The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-11-01

the Republican party for squandering
the heritage Of our people,, He then
called the attention of his audience to
the whisky ring frauds, the star route
robberies and the other corrupt acts of
the Republican administration. He
referred to Mr.. Blaine's intense Ameri-
canism and showed how very weak it
was at the time he refused, when Secre-
tary of State, to do anything in the case
of McSweeney, who was incarcerated
in British prison. He then alluded to
the fact that he had learned that his
opponent had been making the tariff
question the principal subject of his re-
manks, while he (Mr. Toole) could not
see what figure that question cut in the
territorial canvass, he would explain
the stand of the Democratic party on
that important question. He then pro-
ceeded to give an outline of tho Demo-
cratic policy and the good results which
would flow from its adoption.
Leaving the national questions Mr..
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speech to subjects of local interest. Re-
ferring to the judicial system of the ter
ritory he SAID that the judges were sent
here strangers to our people, and show
ed the absurdity OF the system which
constituted these three judges the su-
preme court of the territory, he said
that it was not in fact a supreme court
as when a case was appealed from the
district court the same Judge who there
rendered his decision, sat upon the case
again with biased and prejudiced judg-
ment. He said that his opponent in
this election had been member of that
mutual admiration society enormously
called the supreme court, Mr.. Toole
then spoke of scheme for remedying
this evil and also of increasing the num-
Der of judges to something like a fair
proportion to the legal business of the
territory, and pledged himself to do
everything in his power to further the
required reform in the judicial system
of thu territory. He referred at length
to the question of the Indian reserva-
tions and their restoration to the public
domain to secure which end he pledged
his most deliberate judgement, energy
and zeal. He spoke of the exemption
| clause in the constitution and said that
while that clause had been opposed by
him and had no business IN the constl-
tuition he was in favor of the ad option Of
the constitution as whole. Mr.. Toole
| closed bis address 10y thanking the as
sembly for their attention and paying
another high compliment to the evident
| intelligence and culture of his audience.
Mr.. Meadow then introduced Robert
P. Vivion, the Democratic candidate for
District Attorney Of the First Judicial
District. who delivered short but ex-
ceedingly witty address. He opened
his remarks by alludins to the character
of the audience He said he would ike
to address the assembly on ubjects of
| national importance but he regretted
that he was unable to do so owing to the
fact that he had lost certain scrap
| book in which he had a large quantity
of material bearing not only upon the
tariff and kindred subjects but upon the
actions and speeches of Demosthenes,
Eschines, Cicero, Catalire and other
defunct classical worthless. He then pro-
ceeded to review the political situation
in Montana. He referred especially to
the matter of the Crow reservation and
testified to the exertions of Hon. Martin
Maginnis to have the reservation opened
He (Mr. Vivion) was in position to
speak of this matter from personal
knowledge of it, and he was aware that
no man had done more, nor could do
more to accomplish the throwing open
of the reservation than Major Maginnis
had done. He told a story of boy who
was climbing tree after bird, when
gentleman came along and said, "my
boy come down from that tree, you can
not catch that bird" The boy answered,
elf cannot not catch it l will scare it
plenty Mr.. Vivion said he was like
that boy, if he did not beat his oppo-
nent he would scare him plenty. He
spoke of the duties of the office which
he sought, and SAID that he would give
them the same attention that he had
given them on a previous occasion when
he was elected to the same office. He
concluded a most witty and telling
speech by saying of Judge Blake, his
opponent, that he wished he could
abuse him just little but he was too
coed man to abuse.
The president then introduced Major
Maginnis the present delegate in con-
gress, who was received with the most
enthusiastic and prolonged applause.
Mr.. Maginnis so soon as the applause
had in measure subsided, commenced
what was one of the best political
speeches we have ever listened to from
any platform. He opened his remarks
by referring to the practice, in early
days, of fighting men, who after getting
worn out in the service, after wearing
the belt for many years were content Io
become second for some younger and
fresher champion. For six times it was
his lot tn carry the Democratic banner
to victory. The Silver-tongued Claggett
first went down, the war horse OF the
Republican party went out of the fight
like sore-backed cayuse, Grandmother
r II ISn ~
down, Sample Orr who was to represent
sample of Montana ore, went to Stag
and did not assay anything, and Botkin
also went down. lie had laid down
the banner as the chief speaker and
leader of the party IN favor of his friend
our friend-the Hon. Joseph X. Toole
who will represent Montana under
Cl-veland's administration, but it Is said
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