Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-16

thoueht he had been elected to Congress.
The proofs are at hand and let them deny
That Col. Sanders friends tried to wiring IN
1000 fraudulent votes from Fort Munroe,
to overcome the 1900 Democratic major.
ity; Six years ago Sanders denied 1t ana
pronounced me an A%nnanins,4 nave since
had no faith in his political methods: II
they now want the lroofs they Will De
who did it. or course he had no connec:
ton with it. 90 and ask John Potter who
paid the $3.50 of his expenses. Matt Car.
roll paid it and it was afterwards raised
by his friends in Virginia City. 1t was al
forwards proved that there was less than
200 souls-soldiers squaws, half-b reeds
and all-at Fort Munroe. They would have
had to count the graybacks which IN
habited the old fort to make up 2,OOO.
The returns came in and were asked to be
counted by these political hacks.
They call me a political hack
| don't know what a political hack
doctored up by Virginia City political
hacks. l can put my fingers on more wit
nesses within the sound of my voice than
there are fingers on my hand. This is all
true and I am responsible for it. All the
smooth talk and eloquence Of this North
ern Pacific Coal Company attorney cannot
eradicate it. Sanders claims that it was
two years later when Maj. Epson a for
Congress. Let me say that he e~ndeavored
to profit by it two years later, but the re-
turning board at Virginia City refused to
audit them. Again, l say, l { am RESPONSE
bic for these assertions and l am prepared
- <L1,r ~, MT n oonIiduf fnr
Congress, but when the people want ME to
represent them. and I consent to do SO, be-
ing as l am an attorney for q railway cor
poration, my acceptance will he coutempo-
raneous with my resignation OF such attor-
neyehip. Has Col. Sandersdone this? Capt.
Mills, one of the best editors in Montana,
told q story On Sanders getting myself and
others into Tammany Hall. 1t was nearly
all true. 1t was all true except that there
was no truth in it. Sanders wasn't there
at all. In conclusion, you are all tired
Loud cries OF 'go on, 1.-two hourslonger." ]
| You have all heard good speeches. 1haveno
then l thought that he was SO badly showed
under that we would never hear OF him
again, but now lett get rid OF him for sure.
The other day, before the Convention, IL
Northern Pacific man said to me: "You
are a Democrat, SO am I. You know San
ders wants to 60 to Congress-" l said
"Tell me something new" Hesaid Lets
send him out of the Territorw." l objected
because l thought Sanders was the best
Democratic organizer in the Territory.
just let Sanders call any lukewarm Demo.
craft in the Territory a horsethief. and it
will Immediately make him solid. We
can't afford to loose Sanders. He will
drive US into the ranks. The Democrats
and Sanders horsethieves will 60 right into
the ranks, and the Republicans will stop
to consider and vote against him.
The applause which followed his effort
must have been as gratifying to Mr.. Word
as it was to his many old-time friends who
are glad to again welcome him back into
the political arena, his clear, ringing voice
and ready delivery carrying great conster.
nation into the ranks of the enemy.
". A. CLARK.
After another tune had been played the
welkin ring with mingled cheers and shouts
Tor w. A. Clark. and after a pause OF a
few seconds they were renewed until Mon.
tana's great silver champion assembled the
steps of the stand and stood beside the
chairman, and as 500 as he had been in.
PRODUCED by the latter, cheers again rang
out upon the air. Mr.. Clark said sub
stantially:
If there was any doubt in the minds OF
any one of the loyalty OF the Democrats OF
Deer Lodge County, I could and would
truthfully say it has been dissipated to-day
and l would be carried out by ali who are
here to-day. As chairman of the Terrific
rial Central Committee 1 had anticipated
that my labors would end with the secur-
ing OF the abba speakers who have already
addressed you and l had not expected to
be called upon. l would not desire to tres.
pass upon your time and wrong your
p%atien,e by any lengthy effort. You have
already heard the eminent gentlemen who
hav preceded me in their true and indis-
putable remarks. Democratic rule is
beyond all doubt the best for Montana's
varied interests. The only reason given
against by the Republicans is because OF
Sparks. l recently read a speech verbatim
OF one of their most prominent speakers,
their standard bearer, Col. Sanders. He
turned loose upon Sparks-al the time the
burden OF his SON. was Sparks. Under his
sad and %sorrowful picture Of the condition
OF affairs under Sparks rule I could not
help but remark that if women and child
rem were perishing from cold because
Sparks would not let them cut timber there
was not a single Montanian who wouldn't
cut sagcbrush, and if he could not find any
lC "Oulu Iu6GlC lOI UullulO CLlpSs l. uc IlG-
publicans represent that all OF the sawmills
will nave to close down, no more cordwood
can be cut, all the mills will De closed and
no more titles can be secured. But we do
not see any OF these things happen. 1t is
all nonsense. Last winter Governor auser
l waited on Mr.. Sparks and tried to
make him acquainted with our require
ments. How well we succeeded l do not
know, but he said that no one who endea-
vored to keep within the law would be pre-
vented from cutting timber for manufac-
turing and domestic purposes. They say
that he is a fraud and a crank, but he is
not half as bad as many of them, and l do
uot doubt that the frauds he found forced
him to extremities, yet he is nothing like
such a frau as Schurz, whom spies infested
every camp in the Territory, and had the
United States Marshal seize on cordwood. |
know how this was done. | had some
myself. I do not pretend to
apologize for Sparks in his wrong decisions.
We might have had a worse man as well as
better one. Have any saw-mills been
Has any mine been forced to shut
down? Have any titles been impaired or
endangered? Has any legitimate land
owner been hindered? Give the devil his
due. 1t is only too evident that Sparks
bas prevented wholesale land frauds by
IA1OoC COApO1dU1Ou6 WHO nave NllNly tried |
70 s%candalize everybody for doing SO. The
asst report of the GeneralLan Office shows
that OF 3,OS7 entries, 1,1SS had been can
;elled as fraudulent, 1,4S3 had been held
or investigation, and 3.75O,OOO acres of
and were now being investigated. Is the
to be ensured for preventing
raud and saving the lands for homes for
lctual settlers? The policy OF the Republi-
an party has been to give away the public
ands to gigantic corporations, while the
policy OF the present administration has
'een to prevent such a course, and nearly
% 100000 acres have already been re-
tored to the public domain. It has also
'een charged that all the evils incident
o the recent decline in the price of silver,
III due to the action OF the Government.
Will they admit thst the still more recent
ise in that metal is due to the action OF
he Government? Certainly Cleveland
nd Manning are opposed to silver. Hayes,
Arthur and their secretaries were
kewise opposed to it, and it is very doubt
III whether any one entertaining different
Jews could muster enough strength to be
lected President. The large banks of the
,ast are against it. In 1873 the Renuhli-
an party demonetized silver. To-day tho
lost OF the Democrats in the United Stat es
enate are in favor Of silver, while in the !
louise, which is LARGELY DOM cr,;o IL. Z