Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-10-27
DEMOCRACY FOREVER.
An Immense Gathering of the Young
Democracy at Renshaw Hall.
Young Wallace Makes a Clear Cut
Democratic Speech.

Long before the hour appointed for the
grand Democratic rally at Renshaw Hall
last evening" crowds from all quarters were
pouring into the spacious rooms, among
them being large number OF ladies. Pres
emily the Emmett band with flaming torches
and discoursing eloquent music came march
ingup West Park street towards the place
of meeting, and passing through the hun
dreds who lined the sidewalk in front
of the building up into the hall. At the
same moment an immense bonfire was
started in the street near by. This was the
signal for rush to the hall, and in a few
moments the large hall was packed to it's
utmost capacity by the eager crowds.
Hundreds reluctantly turned away who
could find no room, and those remaining
felt fortunate in having their small space
within hearing distance OF the speaker.
panied by Gov Hauser, Hon. w. A. Clark.
United States Revenue Collector James A.
Shields and Mr.. John Caplice, appeared.
As soon as the members OF the party
were recognized the vast assemblage
greeted them with an applause which
attested it's high appreciation OF the gentle
men composing the party. After they had
taken seats upon the platform, Mr.. j. J.
McHatton, Chairman of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, of Butte. arose to intro
duce the speaker of the evening. In the
course of his fitting end happy remarks
Mr.. Mediation referred to the fattering
prospects OF the Democracy of the Terri
tory and of it's determination to succeed.
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of the young Democracy OF Butte
and confessed his happiness in
being able to introduce to the notice OF the
vast assembly present representative O.
that younger Democracy and which is of
the county, adding it's weight III bearing
down all opposition to the free institutions
OF the country. 1t gave him pleasure to
present the orator of the evening, Mr.. VIM.
Wallace, Jr.
As Mr.. Wallace arose to acknowledge the
introduction the house rang with cheers
and applause. When these demonstra tions
of a hearty west side greeting subsidized Mr..
Wallace sopke in substance as follows:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen:
When a boy of Is. some seven years ago, l
started from Helena, at that time my
home, and then as now, the queen city of
the eastern slope, to visit Butte. the fu-
ture queen city OF the western slope OF the
Rocky Mountains in this Territory. After
being rocked softly to sleep in one OF
Gilmer 4 Salisbury's palatial jerkys, and
passing over the the roads uf Boulder cam
yon and the Park, famous now as of yore,
for their smoothness and evenness. l dis
mounted at the old St. Nicholas Hotel,
myself from a telescope to hu-
man being by drawing my head and neck
UP from between my shoulders-where l
had secreted them during the ride by way
of sanitary dlooked around
at what was then n sm~t, hut growing j;
mining town in one corner of Deer Lodge
After remaining two weeks AID discover
ing that the supply of the kind OF labor l
had to offer largely exceeded the de-
mand, returned to Helena and though
ever since within the Territory, fate Or
dained that never should see that mining
town again until to-day. And as glanced
from the car windows on rolling into the
depot, saw dimly discernable through the
smoke of your smelters, the outlines OF
your present great city and narveled
much at what l saw. Where before had
been q bare and uneven expaLse OF hills,
now lay the
LONDON OF MONTANA.
The change was astonishing, and when
the "Open seseme" disclosed to Aladdin the
marvellous lamp, and the more marvellous
sights he saw with it, his surprise could not
have exceeded my own in seeing the vast
made within your city and
its environments.
The speaker stated he was not here to
controvert the "bloody shirt" arguments
he had heard during the campaign. They
were not worthy the serious consideration
of the thinking men Of this day. He then
took up, one by one, the charges made
a gainst the administration by the Repub-
licans and showed their groundlessness
and frivolous character. First they COM
plained that the Indian reservations were
too large and that the Democratic admin
stration had not cut them down. Mr..
Wallace disposed OF this very silly charge
or complaint in few words. He stated
that the Republican party had been in
power nearly quarter of a century, and
this was the first time they had noticed
that the Indian reservations were too
large. It. was little remarkable, but per
fectly consistent with the records OF the
party. However, Mr.. Toole had thought OF
the matter AMI had introduced n bill
providing for their diminution. This bill
was on the House calendar. In the mean
time, however, another bill had been intro
duced by him, providing for the appolnf-
ment of commission to treat with the
Northern Indians with the view OF cutting
down their reservations and opening up a
large body of the land now locked up IN
them 10 settlement.
The surplus in the United States Treas
ury also seemed to trouble the Republicans.
But theirs was a premature cry. for al
ready during this month over $50, 900. 900
worth OF outstanding bords had been
called in and that amount of money let
10. sc in the monetary channels OF the
country.
The third complaint was that. in pas ing
the act rest ricting the powers OF the Legis-
latiye assemblies of the Territories. Con-
gress curtaiIed the liberties OF the people OF
these sections OF the Union. Mr.. Wallace
explained that this restrictive bill OF which
the Republicans affected to make complaint
was introduced in the United States Senate
by Senator Harrison, of Indiana. a stal'
wart Republican, and that it received the
vote of every Republican Senator. and
the almost unanimous vote OF the House
that the provisions of the bill were incor'
porated in nearly every State constitution
! in the Union, and formed a part OF the
constitution of.Montana. He contended
,hcre were no grounds of complaint in that
measure.
Again the Republicans charged that Pres
ident Cleveland vetoed too many pension
bills. The speaker stated that in the lace
of the fact that over $40 pension bills haG
been passed by the Senate in one day and
25O in another, he submitted if it was not
the duty of the President to examine then
and that further, in view of the fact that
they were so hastily passed, was it surpris
| ing the President found many to which n
could not affix his signature? Yet, not
| witnstanding his vetoes there were 2,OO(
more pension bills passed during Cleve
lands short administration than durin
the administration of any former Presi
dent for the same length OF time.
Mr.. Wallace spoke OF the Cutting affal
hnd remarked the singular fact that in tn
case OF Cutting the Republicans blamed tn
administration for it's precipitate haste il
calling upon Mexico to release Cutting, an
again blamed it fer it's dilatoriness in dc
mandin gthe release of the American ves
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