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

the culture and intelligence and great
deal more than its share of the enter
prise of America. Mr.. Maginnis then
proceeded to review the attacks which
had been made upon him. He said
that when the Republicans had worn
their audiences out with the thread bare
subjects which constituted their stock in
trade, they turned their feeble fire OH
the record of Martin Maginnis. Al
though elected to Congress oftener
than any other territorial delegate,
receiving one nomination from the
Democratic party which was endorsed
by Republican convention he stands
upon his own merits and his record can
neither be sneered away by Col. Sanders
nor whined away by Col. Botkin. They
are all Colonels! but how do they get
these titles? he waited till he got his
discharge from the army, but some of
these alleged Colonels came to this
country without them and therefore
they were old timers. This man San
ders is a Colonel, but he got his title be-
cause he learned strategy early, it was
because he knew that man could fall
hack from any position if he only got
started in time. When he major Ma
ginnis) was with the army of the Poto-
mac it took them three days to get
to Bull Run and one night to get back,
but they finally rallied on Washington.
When Sanders retreated from Pittsburg
Landing he fell back on Alder Gulch,
cloud apDlause). The speaker then
then went into the question of fraudu
lent votes. which Col. Botkin had stated
were cast for him. Major Maginnis said
this election contest of Botkin's had not
been answered by him, it was submitted
to committee of 8 Democrats and 7
Republicans in the house of represent
atives who did not render by 8 de-
cision, the committee reported through
three Republican gentlemen that that
contest was groundless, malicious and
unnecessary. The report was adopted
by the house unanimously 130 Republi-
can representatives voting for its adopt
ton. He spoke most kindly of Mr.
Botkin, but said that he felt called upon
to refute the charge made by Botkin
from every platform in the territory.
He then paid most eloquent and high
tribute to Mr.. Toole, and referred to the
Republican candidate this year as being
the most decent nomination ever made
by the Republicans. He said that Mr..
Tooie came here a boy, that he had
always been a most exemplary citizen,
a good LAWYER, sound Democrat and
the best of friends. Mr.. Toole was
a man actuated bv high aspirations
and noble ambition, he had that
honor and integrity which would never
allow him to swerve from his duty.
These first,qualities of gentleman, truth
and honor he possessed in an eminent
degree, and in the legislative and social
halls of Washington, he will shine alike
a credit to you, to Montana and to him
self prolonged applause). The speaker
then referred to the record of the Re-
publican party on the subject of appoint
ing territorial citizens to territorial
Offices, and showed that measures in
troduccd by Democrats to afford the
territories relief in this matter were de-
feated by eolid Republican votes in the
house of representatives. He arraigned
the Inconsistency of the late presiden-
tial appointments to territorial offices,
with the meaningless plank in the Re-
publican platform. and showed that If
Blaine should happen to be elected he
would have to look after the friends to
whom he was mortgaged. He then pro-
ceeded to attack the Indian policy of
the Republican party, and grew eloquent
as he described the manner in which
the Indians had been robbed under the
guise of christianity; he characterized
this policy as one that had become worse
than odious on the frontier, it was an
offence in the sight of God and stencil
in the nostrils of humanity. He told
the manner; which these Indian reser-
vations were parceled out when there
was corrupt Republican delegate from
this territory, he explained the whole
scheme, and showed how much he had
done in the way of having these reser-
vations cut down, more than any other
delegate in congress had been able to
accomplish for the territory he repre-
resented. He especially referred to his
action in regard to the. Crow reservation.
the appointment of a commission con-
sisting of II. L. Dawes of Massachusetts,
Angus Cameron of Wisconsin, John A.
Logan of Illinois and himself to treat
with the Indians for the purchase of a
portion of the reservation; this commits
sion came out here and were unsuccess-
full. Again he endeavored to have a
commission appointed consisting of Gen.
Ruger, Attorney General McCammon
and P. 4. Meadow, and he could not
secure 1t because Mr.. McAdOW wanted
to serve the government without sal
ary He referred to the statement
made by a Republican speaker that if
the Colorado syndicate secured lease
of the reservation he would be respon-
sible. He characterized this as absurd
and showed that the responsibility
would rest with the Secretary of the In
terror. who might possibly have made a
trade with this Colorado syndicate for
his seat in the senate. He then referred
to the claims of the Republicans that
the Northwest should be solidly Repub-
lican, and in burst of the greatest elo-
quence apostrophized Montana as the
Switzerland of America. We regret that
we are unable to give this verbatim as
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