The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-11-01

never had republican officer until four
years ago. l will challenge him to deny
that when the county was organized
Governor Edgarton appointed full set
of republican officers; that those officers
saddled the county with an enormous
debt, and that under that regime county
warrants were almost worthless. l will
also ask him if in 1878 the republicans
did not gather to them lot of disaffected
democrats, hold mass meeting, nominate
and elect ticket, and if the republican
treasurer then elected was not defaulter
and if the administration of that term was
not generally bad. will also ask him If
Charles Anceny, republican, was not
elected county commissioner six years ago
and If for four years the board of commits
sioners has not been republican. He also
said that he remembered the time in this ;
county when it was not safe for repub-
lican to 90 to the polls. This, l am in
formed by those who have lived in the
county as long as he has, is utterly untrue
one of the speakers playful and irresis-
tible fahrications. I sometimes think AL
derson is monomaniac who cannot tell
the truth except by accident.
Col. Eaton, the celebrated stage beauty,
then took the platform. 1t was the first
time he has ever appeared before Liv-
ingston audience, and last night he was
the admired of all admirers. His NOUS
tache was waxed down to a silky fineness
and stood out on either cheek in q formid-
able way. His portly form verging
slightly to enbonpoint seemed the ideal OF
ripe beauty. He devoted his speech
mostly to abusing and insulting the Mis-
sourians whom he spoke of as natives OF
"the land Of the coon and the persimmon
and the pawpaw." This description
amused A. L. Love and several other
thoughtless youths and the gallant colonel
repeated it several times with varying in
Election until the last time it was greeted
with ominous silence. He said there was
time when there were nothing but Mis-
sourians in Montana but OF late years
Americans had begun to come in and
Americans Republicans calculated to rule
this territory in spite of the coon, etc.
All this fell like pail upon the audience.
The speaker also essayed to be humorous
and in this role he was as graceful as the
qambols of a Newfoundland dog. He
tossed figures about with reckless abandon,
spoke of pluralities as majorities, and was
generally entertaining in speech as we'll as
appearance.
Caldwell Edwards, by the grace Of the
republicans one of the representatives OF
Gallatin county in the legislature, then
spoke. Mr.. Edwards has sort OF fOrlorn,
dissatisfied look when he IS talking, and
slow, melancholy tone of voice. AS sort
of gentle reminder to his hearers that they
did not amount to much, he informed them
that only little while ago he used to be
afraid to come over here ON account OF In
dians. Speaking of Indians the speaker
| drifted into the accusations brought
against Anderson of having made 100000
out of an Indian agency in nine months.
Said he, ''that was never PROVEN against
Major Anderson (strong accent ON the
..proven') and even if it WAS true that has
nothing to do with the election OF James
i G. Blaine" This frank admiss ion OF Al
derson's guilt WAS received with uproariou'
applause. This reasoning in regard to
Blaine may be all right but If have
! understood the ENTERPRISE Alright its Oh
lection to Anderson has been that ne should
be constituted leader Of Gallatin county
| republicans and that young men III resp"n
sible positions should be exposed to the
risk of his evil communications. Mr.
Edwards then proceeded to take Col
t Eaton to task for supporting the proposed
state constitution. He was "forninst' 1t
l
He said it encouraged the mining indus
, try too much, but he did NOT
saw that all agricultural indus
: try of this territory is dependen
3 upon mining camp markets and that TIM