The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-25
Ratification Meeting.

The Blaine and Logan ratification
meeting last Friday night at Speith 4
Krug's hall was very well attended,
though not very enthusiastic. 1t was
gracefully presided over by Col. Eaton,
and quite number of prominent repub-
licans occupied seats on the platform
The announcement of so many distin-
guished speakers was enough to attract a
large audience of republicans and demo-
Gratis. We n, ticed some on the platform
however, whom We have every reason to
believe wsll swallow the Blaine pill with
considerable reluctance.
Judge H. N. Blake was the first speak
er of the evening, and he evidently felt
handicapped with the thought that the
audience came to hear Col. Sanders, and
did not speak in his usual happy style.
The burden of his speech seemed to be
that the Democrats did not dare to put
up a statesman, but were grovelling
around to find somebody who had made
an acceptable mayor or respectable gov
ernor of some doubtful state, while the
Republicans had the courage to put a
statesman!!! and a soldier, thereby re-
presenting those who had gained laurels
both in war and peace. The gentleman
seemed to forget that their greatest
statesmen and soldiers had been over
looked, and that they had picked up
dunghills.
Mr.. Geo. Haldorn followed in hurri-
ed and excited manner, and hurled in
vectives against the political and asthe-
tic dudes OF Boston and New York, who
composed the Independent republicans
and denounced them for not supporting
the nominations.
District Attorney Burleigh was then
ushered on the platform and delivered a
short but eloquent speech. urging more
impressively the importance of republic
cans using their efforts to place Montana
in sympathy with the other northwest
ern territories, by electing republicans to
to Office.
After him the chairman introduced
Col. w. F. Sanders as the eloquent orator
and the Nestor of the Republican party
of Montana. That gentleman with the
modesty so becoming him, made his
usual speech of invictive Though less
than usual) against the democratic party,
inter-larding it with numerous and oft
repeated jokes at their expense. At
times he was eloquent and impressive,
and his remarks were listened to atten-
lively, but he did not equal many of his
former efforts. He attempted to "steal
the livery of heaven to serve the devil y
as he made several quotations from the
inspired book-a book which he has
studied less no doubt, than any other
printed in the English language, unfor-
tunately betraying his ignorance of it by
quoting from the old testament and Civ
ing the new the credit therefor, but
perhaps this is Sanders version"-new
versions are becoming frequent. We
failed to note much enthusiasm, but
there came near being an outburst wheI
the name of Tilden was mentioned
which was no doubt restrained however
by the Democrats who were present. re
fleeing that it was not their funeral. L
must have been exceedingly pleasant fo
two Federal officials, who were announc
ed as speakers, to hear the new plank il
the platform discussed, and those VIII
were appointed to offices from outside
the territory denounced. On the whole
we did not think it was a love feast. A
the conclusion of Col. Sanders speecl
the audience rose to 60 altogether, ther
were other distinguished speakers an
nounced, but Col. Eaton managed to hol'
them long enough to give faint hiI
hip, hurrah for Blaine and Logan br1
the tiger was too faint to be heard.