nomination, but II
another man had been nominated, 1t would
have been sore enough to prevent Maginnia
making an active campaign. He had not
contracted that sore throat in working for
the interests of the West Side. The speaker
knew Montana was q great Territory, but did
not think it so great that Delegate could
not work for the interests of all sections; he
thought these interests did not conflict but
should 20 together. The energies Of the
Delegate should not be devoted to furthering
the interests Of any man or corporation, but
he should represent Montana In Helena
last week when Maginnis was seren AIDED by
Sam Hauser and the brass band, Maginnis
said the Democratic Convention was har-
monius; If that were SO, the speaker would
beg to be excused from an inharmonius one.
To the gentlemen who had been nominated
owed duty to the whole ticket and to the
party; they should make the canvass not
tandem but all abreast; better defeat together
than victory at the expense of comrade on
the ticket. The speaker closed with quo
tation from Stedman's description Of Gene
raj Phil Kearney's command to a regiment
"Go in anywhere; you'll find lovely fighting
along the whole line"
The address was received with frequent
applause and at its close the band played
Red, White and Blue" The Chairman
then began to introduce Hon. VIM. H. Clag.
gett.a hearty round of applause showing that
the gentleman was too well known and
liked to need an introduction to Deer Lodge
people.
Mr. oiaggettsaid it seemed natural to b.
in Deer Lodge and to be talking to Re
publican Convention. but 1t was the frs,
time in ten years he had attempted to make
political speech and he feared he had for.
gotten how. Although he had been away
six years there never had been time that hi
didn't feel as though he still lived in Mon
tana; he called Montana home; when coming
here he felt az If he were coming home
when going away it was as though he wer'
being banished. He had seen fairer ant
| more fertile valleys, grander m ountains, ant
| as lmpid, sparkling sire ans, but be ha'
seen no other people like the Montana PEG
| pie; it was the warm friendship whicl
| bound him to this land, which had been de
scribed as "too near the North Pole and to-
close to the sky He would tell the Rspubl
cans of NJ ontana to be of good cheer; when tn
Northern Pacific mercenaries, Sam hausel
| and Martin Ma2iunis were disbanded Their
would be majority of 5000; Dakota ha
gone through similar experience upon tn
completion of the railroad the Territory ha
gone Republican, and the next electio
would largely increase the majority. II
had dropped into Butte on Democrat
| convention the other day; he had not know
there was to be convention he had riddle
from Ogden to Butte with Martin Maginn
and the latter had conversed on . gre
variety of subjects, but had never whispere
once OF convention. He went around
4 see the boys he saw something that he h:
never before seen in Montana; he saw
masquerade that would put to shame n
! scene in the bal n,asque; and he saw Il
Democracy accept 1t all. The speaker 50
:, he bad done some hard work against Il
Democratic party in years gone by, b
whatever he did he felt he was fighting
honorable foe, a strong and virile party, o.
that commanded respect. But the scept
was surely falling from its grasp when SUI
an exhibition as that at Butte was possib
:, He saw nominated gentleman whom h
people of Montana had been proud to hont
who had been five times elected to Congre,
who had pledged himself to CONS no mo
!. before the Democratic convention, who b
said on the streets Of Butte that day that ]
could not in honor allow his name to
mentioned as long as any other name "
before the convention. There was anoth
name before that convention, the name Of
man Of truth and honor, q man with q hes
> Of gold, a man whom De
Lodge and the West Side had Low
to favor; but that man walked into q
house of friends to find himselfin . butche
shamble. and he was slaughtered In ms
dishonorable way . dummy was put mp u
i the dummy received the majority Of vote
, when the proper time came the dummy, 7
, tired and Martin Maginnis was put forwa
!, and "unanimously" nominated by vote
: | az IN 40 and while tina first seefion 0f 4