The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-21
MASS MEETING
M Admirers and supporter Oh Frosl>
dent. Arthur.

in this city. At 1880 every eeat in tn
building was occupied, and half al
hour later when Cornelius n. Bliss
of Bliss. Fabian 4 Co., called tn
meeting 10 order not another persoi
could find standing room In the nal
ThroDgs still continued pouring int
the door ways until finally at ID min
utes to s the commandment of tn
police gave orders to close the doors
Among the audience were larg'
numbers of ladies. Seats were pro
vided on the platform for about sixty
people. Among the prominent per
sons who occupied them were, g. n,
Bliss, Frederick s. Winslow. H. w
Beecher, Benz. HI. Bristow and Ed.
ward Pierrepont, assistant United
States treasurer. A band at the right
of the platform discoursed airs. When
Beecher made his appearance the au'
dience gave three cheers, and the APP
plause continued some time after he
took his seat. The Siamese minister
came IN Just before the meeting
opened and with the members of his
suite were given seats on the plat
form. At 8 o'clock Bliss called tue
meeting to 0rGer, and in q brief
speech stated the objects for which it
was called. He SAID it was an unu-
sual thing for business men to have
a Voice in choosing a candidate
for President, a this was
the work of those who were
supposed to be better posted on public
affairs. Political papers had en-
deavored to deprecate the efforts Of
business men in the present instance
and had insinuated that at the pres
ent time especially it would be Letter
for business men 10 attend to their
own business and look after their
stocks and bonds and merchandise
Instead of meddllng with politics.
They would take the liberty, how.
ever, in spite of these unfair COM
ments. to express their Views In the
matter and urge the denomination of
q man who, although he came into
Office under such trying clrcum-
stances, had proved himself so
worthy of the great charge entrusted
to him by the people, and whose ad-
ministratiOn had met with such sig
nal success. [Applause.1 Bliss
by intro .ucing Fred
erick s. WiDslow, of the Mutual Life
Company, and chairman
Of the meeting. Mr.. Winslow Was
received with applause rs he stepped
forward and thanked the assembiage
for the honor conferred. He charac.
terized President Arthur as a man of
the highest integrity and in every
way worthy of support. Men OF all
were centerlng upon President
Arthur. He deemed this was the
class OF the meeting and asserted it
was a meeting Of all citizens. Every
one felt the importance of having u
good candidate in the present. crisis
and he felt certain their efforts would
be crowned with success in Novem-
Der next.
A long line of vice-presldents, in
the names of the most prOmi-
nent business men, was read and res
buttons in the healtiest spirit Of the
meeting were adopted.
Parke Goodwin, editor of the Com
meTciGI Advertiser. made q short q l.
dress, and then Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher was presented. Mr.. Reecher
was again enthusiastically well
He said: This is an assem-
blage of business men-not of capital
isis or mOn0l Olists or bOndn0iders-
IA We have been termed BY was
gong to say raving madmen-Lut
will be charitable aud Call them ILL.,
1atured men. hold that the BUSH
ness part of the community repre-
sents In many respect the best inter-
ests OF our whole country, and busi-
aess men perhaps more than any
that require stable government.
They do not care so much
about policies because they can
adopt themselves to policies,
but they do want to be able to look
forward to q stable and uniform poll
~ OF the government. We have met
here simply as q voice to suggest 10
the convention at Chicago what is
;he will OF the Republicans of New
York, together with Is many Demo-
Gratis az God has made rational and
intelligent. Applause and laugh
.er.l We are not here to inveIgh
against other prominent gentlemen
whose names have been mentioned
1or make threats that if our choice is
lot nominated we won't play.
Laughter. We express our wishes:
hen the minority submits itself to
he majority Who is Chester A.
Arthur? He Is q man who has !
proved himself under trying circum,
one of the most able pre-
1dlpg officers this nation ever had. |
That he has been subject to 50 little
'rlticlsm is q marvel. The bitterness
q mar whose name should be !
nveigh instead Of MacVeagh dis
'layed towards Arthur, is nothing
ompared to the invectives heane6 /
pom washington, Jackson. Lincoln
90 Grant aud up to HAYES. and
'hen Hayes took Che Presidency Tho
ountry had been scorched with the
res OF war, and as the physician an.
lies a poultlce to the skin of scaldad
SO The nation needed a ponItica
nd got it: loud laughter ! When
lee ed vice-president. Mr.. Arthnr
been an ardent New York no,iI
q loyal to bis party and his
carrying himself perhaps be-
ond the line Of prudence, bu1
o!or = man whose imprudence
'rinRs from the inteUr,t~
loyalty of his heart. rAp1ia5ss:Y
men, by the terrible deed Of IN IN
me man, he became Pres,dent ~
'rgot things and turned with ors.ta e
ust and wider vision to confr"s.
70 duties before him, and when ~
necessary he should sacrifica -; ~
som friend rather than invoi We ms y
'qntry l9 old troubles and h;t,a ne
;ss a. again he gave up his fIi ssed'
az o civil service. I thinS G ~
'stigation will show Presidenth IN
1f was the first to in~stituta o AT
1Vlce reform. He began il v Gtvn
= was In the custom h ~nen
:. a ne still continues i. 1oose
- 1elleye ta the nonsenso oo I
o .aara term: hold that # = r.. OF
: o tes competent he should he ~, man
hi q ct, third or fourth or e' fif 20 PVT t in {
ny a!s acts any man ever .erm;
I da Nj. Arthur ds sarned \
= cont say the non elect HsesVes b
4ntly. The COUNTS, gum the n