The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-09-17

as most enjoyable. Mr.. wor,
I.s,s happy speech and sherif
.lv!n told some stories which fair,,
s.- away the breath of the ante
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liar. 90 ths,
are. An interesting event Of th'
meeting was the raising of subscrin
.lohs for the payment Of the balanc.
uue on the monument to DR.. Glich
n Tor the erection of a monument
70 OLD Bill Fairweather. In suooost
ing the idea of paying the balance
vi the Click monument, that grand
o,o patriarch, MI. Fergus, Of
Meagher county, said that the Docto,
nad often waited on the Pioneers
when they didn't have a color to nav
MIN and it was quite likely, he said.
mat a good many of them owed BIN
yet. 1t WV. ;nst that
those who had been benefited by bis
erVices in the early days should
combine in an enterprise to perpetu-
ate his memory. The necessary
amonnt Was soon raised. A COM
mlttee was then appointed to raise
funds for the Fairweather monu-
ment, in honor of the old hero who
discovered Alder gulch in the fall of
1867, and gave to the world over
$7O,O0O,0CO within the succeeding
three years.
Mr.. Hauser then proposed a speech
from Governor Crosby who arose
and addressed the meeting as follows :
Mr.. President and Pioneers of Mon
t0n0:
L did not come here to interrupt
your proceedings, but as q silent
Iooker-on in Helena to-day. I regret
very deeply that my short residence
and citizenship in Montana has ren-
dered me ineligible to be a member
in your honorable and interesting as
ISOLATION, destined, from your per-
sonal recital, to become of great his-
tOrical interest to our citizens. TC
you, Pioneers of Montana, q debt of
gratitude is due, for leaving home,
family and friends. You came to
this country years ago, facing hard
ships, encountering dangers from the
cruel savage, to make this the great
est Territory in these United States.
Two years ago, Or more, while
cruising in the Orient with James
Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald, I received a cablegram an
nOuncing my appointment as Cow
ernor of Montana, which announce
ment was y surprise and unsolicited
by me. l Immediately returned to
America and assumed the duties of
the office. During the time I have
been the Executive every act of mine,
official or otherwise, has emanated
from a Thorough sense of conscien-
tious and straightforward duty for
the best interests, advancement and
development of our great Territory.
I have been called a "dude" by my
political and personal enemies. If
serving as an officer during the war,
from its commencement to the end,
and being honOrably wounded; if al
forwards serving for nearly five years
the Indian country with Genera
who lost his life in protecting
The homes of many of you now before
me in Montana, entities me to that
appellation. then I cheertully bear 1t.
[ am called a carpet-bagger. If
into this Territory to remain;
if the investment of I'VE $40, 600 in
if an interest in her mate
rial future, carries with it such a
name, then l glory in it.
[ have been called the "Dawdling |
from the banks of the Arno,"
name was first applied to me
oy that honorable statesman and
gentleman, Mr., Councilman Cox, of
county. If sir, l deserve this
name for my action in having
brought to the notice of the Legisla-
;ure the conduct of the Commission
,rs of Custer, who were robbing and
laundering her unprotected citizens
light and left, then l am willing to
oear it. And let me say here to-day,
o every Pioneer before me, that 1
I'm willing to "dawdle" into any
in this Territory for the pur-
,ose of bringing to punishment any
,ficial whoever he may be-, who is
his office.
Gentlemen, 1 AM not here to
make you a speech, but I thank you
Ill for your kindly welcome, which
do not accept as a compliment to
personally, but to'the office l
lold in your midst.
The Association then adjourned,
inc die.